pra240
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Howdy!
I recently purchased a used browning bps 12 gauge with a 22” barrel from Cabela’s. It was marked $199.00 before taxes, I had $134 worth of points built up so I walked out paying about $80. A quick check on the serial number indicates it was made in 1983. It has some wear, a few small rust spots on the receiver and barrel, and a chip missing on the butt stock where it meets the receiver, but the action worked good and felt good to me. When testing it out at home it fired good but occasionally it didn’t feed the next shell from the magazine (the cut off was on ‘R’). I took it apart and cleaned it ( it was very dirty), put it back together, oiled it and took it back out. It works fine now.
Now, here is my question:
Someone had used a cut down pencil as a plug, I took it out and expected to load 4 shells (2 3/4 shells) in the magazine but the 4th shell lacks about 1/4” to fit. Any idea why this would be happening? I have not pulled the magazine apart, but looking down the end with a light I can’t see anything obvious. Thanks!
I recently purchased a used browning bps 12 gauge with a 22” barrel from Cabela’s. It was marked $199.00 before taxes, I had $134 worth of points built up so I walked out paying about $80. A quick check on the serial number indicates it was made in 1983. It has some wear, a few small rust spots on the receiver and barrel, and a chip missing on the butt stock where it meets the receiver, but the action worked good and felt good to me. When testing it out at home it fired good but occasionally it didn’t feed the next shell from the magazine (the cut off was on ‘R’). I took it apart and cleaned it ( it was very dirty), put it back together, oiled it and took it back out. It works fine now.
Now, here is my question:
Someone had used a cut down pencil as a plug, I took it out and expected to load 4 shells (2 3/4 shells) in the magazine but the 4th shell lacks about 1/4” to fit. Any idea why this would be happening? I have not pulled the magazine apart, but looking down the end with a light I can’t see anything obvious. Thanks!