Canuck defender reliability?

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I picked up a used, wood stocked canuck on the EE. I have not shot it much, but I'm finding an issue. Occasionally, a round will hang up on the bottom edge of the chamber, as if the lifter did'nt quite come up far enough. Has anyone else seen this? I was going to shove it under the seat of my truck this morning when I went bow hunting, but I brought my maverick 88 instead as it's 100% reliable.
The Canuck is a cool little gun, but I weighed it and the mossberg 88 and there's almost nothing in it. I'd sell the Canuck again, but I would have to disclose the occasional FTF. Just wondering if it's an issue with them.
 
While I can not speak first hand, a coworker purchased a Canuck. He dismantled to clean prior to first shoot. After thorough inspection, there were several noticeable defects, particularly welds, that caused him to return the firearm unfired. Instead of a swap, he took store credit.
 
I have a canuck regulator and it has seen a few hundred rounds of cheap federal loads. Rapid full tube dumps, no issues. Also have a 500 with some feed and foreend issues. So just like everything else there is always a lemon.
 
I've changed in my purchase habits as I've matured in the hobby, the idiom "buy once, cry once" has more relevance to me now. I bought a Grizzly when they first came out that needed ejector spring restaking under the first 100 rounds that I had fixed by a good gunsmith out of pocket because I wasn't likely to trust a replacement from the same batch anyways. Shipping and dealing with warranties is expensive, effort and time consuming, and now I'd rather spend the money up front potentially on fewer guns than deal with issues more often. Were I in the market for a Canuck Defender-like gun now, I'd go with one of the Mossberg/Rem 14" birds head stocked guns they've released, and swap out the stock. Would've been better and retained resale value better than my Grizzly. A gunsmith can easily get parts for Moss/Rem guns, and probably knows them well. Firearms manufacturers with local warranty support by fixing issues via a gunsmith rather than swapping out for another unit designed the same way overseas with little support is preferable. Note Canuck's warranty page (O'Dell) states you need to give them 30 days just for a reply - but I'd start there - no idea if the warranty is transferable.
 
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