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  • 24-06-2006 12:23am
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    Hezz700
    Registered Users Posts: 652 ✭✭✭


    Not 2 hours ago i took a hefty dog fox at about 35 yds using my AL391 and Alpamax BB's. Nothing unusal there you might say, but the thing is when i took the shot the muzzle jumped at least a foot i got some powder blasted in my face and hand(very mild) a great big black shoulder and a fox looking more like he'd had a run in with a bouncing betty than my BB.
    In the past i had the odd dodgy cartridge, but this was more like letting rip a 3.5 magnum Zabala set on simultaneous discharge. any of you ever had the same sort of experience???:(

    Hezz


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    Umiq88
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    A thight choke would hardly cause this???


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    Clare gunner
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    Sounds like a somwhat overloaded cartridge caused by poor quality control.
    Either that or your gun has got some headspace problems.If it is the gun,check the empty cartridge case for either a very deformed primer,or the primer being pusghed out of it's pocket,or in to a competant gunsmith for a headspace check.If not,take the ammo back to the dealer explain what happened to you,tell him to get in contact with the distributor and Eley,as they might want to do a product recall on that batch of ammo.


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    17REM
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    only when pushed a mates selector switch to the middle and the two 3" magnums went off together while had gun mounted into my arm instead of my shoulder!! had the bruise for about a month!


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    Hezz700
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    Clare gunner wrote:
    ,take the ammo back to the dealer explain what happened to you,tell him to get in contact with the distributor and Eley,as they might want to do a product recall on that batch of ammo.

    i had already used about half the box before so hopefully its a once off thing, but i agree with what you say. i really don't think i have a headspace issue though. the gun is only 2 years old and extreamely well minded but i am getting it checked out cos i was worried that it might have been damaged by overpressure.


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    johngalway
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    17REM wrote:
    only when pushed a mates selector switch to the middle and the two 3" magnums went off together while had gun mounted into my arm instead of my shoulder!! had the bruise for about a month!

    I'll let ya try some 3.5 inch magnums Rem, lotta fun when you're holding the gun wrong :D

    John


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    17REM
    Closed Accounts Posts: 50 ✭✭17REM


    johngalway wrote:
    I'll let ya try some 3.5 inch magnums Rem, lotta fun when you're holding the gun wrong :D

    John
    wont catch me holdin wrong again!!


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