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Anyone heard of this before?


We were shooting some "following pairs" on the weekend, and one of the guys, who is normally a pretty high percentage shooter, dropped a couple of pairs in a row.

Then he made as if to check his extended choke tubes, and discovered that his barrel had split! :eek: He was shooting a new 28g Browning semi.

There was about a 3/4" split on the underside end of the barrel, running parallel to the tube. The choke tube was long gone, and at the split the metal was flared out.... weird that no one (especially him!) saw or heard anything different when the tube blew out.

He figures to chop it down a couple inches and it'll be his grouser now.
 
Jesus, you just never know eh, New gun to... :confused:.
Anyway I'm glad everyone is alright.

I had a dangerous situation happen with myself as well. I was using PMC ammo in my Yugo sks and only a slight pop, no recoil and the bolt only cycled about 1/8th of the way.
sure enough the round was stuck in the barrel about 6 inches down.


Pic of the round and casing here: http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u46/Tyockell18/dud.jpg
 
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popcan said:
Anyone heard of this before?


We were shooting some "following pairs" on the weekend, and one of the guys, who is normally a pretty high percentage shooter, dropped a couple of pairs in a row.

Then he made as if to check his extended choke tubes, and discovered that his barrel had split! :eek: He was shooting a new 28g Browning semi.

There was about a 3/4" split on the underside end of the barrel, running parallel to the tube. The choke tube was long gone, and at the split the metal was flared out.... weird that no one (especially him!) saw or heard anything different when the tube blew out.

He figures to chop it down a couple inches and it'll be his grouser now.
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Out of curiosity, would you know which model was this (Gold or Silver).....don't see a semi in 28ga on the Browning site - I'm presently exploring for a 28ga semi and just see the Rem 1100 and AL48 only.
 
as ahsan says, which browning semi is this? i can't seem to find a 28 ga. either, in gold or silver.was it an older Auto 5? i don't install choke tubes muself, but i've been told that auto 5's require thin wall tubes not the regular tubes because of the metal thickness in an auto 5 barrel.if this is the case, then i would have to think that's his problem.
 
Out of curiosity, would you know which model was this (Gold or Silver).....don't see a semi in 28ga on the Browning site - I'm presently exploring for a 28ga semi and just see the Rem 1100 and AL48 only.
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I may be mistaken, maybe it wasn't a browning... it looked like one. I'll try and find out what model it was.
The owner seemed to think there was no way he'd get satisfaciton from the manufacturer, so he planned to just get a new barrel and chop the split one for grousing.

He had shot 3 rounds before this happened, and says he had checked his chokes from time to time.
 
I have read other threads on split barrels where the choke backs out or loosens up just enough for a piece of the plastic wad to get stuck in the small groove and create an obstruction.

It does not take much to change the barrel pressure enough to pop out the side of it. Seems like it is a fairly common occurrence.

I always have a habit of checking my chokes every 20 rounds or so.
 
taffman said:
I have read other threads on split barrels where the choke backs out or loosens up just enough for a piece of the plastic wad to get stuck in the small groove and create an obstruction.

It does not take much to change the barrel pressure enough to pop out the side of it. Seems like it is a fairly common occurrence.

I always have a habit of checking my chokes every 20 rounds or so.
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very good idea. i've had people come in who had choke tubes inserted finger tight, because they didn't want to spend $25.00 to $30.00 for a universal tube wrench when they had 2 or 3 different shotguns with different choke tubes !! you're right also, that it takes very little pressure change,never mind when the tube is loose to split the barrel.
 
From the sound of this it was probably more than just a loose choke tube. The one occasion I've seen something like this the choke tube split and created a blockage. It might have been a loose tube but I've seen a lot of very loose choke tubes shot without ill effect and the man shot only three rounds. I'd suspect a defective choke tube.

If it's a new gun and factory loads were used I wouldn't just buy a new barrel. I'd expect the manufacturer to make good. If it was a 28 gauge I'd suspect it was a Remington 1100 and it can be added to the increasingly long list of subgauge 1100s that have had problems of one variety or another.

Maybe one day Beretta will get it's thumb out and make a 391 in 28 gauge.
 
Claybuster said:
If it was a 28 gauge I'd suspect it was a Remington 1100 and it can be added to the increasingly long list of subgauge 1100s that have had problems of one variety or another.

Maybe one day Beretta will get it's thumb out and make a 391 in 28 gauge.
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It turns out that it was indeed a Remington. He intends to try to talk to his dealer on the issue, but is pessimistic. Maybe from past experience? I don't know.

We'll see how it turns out.
 
popcan said:
It turns out that it was indeed a Remington. He intends to try to talk to his dealer on the issue, but is pessimistic. Maybe from past experience? I don't know.

We'll see how it turns out.
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Based on my own past experience I don't blame him but I'd still give it a try. He also might have trouble getting his hands on a replacement 28 gauge barrel. They aren't easy to find without factory help.
 
if his dealer won't do anything , he should contact remington directly and explain the situation to them. if he had a bad experience before, it's strange that he would go back to the same dealer.
 
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if his dealer won't do anything , he should contact remington directly and explain the situation to them. if he had a bad experience before, it's strange that he would go back to the same dealer.
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Maybe it's a bad experience with Remington? There's a guy at our club with an 1100 28 gauge who has had his back several times because it was chewing up parts. He was finally told by Remington that they wouldn't replace his gun, fix it any more and that he should stop using high velocity ammo. :rolleyes:
 
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Claybuster said:
Maybe it's a bad experience with Remington? There's a guy at our club with an 1100 28 gauge who has had his back several times because it was chewing up parts. He was finally told by Remington that they wouldn't replace his gun, fix it any more and that he should stop using high velocity ammo. :rolleyes:
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that's true. if it was with remington and not the dealer , then i guess he might be out of options.but if this is a new gun, meaning brand new not used "new", i can't believe remington wouldn't do anything for him. but then again.........!
 
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