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Great info guys! Thanks!

Sorry for late reply. Thanks for the info!

I typically prefer guns with a faster slide speed and I am shooting a Glock 34 Gen 4 and it feels like it is going "Ku-Chunk, Ku-Chunk, etc." when firing. If I go from the OEM 17# to a different brand or lighter weight mainspring will the Glock 34 Gen 4 function reliably? Anyone with first hand experience willing to advise me? Thanks!

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Got it running again. It appears something mysterious was in the slot where the tip of the right shell stop went past the barrel and the tip sits in that slot. It felt like it was popping over a burr and after much cleaning and lots of working the shell stop back in forth it started to move into position. The muck or burr or what ever it was was trapping the shell stop against the receiver and not letting it snap back into place. I put 100 rounds through it this wk end and no problems, but the shell stop still does not move as smoothly as the left shell stop.

I have an 80s era Rem 870PM in VERY good condition. I am teaching a shotgun class in a few weeks and while practicing malfunction clearing my shell stop did a nose dive. (see photos before pushing it back into alignment) I could load shells into magtube and they would not be retained. I do inspection and I can see that one shell stop (RIGHT SIDE) is out of alignment and its wing is trapped on receiver rail. I popped the shell stop back into alignment and now it is sitting in its slot. I can load the magtube and it retains the shells. Next if you rack the slide they do NOT stay there and they just all keep coming out causing them to jam into the shell on the lifter locking up the gun. I do a malfunction clearing and the shells keep spitting out of the magtube. But if I unload gun and put a shell in the mag tube it will hold it, until I rack the slide and it completely disables the shell stop. It appears for some reason that the right shell stop works for initial load then stops popping back into place after the first rack of the slide. So, has it come unstaked or what is going on here? Need to figure this out asap... Thanks!

I try and buy the most reliable and nothing exotic so I don't have these probs :-( So, I suffered a leg injury and can't shoot and had 2 buddies with lots of downrange shottie experience shoot it and this time it was "hanging up" and leaving a shell on the carrier and the shell in the mag tube was held by the right shell stop only. I am now even more confused as when I shoot it fast the 2 or 3rd round in I get a click and I just have an empty chamber, but the hull cleared and threw normally. I guess I'll just sent it to Nighthawk and let them know whats up and see if they can make it run ($$$$) :-(

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Going to range now to do some tests... will post tonight.

I have an amazing 1983 Rem 870 PM with a 20" bbl. Excellent condition and the most accurate slugger I have ever seen. Problem. When shooting it I often eject a hull clean, but it does not pickup the next shell and the next shell is firmly inside the magtube. It has the stock extra-heavy mag tube spring. So, is it possible to eject a hull clean and short stroke the gun? I don't think so... if anything I'd think the shell would at least leave the mag tube and jam up the gun, since the shell is left in the mag tube I'm thinking its a mechanical issue... experience or ideas with this?

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Thanks for all the answers! I just wanted to know if you took two "stock rifles" (and as like rifles as possible) in each platform if one had any inherent mechanical/performance advantages or disadvantages against the other from its original design standpoint.

12g Dummy Rounds - Hulls or Aluminum? Do the aluminum dummy rounds damage your gun, chamber or extractor over time? I'd really prefer the aluminum version to buy once and cry once and be done with it as opposed to using hulls reloaded that will wear out. Thoughts?