why does my remington 1187 20 gauge shotgun always jam?
January 21st, 2010 by eranio
i have a new 1187 and ive cleaned it a lot.i shoot shot and slugs. the slugs eject fine but the shot cartrige doesnt eject.i am in a clay trap shooting competiotion starting this summer so i need help soon. it is mostly 2 3/4 in for the shot and slugs.please help.
p.s. i have used federal ammo so far and the gun is new.
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January 21st, 2010 at 1:15 am
My model 1100 had some cycling problems when I used Federal target loads also.
try a different brand with a 3 dram equiv. and see how they cycle.
Also double check to make sure that your putting those rings back on the magazine tube correctly, I did that once…..ok twice
January 21st, 2010 at 1:15 am
when the ring on the brass of the shot shell is two wide the shell wont eject right. try using remmington ammo in ru remmington gun.
January 21st, 2010 at 1:15 am
could be the ammo as suggested, try it if it doesn’t help check to make sure the gas port is clear, federal ammo sometimes doesn’t burn completely, and will block your gas port, thus causing poor ejection action
January 21st, 2010 at 1:15 am
the two main reasons they jam are , not clean, by that, I don’t mean just a field clean I mean they have to be really detail cleaned. also, try replacing the little o ring sometimes they wear or crack and let’s gas blow by. As suggested, try another brand of ammo. Some guns just don’t like certain ammo.
January 21st, 2010 at 1:15 am
This the reason I’m not a fan of Automatic Shotguns you must use expensive high brass ammunition or you run into cycling problems. Yes there are springs you can change out and on some guns adjustable tension. Buy a box of full power high brass shells and see if that solves the problem if so you know where you stand. High brass is a shell that has brass twice as long as the standard bird load shell and can be loaded to higher pressures than regular ones. If it cycles properly with the high power loads you know where to start.