mickmep Posted February 28, 2011 Report Share Posted February 28, 2011 hi. a question for any currrent or ex spas owners. have read on the spas12 site about the receiver buffer breaking and the bolt breaking the receiver in semi auto mode. do you owners use the semi auto mode ? have you replaced the buffer ? do you think i should replace the buffer before using in semi auto ? or is this another scare story like the old style safety switch ? has anyone actually heard of one breaking a receeiver ? has a buffer in place at the moment but i dont know if its the original one or a replacement. thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masterzone2 Posted March 16, 2011 Report Share Posted March 16, 2011 I haven't stripped mine down to look yet but the safety catch seams to work ok I am still taking no risks with it and am operating it the safest way possible Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickmep Posted March 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2011 do you use your in semi auto ? mines got a buffer in place, but i'm reluctant to use it semi auto. did give it a try to see if it worked, but only been using pump mode to be safe. mines got the old safety, which works like it should. a bit of a hold your breath moment trying the safety to see if it worked dont use the safety switch on any of my guns anyway, safe handling is king, dont believe in relying on the safety switch. they're either unloaded or dangerous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanmidg Posted March 16, 2011 Report Share Posted March 16, 2011 I had a spas franchi last year, nowt but bother, jam after jam .Itt went back t shop , traded in for a u/o . simplicity best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddy Galore! Posted March 16, 2011 Report Share Posted March 16, 2011 funnily enough i never had any grief with the spas, cycled everything well, just cumbersome and heavy, i might have a spare buffer floating around, can't promise anything but if i find it i'll let you know and pass it on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickmep Posted March 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2011 cheers. do you think its a bit scaremongering about the broken receiver ? wondered if anyone actually knows anyone whos had one break ? actually quite like the gun, and seem to shoot ok with it. used it as pump pretty much exclusively, and seems strange if you dont have to pump it now. gave it a proper strip down and clean out when i got it and not had any issues with it cycling in semi auto mode, using 28g loads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masterzone2 Posted March 18, 2011 Report Share Posted March 18, 2011 And Gram that SPAS is still going strong how ever it ain't that heavy for me anyway. Think the biggest problem is the bolt release button that you have to use to load the shells in other than that I get on with it quite well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catweazle Posted March 18, 2011 Report Share Posted March 18, 2011 I had a Spas, it was a ***. Heavy and needed heavy loads to cycle reliably, if you didn't have it firmly in your shoulder it jammed. The pump action was a joke, the plastic fore-end slid against the parkerised barrel guard and eventualy wore the parkerization off. This was years ago, and the Rem 1100 was a much better gun for practical shotgun. On the plus side, it was very good with slug. Overall, a triumph of form over function. I wouldn't have another. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masterzone2 Posted March 19, 2011 Report Share Posted March 19, 2011 People said the same thing about the GSG5 one bloke reckons you couldn't hit a mountain with it funny how I was able to hit targets pretty well with it, unlike the forever jamming 10/22 never again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddy Galore! Posted March 19, 2011 Report Share Posted March 19, 2011 And Gram that SPAS is still going strong how ever it ain't that heavy for me anyway. Think the biggest problem is the bolt release button that you have to use to load the shells in other than that I get on with it quite well. Good to hear, It's not that heavy in the grand scheme of things, but fully loaded it's a bit of a sow compared to an o/u. A little trick i learnt when reloading cos all those buttons are a pain, don't push the shell all the way in, leave 1/2 inch or so and push that in with the next shell, that way you don't need to keep the button depressed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masterzone2 Posted March 20, 2011 Report Share Posted March 20, 2011 OOOO nice one Gram such a simple idea can't believe I didn't spot it I am going to give it ago next time I take it out which is likely going to be on the clay ranges looks like there is a few issues with the PSG site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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