dam escort

[mark a]

hi all

I've got the real pox of my hatsan,the bloody thing keeps jamming and its a real pain.

its cleaned every time its used and I use clear pigeon 32 6's.

The first shot is ok as its already in the chamber, go for the second and nothing its bloody stuck.

Spend the next 5 mins trying to free the stuck cart.

I always clean the gas ports and make sure they are clear.

 

 

I bought this gun just for pigeon and general rough shooting,but now when I go out I open the cabinet and think twice about taking the escort.

 

Any of you escort owners had this problem? if so how did you get round this?.

 

mark

[stubby]

what length carts are you using, mine would be ok on anything over 67mm, but carts that were 65mm would jam every time, and I never cleaned mine that much, once in a blue moon springs to mind

Edited September 22, 2013 by stubby

[mr smith]

Is the piston free to move fully,i had a non cycling problem with my franchi.Gas ports were free but due to carbon build up the piston couldn't go all the way forward and was not getting the full effect of gas.

[subsonicnat]

Another Cartridge problem, by the sound of it, change cartridges, then come back.

[Alanl50]

The cartridges your using should be fine Gamebore Clear Pigeon are 70mm long, check gas ports as said before and O ring is fine and in the right position.

[samboy]

I had the same trouble with jamming even with 50g carts so i chopped it in for a Beretta Outlander. Best thing i ever done.

[parapilot]

Mine does not Like the clear pigeon either for some reason. Everything else even down to 21g 24g is fine and no issues. Just these clear pigeon for some strange reason. They are long enough and enough load just can't put a finger on it. Change carts and it should improve

Edited September 23, 2013 by parapilot

[rayhallam]

Mine does not Like the clear pigeon either for some reason. Everything else even down to 21g 24g is fine and no issues. Just these clear pigeon for some strange reason. They are long enough and enough load just can't put a finger on it. Change carts and it should improve

when I first got mine it was fine on a few shots but went clay shooting and it started jamming after about 30 carts through it, couldn't understand why until I realised that the fore-end was moving about a maximum of about 1/4 of an inch towards the end of the barrel when fired, took it back to the shop and on inspection the spacer inside the fore-end where the screw cap is located was the wrong one, it was too short and was letting it go forward too much even when letting the cocking handle go as if loading . they changed it with one out of another gun by removing a spring clip, replacing it with a longer one ( the correct length) which shows the quality control's a bit suspect but it's been great ever since and I love it . although in my previous post it doesn't cycle very good on any carts below 70mm

Edited September 23, 2013 by rayhallam

[OvEr_KiLL]

could be the extractor is worn, the little metal catch thing that pulls the cartridge back, thats what happened with mine but i did buy it used condition! or as said could be the cartridge, try not to use anything less than 67mm but generally stick to 70mm hope this helps

Edited September 23, 2013 by OvEr_KiLL

[Churchill]

If you're using 32g clear pigeon carts and they are failing to extract then the carts are not going to be the problem. Take a look at the extractor, it sounds like its worn.

[mark a]

hi all

I have used 67mm carts and they also jammed.

what seems to happen is the cart gets stuck at a angle,by that I mean the end of the cart doesn't find the entrance to the barrel and catches and is now stuck.

its hard to explain and I have probably made no sense what so ever.

 

mark a

[stubby]

if you bought from a shop, take it back

[markws80]

Been shooting my escort for a bit now
One thing that has been ********** me off is it dose not cycle short cartridge less then 70mm or light loads
I keep the gun very clean new O ring and light oil
So i tryed something i cut the recoil spring down
slowly i cut 1 coil of at a time put some light/short loads in and fired then off to see how it cycles and it got better and better the more coils i cut off
the gun will now cycle 65mm and light loads all day cant remember the last jam I had
JUST DONT CUT TO MANY COILS OFF

[subsonicnat]

You could have changed the springs, they do, Do different lengths for these guns.

[markws80]

I am tight !!!!

[mark a]

hi all

i've taken all my guns to eastern sporting as I'm going on my hols and they will look after them for a small fee.

As the gun's numbers were being checked against my cert I explained the problems i've been having with the escort and I had bought it from them not so long ago.

The very nice man said he would clean it and check it over then try it out to see what happens.

thanks eastern sporting.

Right im off to mexico.

Mark a

[OvEr_KiLL]

hi all

i've taken all my guns to eastern sporting as I'm going on my hols and they will look after them for a small fee.

As the gun's numbers were being checked against my cert I explained the problems i've been having with the escort and I had bought it from them not so long ago.

The very nice man said he would clean it and check it over then try it out to see what happens.

thanks eastern sporting.

Right im off to mexico.

Mark a

You will need your shotguns with you in Mexico :lol: :lol: :lol:

nope, never been there