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300magman · October 25, 2012, 02:09 PM

Has anyone ever fired a seemingly normal shotgun shell, only to have thier gun completely frozen and unable to extract (or open the action) ?

The gun was an old (and faithfully reliable 870) and the shell was a winchester upland game load. I fired at a bird and heard a very quiet report compared to normal; the bird dropped, full of shot just as normal, but upon trying to chamber a new round I found the action completely stuck.

I had to very very forcefully grab the slide with both hands and slam it down, with the butt of the gun on the ground to get the action to open and the shell to eject. . . I am probably very luck that the shell actually came out instead of just tearing the rim off, considering how much force it took to open.

P.S. The gun continues to work perfectly and I shot several more birds that afternoon with the same box of shells.

October 25, 2012, 02:09 PM	#1
300magman Senior Member Join Date: September 12, 2008 Posts: 714	Very Low Report & Stuck Shell that won't Eject Has anyone ever fired a seemingly normal shotgun shell, only to have thier gun completely frozen and unable to extract (or open the action) ? The gun was an old (and faithfully reliable 870) and the shell was a winchester upland game load. I fired at a bird and heard a very quiet report compared to normal; the bird dropped, full of shot just as normal, but upon trying to chamber a new round I found the action completely stuck. I had to very very forcefully grab the slide with both hands and slam it down, with the butt of the gun on the ground to get the action to open and the shell to eject. . . I am probably very luck that the shell actually came out instead of just tearing the rim off, considering how much force it took to open. P.S. The gun continues to work perfectly and I shot several more birds that afternoon with the same box of shells.