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.
The SAP6 is not capable of firing out of battery. The pump handle has a blocking mechnism that prevents out of battery firing.
The pump handle can be moved slightly rear and the hammer can still drop, however the bolt is still in battery. If moved slightly more rearward the hammer can still drop, but the blocking mechanism prevents the hammer from hitting the firing pin. We did testing to ensure OOB firing is not a possiblity.
If your sure your SAP6 is capable of impacting a primer out of battery, please contact us for repair.
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