Had my first big malfunction with mine today.
I had a new shooter with me that wanted to try it. First shot of the day, a target load of birdshot, and the gun locked up solid after firing. I was not able to clear it at the range despite significant force being put into the pump, so made it safe and took it home with the empty jammed in the chamber.
Used the old "hold the charging handle and slam the butt to the ground" technique at home, and the bolt finally opened, the extractor slipped off the shell leaving it in the chamber.
Got a cleaning rod and knocked the empty out. The steel rim was ballooned to hell, explaining the hard extract.
My thinking is that since he was a new shooter and not familiar with the gun, he put some back pressure on the pump, and fired it slightly out of battery, causing the shell to expand and jam in the chamber.
No damage or catastrophic failure fortunately, but something to keep an eye on for you guys, as I played around with the gun afterwards, and it seems that this gun will still impact a primer with the gun as much as a 1/4" out of battery (just like a Ruger 10/22), causing what I saw today.
Not a safety issue as of yet, but don't put back pressure on a spring loaded pump shotgun when firing.
Just my .02.
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Out of curiosity was it low brass target load?
I've only shot slugs out of it so far without any issues but I have been concerned about that very problem ...
I'll have to take a look at mine. But I'm pretty sure the 2 screws that hold the rail on to the SAP6 aren't going to last through the first mag ...
Make it work though and you'll be getting a PM from me for instructions ...
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