.455_Hunter
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Greetings,
I have a 12 ga. Remington Sportsman 48 that I bought in 1998 for $120 to go on a Colorado pheasant hunt when my other 12 ga. was in Maryland. The gun shot real well, comparing favorably to the other guys with their fancy Weatherby O/Us. After a couple of years, I had a gunsmith drill out the mag tube dimples turning it from a 2+1 to a 4+1 (I will have to use a plug if I take it hunting again).
This gun has a recoil operated action of early design. It seems to me that if any gun would be fussy about loads, this would be it. Interestingly, the opposite is true. The gun has NEVER jammed with any 2 3/4" loads- light target, heavy field, “magnums", buckshot, slugs- they all cycle fine.
Is this gun a fluke?
Is there any load adjustment on the gun (in case of future problems)? I have heard people mention a "friction ring", but I am not sure what they are talking about.
Any insights from past or present Sportsman 48 or 11-48 owners would be welcome.
Thanks,
Hunter
I have a 12 ga. Remington Sportsman 48 that I bought in 1998 for $120 to go on a Colorado pheasant hunt when my other 12 ga. was in Maryland. The gun shot real well, comparing favorably to the other guys with their fancy Weatherby O/Us. After a couple of years, I had a gunsmith drill out the mag tube dimples turning it from a 2+1 to a 4+1 (I will have to use a plug if I take it hunting again).
This gun has a recoil operated action of early design. It seems to me that if any gun would be fussy about loads, this would be it. Interestingly, the opposite is true. The gun has NEVER jammed with any 2 3/4" loads- light target, heavy field, “magnums", buckshot, slugs- they all cycle fine.
Is this gun a fluke?
Is there any load adjustment on the gun (in case of future problems)? I have heard people mention a "friction ring", but I am not sure what they are talking about.
Any insights from past or present Sportsman 48 or 11-48 owners would be welcome.
Thanks,
Hunter