So I picked up some Rottweil 3" brenneke slugs and tried them for the first time today. After the first shot I cranked the action and the bolt wouldn't go forward so I looked and the shell I had just fired was still in the chamber. I emptied the gun and tried to extract said shell several more times. After probably a dozen cranks it came free(was close to home with no rod to remove said shell). I looked at the shotshell and it looks to me like it's extending too long into the forcing cone, especially since it has 2 cuts on the rim from the 'fins' running down the side of the slug.
I took one more shot and had the same issue. I compared it to the 3" Federals I had fired just prior to testing these out(wasting old ammo) and they are a bit shorter after firing than the Rottweils. The Federals come in at 2.875"-2.90" after firing and the Rottweils are sort of about 2.990-3.010". Unfired rounds from the same box cycle normally.
This is not a new shotgun, it's a Maverick 88(aka mossy 500 sans options) that I carry in the field as a bear gun and have owned for about 4 years or so. I normally shoot Federal 2 3/4 out of it but have used many 3" Federal/winchester loads as well. I can't recall if I've ever used Remmington slugs as the Feds are my go-to rounds(I probably have at some point). This is the first time a shell has ever not extracted/cycled. I also called the retailer and he said that no one else has reported any issues with these slugs.
So, what are people's opinions/thoughts on potential issues here? Is this fired shell too long? I was under the impression that it should be a full 3.000" fired and the chamber should accept this, but the fact Federals measure 2.90" makes me wonder. Possibly the chamber being reamed a bit short during manufacture? Dirty? Overpressure?
Oh, also the spent shells do not always extract from the chamber when re-inserted and 90% of the time will not eject if they do happen to unchamber. It's getting easier to extract them now that it's been done a few times.
And as for the power of these slugs, they are 1 1/8oz slugs @1580fps. Federal 3" are 1 1/4oz @ 1600fps.
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Just adding on that I'm cleaning my shotgun and it has a fair amount of leading in the barrel. Not sure if this would attribute to this problem or not.
I took one more shot and had the same issue. I compared it to the 3" Federals I had fired just prior to testing these out(wasting old ammo) and they are a bit shorter after firing than the Rottweils. The Federals come in at 2.875"-2.90" after firing and the Rottweils are sort of about 2.990-3.010". Unfired rounds from the same box cycle normally.
This is not a new shotgun, it's a Maverick 88(aka mossy 500 sans options) that I carry in the field as a bear gun and have owned for about 4 years or so. I normally shoot Federal 2 3/4 out of it but have used many 3" Federal/winchester loads as well. I can't recall if I've ever used Remmington slugs as the Feds are my go-to rounds(I probably have at some point). This is the first time a shell has ever not extracted/cycled. I also called the retailer and he said that no one else has reported any issues with these slugs.
So, what are people's opinions/thoughts on potential issues here? Is this fired shell too long? I was under the impression that it should be a full 3.000" fired and the chamber should accept this, but the fact Federals measure 2.90" makes me wonder. Possibly the chamber being reamed a bit short during manufacture? Dirty? Overpressure?
Oh, also the spent shells do not always extract from the chamber when re-inserted and 90% of the time will not eject if they do happen to unchamber. It's getting easier to extract them now that it's been done a few times.
And as for the power of these slugs, they are 1 1/8oz slugs @1580fps. Federal 3" are 1 1/4oz @ 1600fps.
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Just adding on that I'm cleaning my shotgun and it has a fair amount of leading in the barrel. Not sure if this would attribute to this problem or not.
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