Problem at the Range

fsfty · October 15, 2010, 09:51 PM

I went to the range with my Benelli Supernova pump and shot off about 60 rounds. I haven't shot the gun in a while, but really enjoyed it. Anyway, I had an instance where one of the shells chambered, but i pulled the trigger and....nothing. I pumped again, ejecting the shell, and chambering another, and all was fine thereafter. My bro was there with his Benelli Nova and he had the same thing happen to him once as well.

Was I not deliberate enough in when i pumped the shell into the chamber? Any ideas? Thanks.

Dave McC · October 15, 2010, 10:10 PM

Sounds like a dud shell. If you still have it, try it again.

Or contact the maker. I had a Nitro recently that had collapsed slightly and could not be chambered. I called Remington, and after I sent the shell in the prepaid mailer they sent me, they sent a check for $10.

fsfty · October 15, 2010, 10:47 PM

thanks for the reply...i actually loaded it again, and the second time it fired...how about short stroking?

zippy13 · October 15, 2010, 10:59 PM

You said "i pulled the trigger and… nothing." Had the shell been a dud, you would have heard the click as the hammer fell. Since you got "nothing," it sounds like you didn't stroke enough to set the hammer.

Sphawley · October 16, 2010, 03:49 PM

^ +1 on zippy, seen it happen a few times at the gun club ...

zippy13 · October 16, 2010, 04:23 PM

fsfty,

I forgot to mention, should this ever happen to you again, next time don't forget to look at the "dud" -- if the primer is dented, then the shell is the problem. If the primer isn't marked, then it's a gun or shooter problem.

fsfty · October 16, 2010, 08:25 PM

Thanks for your help...i really believe i must have short stroked it based on the fact that the hammer never clicked. Much appreciated..

October 15, 2010, 09:51 PM	#1
fsfty Senior Member Join Date: May 23, 2009 Posts: 201	Problem at the Range I went to the range with my Benelli Supernova pump and shot off about 60 rounds. I haven't shot the gun in a while, but really enjoyed it. Anyway, I had an instance where one of the shells chambered, but i pulled the trigger and....nothing. I pumped again, ejecting the shell, and chambering another, and all was fine thereafter. My bro was there with his Benelli Nova and he had the same thing happen to him once as well. Was I not deliberate enough in when i pumped the shell into the chamber? Any ideas? Thanks.

October 15, 2010, 10:10 PM	#2
Dave McC Staff In Memoriam Join Date: October 13, 1999 Location: Columbia, Md, USA Posts: 8,811	Sounds like a dud shell. If you still have it, try it again. Or contact the maker. I had a Nitro recently that had collapsed slightly and could not be chambered. I called Remington, and after I sent the shell in the prepaid mailer they sent me, they sent a check for $10.

October 15, 2010, 10:47 PM	#3
fsfty Senior Member Join Date: May 23, 2009 Posts: 201	thanks for the reply...i actually loaded it again, and the second time it fired...how about short stroking?

October 15, 2010, 10:59 PM	#4
zippy13 Senior Member Join Date: August 23, 2008 Location: SoCal Posts: 6,442	You said "i pulled the trigger and… nothing." Had the shell been a dud, you would have heard the click as the hammer fell. Since you got "nothing," it sounds like you didn't stroke enough to set the hammer.

October 16, 2010, 03:49 PM	#5
Sphawley Senior Member Join Date: June 9, 2010 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 272	^ +1 on zippy, seen it happen a few times at the gun club ...

October 16, 2010, 04:23 PM	#6
zippy13 Senior Member Join Date: August 23, 2008 Location: SoCal Posts: 6,442	fsfty, I forgot to mention, should this ever happen to you again, next time don't forget to look at the "dud" -- if the primer is dented, then the shell is the problem. If the primer isn't marked, then it's a gun or shooter problem.

October 16, 2010, 08:25 PM	#7
fsfty Senior Member Join Date: May 23, 2009 Posts: 201	Thanks for your help...i really believe i must have short stroked it based on the fact that the hammer never clicked. Much appreciated..