Munchie Posted October 7, 2013 Report Share Posted October 7, 2013 Took my brand new maxus onto the skeet range Sunday. Shooting Express Pro Comp 28g size 71/2. First round functioned perfectly. Second round jammed after first shot, jammed a further 4 times. Third round jammed again after first shot, jammed a further 7 times. Cartridge is not feeding properly from magazine tube, becomes lodged between the face off the bolt and the ejection port. Changed over cartridges to 32g size 6 and the gun functioned perfectly. I am hoping this is down to the cartridges I used. Anyone experienced similar problems with their Maxus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildfowler.250 Posted October 7, 2013 Report Share Posted October 7, 2013 You need shells that are 70mm long. Mine will cycle 21g 70mm shells happily. It's the case length that's the issue and not the shot weight. Or it needs a clean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billytheghillie Posted October 7, 2013 Report Share Posted October 7, 2013 should have bought a escort Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fruity Posted October 7, 2013 Report Share Posted October 7, 2013 Took my brand new maxus onto the skeet range Sunday. Shooting Express Pro Comp 28g size 71/2. First round functioned perfectly. Second round jammed after first shot, jammed a further 4 times. Third round jammed again after first shot, jammed a further 7 times. Cartridge is not feeding properly from magazine tube, becomes lodged between the face off the bolt and the ejection port. Changed over cartridges to 32g size 6 and the gun functioned perfectly. I am hoping this is down to the cartridges I used. Anyone experienced similar problems with their Maxus. Not a maxus , but I bought a Beretta outlander a few weeks ago and had a huge bright yellow sticker on the case telling you to use 32g shells for the first 100 or so shoots to break the gun in Does Browning mention any thing similar regarding the new gun ? sounds similar as its recycling 32g 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPhantom Posted October 7, 2013 Report Share Posted October 7, 2013 You need shells that are 70mm long. Mine will cycle 21g 70mm shells happily. It's the case length that's the issue and not the shot weight. Or it needs a clean +1 I had real problems shooting 65mm Comp X through mine. It would cycle 70mm fine (and most 67mm to be honest). The manual recommends 70mm too... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirgoldalot Posted October 7, 2013 Report Share Posted October 7, 2013 mine works fine with every thing hardly any jams but i did wear it in with 32g 6 it does take a bit to bed in you will see the wear marks after a 1000 shots...so dont worry to much Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delburt0 Posted October 7, 2013 Report Share Posted October 7, 2013 (edited) My Remington will not entertain a 65mm shell it won't cycle at all and is hit and miss with 67mm, But it will cycle any 70mm shell 21-38g no problems I haven't tried any bigger loads but can't see there would be a problem if I did ...unbelievable the difference 3mm makes I didn't believe it but at least 500 in the last couple of months and not 1 jam.. If you watch the yanks with the semi autos on you tube they don't believe in anything smaller than 70mm... Edited October 8, 2013 by delburt0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matone Posted October 8, 2013 Report Share Posted October 8, 2013 It`s not the case length but the pressure level that is the difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Munchie Posted October 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2013 Cheers. I was advised to fire 32g 6 by the dealer but when I got it to the range guys there told me that was nonsense and it should fire all loads with no problem. Got a feeling I should have listened to the dealer. Going to range after work for evening session on skeet with a shooting mate, I'll ask him to shoot my gun and we'lll put 100 32g 6 through it. As I said no problems with them ( touch wood) finish off by putting half a box of 28g through. They have been jamming second shot on station 1, see what happens? Thanks for advice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrowningDJC Posted October 8, 2013 Report Share Posted October 8, 2013 Run it in with some heavier loads, mine has been faultless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Munchie Posted October 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2013 Just back, put 150 32g 6s, faultless, box of 28g Eley Olympics, no probs. then put the 28g Eley Pro Shot, jammed first shot. Must be the cartridges. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Kelly Posted October 8, 2013 Report Share Posted October 8, 2013 Have you checked the case length? The load should be virtually irrelevant. Horse water drink Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delburt0 Posted October 8, 2013 Report Share Posted October 8, 2013 I'd stick to 70mm are pro shot 65mm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Munchie Posted October 9, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2013 Tim Kelly Yep, 70mm, all of them. She fired great on the 32g 6s. Great on the Eley Olympics, 71/2 but would not cycle the Eley match pros 71/2 with same weight, same length. All the same. Should that happen, or as I am hoping, it's the cartridges. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Churchill Posted October 9, 2013 Report Share Posted October 9, 2013 (edited) The lightest load i've used in mine is 28g and never less than 70mm, its been faultless, be it plastic or fibre wad. Just out of curiosity, how clean is it? Mine is cleaned spotlessly and oiled after use. Edit. What version is it? i have the 3 1/2" chamber. Edited October 9, 2013 by Churchill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Kelly Posted October 9, 2013 Report Share Posted October 9, 2013 Tim Kelly Yep, 70mm, all of them. She fired great on the 32g 6s. Great on the Eley Olympics, 71/2 but would not cycle the Eley match pros 71/2 with same weight, same length. All the same. Should that happen, or as I am hoping, it's the cartridges. No, that shouldn't happen. Must be something about those particular cartridges it doesn't like. I've never had a problem cycling anything in a 70mm case, but have never even heard of Eley match pros. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAMMER BURT Posted October 9, 2013 Report Share Posted October 9, 2013 mine wont cycle 65mm carts even when the gun is clean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delburt0 Posted October 9, 2013 Report Share Posted October 9, 2013 mine wont cycle 65mm carts even when the gun is clean+1 my Remington will not cycle 1 65mm cartridge cycles 70mm 100% no problems Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Munchie Posted October 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2013 Now put 5 different brands of 28g cartridges through gun and it is functioning perfectly, though the Eley Pro Comps still jam. I suppose it could be Something about that particular batch the gun did not like, won't be using them again. Starting to really like the gun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxus77 Posted October 13, 2013 Report Share Posted October 13, 2013 good news, love my maxus quite fancy a camo one also but will have to make some space first Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Munchie Posted October 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2013 Fired Eley Olympics 28g 71/2 through it at chalk farm on Saturday, jammed straight away. Put 600 cartridges through it now and had more than 40 stoppages, all on Eley cartridges. The guys at Avalon say it should cycle 70mm carts easily. They are sending it back Browning for repair, "repair" I have only had it for three weeks! There must be a fault with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Kelly Posted October 21, 2013 Report Share Posted October 21, 2013 You could just stop buying Eley rubbish and put cartridges that work through it! Maybe there's something slightly amiss with the extractor, it must be something that is a bit wrong and found out by the shape of the Eley cases. Good luck, I'm sure they'll sort it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Munchie Posted October 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2013 Good advice, trouble is I have 225 left!!! Think I will be doing a lot of grovelling to swap with my o/u shooting mates. Lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Munchie Posted November 16, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2013 Well it has just come back from browning. Took it to clay round to shoot skeet, first round fired lovely. Next to rounds jammed 20 times this time a different stoppage, cartridges not feeding into breach, jamming between bolt and loading gate, on two occasions the cartridges were jammed between the bolt and loading gate. What annoys me is surely browning must have test fired it before sending it back!!!! Sending it back to Avolon, who I will say have been great at dealing with this, asking for it to be replaced. Going to try the Benelli premium plus, I want an auto for pigeon shooting, anyone using that gun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bostonmick Posted November 16, 2013 Report Share Posted November 16, 2013 try loading the eley in as second shot put something else in the chamber see if this makes a difference to the cycle.i have no time for auto's as it can really put a damper on the day if the gun plays up my over and unders never jam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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