Slayer Big scare/oops with the slayer.....

[CTAirgunner]

Ok I lied , here's an airgun post before new years. I did get my air situation cured and I just couldn't help but not shoot and with the opportunity to smack a coyote or two possibly tonight I took the slayer out to confirm zero and holds at 25, 50, and 75 yards.

Well I wasn't paying attention and accidently loaded two slugs into the breech, yup then I "panicked" and loaded a third trying to get the magazine removed.

Needless to say I put the rifle down, took a few breaths and said , I'm capable let's remedy this.

Spending 6 years of my early twenties in a mobile machine shop, I am not afraid of drills, presses, and remedying issues with metal.

I tried to punch them out with a very nice soft but solid dowel I had made early on in my airgunning , after I got 8 177 pellets stuck in my mk2 impact.

Well it was no match for these 155 grainers.

I disassembled the rifle enough to remove the barrel and put it in a vice.

Got the drill out after centerpunching the rearward most slug.

Drilled VERY CAREFULLY till there wasn't much material left.

I then took a bolt and ground the head down round just enough to drop down the barrel while being wrapped in electrical tape to not damage the bore, but big enough to not drop through the slugs.

Wallah, they came right out with a couple light taps

Let's see how she groups after this oooopps!

 

[Bladebum]

It happens! I'm sure she'll still shoot great

 

[pan60]

that sucks boss.
following to see but i bet all is fine!

 

[CTAirgunner]

Oh ya she's fine, all these shots were bipod no rear rest just to ensure function and zero.

First I checked my 50 yard zero , then moved up to 35, then moved back to 77.

 

[Airgun-hobbyist]

I had the same thing happen to me while deer hunting last year. Having a slug loaded allows the cocking lever to get opened rather easily if snagged on brush or the like, and feed another slug part way in. I carry a dedicated fiberglass cleaning rod in the gun case now to clear these double feeds if needed.

My immediate remedy was a strip of Velcro, forming a loop around the handle and receiver. However I didn't like it's stiff permeance until slid back out of the way to cock. It also moved forward and back rather easily, so there was the potential to fall off and have another double feed in the woods. So then I made a 4 1/2" black rubber band, 1/2" wide from a strip of rubber. This rubber band works great and can be moved aside quickly and will stay put otherwise. They are easier made from motorcycles inner tubes or from the fat tire bike inner tubes.

 

[Woogie_man]

Nope you broke it and have shown you a can't be trusted with the rifle. You know my address.....please send the rifle to me to take care of

Awesome rifle and it is good seeing that they are easily worked on.

 

[Dairyboy]

I had our farmer shove 7 pellets into the barrel of his .177 Mrod. Lol I actually ended up having to resort to using heat to melt the pellets out. Surprisingly accuracy was great after. Alot scarier with an expensive piece like that than a cheap Mrod though lol

 

[Danman]

"I panicked and loaded a third" oh boy...This will haunt you for a while Glad all is well with her now!! Did it once last summer to my S510 when it was fairly new (so was I) . Me and my brother set up a new card and I had loaded gun prior. I loading it again and fired em both out obliviously. Both hit card 40 yards away like nothing! (30fpe gun) I looked through my scope to see what on earth happened and figured it out quickly. Both went way low one was left one was right. Gun didn't care at all, I was thankful that was the outcome! I have since learned to pay attention to feel of cocking lever! But heavy slugs and 3 of em no way..Good luck with the coyotes if you go

 

[Woogie_man]

Heck I was down shooting iguanas with Ernest Rowe and ended up shoving 5 pellets into the 500mm M3 I was shooting. Ernest just laughed and said he has done the same a few times as well.

 

[Bladebum]

I for one, would like to see more anti double feed features on guns. Its a very nice attribute on my Katran that has saved me a double load many times.

 

[pan60]

I for one, would like to see more anti double feed features on guns. Its a very nice attribute on my Katran that has saved me a double load many times.

yes.
i have double fed a couple times and been working to develop habets the prevent it in the futer but?
i have been lucky enough. as the shot out.

how dose the anti double feed feature on guns even work?

 

[Bladebum]

yes.
i have double fed a couple times and been working to develop habets the prevent it in the futer but?
i have been lucky enough. as the shot out.

how dose the anti double feed feature on guns even work?

I had a kid load 5 pellets in my jts, I couldn't shoot those out lol. Otherwise most times I have just shot two out, one time three.

On my katran, a pin comes into the magazine, blocking the cylinder from rotating until the trigger is depressed. Now, the magazines have other flaws im not fond of on that particular gun, but the anti double load is great especially when your out hunting and can't remember if you loaded one or not.

The only "system" I've been able to come up with to know on my Evol, is simply I dont put it on safe unless there's one in the chamber. If I even think one is in now, I just proceed to shoot like normal and if needed then load one. Thats about all I got, not exactly a flawless system but the best I came up with

 

[pan60]

On my katran, a pin comes into the magazine, blocking the cylinder from rotating until the trigger is depressed. Now, the magazines have other flaws im not fond of on that particular gun, but the anti double load is great especially when your out hunting and can't remember if you loaded one or not.

would be nice to see new guns impementing somthing along these lines. or anything that would work.

The only "system" I've been able to come up with to know on my Evol, is simply I dont put it on safe unless there's one in the chamber. If I even think one is in now, I just proceed to shoot like normal and if needed then load one. Thats about all I got, not exactly a flawless system but the best I came up with

when hunting like with us with the squirrels i will have it unloaded and drop the safty off, i might see a squirrel, load then not get the shot and if i am not thinking it would be very esasy to double load. the saftey indeed allows me to know theres one in the hole, if i get my shot i kow am unloaded and i leave as such. when i am ready for the house i pull the maganize and fire into a target to confirm its empty.

 

[Danman]

I cant tell u how many times on the bench I would sight in, pull trigger annnnnd nothing. Pcp life! Best to get a rhythm with your gun and stick with it. I shot springers and the odd firearm only before pcps. Very different animals 4 sure, the double load (or is my gun loaded?!) and lastly the pull back lever and FIRRREE and just a big blast o air comes out has all happened to me. Did that one on bench and while hunting. My biggest negative with pcps...More so even then getting them filled back up.

 

[Airgun-hobbyist]

The quick and easy way that I have found to know whether or not to push the cocking lever forward is whether it was easy to pull all the way back and the magazine cycled. If I have pulled it back without resistance to the point where the magazine cycles, then I know that I have a potential double feed if I keep going. The magazine is removed to safely close the cocking lever and take my single shot.

Here's the kicker... Because I have partially loaded a second round on more than one occasion, I use a dedicated fiberglass cleaning rod to carefully push the second round back into the magazine. Then remove the magazine to take the single shot.

 

[Danman]

Heck I was down shooting iguanas with Ernest Rowe and ended up shoving 5 pellets into the 500mm M3 I was shooting. Ernest just laughed and said he has done the same a few times as well.

Going for shotgun patterns? ....how did you get them all out?!

 

[Woogie_man]

Going for shotgun patterns? ....how did you get them all out?!

Removed the barrel and smacked the heck out of them with a cleaning rod and the bottom of the boat. No damage done and the rifle shot just fine after

 

[tec]

Ok I lied , here's an airgun post before new years. I did get my air situation cured and I just couldn't help but not shoot and with the opportunity to smack a coyote or two possibly tonight I took the slayer out to confirm zero and holds at 25, 50, and 75 yards.

Well I wasn't paying attention and accidently loaded two slugs into the breech, yup then I "panicked" and loaded a third trying to get the magazine removed.

Needless to say I put the rifle down, took a few breaths and said , I'm capable let's remedy this.

Spending 6 years of my early twenties in a mobile machine shop, I am not afraid of drills, presses, and remedying issues with metal.

I tried to punch them out with a very nice soft but solid dowel I had made early on in my airgunning , after I got 8 177 pellets stuck in my mk2 impact.

Well it was no match for these 155 grainers.

I disassembled the rifle enough to remove the barrel and put it in a vice.

Got the drill out after centerpunching the rearward most slug.

Drilled VERY CAREFULLY till there wasn't much material left.

I then took a bolt and ground the head down round just enough to drop down the barrel while being wrapped in electrical tape to not damage the bore, but big enough to not drop through the slugs.

Wallah, they came right out with a couple light taps

Let's see how she groups after this oooopps!

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Did the "same" thing. Tried a very heavy Neilson 177 slug, and FX V2 chrono didn't register..which it does occasionally ..so figured it came out too slow to be picked up or it just didn't register. Turned the Ghost's PW up to MAX...and loaded another...and same thing...and yes I did, I went for a third try and loaded a pellet and not only didn't the chrono register, but air came out of the loading/magazine area...thats when I knew I was for sure that I am a sub-genius...bent my cleaning rod trying to push them out...steadied my nerves and drilled out the core of the two slugs, and then pushed them and the pellet out...ran a patch or two, and luckily no damage done. Now when the chrono doesn't register I rod the barrel just to make sure....

 

[Dogowski]

Ok I lied , here's an airgun post before new years. I did get my air situation cured and I just couldn't help but not shoot and with the opportunity to smack a coyote or two possibly tonight I took the slayer out to confirm zero and holds at 25, 50, and 75 yards.

Well I wasn't paying attention and accidently loaded two slugs into the breech, yup then I "panicked" and loaded a third trying to get the magazine removed.

Needless to say I put the rifle down, took a few breaths and said , I'm capable let's remedy this.

Spending 6 years of my early twenties in a mobile machine shop, I am not afraid of drills, presses, and remedying issues with metal.

I tried to punch them out with a very nice soft but solid dowel I had made early on in my airgunning , after I got 8 177 pellets stuck in my mk2 impact.

Well it was no match for these 155 grainers.

I disassembled the rifle enough to remove the barrel and put it in a vice.

Got the drill out after centerpunching the rearward most slug.

Drilled VERY CAREFULLY till there wasn't much material left.

I then took a bolt and ground the head down round just enough to drop down the barrel while being wrapped in electrical tape to not damage the bore, but big enough to not drop through the slugs.

Wallah, they came right out with a couple light taps

Let's see how she groups after this oooopps!

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You kept a cool head and did it right. Great fix man!