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After several hundred rounds of break-in, my Affinity 20 gauge Upland Elite still will not reliably cycle Golden Pheasant and Prairie Storm either 2-3/4" or 3". The pic shows a fired hull after extracted after failure to cycle with a ring in front of the rim. Prior to firing, both GP and PS shells have a brass diameter of .695, after firing, the diameter is .700-.701.5. That much expansion is easily enough to screw up cycling in a tight chamber so it would seem that is the issue. My thought is to hunt with loads it likes (Super Pheasant, Premium Upland, and the economy Federal Dakota Country are all available out here and work fine), then have the chamber checked and polished during the winter. I'm curious if any one else has experienced a tight chamber issue or failure to cycle a specific make of shell with an Affinity 20 gauge?
After several hundred rounds of break-in, my Affinity 20 gauge Upland Elite still will not reliably cycle Golden Pheasant and Prairie Storm either 2-3/4" or 3". The pic shows a fired hull after extracted after failure to cycle with a ring in front of the rim. Prior to firing, both GP and PS shells have a brass diameter of .695, after firing, the diameter is .700-.701.5. That much expansion is easily enough to screw up cycling in a tight chamber so it would seem that is the issue. My thought is to hunt with loads it likes (Super Pheasant, Premium Upland, and the economy Federal Dakota Country are all available out here and work fine), then have the chamber checked and polished during the winter. I'm curious if any one else has experienced a tight chamber issue or failure to cycle a specific make of shell with an Affinity 20 gauge?
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