Dead Head Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 My local gunsmith cut the barrel, installed a bead and made a new spring for the stop, but it is not feeding reliably. Recommendations for a gunsmith familiar with Model 12's for Wild Bunch shooting that I could send it to? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackfoot Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 Tell us where you are and give a little information about what it is actually doing. Blackfoot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boggus Deal Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 What stop? Plenty of original and new parts available. No need to make one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dead Head Posted June 3, 2019 Author Share Posted June 3, 2019 When I tried it yesterday afternoon with some factory Winchester Low Noise Low Recoil shells having loaded six, it would bring a shell up, but the shell would not go forward into the chamber. It was kind of just stuck there. Sometimes it would work, sometimes not. I'm in New England. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Rich Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 Try some Remington STS's. My mod 12 will not chamber AA's. kR PS Dead Head is in New England Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boggus Deal Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 Before you spend any more time or money on the gun, inspect your shells. I know they’re factory shells but the quality of factory ammo has plummeted lately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
August West Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 Can you tell us a bit more about the gun? Confirm that it's a 2 3/4" chambered gun. Does it have a flag? Do the serial numbers of the receiver and barrel match? Are you sure the cartridge cutoff is installed correctly in the gun? (a very common source of feeding problems!) And, as Boggus said, have you got a 12 gauge shell checker and have you checked EVERY shell you've tried to run through the gun? And, I have no idea what you mean by the term "stop" that you reference in regard to a "new spring." Neither of the mechanisms that stop a shell from leaving the magazine operates with a spring. So, it isn't clear what you're referring to -- at least to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Rich Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 My mod 12 will not chamber most aa's even when they will fit in the shell checker. kR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrison Joe Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 One of the best general gunsmith shops for the Model 12 is NuLine Guns, of Rhineland, MO. They may not know exactly what Wild Bunch is, but they certainly know how a Model 12 works. Have used them to rebuild a very worn Model 12. http://www.nulineguns.com Good luck, GJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrison Joe Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 it would bring a shell up, but the shell would not go forward into the chamber. Do you mean that the bolt went forward, and the shell was not raised high enough by the carrier for the bolt to catch the rim of the shell and shove it into the chamber? Or do you mean the cartridge jams into the back of barrel and stops the bolt from going forward? If shell was properly on carrier, then carrier is not rising far enough to get the shell ready to chamber. If shell was not fully on carrier (nose still in mag tube), then it's hanging up in the magazine tube/cartridge cutoff. Is the failure to feed more common when tilting the 12 to the right? If so, tilt it to the left, because you either don't have a flag or the flag is not operating well. Good luck, GJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackfoot Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 What stop? Plenty of original and new parts available. No need to make one. Oops, maybe someone tried to fix the shell stop so that it would keep the shell completely in the magazine tube like a '97. Wouldn't be the first time! Blackfoot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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