My new Turkish made semi automatic is not cycling

[shotgun07]

Just to make sure it is not the shell variable, I will use slugs next time i am at a range that permits shooting slugs.But I am pretty sure it was the incorrect assembly from retailer.

 

[swingmaster]

Glad you had the guts to reach out for help and the sense to pay heed to some good tips. Next time you field strip it you will feel much more comfortable.

 

[entropy]

Glad you stuck with it and realized THR is a marvelous resource.

 

[Cvans]

Thanks for letting us know your results. Great you were able to tame the beast.

 

[cdb1]

I glad you’re good to go now.

 

[shotgun07]

Dear Friends, Hello again. I am back to square one. In my last post I told you that the gun cycled the 71/2 shells. So I assumed the gun is fixed. However when I went back to the same range and asked the owner to let me try a couple of slugs. He was kind enough to try a couple of slugs and shot the gun himself. Same problem the gun did not cycle. so the gun cycles 71/2 but not slugs. Both shells are 12 gauge 23/4 inch and 1 OZ. So may be i was confused, about the assembly. May it was assembled correctly all along. The problem is now narrowed to the type of shell. It just does not cycle slugs. I read online that some of these guns come with two pistons, light load and heavy load. mine came with just one piston. May be I need to try a heavy load gas piston. Do you know where they may sell shotgun gas pistons?

 

[swingmaster]

Dear Friends...I read online that some of these guns come with two pistons, light load and heavy load. mine came with just one piston. May be I need to try a heavy load gas piston. Do you know where they may sell shotgun gas pistons?

Hello. Did you read post #52 of this thread?

 

[shotgun07]

Yes i did and watched the video again now. So where can i get a piston for heavy load. Mine just came with one piston.

 

[cdb1]

Yes i did and watched the video again now. So where can i get a piston for heavy load. Mine just came with one piston.

Some Turkish gas semi-autos are designed for use with two pistons, heavy and light of which the Weatherby SA-08 is an example. Some are designed for and only come with one piston, an example of one is the Mossberg SA-20.

I have no idea which style shotgun you have but a light piston will cycle slugs, the only problem being the action cycles faster/harder than it needs to and as such puts unnecessary wear and tear on the shotgun.

 

[entropy]

Both shells are 12 gauge 23/4 inch and 1 OZ.

Yes, and the 7 1/2 shot shell is a 2 3/4 dram equivalent load, and the slug is about 4 1/2 dram equivalent! Quite a difference in powder level!

But, cdb1 is right, a gun with a light piston should cycle slugs, but be brutal on your shoulder, and wear on the gun faster.

 

[shotgun07]

Okay. I will just keep shooting the gun. May be after a while of breaking it in, it will cycle the slugs.

 

[cdb1]

If the shotgun won’t cycle slugs I believe now it’s time to take it to a gunsmith.