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I recently acquired a NIB Browning Model 12 in the 20 ga. ( Please, no cheap shots, I know it's not a "real" model 12.
The gun has a problem in that the shells don't feed into the chamber properly - almost as if the shell is moving up at too steep of an angle to allow it to be fed into the chamber. As the shell is being moved into the chamber, it seems to "stick" about 1/3 of the way in. When hand feeding the shells directly into the chamber there is no problem - no issue with swollen shells or bad/flared crimp.
Someone at the gun club suggested that the gun may be out of "time" ?
Reloaded shells or new AA skeet shells make no difference.
Was wondering if anyone who may have or had one of these guns has ever had an issue of this type and what the solution was.
As an aside, I also have a Browning Model 12 in 28 ga. which does not exhibit the same oondition.
Thanks in advance -
Noel
The gun has a problem in that the shells don't feed into the chamber properly - almost as if the shell is moving up at too steep of an angle to allow it to be fed into the chamber. As the shell is being moved into the chamber, it seems to "stick" about 1/3 of the way in. When hand feeding the shells directly into the chamber there is no problem - no issue with swollen shells or bad/flared crimp.
Someone at the gun club suggested that the gun may be out of "time" ?
Reloaded shells or new AA skeet shells make no difference.
Was wondering if anyone who may have or had one of these guns has ever had an issue of this type and what the solution was.
As an aside, I also have a Browning Model 12 in 28 ga. which does not exhibit the same oondition.
Thanks in advance -
Noel