swindon Posted October 16, 2011 Report Share Posted October 16, 2011 hi there, picked up a brand new maxus 3 1/2 chamber yesterday. it jammed every shot, tried 30g,28g carts in a variety of makes, but no good. took it back to the shop and was told that there was nothing wrong to look at and they are sending it back to browning. no offer of replacing the carts i used when asked, or the cost of the clays. shot 100 carts and had to manually eject every one. anyone else had a problem with them? was so disapointed with the gun and the dealer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
super sharp shooter Posted October 16, 2011 Report Share Posted October 16, 2011 If the gun doesn't cycle then it is not fit for perpose ask for your money back. Why should you be without a gun because of Brownings faulty guns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kent Posted October 16, 2011 Report Share Posted October 16, 2011 Nobody ever made anything were every single one was totally fault free. Its not normal for these to be unreliable, its probebly something very simple- sounds daft but even fitting the piston upside down in the shop when the gun was assembled could do this. As for the dealer if he didn't even ask if you wanted to borrow something off his rack while the gun was away- Don't shop there again, the cartridges you used would have been fired or still live i don't get what is there to replace and i doubt many would offer to replace the clays just like if it failed you on a driven day they aint gonna fork out for that either IMO. You are entitled to repair OR money back on the gun though i think it fair they have a chance to send it for sorting at Browning initially there a nice gun after all and a second batch of malfunctions you still have the refund option as its only Browning engineers who have fiddled Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrispti Posted October 16, 2011 Report Share Posted October 16, 2011 Gas spring may be broken, mine broke after about 100 shells went through it, and wouldn't cycle anything. If it was the spring, then the gun could not have been new Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edge007 Posted October 16, 2011 Report Share Posted October 16, 2011 Ive had mine about 6 months, ive put about 1000 cartridges and had about 5 jams. I dont know if this is good or bad as ive never had a semi before. Before i bought mine i read up on which semi to get and after much pondering and research i chose the maxus as jams were never heard of apparntley? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danimal Posted October 16, 2011 Report Share Posted October 16, 2011 and was told that there was nothing wrong to look at and they are sending it back to browning.no offer of replacing the carts i used when asked, or the cost of the clays. shot 100 carts and had to manually eject every one. anyone else had a problem with them? was so disapointed with the gun and the dealer. meant in the least inflamatory way possible, do you think the dealer who probably only made 50-100 pounds on the gun should be out of pocket because browning had a fault with their manufacture? he is going to send it back to browning and no doubt get it sorted for you, what more would you expect? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrispti Posted October 16, 2011 Report Share Posted October 16, 2011 do you think the dealer who probably only made 50-100 pounds on the gun should be out of pocket because browning had a fault with their manufacture? he is going to send it back to browning and no doubt get it sorted for you, what more would you expect? Dealers buy them in at around the £600 mark............ what are they priced at on the shelf now .... about a £1000! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon123 Posted October 16, 2011 Report Share Posted October 16, 2011 hi there, picked up a brand new maxus 3 1/2 chamber yesterday. it jammed every shot, tried 30g,28g carts in a variety of makes, but no good. took it back to the shop and was told that there was nothing wrong to look at and they are sending it back to browning. no offer of replacing the carts i used when asked, or the cost of the clays. shot 100 carts and had to manually eject every one. anyone else had a problem with them? was so disapointed with the gun and the dealer. Ive had mine about 6 months, ive put about 1000 cartridges and had about 5 jams. I dont know if this is good or bad as ive never had a semi before. Before i bought mine i read up on which semi to get and after much pondering and research i chose the maxus as jams were never heard of apparntley? Should have bought a Winchester SX3, Cheaper and much better ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danimal Posted October 16, 2011 Report Share Posted October 16, 2011 (edited) Dealers buy them in at around the £600 mark............ what are they priced at on the shelf now .... about a £1000! Chris, i have an account with BWM and they are more than £600 dont forget that £200 of the £1000 is VAT so goes straight to the govt. Edited October 16, 2011 by danimal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayano3 Posted October 16, 2011 Report Share Posted October 16, 2011 I don't think I would have actually got to shoot 100 cartridges if every one jammed, I think my patience would have run out long before that. Some of the 3 1/2" magnums are not designed to shoot 28g and it states this in some of the Shotgun Manuals. But it should cycle 30g. Could be a gas ring problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrispti Posted October 16, 2011 Report Share Posted October 16, 2011 Chris, i have an account with BWM and they are more than £600 dont forget that £200 of the £1000 is VAT so goes straight to the govt. How much are they £200 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espron Posted October 16, 2011 Report Share Posted October 16, 2011 Mine came Monday have been busy this weekend so will will get out next weekend and with any luck no jams fingers crossed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edge007 Posted October 16, 2011 Report Share Posted October 16, 2011 Should have bought a Winchester SX3, Cheaper and much better ;) It was a toss up between SX3 and Maxus, chose for the more expensive one thinking it would be alot better?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rangey Posted October 16, 2011 Report Share Posted October 16, 2011 hi there, picked up a brand new maxus 3 1/2 chamber yesterday. it jammed every shot, tried 30g,28g carts in a variety of makes, but no good. took it back to the shop and was told that there was nothing wrong to look at and they are sending it back to browning. no offer of replacing the carts i used when asked, or the cost of the clays. shot 100 carts and had to manually eject every one. anyone else had a problem with them? was so disapointed with the gun and the dealer. hi there,were the cartridges you used 70mm as they do tend to jam on 65 and 67mm cartridges Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swindon Posted October 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2011 meant in the least inflamatory way possible, do you think the dealer who probably only made 50-100 pounds on the gun should be out of pocket because browning had a fault with their manufacture? he is going to send it back to browning and no doubt get it sorted for you, what more would you expect? I was surprised, as i have spent over £5000 with this particular shop and thought, they could have offered the replacement cartridges as a gesture of goodwill. Still, once fixed, i will take my business elsewhere. hi there,were the cartridges you used 70mm as they do tend to jam on 65 and 67mm cartridges tried 70mm and there was no difference. i did have a beretta, never had any issue with it in over a year, wish i had kept it now.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billytheghillie Posted October 16, 2011 Report Share Posted October 16, 2011 should have bought a escort, more reliable and cheaper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
super sharp shooter Posted October 16, 2011 Report Share Posted October 16, 2011 I feel for you buddy. I had a browning fusion that wouldn't cycle a lot of the time so it went back twice to browning still the same so I sold it. Never again will I buy a semi gone back to o/u. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schern Posted October 16, 2011 Report Share Posted October 16, 2011 Did you give it a good clean before using it and lightly oil the magazine tube (where the gas piston fits) and the rails the bolt slides on? If you just used it straight from the shop and it was new it could have been gunged up with shipping grease. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swindon Posted October 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2011 Did you give it a good clean before using it and lightly oil the magazine tube (where the gas piston fits) and the rails the bolt slides on? If you just used it straight from the shop and it was new it could have been gunged up with shipping grease. to be honest, i didnt do anything to it at all, the chap in the shop said it was ready to go. but i see your point, thank you for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
super sharp shooter Posted October 17, 2011 Report Share Posted October 17, 2011 It's like buying a toaster if it didn't toast you wouldn't expect a retailer to send it back to the manafacture leaving you with no toast. It's simple replace or refund. I'm not sure why gun shops think they are any different to other retailers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenhunter Posted October 17, 2011 Report Share Posted October 17, 2011 I think I must be lucky....mine will cycle almost anything over 21gms except Kent velocity which wouldn't eject at all. It will even cycle 65mm carts. Just goes to show that they are all different in spite of being mass produced!! GH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P~MX Posted October 17, 2011 Report Share Posted October 17, 2011 I've owned a Maxus grd 3 for over a year now and It's never jammed once using many different shell weights, I shoot clays and game with it and I only give it a major clear one in 4 outings other than that it gets snaked and a wipe with a silicone cloth, in a major clean it get's stripped and every part cleaned with spray break cleaner and rebuilt with a light mist of Hoppe's dry lube than a rebuild and a wipe with the silicone cloth and stored barrel down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danimal Posted October 17, 2011 Report Share Posted October 17, 2011 the 3" maxus's tend to be much more forgiving cartridge wise than the 3.5" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmicblue Posted October 17, 2011 Report Share Posted October 17, 2011 The advice to give the internals of the gun a proper clean is good - I bought a Maxus Pr Gd3 last year and cleaned it before taking it out for the 1st time - Browning had coated all the internals with a dark sticky almost dry metal preservative. I only put about 500 carts through the gun - the dealer (Rugby Gun shop) recommended a slab of 28gr carts to 'run it in' and thereafter I used 24gr without a single jam. Sold it as I found all the clunking of the action cycling the shells distracting (I only shoot clays though). I would say however that the Maxus is a beautifully engineered gun with many thoughtful design features too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coyotemaster Posted October 17, 2011 Report Share Posted October 17, 2011 I am not sure if the Maxis has the same gas system set up as the Browning Silver/Gold and SX3 but I do know for a fact that some have issues and are a bit finicky. The piston spring has been known to fatigue and sometimes break and each failing has it's own consequence. I replaced the piston spring on mine with a sleeve (Sure Cycle Products-on the net) and also replaced the action spring. I use Break Free CLP on the action rail inside the receiver and just a little bit on a Q tip is all it takes. Too much lube is an autoloaders worst nightmare. I would not go so far as to say this combination is 100% reliable but I haven't cleaned it in the last 3-400 shells (outside of wiping the gas tube off and the barrel/ receiver) and it never has a problem as long as the velocity is 1150 or higher. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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