How do I get my Weatherby auto-loader shotgun to fire semi-auto?
November 11th, 2009 by eranio
I have a 2008 Weatherby Upland auto-loader, and I can’t figure out how to get it to fire semi-auto; I have to cock it, fire, and then manually eject the shell, push a silver button beside the trigger-guard and repeat. Can anyone tell me how to get the thing to go semi-auto?
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November 11th, 2009 at 3:14 am
Pull the trigger again. But it sounds like you are having problems with it ejecting the spent shell. Is it a SA-08 made it Turkey? If so, that is a common problem. Run 4 or 5 boxes through it and see if it starts working. I guess they need polished some to operate as advertised.
November 11th, 2009 at 3:14 am
did you try different ammo at all? This sounds like a case of insufficient power to cycle. Try a heavier/hotter load and see if that works. such as if you were using skeet loads bump it up to game loads or even pheasant loads. Some autoloaders can be a bit finicky on ammo too. Even a different brand of the equivelant type can make a difference.
November 11th, 2009 at 3:14 am
it could be the ammo. disassemble and clean / is it gas operation make sure gas ports are open and all moving parts are clean and lightly oiled /if recoil operated it could be a spring problem/ when you disassemble check the friction ring they go two ways and turning it may solve the problem/ get high brass max loads if they work /go do down to lesser loads. Jesse
November 11th, 2009 at 3:14 am
flip the selecter switch to three round burst then to single!
November 11th, 2009 at 3:14 am
I have an old semi made by another company. On mine there is a little lever on the right side of the gun above the trigger. When it is in one position the spent shell will not eject from the chamber. Flip it the other way and it goes semi. My gun is about a 1945 Winchester. I believe the lever just disengages the extractor. Your gun may be totally different. But it’s worth taking a look.