[pr54]

Has anyone heard of this before?? SX3 is only 3 years old with minimal use duck and goose hunting. The part of the magazine tube where the brass ring is located failed and has a chunk of the magazine tube missing. The gun still shoots fine as a single shot but it won't eject shells due to all of the gases coming out before the gas piston.

Any ideas what could have caused this? I have to think it is a factory defect and they should cover it, but i doubt i will be that lucky.

 

[winchester1852]

contact winchester.

 

[winchester1852]

Are you talking about the piston

 

[waterfowlhunter]

Do you have an actual hole in the magazine tube? :huh: If so they are easily replaced but I would contact Winchester and get them to warranty it.

 

[pr54]

There is an actual hole in the magazine tube. The power/gas piston looks good

 

[winchester1852]

There is an actual hole in the magazine tube. The power/gas piston looks good

am sure winchester would like to inspect that, they should be on that like white on rice. arrange for them to warranty the gun.

 

[Darryle]

Humor us, what shells do you routinely shoot?

 

[winchester1852]

Humor us, what shells do you routinely shoot?

x2

 

[pr54]

a mix of hevi-metal and kent faststeel last year, and shot two boxes of hyper sonic this year.

I bet the gun doesnt have a total of a case of shells through it.

 

[War Wagon]

My question is "WHY" do you have to shoot that kind of Ammo. It's not realy needed to harvest ducks. IMHO.

 

[winchester1852]

the hyper sonic has possibly messed up a few guns up, what type of shells where you using when it stopped working correctly :huh:

 

[winchester1852]

My question is "WHY" do you have to shoot that kind of Ammo. It's not realy needed to harvest ducks. IMHO.

the boxes are shiny duh..........

 

[z51]

Shooting a shell like a HYPERSONIC in a gun with aluminum parts is a terrible idea. You will batter the lightweight parts.

 

[winchester1852]

Shooting a shell like a HYPERSONIC in a gun with aluminum parts is a terrible idea. You will batter the lightweight parts.

shooting that hot of a shell is a bad idea altogether. plus its very costly

 

[Rod12ga]

Has anyone heard of this before?? SX3 is only 3 years old with minimal use duck and goose hunting. The part of the magazine tube where the brass ring is located failed and has a chunk of the magazine tube missing. The gun still shoots fine as a single shot but it won't eject shells due to all of the gases coming out before the gas piston.

Any ideas what could have caused this? I have to think it is a factory defect and they should cover it, but i doubt i will be that lucky.

Good day
The same thing just happened to my Winchester SX3. I am shooting Black Cloud BB
Did you get it repaired ? Did you replace the tube yourself ? If so what is the procedure for removing the old tube ? Did they cover it on warranty ? I will try and attach a picture of mine.

 

[lil dinamo]

Magazine Tube Assembly

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[dunbarducks]

I would be curious to know what the resolution was on this topic? From here it looks to be a design flaw.

 

[Ange]

Doesn’t the tube thread in and out? That should be an easy fix. I have (2) Super X 3’s that are at least 8 years old. Neither have ever jammed but all that has been run through them are Remington Sportsman, Hevi Steel, DryLok and Xpert. One has shot a lot of 3.5’s. The one I shoot the most has had 3” run through it for the most part. Now I am going to 2-3/4” finding it works just fine 30 yards and in.

 

[Rick Hall]

Now I am going to 2-3/4” finding it works just fine 30 yards and in.

Good gosh almighty, all this talk of hunting the woods and its traditions, and you're just now starting to shoot 2 3/4" shells? What kind of "tree-topper" were you?

(He asks with half a grin.)

 

[Ange]

Good gosh almighty, all this talk of hunting the woods and its traditions, and you're just now starting to shoot 2 3/4" shells? What kind of "tree-topper" were you?

(He asks with half a grin.)

Confessional: I shot 3.5” shells for a few years. I cannot cast the first stone.