What could have happened

[bertn]

How is your hand??

 

[guntech]

.... so the breech bolt failed and ended up blowing back through the rear of the action, breaking the stock...

There could be a few different reasons, none of which can be determined without a though inspection.

One possibility is metal fatigue and wear could have caused the locking lug to fail.

Personally I would not go looking for ancient shotguns like this to use as shooters... there are far better guns available and quite cheaply too.

 

[B]

Wow that is quite a failure. Hope you weren't hurt.

 

[kodiakjack]

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Yeah, that's about what I figured from the op's description. Yikes.

This is what happens when pump gun suddenly decides it wants to be a blow back operated semi.


As for cause? Who knows, but probably a combination of worn and failing parts, mixed with the op not ensuring the bolt was fully forward and locked (something any of us could miss).

He could have a gunsmith investigate further, but those would only be dollars spent on peace of mind. I'd just cut my losses and find a newer gun with less wear and tear, then start the 6 month rehabilitation of removing my new MASSIVE flinch every time I pull the trigger on a shotgun lol.

 

[FLHTCUI]

Buy a Remington 1100 for the activity you where participating in.
When you both recover from the shock/experience and find out the root cause of the catastrophic failure of course.
Rob.

 

[yomomma]

Any pictures of the bolt?

Does it have a free floating firing pin? OOBD

 

[Grock-co]

Old junk, why does anyone chance these things, and that's why you can buy the old stuff cheap because things like this happen

 

[yomomma]

No firing pin spring. Jammed firing pin...?

https://www.gunpartscorp.com/Manufacturers/Noble-33415/Shotguns-37608/40-41135.htm?page=3

 

[Kingcampbell19]

Thanks for the feedback guys never going to be buying something like this again thankfully just got a little scratched up

 

[colinjw]

Thanks for the feedback guys never going to be buying something like this again thankfully just got a little scratched up

You may never find out what happened to cause the failure.
I would say that if you only got a few scratches then you got away lucky.
If and when you buy a replacement gun then it would be a very good idea to
have it inspected by a gunsmith or another shooter that is experienced.

 

[weasel1]

Betcha that was an eye opener! Glad you're OK.