odd probem with ejector, H&R single shot .410

Jeff V

Jeff V

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so I picked this gun up monday, ive put maybe 30 shells through it and this has only happened 3 times.

I have been shooting #4 Remington express 3" shells, #6 Remington express 2.5", and Remington slugger 2.5" Slugs through this gun. Id say 15 rounds of the #6, 10 rounds of the #4's and 5 slugs.

When using the 2.5" #6 shot 3 times the shell has failed to eject and I had to push it out with the cleaning rod from the muzzle end. I am thinking its just this batch of shells has a couple crap ones in it. At first i thought it was cause the gun is chambered for 3" and I was using 2.5" shells (although that shouldn't matter) but then i shot 5 of the slugs and they all ejected without a hitch.

So whats the deal? anything i should look for on the gun or the shells? I have all the empties and i know which ones were the ones that got stuck so I could look for differences on those too.

Thanks in advance.
 
That's just how H&R's do...

I know that sounds like a smart-alek answer, but I have never seen one that would eject reliably every time.

You can improve things a bit by making sure the chamber is clean, and polish it a bit with some 800 grit sandpaper and then some Flitz or such...

If there's any oil in the chamber, it'll tend to cause the cases to stick also.

You have to keep the chamber clean and dry to get the most reliable ejection on the H&R's... and even then I wouldn't bet my life on it working every time.
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Dan
 
gotcha, thats what i figured, it was just how it is. Its just odd that it only does it with that one load, Ill have to buy some different brand of #6 2.5" and see if it does it then.

Funny thing is when hunting it worked flawlessly, it was only when i was trying to check point of aim/pattern the gun that I had issues.
 
I think you can probably help things out a lot by sticking with a particular load that ejects better. Make sure the shells are wiped clean around the brass, as a tiny bit of grit could cause it to bind.

There are modifications you can have done to these guns to improve ejection, so if you're going to use the gun a lot you might want to look into that.

Polish the chamber and keep some light oil on the ejector mechanism, being sure not to get oil into the chamber. You can probably find a brand of shells that will not give you any trouble...

Dan
 
yeah im gonna buy Winchesters after these are gone. The first time it happened when it was the first shot, prolly some oil in there, the 2nd and 3rd time were after I cleaned it the day before. The shells are clean i always wipe them off with my glove if there is anything on them and i looked at each one. Its gotta just be these shells.
 
Yup, I bought one a few years ago for my kid and it did the same thing. I had to make sure I always had a cleaning rod with me just in case.
 
Something else you can do is take a piece of steel or brass rod, just a bit smaller than the bore diameter (you could fill a .223 case with shot and mash the neck shut) and drop it down the bore from the muzzle to knock the stuck case out. I used to have a piece of steel rod that worked this way in my .223 Ultra Varmint when a case would stick.

Dan
 
There is a 'fix' for ejector problems in nef rifles, I would assume parts is parts when it comes to them. I know the old .243 was real prone to stuck cases. The one I picked up sure was. Main reason NEF went to extractors on everything, which I've never had a problem with.

Basically pull the ejector apart and give it a nice polish and then drop a BB in front of the ejector spring to increase pressure. Fixed my .243, takes about 45 minutes if you're going careful. You can find a writeup on it on graybeards forums. I haven't shot the .243 much, but it went from a stuck every 3-5 rounds, factory or handload to 0.
 
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