[121 SL-80 Auto Loader jams when cold]

I could be wrong... but I dont' think any of the Benelli's a gas driven.

 

Am I correct?

[121 SL-80 Auto Loader jams when cold]

I have an SL-80 I purchased around 1980. I loved that gun and ran lots of shells through it.

 

Some years back, it began to get "stiff" when it was cold outside. Many a shell failed to fire as the action became less and less trustworthy.

 

I confess that I did all the cleaning myself, and I don't know if I did a very good job. Last year, I dropped it off with a gunsmith at Gander Mountain and told him to do everything necessary to make the gun reliable again. He mentioned that the spring in the stock should be replaced, so I told him to do so.

 

The gun sat there forever with nothing being done. The gunsmith was replaced with a new fella that finally caught up on the backlog of work.

 

When I picked up my gun, I asked what had been done and the gunsmith said, "Just a real good cleaning, like you asked."

 

When I asked about the spring, he said there was nothing on the ticket about replacing a spring... but that he thought the gun would be fine.

 

I only own two guns. I Ruger Red Label 28, which is too small for ducks and geese, and this Benelli. I don't want to take a chance on having this gun fail me in the blind again.

 

Do I need to have that spring replaced?

 

Thanks!

[Benelli 121 SL-80]

Can anyone tell me if my Benelli 121 SL-80 is worth anything?

 

I have to sell it and I simply don't know what it's worth.

 

Thank you very much,

mitch

 

[ August 28, 2003, 09:45 AM: Message edited by: Indiana Mitch ]