Benelli M2 20 bore

[P.Shuter]

This newish Benelli is giving me problems after the first shot - it either doesn’t fully eject the fired shell or else it leaves it in the breach, both situations are quickly rectified but it’s not acceptable and I can’t figure why it’s happening.

Strangely the first shells I used were 24grms, I fired off 50 at clay Targets and had about 5 malfunctions.    Thought I’d try 28grms and I’ve bought two slabs but they produce more ‘jams’ then the lighter cartridges ??

Any suggestions gratefully received please !!

[Scully]

Extractor claw? I’ve heard of jams occurring using mixed cartridges of differing lengths, but that doesn’t seem to be the case here. I’d take it back to whom you bought it from. 

[davewh100]

agree with scully 👍

[fizzbangwhallop]

I bought a s/hand 20b Cordoba in nearly new condition several years ago now and had the same problem. I spoke to the workshop guys at GMK(or whoever the U.K. importers are?) and it turned out they’d already had it back in for ‘repair’ 9 months beforehand but couldn’t actually tell me what that was for.  
 

Following various bits of the usual helpful “advice” 🤣 ….of the “a couple of boxes of heavier loads to run it in, it’ll be fine…..these are bound to work” type… I tried various makes and weights of cartridges and eventually found it would only cycle Rio’s consistently in both the 24gram clay carts and the 28gram game loads. 
 

I just had to buy a nice Caesar Guerini Essex to use up the cartridges that didn’t work so they weren’t wasted 🤣(And very nice it is too)

 

cheers

 

Fizz