Hello,
My dad gave me a S&W model 1012 semi-auto shotgun. It was brand new around 2006- give or take. It is of turkish make, and seems to be the same model as the current Weatherby SA-08 [another import].
It has two bushings to adjust the gas system. Supposedly, one of them is for light loads and the other for heavy loads.
I had intense cycling problems with a few different makes of ammo that were 'light' loads: around 1150-1230 fps, 7/8oz to 1oz.
Yet, the use of 1250fps and 1 1/8oz seemed to work reliably.
My question: what is considered a 'normal' light load for a semi-auto 12 guage shotgun?
I have boxes of light [2 3/4dram or lighter] loads for my LC Smith, so my idea of 'light' loads may not be what the makers considered light.
What should I be using as the model of a 'light' load for this shotgun?
What defines the difference between light and heavy?
thanks in advance.
My dad gave me a S&W model 1012 semi-auto shotgun. It was brand new around 2006- give or take. It is of turkish make, and seems to be the same model as the current Weatherby SA-08 [another import].
It has two bushings to adjust the gas system. Supposedly, one of them is for light loads and the other for heavy loads.
I had intense cycling problems with a few different makes of ammo that were 'light' loads: around 1150-1230 fps, 7/8oz to 1oz.
Yet, the use of 1250fps and 1 1/8oz seemed to work reliably.
My question: what is considered a 'normal' light load for a semi-auto 12 guage shotgun?
I have boxes of light [2 3/4dram or lighter] loads for my LC Smith, so my idea of 'light' loads may not be what the makers considered light.
What should I be using as the model of a 'light' load for this shotgun?
What defines the difference between light and heavy?
thanks in advance.