More shotgun noob
The ongoing shotgun noob series:
Having put the extended magazine on the Beretta 1301, I went out and shot another 75 rounds through it. Everything was going well until about 30 or so rounds in when this cluster happened:
The slide locked back and didn’t chamber the next round. And then I hit the shell eject button, launching two shells below the chamber. The latter being my fault, the former a gun failure. And then, I did it again a few rounds later:
The 1301 has a bizarre way to unload it. You can see it here (language warning). And I apparently did that after the gun didn’t cycle.
And I took it completely apart for some reason. And it’s complicated to re-assemble.
So far, I like the gun. I’ve just got to get better at running it.
May 28th, 2018 at 3:57 pm
Oops, double feed which looks like a pain to clear.
May 28th, 2018 at 4:30 pm
As a casual reader of this and other gun blogs, today I realized that my knowledge of the lives of the authors might be greater than I consciously realized. I flipped over to Tam’s blog just now and realized, “Hey, she must have just now taken the pain meds for her broken collarbone.” Tiny Tankies, indeedy.
https://booksbikesboomsticks.blogspot.com/2018/05/tiny-tankies.html
May 28th, 2018 at 5:37 pm
For good reason, 1301s are very popular in 3Gun right now.
I suggest you head over to one of ORSA’s (Oak Ridge Sportmen’s Assoc) 3Gun matches. Give the 3Gun match director a call and he can hook you up with a shooter who runs one. There’s plenty of local competent help.
Sadly their monthly match was this Memorial day weekend so you’ll have another month to lament running it efficiently. And to ponder spending an additional 200.00 in load-four shell caddies.
May 28th, 2018 at 9:02 pm
Unc,
That’s why Tom & Adam came up with this: http://www.aridusindustries.com/products/yt-1301-latch-and-shroud/
May 29th, 2018 at 12:00 am
Just watched the recent video by Chris Bakerfrom Luckygunner on the 1301.
luckygunner.com/lounge/beretta-1301-tactical-revisited/
May 29th, 2018 at 7:14 am
Careful.. I think you discovered a way to fire two rounds with a single trigger pull. That’s an assault shotgun!
May 30th, 2018 at 11:29 am
Get a Benelli; it won’t do that.