jamming semi autos

[oldschool]

 Looking to purchase a semi auto shotgun that will not jam any input would be great.

[Hunting7mm]

Ok my buddy shoots a versamax and I have not seen that jam at all.  My other friend shoots his Beretta and I think it only jammed once when I was around.  My stoeger jams from time to time but my Baikal hasn't jammed at all but I haven't shot it much as for my Mossy 935 doesn't jam with 3" or 3 1/2" but will with 2 3/4".

[snowpack]

browning a5s are usually really reliable.

[duckmen1]

In two years my stoeger 3500 only jammed 1 time.  My 3 inch stoeger never jammed out of many many years. But my mossberg 935 jams every trip. It doesn't matter how clean it is how I oil or grease it, after a couple shots it jams. Consistently. The paint has worn so bad it was unreal. This is how it looked after the first season. My stoeger in two years still looks brand new. And it get used a lot. A lot as in 83 ducks last year as well as 20 this year and tons of target practice.
Here are a couple of paint wear spots.
The only good thing I like about this gun is how it patterns. It is so tight of a pattern birds just plain die when the gun does go off.

[splitshot]

would not own one cuz sooner or later they will jam.  keep them clean.  why not get a pump that wont jam unless you are a knucklehead.  mike w

[Hunting7mm]

would not own one cuz sooner or later they will jam.  keep them clean.  why not get a pump that wont jam unless you are a knucklehead.  mike w

I have an 870 super mag and an 835 ultimag.  Still like my semi's..........

[Jellymon]

Browning. My silver has NEVER jammed, not once. I only clean it about once a year too.

[duckmen1]

would not own one cuz sooner or later they will jam.  keep them clean.  why not get a pump that wont jam unless you are a knucklehead.  mike w

I must be that nucklehead. I had a mossberg 500 that would drop shells out of the tube onto the boat floor from recoil of the first shot.
Can you tell I don't like mossberg anymore.

[JLS]

would not own one cuz sooner or later they will jam.  keep them clean.  why not get a pump that wont jam unless you are a knucklehead.  mike w

I must be a knucklehead too, because I sure like my Beretta.  Has it jammed?  Yep.  Has my 870 jammed?  Yep.

[oldschool]

 Thanks for input my mossy jams 6 0ut of 10 rounds clean.
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[JLS]

I don't know much about Mossberg's, but if it's jamming 6 out of 10 you obviously have something really wrong. 

Either it's not clean, a spring is really dirty or needs replaced, you're not lubricating it properly, or something is wrong in the gas system. 

What kind of jams are we talking?

[mossy8352]

Ok my buddy shoots a versamax and I have not seen that jam at all.  My other friend shoots his Beretta and I think it only jammed once when I was around.  My stoeger jams from time to time but my Baikal hasn't jammed at all but I haven't shot it much as for my Mossy 935 doesn't jam with 3" or 3 1/2" but will with 2 3/4".

Mossberg on their site some time ago stated not to shoot 2 3/4 in the above shotgun as it would not recycle properly. I think that statement has been removed. But my turkey hunting associates down south have proved to me that the gun was not designed for the 2 3/4 shells.

[duckmen1]

My problem has only been with the 3 and 3 1/2 inch shells. When I bought this gun and shot it the first time I noticed the forearm retainer had some pretty big chunks taken out of it but it still stayed in place and has never broke so never thought much of it. I just emailed mossberg again on the problem asking what there thoughts are on the problem. Mine jams in all sorts of ways and it's not right. After about 10 or 15 shots it gets really tight just sliding the action by hand. It seems that so much gas is going into the action it gums it up after the first sets of shots and will not function anymore.

[mossy8352]

They should fix that it is not normal. My friends  (an old model) has never jammed on him with 3 or 3 1/2 shells!

[JLS]

It's missing pieces and you're still shooting it?  What alleviates the tightness?   Cleaning?

I've shot hundreds of rounds through my Beretta without cleaning.  Send it back before something takes out a chunk of your hand.