Browning maxus jamming.

[alastair0903]

i don`t think anyone can blame Eley , i have put thousands through my Maxus with no problems. The only issue i have ever had is with 65mm 24 gram cartridges

[Churchill]

Well i shot 91/100 with mine today, and chucked 150 elay firsts 67mm through it on Fri at Mid Norfolk. and as usual it was faultless.

 

Munchie, would you be kind enough to explain your cleaning routine for the Maxus, as its a really reliable gun and i want to help you solve this problem.

[sishyplops]

The only probs I have had with eleys is the eley firsts, which in my opinion are utter she ite , the cases arnt even round, my faultless beretta 303 which would cycle an old pair of socks if you shoved them in the chamber refused to have anything to do with them, I only bought them as needed some 9's for a skeet comp

[newpete]

Hi just got maxus today ..can't seam to get the quick feed to work for first cartridge and ideas ? Open chamber push cartridge into loading tube but nothing happens?

[B25Modelman]

Hi just got maxus today ..can't seam to get the quick feed to work for first cartridge and ideas ? Open chamber push cartridge into loading tube but nothing happens?

I have to push No1 well into the loading port before it will transport into the chamber. Most of the time I tend to drop No1 into the ejection port.

 

I too am a relatively newcomer to sa guns and have a few other negs after 1000 cartridges.

 

1. The chequering on the forend is too sharp. After 120 targets in an hour the left thumb is sore.

2. The mag cut off gets in the way of my left palm so I have removed it.

3. The safety, when off, protrudes too far. I can feel it with my trigger finger. I have seen a Maxus where the safety appears to go in further. Must inspect mine.

 

On the plus side, I like the supplied 1/4 choke, it gives a good pattern for long range targets using No8 fibres. It also stays put in the barrel. There is no need for any fancy after market/third party chokes.

 

What cartridges are you using.

Edited May 8, 2016 by B25Modelman

[Tim Kelly]

I have to push No1 well into the loading port before it will transport into the chamber. Most of the time I tend to drop No1 into the ejection port.

 

I too am a relatively newcomer to sa guns and have a few other negs after 1000 cartridges.

 

1. The chequering on the forend is too sharp. After 120 targets in an hour the left thumb is sore.

2. The mag cut off gets in the way of my left palm so I have removed it.

3. The safety, when off, protrudes too far. I can feel it with my trigger finger. I have seen a Maxus where the safety appears to go in further. Must inspect mine.

 

On the plus side, I like the supplied 1/4 choke, it gives a good pattern for long range targets using No8 fibres. It also stays put in the barrel. There is no need for any fancy after market/third party chokes.

 

Are you left handed, shooting a right handed gun?

[B25Modelman]

 

Are you left handed, shooting a right handed gun?

No...see 1 & 2.

Edited May 8, 2016 by B25Modelman

[Tedly47]

Had mine for just over a year, it has never jammed no matter what I put through it! mines a carbon sporting so only a 3" chamber bought some cheap extended chokes off a chap from this site and it's a great gun..

 

It is my main workhorse gun (hide) and the only thing I'd say is it doesn't pattern well with some carts but you could say that about any gun, it's just trial and error.

 

I know it must be leaving a bad taste in your mouth but can you try another maxus as you might just have a problem gun? If your anywhere close to north wales your welcome to try mine although I'm shamed to say it's not the cleanest of examples!!!!!!!

 

Tedly

[jonny thomas]

If your gun doesn't like a certain cartridge the solution seems obvious to me

[B25Modelman]

Please note post #29 & 30 are not referring to the original ops (jamming) post.

 

Out of 1000 cartridges mine has jammed once due to a poorly shaped crimp and failed to autoload once with a dropped cartridge by a previous unknown shooter.

Edited May 8, 2016 by B25Modelman

[wymberley]

No...see 1 & 2.

Are you happy with your gun fit?

[B25Modelman]

Are you happy with your gun fit?

Relatively but even with my OU's I hold the forend close to the action. The Maxus has such a long forend it probably looks rather odd holding it there.

[Tim Kelly]

Holding the forend so far back is often a sign of compensating for an overly long stock.

[B25Modelman]

LOP, cast and drop* are fine. * I might lower it a tad though.

 

I forgot to add to post #30.

 

4. Unable to 'separate the gas system components to simplify cleaning' as shown on Page 19 of the manual. I may not be pulling hard enough but my training was if you feel you are pulling too hard stop what you are doing.

[Biggsy]

Munchie,,,,,sorry to hear your probs

My maxus went back to browning twice,got it back,trigger problem was still there!

Although loading ok,too often on the second shot the trigger was solid,would not fire,would unload and reload,fire one ok,then too often trigger was solid again!

Part ex'd for a browning 525 o/u..........love it!

[TbirdX]

I have a Maxus Hunter, it'll fire anything 70mm and 24grams upwards. It has never jammed when using that cart type.

 

I bought the wife one, 2nd hand when she started shooting. It too was fine.

 

I promised her she could have a new one is she stuck at it, she did and we bought a new grade 3.

 

It went back twice for jamming issues and the third time we rejected it. They tried to blame the carts, (it's a gun, it's supposed to fire anything), the way the wife loaded it, (Funny, she never has a jam firing mine), the way she held it, (again, never had a jam firing mine) then, reluctantly, they agreed to replace it.

 

The replacement is fine.

 

The minimum I expect from a semi automatic is that it's a semi automatic. A reliable one. Nothing spoils the experience more than a gun you can't rely on.

 

Reject it as not fit for purpose.

[B25Modelman]

We were out yesterday on the clays and put 230 cartridges through my Maxus Premium in around 1 1/2 hours.

 

My son and I were shooting the gun so it was getting very hot at times because we were practicing on some stands i.e. 20+ with little break between some stands.

 

We had 5 cartridge misfires and 3 jams. The misfires showed very light indents in the primer and one cap clearly had a very low set primer. I will be checking all the misfires today (no time after yesterday) and stripping the gun (as always) for inspection.

 

The cartridges were Just Cartridge CSP Competition #8 28 gram felt...which I think are made by Gamebore.

Edited May 28, 2016 by B25Modelman

[jonny thomas]

Went out with 3 lads from work thursday 2 of them have never tried a semi once they tried mine they couldn't put it down put around 200 rounds through it i a short period (you couldn't touch the barrel)

never missed a beat and its a rubbish hatsan escort

this gun has never let me down other than when using carts shorter than 68mm

[Katash]

I have a ultimate partridges Maxus and a cheap Fabarm auto, I use a product called froglube on both and I'm sure it helps as both guns cycle anything, and the Fabarm occasionally jammed with eley firsts before I used it.

 

Put it on my CZ 452 bolt and it made it silky smooth.

Edited May 28, 2016 by Katash

[B25Modelman]

I have inspected all the internal parts for irregular signs of part failure and found nothing untoward. The bolt and pin are free and it assembles without issues.

 

There is just one area where the ejector catch on the bolt meets the barrel when the bolt slams closed. Here is the effect after 1000 cartridges. It's a bright area where metal to metal meet.

 

Can some of you Maxus users show me yours as I have shown you mine.

 

Please, no car crash comments.

 

 

Edited May 28, 2016 by B25Modelman

[dazb1967]

Munchie,,,,,sorry to hear your probs

My maxus went back to browning twice,got it back,trigger problem was still there!

Although loading ok,too often on the second shot the trigger was solid,would not fire,would unload and reload,fire one ok,then too often trigger was solid again!

Part ex'd for a browning 525 o/u..........love it!

 

My shooting mate had a similar problem with his Maxus not firing at times, I watched him in the hide one day whilst taking his safety off and noticed how soft he seemed to push the safety off, it would fire once then the trigger wouldn't pull, I wouldn't say it was really a misfire but more of a not firing, i told him to start applying more pressure to take the safety off which he did and he's never had the problem since.

It seemed like the safety was just border line on/off and the kick of the gun made it go back into safety mode, I'm by no means a gunsmith but it worked for him and it doesn't miss a beat now.

[Viper07]

On 07/10/2013 at 18:04, Munchie said:

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.

Yes i purchased a 3.5" camo maxus 2 just 3 months ago and have had issues with cartridges jamming against the side and not being loaded correctly since day 1. Spoke with Avalon guns who i brought it from and worked with their suggestion about cleaning the gun after every use and trying different cartridges, allowing a few hundred shells to let it bed in etc but my gun still jams on using good quality pigeon cartridges all 32g loads as well as good quality 27g clay cartridges. The gun was collected from me and returned to Browning a couple of weeks ago and returned to me saying it had been fixed with a new lifter fitted. I question if anything was done with it as when i got it back it failed on the 3rd cartridge i put through the gun and then a further 3 times from then on with 3 boxes of Superfast 27g fibre. These guns are supposed to shoot these cartridges with no issues especially the heavier 32g ones.  Its now gone back to the seller Avalon guns who are returning it to Browning again but i have said i do not want this gun back as its not fit for purpose. There are loads of people having this issue and Browning must be aware of this by now.