Affinity3 Turkey Bolt Issues

[sferraro7]

Hey Guys,
My father just set got his new turkey gun last week and has noticed that the bolt doesn't always go into battery after pressing the release button.  At first it was once every 10-15 times.  Ive cleaned it oiled it and cycled the bolt 100s of times and it now seems even worse.  He hasn't fired any rounds through it yet and was hoping someone else here had the same issue and was able to fix it before i have him send it back.  Thanks for your help

[Kyle_Ott]

Go run a couple dozen sporting clay rounds through it; most of the time there is a break in with inertia guns.

Also, I don't own any Franchi's but I do own a lot of Benellis and I can tell you that those guns need almost zero oil to operate at their best.

[Lcmacd 58]

Go run a couple dozen sporting clay rounds through it; most of the time there is a break in with inertia guns.

Also, I don't own any Franchi's but I do own a lot of Benellis and I can tell you that those guns need almost zero oil to operate at their best.

×10 .... less oil on those is the key ... I use silicone sparingly

[Bottomland OG]

I own several Benelli's, stronger, and franchi. Zero issues going into battery operating by their selves. If you cycle it by hand and ease it shut you have to make sure it goes into battery then.
It shouldn't need any break in time. If you pull it out of the box it should cycle correctly without any problems.

[sferraro7]

Ok thanks Guys.  I'm almost certain he's Got that thing drenched in oil by now. I'll clean it up and send a few boxes of 3inch shells through it, see if we can't break it in smooth.

Bottomland OG- Ive never had that problem either, although Ive never owned or operated a Franchi. Learned the hard way years ago that easing the bolt closed in an attempt to be stealthy results in a stealthy "click" though.  This is definitely a different issue, the bolt seems to hang up before making that last quarter turn into battery.

Ill melt the barrel this weekend see if it starts acting right.

[bwhana]

Good advice provided already, especially on running very little lubricants.

They really should include a warning with all guns in the package on blaze orange paper that tells owners to completely breakdown and thoroughly clean the gun before use (not saying you did not, just adding this for anyone reading later on with less experience).  My Stoeger and Franchi were filthy from the factory and I surgically cleaned them before ever cycling the actions. Zero problem with them.

It is also important to shoot higher powered shells for a bit before going to lower power shells (according to many experts), but I only use mine for turkeys and they have only seen turkey loads the whole time. The only shell that would not cycle in the Stoeger was the Federal TSS due to the shell length, but I don't shoot those anyway. Have fun breaking it in and hope it goes well for you!

[compton30]

Good advice provided already, especially on running very little lubricants.

They really should include a warning with all guns in the package on blaze orange paper that tells owners to completely breakdown and thoroughly clean the gun before use (not saying you did not, just adding this for anyone reading later on with less experience).  My Stoeger and Franchi were filthy from the factory and I surgically cleaned them before ever cycling the actions. Zero problem with them.

It is also important to shoot higher powered shells for a bit before going to lower power shells (according to many experts), but I only use mine for turkeys and they have only seen turkey loads the whole time. The only shell that would not cycle in the Stoeger was the Federal TSS due to the shell length, but I don't shoot those anyway. Have fun breaking it in and hope it goes well for you!

My Franchi also had an issue with the shell length on the Federal TSS. Easily remedied by buying a different brand. Other than that it's been Gucci.