Kind of let down...
Where I live the surrounding area is mostly cornfields. I'm good friends with a farmer near here, and occasionally get together with him to go out and have a little fun. Yesterday we spent a few hours in a lower section of his property putting rounds through several pistols, and a few shotguns. I had some shells left from last years dove season that I took along, and had six that did not fire. I'm not sure if this is a manufacturing defect or a matter of the shells being a little old. As this is the first time I've had problems of this nature, it left the afternoon a little less enjoyable than what I had hoped it would be.What kind of shelf life do shotgun shells usually have? [This message has been edited by Brth729 (edited 04-09-2002).]
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they will last a long time. I would suggest getting a gunsmith to take a look at the gun as well. Might be a firing pin or spring problem. Does the primer show a good strike like the empty shells? 0 -
I could see where the pin hit the primer, but don't know how much of a dent it left in comparison to the ones that did fire. As I didn't think to look at the used rounds to see how much of a mark was made on them, I figured it was the shells themselves.[This message has been edited by Brth729 (edited 04-09-2002).] 0 -
i have several nef single shot break open shotguns(12g,20g,.410g)my father and i like to buy old and odd shotgun ammo at gunshows or estate sales and shoot them off. the oldest we have fired was a defiant high brass 12 marked 1910. occasionly a round does not fire, and some will split the hulls or bases. we only fire rounds free of corrosion, swelling, or severe visible damage. i must stress only to do this in a modern break open shotgun(sxs,o/a,single)of good repair as some shells have no visible load markings, or signs of damage. we have a blast patterning the shells. hope i helped. 0
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