[M3 failure to fire in pump action]

Ok, thanks Varangian.

I will let you know.

Have a happy Thanksgiving.

[M3 failure to fire in pump action]

Hello all, just registered on the site, and I am writing to ask about a problem with my M3 shotgun. ( I used the Benelli factory website help and haven't heard back)

My M3 functions flawlessly on semi-auto, but when switched to pump action, it fails to discharge when the trigger is pulled -

- it will load and chamber a round (pump action)

- the hammer will audibly drop

- if switched back to semi-auto shotgun fires (after recocking hammer).

 

Any thoughts?

 

I have had the M3 since 1996, and until I saw a Youtube video of an M3 being fired in pump-mode I just thought you had to use the thumb switch (to switch between semi and pump) to go "pump action" for every round.