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Dfariswheel · July 25, 2011, 06:21 PM

He's NOT "pressing the action lock then pulling the trigger".

The gun appears to be a Remington 870 and like all modern shotguns the action lock disengages the trigger mechanism when it's pressed.
You CANNOT "press the lock and pull the trigger to fire".

What is happening is the shooter is firing heavy buckshot loads.
Many shotguns will open the action themselves if the hand guard isn't held forward. The Winchester Model 1300 actually had a spring "assist" action to help this along.
Many good shotgunners can fire a pump gun will almost semi-auto speed by taking advantage of the actions tendency to partially or fully open itself, especially with heavy recoiling shells.

Doing a search on the gun forums will turn up a good number of posts asking what's wrong with their shotgun, because the action is opening on it's own.

July 25, 2011, 06:21 PM	#10
Dfariswheel Senior Member Join Date: May 4, 2001 Posts: 7,478	He's NOT "pressing the action lock then pulling the trigger". The gun appears to be a Remington 870 and like all modern shotguns the action lock disengages the trigger mechanism when it's pressed. You CANNOT "press the lock and pull the trigger to fire". What is happening is the shooter is firing heavy buckshot loads. Many shotguns will open the action themselves if the hand guard isn't held forward. The Winchester Model 1300 actually had a spring "assist" action to help this along. Many good shotgunners can fire a pump gun will almost semi-auto speed by taking advantage of the actions tendency to partially or fully open itself, especially with heavy recoiling shells. Doing a search on the gun forums will turn up a good number of posts asking what's wrong with their shotgun, because the action is opening on it's own.