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Turkey Guns & Shooting => Turkey Guns => Topic started by: yukonhunter on April 26, 2011, 11:59:24 AM

Title: Guys I need help ASAP Gun problem!!!!!!
Post by: yukonhunter on April 26, 2011, 11:59:24 AM
I just a bought a rem 1187 shur shot shooting it with a jh .660  with hevi 3.5 7's   just shot this combo at thirty yards at 10 inch circle
all of my pattern wa about 8 inches to the right and down about two.  My season starts in a couple days.  What do you think the problem is??????     Thanks guys  really need your help   oh yeah  im just using the tru glo sights it came with
Title: Re: Guys I need help ASAP Gun problem!!!!!!
Post by: new2turkey on April 26, 2011, 12:08:03 PM
nothing, you just need adjustable sights... Plenty of turkey guns POA and POI don't match with tight turkey chokes and fixed sights
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Post by: SumToy on April 26, 2011, 12:09:37 PM
Ok are you right handed.  Check to see if you may be rolling the gun to the left if you are. Trigger pull and gun roll both small but added up to make one big problem. 

Now get cheap shells (9's or 8's). Put target at 50 to 60 feet. Then shoot the gun. Try stock full choke and the other choke. This will help see if you have bad choke or the gun is off. Both choke shoot same it gun if they don't look into a different choke.  If you find it is the gun put rifle sights on it for fast fix.
Title: Re: Guys I need help ASAP Gun problem!!!!!!
Post by: yukonhunter on April 26, 2011, 12:15:25 PM
I know its def not the way im shooting-it may bethe choke i bought it used off another member on here.  Just looked and my sights they are adjustable..  now if im shooting to the right and a little low.  do i move my sights to the right??  i forgot which way that works
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Post by: new2turkey on April 26, 2011, 12:19:05 PM
Quote from: yukonhunter on April 26, 2011, 12:15:25 PM
I know its def not the way im shooting-it may bethe choke i bought it used off another member on here.  Just looked and my sights they are adjustable..  now if im shooting to the right and a little low.  do i move my sights to the right??  i forgot which way that works

Move the rear sight to the left... All adjustments you want to move POI to POA not POA to POI....


So if your pattern is low right, move it left up....
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Post by: yukonhunter on April 26, 2011, 12:20:25 PM
Thanks for the quick response guys    really appreciate it
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Post by: new2turkey on April 26, 2011, 12:22:32 PM
good luck
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Post by: yukonhunter on April 26, 2011, 12:48:57 PM
now i just made a dumb mistake,  put a rabit round in      must be to light and the gun didnt cycle right      the shell is stuck    any suggestions
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Post by: pullit on April 26, 2011, 12:56:30 PM
Take the barrel off and run a dowel rod down the barrel and knock the hull out
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Post by: SR1 on April 26, 2011, 12:57:20 PM
Open the action and bump the shell out with a cleaning rod.
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Post by: jfair on April 26, 2011, 12:59:17 PM
Quote from: yukonhunter on April 26, 2011, 12:48:57 PM
now i just made a dumb mistake,  put a rabit round in      must be to light and the gun didnt cycle right      the shell is stuck    any suggestions

Ha.  I do it all the time.  Just open the action fully and pull the shell out.  To shoot light loads you will need to install the barrel seal activator,  if they still make them like my old one.
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Post by: yukonhunter on April 26, 2011, 01:15:24 PM
thanks   ill try it
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Post by: yukonhunter on April 26, 2011, 01:19:11 PM
The action wont budge  it opens about 1/4inch and i could see the bottom of the shell in the barrel
Title: Re: Guys I need help ASAP Gun problem!!!!!!
Post by: pullit on April 26, 2011, 01:39:45 PM
I have had this happen before. Here is what I have done, (you can if you want to). Put the butt stock on the ground, put your foot on the charging handle and push down. (NOTE: I AM GUESSING YOU HAVE ALREADY SHOT THE SHELL THAT IS IN THE CHAMBER.)
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Post by: R AJ on April 26, 2011, 01:41:42 PM
Well unscrew the cap and remove the forearm and pull barrel off.
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Post by: jfair on April 26, 2011, 01:52:44 PM
Quote from: pullit on April 26, 2011, 01:39:45 PM
I have had this happen before. Here is what I have done, (you can if you want to). Put the butt stock on the ground, put your foot on the charging handle and push down. (NOTE: I AM GUESSING YOU HAVE ALREADY SHOT THE SHELL THAT IS IN THE CHAMBER.)

Never had it stuck that hard.  I would take the barrel off before I stood on the handle.  If you get that shell out, there is no reason that it won't open easy.
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Post by: bowhunter2k9 on April 26, 2011, 02:27:46 PM
I have had to slam the pump open before...(the shell WAS ALREADY SHOT) ... and i've even had the shell brass bend and the breach actually rip off the shell... so I ended up taking the barrel off... Fun stuff
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Post by: SR1 on April 26, 2011, 02:36:00 PM
Sounds like the link is broke or bent brake the gun down and check it.
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Post by: Reloader on April 26, 2011, 03:16:58 PM
Quote from: SR1 on April 26, 2011, 02:36:00 PM
Sounds like the link is broke or bent brake the gun down and check it.

If the hull is coming back a bit and sticking, it does sound like the link is broken or something is wrong with the plunger.
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Post by: yukonhunter on April 26, 2011, 04:26:26 PM
whew   I finally got it out.  Took it to gander mountain.  The little ejection tab was grabbing it.  Must have been the light load shot out of it.   I bought some cheaper winchester 3 inch shots and adjusted my sights- then shot the hevi shot 7's    omg i have never had such a good pattern.  I cant wait till sunday.  Thanks alot everyone  I really appreciate the help !!!!! :anim_65: