Hey all,
I'm new to shotguns and I have a new 12 gauge pump Remington 870 wingmaster LC (light contour). I put about 100 rounds through it two weeks ago, no problems. I took it home, cleaned and lubricated it that day. Today I put another 100 rounds through it shooting trap with a friend. On one of the rounds, I shot the clay and instinctively went to pump and nothing. I couldn't pull it back. The little catch on the side of the trigger gaurd wasn't down and I didn't want to force it. My friend wound up putting a little more muscle into it (Hey it wasn't his) and got it loose. He told me his fathers had that happen to him before but he didn't know why (he shoots a semi-auto).
Has anyone here ever had that happen to them? Can you think of a reason why? Is there something I may be missing when I clean and oil it? Any advice? Oh yeah, I was only shooting light loads (2.75" 7/8 ounce) so it wasn't like I was pounding the gun with 3" magnums, heck I don't think I could handle 100 rounds of that!
I'm new to shotguns and I have a new 12 gauge pump Remington 870 wingmaster LC (light contour). I put about 100 rounds through it two weeks ago, no problems. I took it home, cleaned and lubricated it that day. Today I put another 100 rounds through it shooting trap with a friend. On one of the rounds, I shot the clay and instinctively went to pump and nothing. I couldn't pull it back. The little catch on the side of the trigger gaurd wasn't down and I didn't want to force it. My friend wound up putting a little more muscle into it (Hey it wasn't his) and got it loose. He told me his fathers had that happen to him before but he didn't know why (he shoots a semi-auto).
Has anyone here ever had that happen to them? Can you think of a reason why? Is there something I may be missing when I clean and oil it? Any advice? Oh yeah, I was only shooting light loads (2.75" 7/8 ounce) so it wasn't like I was pounding the gun with 3" magnums, heck I don't think I could handle 100 rounds of that!