A shell that’s a stovepipe sticks half way out and half way in of the ejection port. StovepipeĪ stovepipe malfunction is, in essence, a failure to eject since the expended shell casing hasn’t cleared out all the way of the action. The only difference here is the shell needing ejecting hasn’t been shot yet. That is a double feed malfunction, mainly caused when a pump shotgun shooter tries to perform a speedload when there’s already a shell ready to enter into the chamber.īottom line is tilt the gun. There is another malfunction worth mentioning here. Like when clearing all malfunctions, put your finger straight and off the trigger (hopefully, that’s second nature). The only thing that moves is your trigger finger. When conducting immediate action here, your hand positions shouldn’t move.
Once the shell falls, push the action forward and address the threat. Be sure to keep your barrel level (horizontal) and preferably still pointing at the threat. Gravity is your friend and the spent shell will fall if you flip the gun over completely. The fix is quite simple really: tilt the gun until the ejection port is facing down. This type of malfunction could also possibly occur if the shooter “short strokes” the pump action, so make sure you rack the action all the way back hard every time. This type of malfunction can occur if the ejector is broken or missing. The shooter won’t be able to load a fresh round. If an expended shotgun shell lingers in the line of fire between the bolt and the chamber, it can mess up the cycle of the gun.
It should be noted that the immediate and remedial actions described below are based on a shotgun having a side (verse bottom) ejection port.
Thankfully, because it is a pump shotgun, you can clear these malfunctions rapidly and stay in the fight. As with all malfunctions, they can be caused by a dirty weapon, a weapon with a bad or damaged part, shooter error, or even bad ammo. There are three basic pump shotgun malfunctions: stovepipe, failure to extract, and failure to eject. Fixing a malfunction quickly could mean the difference between winning or losing - between living or dying! When something goes wrong with your shotgun, the last thing you want to do is hesitate.
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