Browning Maxus with Challenger shells, any problems??

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Having recently purchased a Browning Maxus Wicked Wing, I have been experiencing problems with loading Challenger #9 shells. The problem is not ejection, it is on feeding. The gun has jammed when shooting the second shot on doubles and also when I have dropped the first shell into the open chamber and pressed the bolt release button. The front lip of the shell gets caught as it is about to enter the chamber and actually gets slightly bent open.

Any comments from Maxus Wicked Wing owners experiencing similar problems.?
Ejection is not the problem, feeding is the issue but I have only tried Challengers to date.

I am gong to try switching to Remington Gun Clubs and other brands to see if this occurs again.
Any advice from Browning Maxus owners would be appreciated.
Thank you.

(same topic posted in Skeet/Trap/Sporting Clays forum)
 
I have not shot enough challengers to know for sure but I have found most hangups I have had with my maxus can all be fixed with a cleaning and liberal amount of lubrication. If the gun is new I would run higher quality 1/1 8 for a while as it breaks in a little bit.
 
Shotguns can be finicky about the ammo some times. I had a Benelli Vinci for a while and it would digest anything but Rem Gun Club shells, fail to feed just like whats happening with your gun. My advice is to try some other brands and don't necessarily count on the Gun Club shells working either. Also sometimes a new gun needs to be broken in a bit too.
 
I don't shoot Chellenger shells, but all of my Maxus guns feed and eject everything I have fed them perfectly... your problem is likely to be fixed by cleaning/degreasing the gun and/or getting rid of a bad lot of shells.
 
I changed shells and shot three boxes of Remington Gun Club and did not experience any feeding problems. The Challengers have a deep lip with the crimp much lower and the plastic hulls seems soft. The Remington GC crimp is flush with the leading edge of the hull and the plastic hull is harder. I think this is the difference why the Challengers did not feed correctly.
 
My maxus 3” has handled many different brands of shells without a problem from 2 3/4” 1180 fps to steel 3” 1560 fps. But have not used challenger. From what you describe suspect those challenger shells are the problem in your maxus.
 
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