ShedInTheWoods 1 Posted March 28, 2011 Report Share Posted March 28, 2011 So I took the S12 to the range today for the first time. I shot about 100 rounds of the wal mart bulk pack (Winchester XTRA-LITE 8) with mixed results. The gun was on setting 2 the entire time. The 5th round always stove piped, most of the time it ran OK but seemed like every mag had at least 1 bag egg. This was the first trip, so I'm hoping with more shooting it will get better. Any opinions? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mullet Man 2,114 Posted March 28, 2011 Report Share Posted March 28, 2011 (edited) Keep on running the ammo thru it. Your experience is better then most who come on here after their maiden voyage. Edited March 28, 2011 by Mullet Man 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lbsrdi 1,078 Posted March 28, 2011 Report Share Posted March 28, 2011 Leave the Winchester alone! Go federal. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lunker 7 Posted March 28, 2011 Report Share Posted March 28, 2011 Run a few boxes of buck or slugs to break the gun in before you start running birdshot through it. They will help break it in. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ShedInTheWoods 1 Posted March 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2011 So I went out tonight and bought another 200 rounds of cheap stuff. I stayed away from the Winchester this time. I will report again on Friday if the weather holds out. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aegi808 15 Posted March 30, 2011 Report Share Posted March 30, 2011 my first day with my saiga i went out with 250 rounds of cheapo wally world winchester universal birdshot ran on gas setting 2 the whole day next time out ran 150 mixed batch of everything from buck to bird on gas setting 1 no problem. post conversion i took her out again and she can still run everything on gas setting 1. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The_Caged_Bird 474 Posted March 30, 2011 Report Share Posted March 30, 2011 Run a few boxes of buck or slugs to break the gun in before you start running birdshot through it. They will help break it in. So I went out tonight and bought another 200 rounds of cheap stuff. I stayed away from the Winchester this time. I will report again on Friday if the weather holds out. Are you reading this thread? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ShedInTheWoods 1 Posted March 30, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2011 I shot 2 boxes of Winchester super x today with no issues on setting 1. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mullet Man 2,114 Posted March 30, 2011 Report Share Posted March 30, 2011 Is your gas plug screwed all the way in (bottomed out) and then backed out to the correct setting? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ShedInTheWoods 1 Posted March 30, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2011 Yepper! I only have about 120 rounds through her at most...40 of them being 00 bucks...she's still new. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mullet Man 2,114 Posted March 30, 2011 Report Share Posted March 30, 2011 Nice, if it cycles the cheap stuff, no need to switch to the expensive stuff. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ShedInTheWoods 1 Posted March 30, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2011 I still need to do a lot more shooting with it. I will report back friday. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ShedInTheWoods 1 Posted March 31, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2011 Just to throw this out there. I opened her up tonight to check port sizing. I have 3 ports, and a piece of .80 trimmer line wont fit through. It might if I force it, but that would be cheating. Should I just quit wasting my time and send it back or should I put a lot more ammo through it? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The_Caged_Bird 474 Posted April 1, 2011 Report Share Posted April 1, 2011 Just to throw this out there. I opened her up tonight to check port sizing. I have 3 ports, and a piece of .80 trimmer line wont fit through. It might if I force it, but that would be cheating. Should I just quit wasting my time and send it back or should I put a lot more ammo through it? SHOOT HIGH-BRASS THROUGH IT! 50 shells of buckshot are NOT that expensive... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mullet Man 2,114 Posted April 1, 2011 Report Share Posted April 1, 2011 (edited) It sounds like its running pretty good as is, continue to shoot it more. If you do decide to open any of the ports up, try doing one at 3/32" and clean the other two out with a 5/64" bit. If that doesnt help, do one more at 3/32". Going by how you say yours is running, it doesnt sound like its in need of opening all the ports up to 3/32". I wouldnt send it back for warranty work, especially if you are accustomed with removing the gas block yourself. If it required other work (ie; canted sight or gas block) then i'd probably have warranty work done to it. Since you have your gas block off, can you see a carbon ring around the ports? Does that ring cross any of the ports? If so, opening the gas block window to unobstruct the ports will help as well. Edited April 1, 2011 by Mullet Man Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ShedInTheWoods 1 Posted April 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2011 I haven't taken the gas block off yet and I have shot 2 boxes of high brass. The issues I've had are with win universal fte and stovepiping. Usually the last round of every mag will stove. The other 4 rounds are usually fine. Sometime I have a fte. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mullet Man 2,114 Posted April 1, 2011 Report Share Posted April 1, 2011 Oh my bad, i took "i opened her up" as more then just removing the gas regulator. I stick to what i said but will change it to, if you think you can handle removing the gas block yourself ....... What mags are you using? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ShedInTheWoods 1 Posted April 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2011 Factory mag. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheDriver 23 Posted April 1, 2011 Report Share Posted April 1, 2011 I haven't taken the gas block off yet and I have shot 2 boxes of high brass. The issues I've had are with win universal fte and stovepiping. Usually the last round of every mag will stove. The other 4 rounds are usually fine. Sometime I have a fte. I had this problem too. Make sure you are leaning into the recoil as much as possible. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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