Over-under shotgun question?

Question

I have an over-under shotgun that doesnt have the shell ejector, it just pushes the shells out a little bit so that you can grab them. Shells dont go in or out very easily and it gets old. What can I do to make the shells not stick so much???

Answer 1

If you take it to a gunsmith he might be able it clean it out. I had an older 20 guage that did the same thing, I took it to him and it turn out there was just some build up towards where the front of the shell would sit. I would take it in and see what he says. Or you might be able to have him bore it out just a hair. Mine just needed some cleaning. Even if it appears to be clean take it in. Mine did and it turned out it was VERY dirty.

Good luck!

Answer 2

try cleaning it well and lightly use (FLITZ) metal polish and fiberglass cleaner. I use it on my muzzleloader every two or three uses and it helps lubricate loading. make sure you take off the residual and polish it.

Answer 3

Every over/under shotgun I have seen is the same way. They push out just enough to grab them. Do not try to lubricate the chamber or bore. Just get used to grabbing them.

Answer 4

its just the way it is, since you said the gun does not have a sheel ejector. You may want to check w/ a gunsmith if there is somethign he can do to get the shells to eject

Answer 5

Well all of these are at least partially correct in their answers. However one thing that may have not been addressed. The gun may only have extractors  and not be equipped with ejectors. It could possibly be a gun that the ejector were deactivated if so equipped. This was done so that the shooter could easily control the spent hulls in order to reload them later. Now if it is an extractor only you can have the chamber polished so that the hulls are easier to remove. The Europeans do this. It allows them to unbreach the gun and dump the spent hulls over their shoulder. A lot of European guns only have extractors. Even if it was the same model made in the US. I hope this helps.

Answer 6

I'm assuming the shotgun has been cleaned after each use so my advice is a gunsmith. Leave this to the pros.

Answer 7

Clean the chambers