Hardwood_HD Posted March 13, 2008 Report Share Posted March 13, 2008 i bought a weatherby semiauto last fall in 12ga mainly for doves but also waterfowl.. i love the gun but the dang thing wont eject my dove loads, im guessing they just dont have enough power?? stupid question now, is there anything i can do so that is will eject them.. i dont wanna use bigger loads because it will mess up the birds.. i just figured weatherby was a good gun and never dreamed it wouldnt eject them lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HUNTINGMAN Posted March 13, 2008 Report Share Posted March 13, 2008 Ihave a buddy that has a mossberg 935 and he said it wont eject low power shells either,must be something to do with autos.Glad I bought a Bennelli pump. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluelund79 Posted March 13, 2008 Report Share Posted March 13, 2008 935's are for 3" and 3.5" only, that is probably why your buddy can't get shells to eject. As for your Weatherby, do you need to change out the O-rings like on the older Remington's? Just a thought. What is the weapon doing to not eject? Are they sticking in the chamber, or just not even opening the mechanism? If the mechanism is not opening and just sticking, have you stripped it down and given it a thorough cleaning? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardwood_HD Posted March 13, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2008 it ejects the duck loads fine.. it shoots 3" so im guessing the spring or whatever pulls the slide back is too strong for the light loads Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted March 13, 2008 Report Share Posted March 13, 2008 Some of those gas operated guns are adjustable Devin. I don't know about the Weatherby. My only other advice would be to get a Benelli. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardwood_HD Posted March 13, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2008 My only other advice would be to get a Benelli. i got layed off remember lol.. so on the ones that are adjustable how do you do it?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leo Posted March 13, 2008 Report Share Posted March 13, 2008 Weatherby's have different valve caps for the 7/8 oz loads. The caps should have come with the gun. The owners manual (the thing no one ever reads) probably depicts exactly how to change these. If you have "misplaced" yours. You can still email Weatherby, and they may be able to email you a PDF copy of the owners manual. Hopefully, you haven't misplaced the valve caps. I can't find a copy of it on their site or I would post the link here. I remember going to a gun show one time and this guy had a booth set up selling only old firearm owners manuals. He was doing an amazingly brisk business. Nowadays you can get copys via email pretty easily but I do remember when those things were like gold. He was getting $10 a pop for something a lot of folks throw away. Besides the general maintenance and usage instructions in those manuals. They also have an exploded drawing with each part identified and numbered. When you need service on your firearm, knowing the part number of the part you need is crucial to a quick turn around. That's a good auto. It really is. The more you know about it the better you will like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardwood_HD Posted March 13, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2008 ok thank a bunch leo.. i have the manual and everything that came with the gun still in the box under my bed.. i keep all that stuff, ill check it out.. thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leo Posted March 13, 2008 Report Share Posted March 13, 2008 ok thank a bunch leo.. i have the manual and everything that came with the gun still in the box under my bed.. i keep all that stuff, ill check it out.. thanks Good for you, that's great to hear. I really hope that's all it takes. Good luck to you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leo Posted March 13, 2008 Report Share Posted March 13, 2008 I did a little more research after Hardwood and I exchanged PMs. Apparently the valve cap system is on the new SA-08s not the previous SAS model. I didn't realize this valve deal was new thing for Weatherby. The SAS supposedly only shoots as light as 1 1/8oz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted March 14, 2008 Report Share Posted March 14, 2008 I did a little more research after Hardwood and I exchanged PMs. Apparently the valve cap system is on the new SA-08s not the previous SAS model. I didn't realize this valve deal was new thing for Weatherby. The SAS supposedly only shoots as light as 1 1/8oz. Too bad. Good info there Leo, thanks. Well Devin, looks like you'll be selling the Weatherby and stepping up to a Benelli. BTW-you ever want to shoot my Montefeltro, say the word and we can toss some clays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardwood_HD Posted March 14, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2008 yea we should toss some clays one of these day.. i love shooting trap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adjam5 Posted March 25, 2008 Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 I have found my semi auto is finicky with light loads also. My Franchi does the same thing with light loads. Fails to eject. Field loads no problem...skeet loads...problems Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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