Browning max hunter

superlite

A friend just bought a maxus hunter semi auto and is having trigger issues. The first 3 shots he put through from new and the 3rd one jammed, since then he,s had an intermittent problem were he fires 2 rounds and the 3rd round won't fire when he pulls the trigger.needless to say that it's going back to browning in the UK, with the ducks started and the pheasant season nearly upon us he,s not a happy chappy what with import export licence,s and all.
I,ve read of similar problems in the states but was wondering if anyone here has had issues and what was the outcome or experience

zlezlius

superlite wrote: »

A friend just bought a maxus hunter semi auto and is having trigger issues. The first 3 shots he put through from new and the 3rd one jammed, since then he,s had an intermittent problem were he fires 2 rounds and the 3rd round won't fire when he pulls the trigger.needless to say that it's going back to browning in the UK, with the ducks started and the pheasant season nearly upon us he,s not a happy chappy what with import export licence,s and all.
I,ve read of similar problems in the states but was wondering if anyone here has had issues and what was the outcome or experience

Is it when he fires three shots in a row very quickly? I thought I had the same problem with second shot when firing very quickly, but then I cought myself not releasing trigger fully after first shot and pulling again ending up with no fire. Read some reviews and it looks like this is the common thing that shooters do when trying to fire real quickly.
But maybe thats not a case in your friends situation, but I thought I 'll post this couse I got used to my triger , and no more second shot misfires:)

superlite

zlezlius wrote: »

Is it when he fires three shots in a row very quickly? I thought I had the same problem with second shot when firing very quickly, but then I cought myself not releasing trigger fully after first shot and pulling again ending up with no fire. Read some reviews and it looks like this is the common thing that shooters do when trying to fire real quickly.
But maybe thats not a case in your friends situation, but I thought I 'll post this couse I got used to my triger , and no more second shot misfires:)

No, it won't fire slow or fast, the trigger is released the whole way,

Vegeta

Is this with all types of cartridge weights? Always on 3rd shot only, never on the 2nd?

superlite

Vegeta wrote: »

Is this with all types of cartridge weights? Always on 3rd shot only, never on the 2nd?

32gr 6s & 36gr 6s, always on 3rd, gun cycling ok & 3rd round clambering grand, firing pin not firing on the trigger, browning uk said its just one of those things, we,ll see what it's like when he gets it back.
Not a great start for a new gun

Vegeta

superlite wrote: »

Not a great start for a new gun

Definitely not. I'd be raging if it were me.

All the semi autos I've owned lock open after the last shot is fired, in other words they know when the final round is in the chamber and the magazine is empty. The only thing I can think of is that when the magazine tube underneath is empty for the final shot this mechanism is interfering with the trigger.

owelfisherman

Vegeta wrote: »

superlite wrote: »

Not a great start for a new gun

Definitely not. I'd be raging if it were me.

All the semi autos I've owned lock open after the last shot is fired, in other words they know when the final round is in the chamber and the magazine is empty. The only thing I can think of is that when the magazine tube underneath is empty for the final shot this mechanism is interfering with the trigger.

I tend to staby away from brownings and stick with the berettas

J.R.

Vegeta wrote: »

Definitely not. I'd be raging if it were me.

All the semi autos I've owned lock open after the last shot is fired, in other words they know when the final round is in the chamber and the magazine is empty. The only thing I can think of is that when the magazine tube underneath is empty for the final shot this mechanism is interfering with the trigger.

Would be interesting to remove the plug for a short period whereby 4 / 5 cartridges can be loaded and then see if it fires the third shell.......would definitely narrow down the problem if it did.

Plug could be reinstated immediately after test.

beretta391

should of bought a beretta

superlite

J.R. wrote: »

Would be interesting to remove the plug for a short period whereby 4 / 5 cartridges can be loaded and then see if it fires the third shell.......would definitely narrow down the problem if it did.

Plug could be reinstated immediately after test.

Has been tried to no avail,

superlite

beretta391 wrote: »

should of bought a beretta

I shoot an ulrika II myself, never had a days bother with it. When I saw the maxus first, I thought nice gun, the way it loads unloads is nice, potty it doesn't shoot right

4200fps

Beretta is the only repeater :cool:

Invincible

4200fps wrote: »

Beretta is the only repeater :cool:

They have their problems too, just google it.

beretta391

Invincible wrote: »

They have their problems too, just google it.

well im on my second one now and no problems with the two of them...

owelfisherman

beretta391 wrote: »

Invincible wrote: »

They have their problems too, just google it.

well im on my second one now and no problems with the two of them...

I never heard of a beretta with a problem..i was talking to mike yardly he said berettas are indistructable..machanicly wise :-)

TriggerPL

owelfisherman wrote: »

beretta391 wrote: »

Invincible wrote: »

They have their problems too, just google it.

well im on my second one now and no problems with the two of them...

I never heard of a beretta with a problem..i was talking to mike yardly he said berettas are indistructable..machanicly wise :-)

I don't know about the semi auto's but the new sv and prennea do with ejectors

And I've sen cases where used for clays the stock has cracked up beside the trigger

superlite

TriggerPL wrote: »

I don't know about the semi auto's but the new sv and prennea do with ejectors

And I've sen cases where used for clays the stock has cracked up beside the trigger

I know a lad that had a hair line crack on the stock of a 682E o/u

owelfisherman

superlite wrote: »

TriggerPL wrote: »

I don't know about the semi auto's but the new sv and prennea do with ejectors

And I've sen cases where used for clays the stock has cracked up beside the trigger

I know a lad that had a hair line crack on the stock of a 682E o/u

I might know him too! It was actually because he f#cked a transformer in the jeep and he had the gun in the sleeve anyway it landed on the stock and cracked it

TriggerPL

owelfisherman wrote: »

superlite wrote: »

TriggerPL wrote: »

I don't know about the semi auto's but the new sv and prennea do with ejectors

And I've sen cases where used for clays the stock has cracked up beside the trigger

I know a lad that had a hair line crack on the stock of a 682E o/u

I might know him too! It was actually because he f#cked a transformer in the jeep and he had the gun in the sleeve anyway it landed on the stock and cracked it

Well the gold e I seen it on was never out of a plastic case only to shoot clays never seen game .

Every gun model will produce some flaws

Same as cars these days there not made to last like years ago

Vegeta

TriggerPL wrote: »

Every gun model will produce some flaws

Very true. I have a Beretta Xtrema II and on it's first outing shooting clays it jammed after about 170 cartridges. I was not a happy camper.

Stripped it, cleaned it and lubed it and it has never missed a beat since.

Sandyman

I have owned Winny SX3, Benelli SS and beretta Semi,s. The Winny sx3 is practically the same gun as the maxus. Anyway the better quality gun was the benelli but was the most expensive, The beretta handled recoli the best and was a good quality gun. The winny was a decent gun however you could see that the quality parts weren't there and so the price/small probs. The benelli was a sinch to clean just the barrells really, The beretts was next and the winny along ways last. Loads of crud and sh**e. Basically you get what you pay for. The Beretta outlander looks a good gun, kinda felt like a cross between the extrema and Xplor. Could be the best bang for buck.

sman

owelfisherman

Sandyman wrote: »

I have owned Winny SX3, Benelli SS and beretta Semi,s. The Winny sx3 is practically the same gun as the maxus. Anyway the better quality gun was the benelli but was the most expensive, The beretta handled recoli the best and was a good quality gun. The winny was a decent gun however you could see that the quality parts weren't there and so the price/small probs. The benelli was a sinch to clean just the barrells really, The beretts was next and the winny along ways last. Loads of crud and sh**e. Basically you get what you pay for. The Beretta outlander looks a good gun, kinda felt like a cross between the extrema and Xplor. Could be the best bang for buck.

sman

Beretta bought benelii.so there you go

Dalken

Pity to hear about that guns problems, I once had an old Auto 5 Browning, never had a days bother with it, sorryest thing I ever did was sell it. Seems to more and more common now new guns giving problems, Ive heard that Browning Cynergys, Beretta DT11s and now Beretta Perennias(which I thought looked a fine gun) all have problems. Guess they dont make em like the Auto 5 anymore:(

superlite

Dalken wrote: »

Pity to hear about that guns problems, I once had an old Auto 5 Browning, never had a days bother with it, sorryest thing I ever did was sell it. Seems to more and more common now new guns giving problems, Ive heard that Browning Cynergys, Beretta DT11s and now Beretta Perennias(which I thought looked a fine gun) all have problems. Guess they dont make em like the Auto 5 anymore:(

I think the more complex they make them the worse they are, slim pistol grips on big actions on a lot of modern o/u are going to lead to a lot of cracking, feel good and look good but don't last

Dalken

superlite wrote: »

I think the more complex they make them the worse they are, slim pistol grips on big actions on a lot of modern o/u are going to lead to a lot of cracking, feel good and look good but don't last

Yup, agree with that 100%, one time if u had a Browning, Beretta etc you had a gun for life..In my opinion its marketing gone daft, how often these companys upgrade the ranges and the new features they bring out, the US Military doesn't upgrade as often! I've had a number of guns(although never a Beretta admitedly) and the best have been Browning/Miroku O/Us the strength of the superposed action is Legendery, they just keep shootin! !!

As for Mike Yardley and the English mags he writes for, count the number of Beretta or GMK ads in them, his editors would flog him if he wrote an unfaourable article about a Beretta. I want him to say "the new Beretta 686 is exactly the same as the last one and the 10 before that, except it has a pheasant on it rather than a duck and the man who made it speaks Turkish rather than Italian". wont happen, he'll just peddle the same stuff about handling, value, styling, build quality blah blah...

superlite

Dalken wrote: »

Yup, agree with that 100%, one time if u had a Browning, Beretta etc you had a gun for life..In my opinion its marketing gone daft, how often these companys upgrade the ranges and the new features they bring out, the US Military doesn't upgrade as often! I've had a number of guns(although never a Beretta admitedly) and the best have been Browning/Miroku O/Us the strength of the superposed action is Legendery, they just keep shootin! !!

As for Mike Yardley and the English mags he writes for, count the number of Beretta or GMK ads in them, his editors would flog him if he wrote an unfaourable article about a Beretta. I want him to say "the new Beretta 686 is exactly the same as the last one and the 10 before that, except it has a pheasant on it rather than a duck and the man who made it speaks Turkish rather than Italian". wont happen, he'll just peddle the same stuff about handling, value, styling, build quality blah blah...

Totally agree, hard to get an honest independent review in magazines, they have to keep there buisiness customers(paying advertisers) happy and every new gun out is the best thing since sliced bread.

Mr.Woodcock

Well lads can't agree with ous at all, I got a maxus back in June and never looked back, I've but the gun threw plenty of riggers and some hard shooting, it has seen at least 450 to 500 cartridges, and hasn't given a days trouble, I also find the magazine cut off a great safety feature, for unloading and loading in the field!