cap1len Posted February 22, 2009 Report Share Posted February 22, 2009 Hi All i have just tried my franchi 712 for the first time this morning and it wouldn't cycle the cartridges. the cartridges used were hull comp x 28grm 7.5 65mm plastic wad. has anyone had a similar problem and if so what was the soloution. i am not sure if it is the gun the carts or me. the gun is clean as a whistle and doesn't show much signs of use it is 5 years old any help would be much appreciated :unsure: thanks len Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tweedledee Posted February 22, 2009 Report Share Posted February 22, 2009 i had 3 712 s and none of them missed a beat. are the gas ports to the barrel clean and is the piston set to light loads. one of the simplest autos out there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edr Posted February 22, 2009 Report Share Posted February 22, 2009 It will most likely be he 65mm cartridges! I do't use comp x's in my beretta auto any more they cycled fine, but the brass on the head seemed "soft" as managed to clog up the trigger mech wh brass. A friend also using a beretta auto had the same problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zapp Posted February 22, 2009 Report Share Posted February 22, 2009 When you cock the action, do you encounter an area of increased resistance when the bolt is around halfway back, even when the internal hammer is cocked? I had a 712 which had a fault whereby there was something causing just enough of the rearward motion to be obstructed as to cause a stoppage. The signature stoppage for this fault (I found) was the partial re-chambering of the spent case. It would happen with anything less than 30g carts. The gun was still in warranty so I sent it back. ZB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rioulike Posted February 22, 2009 Report Share Posted February 22, 2009 hi mate i have a 3"612 know its a diffrent gun but it doesent like anything shorter than 70mm :yp: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cap1len Posted February 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2009 hi all thanks for all the input the piston is on light load. i have stripped cleaned and lubed the gun and i will be going to the shooting ground friday with some different carts to try. i will let you know how i get on thanks len Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cap1len Posted February 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2009 hi all i tried the gun again this morning and after cleaning the gun and lubing it. it worked faultlessly with a range of carts many thanks to all who offered help and suggestions len Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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