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Only S&W and Me · January 5, 2009, 09:33 PM

Just picked a new Mossberg 12 gauge....being brand new to shot guns and playing with the snap caps now.

Just want to confirm, is there any possibility of a shell exploding by extracting the shells by cycling slowly through to the chamber and extracting? The shells (snap caps) take a violent strike up the elevator to the chamber and hit the striker anvil upon chambering a round to extract.

I know this is not the way to unload.....but want to know. I read best method is to press thumb on magazine retainer spring and feed out of magazine spring, but want to make sure there is no way with this gun that a shell will go off accidently unless the trigger is pulled.....true?

January 5, 2009, 09:33 PM	#1
Only S&W and Me Member Join Date: December 24, 2008 Location: Rochester Hills, Michigan Posts: 67	Shot Shell Unloading Safety Just picked a new Mossberg 12 gauge....being brand new to shot guns and playing with the snap caps now. Just want to confirm, is there any possibility of a shell exploding by extracting the shells by cycling slowly through to the chamber and extracting? The shells (snap caps) take a violent strike up the elevator to the chamber and hit the striker anvil upon chambering a round to extract. I know this is not the way to unload.....but want to know. I read best method is to press thumb on magazine retainer spring and feed out of magazine spring, but want to make sure there is no way with this gun that a shell will go off accidently unless the trigger is pulled.....true?