Pump shotgun

[Ky Gobbler]

I've owned a few pump guns, which are mostly 870's. I've never had this problem before. I just recently got a stoeger p350 and when I shoot 3in or larger shells out of it, the pump slides all the way back on its own and ejects the shell after I shot. Is this an issue?

[R AJ]

Some Winchesters are built that way as well. You must push forward on the forearm as you shoot.
I have had this with happen with big loads in 20s and 12s on Remmys and Mossbergs. It does mess with you when trying to put another shell in.
Old Activ loads in 12 gauge 3" using MAX powder,2 1/4oz. shot would cause that along with some Fiocchi shells as well.

[FL-Boss]

My new Rem 870 turkey gun used to do that... with hi power shells.  I wouldn't come all the back.. but about half way.  I sold the gun after that and got auto 11-87... which I should have done in the beginning. I personally didn't like the pump anyway, wont have another.

[btmonnat]

I just bought a Winchester SXP and it will do it every shot but I think Winny made it that way. It takes some getting used to.

[Clif Owen]

It sounds to me that what we have here is a case of you holding the gun tightly..exactly like you should. Let me ask a question..if you put the gun on sandbags and don't even touch the slide; does it still do this? If not..You are doing it by pulling on it even if you don't realize it. A pump shotgun should ALWAYS release upon firing. That's why you don't need to hit the release switch to ejecty a shell and chamber a new one. If you are good with a pump gun, you casn shoot it nearly as fast as a semi-auto if you get in a hurry. The old Winchesters would shoot as fast as you were capable of shifting it if you held the trigger down and pumped. Kinda like a gunfighter fanning a Peacemaker.

[TWOWITHONE]

Have a Winchester1300. Its supposed too do that it was called the speed pump cause you could shoot so many shells in a required time if I remember right. My buddy thought his 1300 was broke and he sold it. Great turkey shotgun also with the right choke and ammo.

[outdoors]

MY MOSSBERG 500 TURKEY THUG DOES THE SAME THING , GREAT FOR A FOLLOW UP
IF NEED NE ...               

[Ky Gobbler]

I think I was just holding the gun too tightly because I'm not used to the kick of the magnum loads yet. Next time I shoot it I'll try laying it on a sandbag and see if it still does it.

[tomstopper]

Have a Winchester1300. Its supposed too do that it was called the speed pump cause you could shoot so many shells in a required time if I remember right. My buddy thought his 1300 was broke and he sold it. Great turkey shotgun also with the right choke and ammo.

I love my 1300 and now it will be used as a backup as long as my stoeger 3500 does its job. If not I have old reliable to fall back onto. I will say that I never experienced my slide automatically coming back when I shot though.

[Longshanks]

I was under the assumption that this is how pump guns work..allows fluent speedy pumping of the gun immediately following the shot. Holding the gun to your shoulder will normally put some back pressure on the forearm. All three of my 870s allow this and my rem .243 pump does the same thing. 870's will turn em loose.. Pump the gun immediately after pulling the trigger and you will be surprised. I've shot pumps for so long allot of times I don't even notice that I pumped in another shell when dove, duck hunting.