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Post by huntingike on Oct 14, 2012 19:18:07 GMT -5
any idea what would cause a shell to do this when you pull the trigger ? after the bells stopped ringing [ actually they haven't ] this is what i pulled out of the breech of my now busted 870 supermag . Some frigging glad it's made of all metal none of that plastic crap . ohh man scares me to think what could have happened . and no the barrel was clear as i had killed a goose with the first shot and was trying for another .  |
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Post by Rommel on Oct 14, 2012 19:49:10 GMT -5
Never Seen a shell look Like that , your are lucky for sure..
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Post by Beaus_Dad on Oct 14, 2012 19:52:08 GMT -5
I hope you sent that picture on to Kent Canada - if it was defective they would want to know.
Was it an old shell? or new out of the box.
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Post by huntingike on Oct 14, 2012 21:46:47 GMT -5
I hope you sent that picture on to Kent Canada - if it was defective they would want to know. Was it an old shell? or new out of the box. I sent it along tonight , it was a new shell out of a box i have had in the cabinet for a year or two . |
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crockett
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Post by crockett on Oct 15, 2012 6:16:16 GMT -5
Jaysus - glad you're OK. I had a shell (same brand) blow the side out of it when it ejected before it was done burning the load (the wad must have passed the exhaust port on a slow burn and caused the action to cycle before it was done combusting). Neither the gun nor myself were hurt, but I've been shooting a different brand ever since. If I were you, I'd be going after Kent to pay for a new shotgun.
-Croc
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take'em
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Post by take'em on Oct 15, 2012 12:08:27 GMT -5
AGREED! Kent should definitely be replacing your shotgun. I've NEVER seen anything like that! Glad you're ok. Let us know what happens.
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Post by justducky on Oct 15, 2012 16:52:24 GMT -5
looks to me as if the shell detonated out side of the chamber like a slam fire or something like that happened. I say this just by the way the actual metal is deformed and the plastic has expanded to the point it ruptured,lead me to believe that shell was not fully locked in the chamber when the shell was set off.
Have your gun looked at by a gun smith....things like a broken firing pin could cause this if the pin stays sticking out of the bolt face when you slam the pump closed it is possible to set the shell off if it gets hung up ever so slightly on its way into the chamber. hence the term slam fire.
either that or the sear slipped just before it closed setting the shell off prematurely.
Scary situation for sure what ever happened , hope your hearing comes back as I am sure your still buzzzzzzzin' and that your gun is fine.
I'm no expert and don't claim to be but I have seen some stuff like this before mostly in rifles not so much in shotguns
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Post by huntingike on Oct 15, 2012 18:10:50 GMT -5
i got an email back from the V.P. of kent cartridge canada wanting to get my number so he can call me so something might happen in my favor . haven't had it checked out yet , don't know if i would ever trust it again to fire it . any suggestions on a good remington gunsmith to send it to ?
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Post by justducky on Oct 15, 2012 18:19:05 GMT -5
Was there much damage to the gun it self< the more I look at it the more I think it was a shell fired on a unclosed bolt(check out how the brass on the shell fire formed to the open chamber as where it swelled to look like the rim that is usually on the back of the case, and that the rim is all but now gone on what is left of the case....hope that all makes sense.
as for a gun smith I know of a few but not sure of a "Remington" gun smith
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Post by Mike N Riley on Oct 15, 2012 20:16:48 GMT -5
Scary stuff! Hopefully Kent will take care of this somehow. Glad nobody was hurt.
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kevin
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Post by kevin on Oct 16, 2012 7:39:53 GMT -5
Here's the guy to send it too :Randy's Gun Repair & Sales
(506) 779-4768
P.O. Box 1003, 335 Hierlihy Rd, Tabusintac, NB E9H 1Z5
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Post by Quackaddict on Dec 24, 2012 2:26:56 GMT -5
Huntingike, glad to hear no one was injured. Has Kent given you any explanation as to what may have caused this? Pretty scary, this had potential of being very dangerous to you or someone else in your blind. Did they go good for your repairs?
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Post by huntingike on Dec 25, 2012 14:09:28 GMT -5
The gun was sent to kent and he took it to his [ the vp of the company] personal gunsmith to be checked out. unfortunately he is way behind and hasn't had a chance to work on it yet but they are going to look after me .
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Post by huntingike on Dec 25, 2012 14:11:56 GMT -5
Here's the guy to send it too :Randy's Gun Repair & Sales (506) 779-4768 P.O. Box 1003, 335 Hierlihy Rd, Tabusintac, NB E9H 1Z5 been waiting since sept for him to send me a spring for my 1187. called him four times and he always says he will mail it over to me . i am fed up waiting on him . last time i will deal with him , don't have to put up with poor customer service this day and age . |
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