Reming Buckshot or My Mossberg?

[Broughton]

Over the last few weeks shooting clays, I've had zero issues with my Mossberg 535. I put about 120 shells through it last week, and had no problems, until this week when I bought 10 rounds of 00 buck Remington and had 3 misfires. The pin hit the primer, but the shell did not fire. The primer had the usual dent in it as if it were fired. This was only with the remington ammunition, as I use Federal and Winchester religiously in all my shotguns.

The ONLY thing that I could think of is that I did something to the Shotgun while cleaning it the night before. My friends and I both agree that a centerfire would be hard to have a misfire with.

Do you think it's the Remington Shells or the Mossberg itself?

*Edit* Just realized I spelled Remington incorrectly in the thread Title

 

[mlehtovaara]

You can edit the thread title by hitting edit at the bottom of your post, and then from the edit page hit go advanced. This will bring you to a new edit page where you can change the title of the post.

And as far as the Remington ammo goes, I have found that most Remington ammo is garbage, so if Federal and Winchester works well I would't worry.

If you are really curious you can try the rounds that didn't go off in someone elses shotgun to see what happens.

 

[Ol' Flinter]

Try the dented shells in the Mossberg again and some in another reliable shotgun. If they fire, then your Mossberg firing pin didn't strike hard enough the first time - clean the breechblock and firing pin hole with varsol. If the Rem shells don't fire in the other gun or the Mossberg on second try then the shells are defective. Were the shells really old paper ones or new? There is a noticeable difference in the hardness of the metal in primers from brand to brand. Most reloaders have noted CCI 209 primers are harder to dent than Winchester or Remingtons and will occasionally fail to fire in the bottom barrel of an O/U, for example. Good luck.

 

[tjhaile]

My inclination is to blame it on garbage Remington ammo.

 

[mickbalboa]

I had a similar problem with my Mossberg years ago with 3.5" Remington Slugs; it was as though every other shell was a dud.
I blamed the gun and tore it apart again cleaned everything as best I could.
When I retried the same ammo I had the same results, I havent used Remington slugs since then and havent had any other problems. Strangely I faithfully use Remington Nitro Turkey rounds and have never had any problems...

I would stick with another brand that you know works, I would hate to have a dud in the chamber when there was a nice buck in my sights...

 

[dutchhunter]

I to shoot A 535 TURKEY and love it . and this is another reason why we should be out shooting are guns and ammo as much as we can .i always shoot my gun and loads i am going to us well out hunting well before the season so i am 100% confedent when the shot counts . DUTCH

 

[Turkeyslayer 1300]

I had a similar problem with my Mossberg years ago with 3.5" Remington Slugs; it was as though every other shell was a dud.
I blamed the gun and tore it apart again cleaned everything as best I could.
When I retried the same ammo I had the same results, I havent used Remington slugs since then and havent had any other problems. Strangely I faithfully use Remington Nitro Turkey rounds and have never had any problems...

I would stick with another brand that you know works, I would hate to have a dud in the chamber when there was a nice buck in my sights...

Remington doesn't make 3 1/2 inch slugs.

 

[Brutus]

I have heard of unusual instances where certain brand shotgun shells were unreliable in some shotguns.
Example: Someone on this forum (can't remember who) said Federal shotshells would not fire in his single shot Cooey Model 84 shotgun.
A combination of a short(er) firing pin and a deeper than normal seated shotgun primer.

 

[mckutzy]

all this good to know, I have a 535, Ill check what I get before I shoot it.

 

[mickbalboa]

Thanks for the catch Turkeyslayer;
My appologies to the thread I stand corrected it would have been a 3"
Early dementia;

 

[Until the Angels Fall]

I don't have a Mossberg but NEVER have had any issues with Remington ammo

 

[marlin]

i too have had problems with light strikes on a mossberg pump
luckily it was a grouse and not a big buck but none the less i sold that gun Even after a good thorough cleaning it just didn't seem to always fully lock up

 

[Meph]

My 590 has fired shells I picked up on the ground. Those shells had already had striker dings, someone had tried to shoot them before me.

I'd say the Remington ammo was bad. Mossbergs hit primers plenty hard.

 

[davemccarthy707]

I use Remington 3 inch 41 pellet buckshot all the time. No problems here.

 

[Brutus]

So I wonder how much of this bad shotgun ammo is out there?

 

[Turkeyslayer 1300]

Thanks for the catch Turkeyslayer;
My appologies to the thread I stand corrected it would have been a 3"
Early dementia;

Happens to the best of us.

 

[brybenn]

I've had problems with remington shells in my wingmaster hammered the primer but didn't go off. My mossberg 535ats made them bang. I've had to hit federal top guns twice before with my mosssberg. I've done that maybe 7-8 times. My mossberg has had over 10 000 rounds fired thru it its not the gun

 

[Brutus]

I've had to hit federal top guns twice before with my mosssberg.