Leadbelcher
New member
Hi folks--
A week or so ago i wrote about dinging my new Uplander SxS and your comments were timely and apprieciated. Now I have another question...
I took my gun to the skeet range today (1st time shooting skeet in 20+years...need practice
). I used WW game loads for the first round, (12ga, 2 3/4", 1 oz of 7 1/2 shot). For the entire 25 rounds, opening the gun and cocking it was very difficult. It did not want to open--I could open it part way, then force the cocking mechanism to work. The force I used was arm stength, using the long barrels as the lever by pressing from the top forward of the forearm.
For the 2ad round, I used lighter Remington skeet loads, and the action worked perfectly, easy peasy.
Any idea what happened? Why was it so hard to cock then go back to normal? Do you think I have this to look forward to again when I use the game loads?
I really like the gun...
LB
A week or so ago i wrote about dinging my new Uplander SxS and your comments were timely and apprieciated. Now I have another question...
I took my gun to the skeet range today (1st time shooting skeet in 20+years...need practice
). I used WW game loads for the first round, (12ga, 2 3/4", 1 oz of 7 1/2 shot). For the entire 25 rounds, opening the gun and cocking it was very difficult. It did not want to open--I could open it part way, then force the cocking mechanism to work. The force I used was arm stength, using the long barrels as the lever by pressing from the top forward of the forearm.For the 2ad round, I used lighter Remington skeet loads, and the action worked perfectly, easy peasy.
Any idea what happened? Why was it so hard to cock then go back to normal? Do you think I have this to look forward to again when I use the game loads?
I really like the gun...
LB