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I have a 11-48 in 28 ga which was hardly fired when I bought it a couple of years ago. I need it for juniors I'm coaching for sporting clays.
I was shooting with a youngster today when the gun jammed I think it was because a Win 209 primer fell out of a Fiocchi hull, they will do that, the Fiocchi primer is bigger that any USA`209 shotshell primer.
Anyway, I got the little gun working again and Rachel, my junior picked up a hull and part of the rim was ripped back. Other fired hulls showed bulges on the rim. These bulges are 180 degrees opposite the extractor and seemingly are caused by the ejector just before ejection, when the case is running forward. The ejector seems OK, the beak is intact.
Once fired hulls from last season do not show this bulge to the rear. Anybody have an idea as to what is happening? I guess I'll take a few pics and ask someone to post them for me.
The ejector seems to be a small steel piece pressed into the rear of the barrel extension. Is this the case?
TIA, Mike

Mike

Two possible problems - one gun related and the other ammunition related. The most likely cause is those wonderful steel case heads we have to contend with these days. Sounds like your reloads are swelling up enough to give occasional hangups. I think a collet resizer either on a MEC reloader or a Super Sizer would solve your problem.
The other possibility is a rough or dirty chamber.
The small hook attached to the barrel extension is indeed the ejector. Some marking of the case head where the ejector contacts the rim on my long recoil guns seems to be normal and depends on the brand of shell used (thickness of case head material). Is the bulge simply cosmetic or bad enough to affect the hull when reloaded?
If you can't get the problem solved bring it down to the Flatwater and I'll take a look at it for you.

Bill Layman

Thanks Bill, I'll try and get a ATF Form 6 for it fight now,
Mike

Bill, a dirty chamber ia a possibility so I used steel wool and polished that out, I checked the powder charge in 7 of the remaining unfired rounds, right on 12 grains of Green dot. The primers are not in ther least flattened. I have a hull in my hand and the rim has been pulled backwards, it looks like the hull ran over the ejector and the rim caught on the back of it as it ran forward. The extractor beak looks OK.
I just faxed an application for a Form 6 so if it comes in time I'll bring the little gun with me.
Mike

Mike, I have an 11-48 28 gauge. I found my problem was two fold.
1. I finally gave up on Fiocchis in the gun. Just want shoot them or S&B, or most European shells. WW,Rem, Federal all go flying.
2. I had to put new springs in my gun.

Any idea where I can get new springs for the 28ga 11-48?
Too bad for me I have a pile of Fiocchi factory shells and Challenger too, loaded in Canada using Fiocchi hulls. I.m stopping at Ballistic Products on the way back from Flatwater so I'll see if they have US 28ga hulls and buy a lever collet type sizer to crunch the higher brass on the Remington and Winchester hulls, without one of those high brass hulls are a pain in the Mec Jr. they jam in the sizer. I have one in 12 ga and it's a must, Federal paper hulls fired in a gun with sloppy chambers swell out a bit at the head. Thank you for the good advice,
Mike

Gun Parts Corp. (Numrich) shows the action spring in stock.

http://www.e-gunparts.com/product.asp?chrProductSKU=816490

Don't know how much of a hassle it would be for you to order one.

Bill