While I know my way around a pistol, pump action shotguns are new to me, and this was only my second outing with a new 870 home defence with an extended (6 + 1) factory fitted mag tube.
I have maybe 50 rounds total through the gun with not so much as a hiccup, and was literally emtying out the last tube of el cheapo Winchester Walmart specials (low brass 8 shot).
I fired the chambered round, and went to pump the action only to find it was locked solid. Locked in the same way that it is when a fresh round is chambered, absolutely no movement whatsoever.
I take it to a local gunshop and one of the assistants takes the end off the magazine tube to empty out the 2 unfired rounds, then he removes the barrel and takes out the spent round - on reassembly everything is fine, he had no idea what the issue was and the gun works perfectly. The fired hull is completely normal in appearence, and the inside of the chamber smooth and undamaged, as is the extractor.
Anyone any ideas what the issue could have been?
I have maybe 50 rounds total through the gun with not so much as a hiccup, and was literally emtying out the last tube of el cheapo Winchester Walmart specials (low brass 8 shot).
I fired the chambered round, and went to pump the action only to find it was locked solid. Locked in the same way that it is when a fresh round is chambered, absolutely no movement whatsoever.
I take it to a local gunshop and one of the assistants takes the end off the magazine tube to empty out the 2 unfired rounds, then he removes the barrel and takes out the spent round - on reassembly everything is fine, he had no idea what the issue was and the gun works perfectly. The fired hull is completely normal in appearence, and the inside of the chamber smooth and undamaged, as is the extractor.
Anyone any ideas what the issue could have been?