my shotgun wont eject the shells

[AOB-303]

I have a stevens model 58 (bolt action 12 gauge). when I took it to the range yesterday it would fire the shot fine but it wouldn't eject the shell. I was using winchester 2 3/4" 1 1/4oz shells. I'm not sure what the problem is. I am able to cycle the unfired shells just fine, just not once they have been fired. does anyone know what the problem could be?
Thanks.

 

[Greenhorse six]

Are those the ones from walmart?

with the tin like low base?

it won't even pull it out of the chamber ?

It could just be the ammo.

had the same problem using that cheep ammo from walmart with my mossberg 930 ,would sometimes rip through the base of the round, had tobe pried out of the chamber.

 

[AOB-303]

I got them from canadian tire, but yeah they do have a low tin base. so is the base the problem? should I get some 1 1/4oz shells with more of a base to them?

 

[Greenhorse six]

Do you mean extracting? like it wouldn't pull the fired round out of the chamber,thats what it was doing to mine.

and if it seems to be working with a unfired round,then Yeah, I'd try different ammo.

 

[AOB-303]

yeah, sounds like we had the same problem. I'll buy some new ammo next weekend and see what happens. Thanks for the info

 

[pharaoh2]

Be sure to clean the chamber out too. If it gets dirty it can get sticky and that'll only compound the problem.

 

[sgt.rock]

I had a mossberg bolt shotgun, and I had a similar problem when the chamber got dirty and the extractor got a bit gummy also.Little pieces of plastic collect in there and make it sticky. The crappy aluminum bases or heads on the shotgun shells have a bit of give to them also which is not the best for extracting them.
Use better quality ammo with brass bases on them for better extraction and they usually are better quality ammo anyways. Save the cheap ammo for your single shots.