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Old 09-27-2018, 09:58 AM
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if I install a stronger lifter spring, will it make it harder to cycle?

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if I install a stronger lifter spring, will it make it harder to cycle?

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Probably slightly - but why, are you currently having feeding problems?
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Old 09-27-2018, 10:10 AM
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Probably slightly - but why, are you currently having feeding problems?
kind of, a few problems on Dove hunt on youngsters new express, I polished chamber, ordering non MIM extractor, i'm just trying to make everything smooth & reliable
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What kind of ammo were you using? If it was Winchester Universals the problem is not the gun but the shells. They have caused all kinds of problems with the skeet shooters at my gun club.
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Old 09-27-2018, 06:04 PM
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What kind of ammo were you using? If it was Winchester Universals the problem is not the gun but the shells. They have caused all kinds of problems with the skeet shooters at my gun club.
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