Hooked Posted October 26, 2004 Share Posted October 26, 2004 Hi All, I have a new SBE II LH that I've put about 250 shells through - half target loads and half Kent Faststeel. On three or four occasions while shooting the 2 3/4 dram target shells, the gun would not fire, but would "click". At first, I thought that it was due to the light loads, but then it happened twice while in the field using the Fasteel. In all instances, it was the first shot, and the bolt was completely in battery. After the first failure in the field, I took the gun home and stripped, cleaned and reassembled the gun and bolt assembly. I thought I had the problem licked, and then it failed to fire again. Whenever this happened, the primer showed absolutely no sign of being struck. Is it possible that the firing pin is hanging up somewhere/somehow? The duck season has only started here, and I'd hate to have to send the gun back, so I'm hoping there might be a fix that I can have done locally. Thanks in advance, Brian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msm1018 Posted October 26, 2004 Share Posted October 26, 2004 Sounds like what happened to my father's SBE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pablo Posted October 26, 2004 Share Posted October 26, 2004 hooked, I had a similar issue in the field with my new montefeltro. It turned out that the bolt looked closed, but had not rotated all the way shut. I pulled the bolt back and released again, and I was able to fire the gun. Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitro Mag Posted October 26, 2004 Share Posted October 26, 2004 Same problem with a Nova pump. It had a short firing pin and had to be replaced. W / the SBE Pablo is probbaly right, let it slam. Nitro Mag Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudhen Posted October 26, 2004 Share Posted October 26, 2004 Test the firing pin by pushing on the end. If it pops out smoothly, it's fine. If it does work, then the bolt is not closing all the way. That can be either operator error by improper shouldering (happens to me when I get lazy), a dirty lock-up area, weak recoil spring, lack of lubrication, bad shells (happened to me with Kent Faststeel - so I stopped using it), etc. Check for all of the above. mudhen - CA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skydiverman Posted October 28, 2004 Share Posted October 28, 2004 same thing happened to me numerous times with my m1014.. I moved to different shells and made sure not to do the shotgun equivalent of a "limp wrist" and it is working aok now. pablo has it right on, the bolt isnt actually going all the way into battery. I'm exactly sure what my issue was, but it may have been the use of moly-paste lubricant on the rails. I switched back to a more traditional gun oil so as to not slow the action of the bolt carrier, and made sure the bolt face indents in the breech were free of all debris. -mb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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