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rhodco · September 17, 2009, 07:45 PM

I just bought a Remington 11-87 Police 12ga and was wondering: Shouldn't I be able to load it with shells (safety on) and cycle through the shells by manipulating the action by hand?

I can do this manually with all my semi-auto pistols fine, but when I try this with 2 3/4" shells in the shotgun, it ejects the shell fine and the next shell from the magazine tube loads into the carrier, but the carrier will not flip upward. If I flip it upward by hand I can guide it into the chamber as I release the bolt... yank the bolt back open and eject it... but the next shell just sits there in the carrier. If I release the bolt it just stays locked in the open position as if it were empty - but it's not.

Am I missing something here? Please advise if you've been able to do this successfully with your 11-87.

Thank you for your time.

September 17, 2009, 07:45 PM	#1
rhodco Junior Member Join Date: September 17, 2009 Location: Georgia Posts: 2	Shouldn't the 11-87 cycle by hand? I just bought a Remington 11-87 Police 12ga and was wondering: Shouldn't I be able to load it with shells (safety on) and cycle through the shells by manipulating the action by hand? I can do this manually with all my semi-auto pistols fine, but when I try this with 2 3/4" shells in the shotgun, it ejects the shell fine and the next shell from the magazine tube loads into the carrier, but the carrier will not flip upward. If I flip it upward by hand I can guide it into the chamber as I release the bolt... yank the bolt back open and eject it... but the next shell just sits there in the carrier. If I release the bolt it just stays locked in the open position as if it were empty - but it's not. Am I missing something here? Please advise if you've been able to do this successfully with your 11-87. Thank you for your time.