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misfires on 12 guage Winchester 71/2 Lights
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Brenda Wiliams
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September 15, 2019 - 1:57 am
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I recently attended the Ohio State shoot in Marengo, Ohio June of 2019. When I arrived I bought 2 flats of 71/2 lights and 1 flat of 8 lights. Over the week I had 9 shells out of the 7 1/2 that did not fire. The flat of 8s were ok. I found this to be disruptive to my shooting. I bought new shells for a reason, no worries. The Winchester rep at Marengo, Craig, was very helpful and when I called into Winchester when I got home I talked to Brandon, service dept, who was very helpful in arranging for me to send in the bad shells. Out of 20 boxes of shells 16 boxes had shells that did not fire. I have received compensation for these shells, but I am left wondering about the quality of future shell purchases. I was left to wonder, while at a shoot, as to whether this was an ammunition issue or a gun issue. I did purchase a flat of Federal papers while at the state shoot and had no problems. I would like to hear from Winchester    Quality Control Team as to what the problem was with the shells. My husband has shot Winchester ammo for clay shooting, duck hunting, pheasant hunting, and has reloaded with Winchester components for 40 yrs, and will continue to do so. We thank for making a product we have trusted for years.             

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After inspecting the shells that did not shoot, did you see a good dent in the primers?

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May consider checking the firing pin. If your shotgun has seen heavy competition use It may have gotten shorter or even broken after being struck many thousands of times. If it’s a little peened and the primer is seated a few thousandths deep you may be a victim of tolerance stacking and the result is occasional (and VERY annoying) misfires. The bottom firing pin in one of my Citori’s is getting a bit short and it doesn’t do well with certain lots of ammo.

I’m not a gunsmith, I don’t play one on TV, I don’t watch TV. My advice is worth what you paid for it but I hope it’s helpful.

 

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