I own a 11-48 remington sportsman autoloading shotgun. I was wondering how to remove a chamber shell with out firing it. It seems that when you chamber a round theres no way to get it out unless you fire it. Help please.
I own a 11-48 remington sportsman autoloading shotgun. I was wondering how to remove a chamber shell with out firing it. It seems that when you chamber a round theres no way to get it out unless you fire it. I have tried to pull the bolt back but it only goes about half and inch then stops. Help please.

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OK. i recently asked about hunting black bear, and earlier tonight i bought a mossberg 500 12 gauge pump action shotgun to get my shot better. If i dont get a better shotgun, using the mossberg I now have with a 3" slug shell, would you say i have a decent chance at actually taking down a bear? Please do not answer this unless you have experience hunting bear.

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I hate the damn thing! I use shotguns for skeet shooting ok. Every time I go to the gun range to skeet shoot The damn thing, without a doubt always screws up on me and the fired shell does not eject! Would it be worth it to trade it in to a store like gander mountain or should i just keep it?

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My apologies for the ignorance, I’m not much of a gun guy and really haven’t been able to find the information on the web. I’m backpacking in an area that has had several problem brown bears and think it’s probably a good idea to carry a shotgun to error on the side of caution.

So I bought a Benelli Nova, actually a firearm I’m really impressed with. It takes 2 3/4", 3" and 3 1/2" shells at 12 ga. At the moment there’s a red space in the magazine that limits the total number of shells (at 3") to 2. I don’t want to backpack with a shell in the chamber so I wondered if I could remove this plastic "reducer" I did, it seems to function fine. Can actually fit (4) 3" shells now, quite the difference.

Just wanted to make sure it’s safe to remove this component before I fired it.

Thanks for any help.

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I own a Harrington and Richardson model 120 16 gauge shotgun. It’s bolt action, and has a 5 round magazine tube. I live in Ohio, and the shell limit for the mag is 3 for deer hunt. Does anyone know of a magazine plug that would work with it? (I prefer to buy it. I’m not good at making things.) Any help is appreciated.

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I have a Left handed Remington 870 shotgun in amazing condition. I’m looking to trade because i am not left handed the shell pops out and messes with my aim. I’m looking to trade it for a Smith and Wesson .357 magnum is this a do able trade or am i just dreaming. I’m wondering if anyone with some type of knowledge can help me.
I forgot to add that it is a Wingmaster

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Here is the scenario: You have a solid metal door, with a metal frame and it is being locked with a heavy duty lock, not just a flimsy master lock, but similar to that design. You have a 12 gauge shotgun, and can can have any kind of normally available barrel (including sawed off), and any kind of shell (deer slug, buckshot,or whatever). What would be the best combo of shell and barrel to use?

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I have an 870 Express that occasionally (1%-2%) fails to extract a fired shell.

The slide doesn’t get stuck, instead the extractor never seems to grab the rim of the case. I’ll rack the slide back and see the shell stuck in the chamber still. I generally dig it out with a car key, but of course for self defense this isn’t ideal ("Hey buddy, can you wait a minute?").

Racking the slide back forward (when the shotgun is unloaded of course, or it would jam) will not cause the extractor to grab the shell, even if I jam it forward with great force.

What causes this failure, and how is it prevented?
Cleaning is a good recommendation, but I just finished cleaning that shotgun meticulously.

I broke down the whole thing and paid special attention to the bolt and the extractor with a toothbrush and CLP.

Didn’t seem to make much difference.
I have been shooting the Federal bulk ammo from WalMart.

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I can’t help but notice that about 30% of the length of many shotgun shells, even magnum type shells consist of a wad. Why can’t this be shortened? It would allow you to shorten the length of the shell which has many benefits. Why don’t they do this?

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The Orion shells fit with minor trimming of the shell’s plastic edge and extract the same as other 12ga loads…

In a pinch, for survival reasons or temporary illumination, could you fire the flare without damaging your shotgun?

Please do not answer unless you have experience in this matter. Results with, "Guns are bad." = reports to Yahoo as abuse/stupidity. Thanks.

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I saw a shotgun that appeared to have the end of the barrel closed off. Just inside the muzzle there was something across the barrel, with a dimple in the middle, almost like that back of a shell.

Does anyone know what that was?

Was it a real gun? (I was not sure)

Thanks for any answers.

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i dont wanna blow my arm off and im kinda thinking ill be ok with small shells like 2" but unsure?? im also thinking that with a sawed barrel I could fire most anything is this right or way off???
are u sure about 3" bear slugs so no bird shot? and my barrel is like 31/2" long its scary short. from the firing pin to the end is like a foot and a half!
and it was a 30" barrel full choke origionally
haha its my gun,but it sez everything about it exept wat length of shell it takes! and thats poinless to say cause if its sawed of its less narrower at the end!
and ya i know its illegal and all that! i didnt saw it off! the pearson i got it off did! id never do that, i know its silly just need a solid answere
you guys are hilarious ITS MY GUN im 21 an married. just need an answere about wat i can fire out it. and i aint calling the sherrif bout it! thats funny! i also live n the middle of nowhere!
the breech just sezs 12 gauge full choke
and it sez 30" barrel
thx ricov u know wat im saying my barrel was 30" now its like 31/2 inches past the forstock!
total from the firing pin to the end is like a foot and a half!
and ya its got a stock
1 guy said use bear slugs and a nother guy said use bird shot????????????????????????????????????????????
i need my arm guys!!!
why would it be awsome?? thats sounds scary
who is makin stories this took awhile to do all this so fuk you bob!!

and if u actually listen to what i was saying it dosent say on the barrel what length! just 30" barrel full choke12 gauge

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I have a .410 single shot shotgun but i don’t know what length of shell it takes. I inherited it from my grandfather so i don’t have any paper that says what it takes and it doesn’t say it anywhere on the gun.

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I live in a Houston apartment complex, very upscale place. A few days ago three guys burglarized an apartment. The occupants of the apartment where home. They busted in and robbed them. They were Africans, presumably illegals. I have a Mossberg Persuader shotgun. It is a pump action 12 gauge shotgun. I bought it new two years ago. It has never been fired. I have always kept the gun loaded and chambered and leaning against the wall next to my bed. I live alone. Here are my questions: Is it bad to keep
a round chambered? I mean does it create tension on the guy if a round is chambered? . Perhaps I should keep the shot gun shells in the bottom tube of the gun, and pump the shotgun
to load a shell into the chamber when needed. But I figure if I need it, every second will count so I shoulld keep the round chambered. But does it hurt the gun is my question. Also, the safetey switch has two positions. One position, slide back toward the shooter, is what I assume is the safety positon. If I push the switch forward away from the shooter, a flourescent red dot appears. I am thinking the red dot means the safety is off.. use caution. I can’t find my manual, though, to verify this. Does the red dot generally mean safety is off? I store my gun with safety on. Or in other words, with the red dot blocked out. Thanks.

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I recently received a Mossberg 500 410ga. from a friend. When i got this shotgun it was in need of a thourough cleaning so like i have done countless times with my other firearms i set it on my table and got my cleaning kit, and tools out. It was not completely foreign to me this being my first mossberg shotgun but it definitely wasn’t as simple as my Rem. 870. After removing the barrel, forearm, firing pin, lift, and other parts i noticed a couple pieces that had fallen out after i removed a screw. I had never seen pieces like these but i didn’t worry about them very much. After i had cleaned each part of the gun i began to reassemble it, I didn’t realize until the gun was reassembled that the two pieces which fell out were still on the table. I have no idea what these are for but i do know where they go. They came from inside the shell ejection port and were held in by a screw. what i don’t know however is how they are supposed to fit in there. One is smaller than the other and i don’t know which one goes on top and which goes on the bottom. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

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i would like to know how come i can not add any shells in the magazine tube, while the bolt is forward and the trigger has not been set, am i doing something wrong…..or its not supposed to work like that….

but it works fine when i load one shell in the chamber, and then i push up on the carrier latch to load the shells in the magazine tube…..

and also one more thing, when i want to unload the shells from the shotgun, and i pull back on the bolt, the bolt all the way back, the bolt doesnt go forward automatically, but if i pull it back a certain distance it goes forward and loads a shell, until there are no more shells…
When i meant trigger not set, i meant to say that i did not pull back on the bolt and let it go therefore the hammer would be cocked and ready to fire…..
that word **** is c o c k e d……dont know why they think its bad………

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Last night was the first time i used my brand new benelli nova. I loaded one shell directly into the chamber and then tried to load one into the magazine. Every time i would try to load one into the magazine the flap that protects that area would get stuck down no matter what way i tried loading or holding it.

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I was at the range today with my shotgun.
The ammo got blocked in the chamber several times. I got freaked out to insert my fingers into the chamber and unblock the shell…

Also, when pushing in the 6 ammo into the magazine, can the shells explode in your hands?

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It was made in Brazil. Says it’s a ".310 rimfire shell only". What i did find said they were made in Brazil in the 1960′s. Does the gun have any value? It is in the original box and looks quite new.

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i just bought a brand new remington 870 shotgun and brought it home. I can load a shell through the chamber. WHen I try to load through the bottom of the gun in the magazine, no matter how hard i push it will not move. There is an orange cap where you are supposed to push through but it does not move. WHat is this and what do i do?

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