Problem with longbeards

[chow hound]

I have been hunting for 2 weeks straight and have been rained on a couple of times.  I noticed I had trouble cycling one of my longbeards today when unloading my gun.  Upon examination, the end of the shell as well as several others is visibly swelled.  Just wanted to let you longbeard users know to check your shells and see if anyone else is having this problem.

Thanks

[Dr Juice]

Thx for the feedback and 

[10gaugemag]

I have been hunting for 2 weeks straight and have been rained on a couple of times.  I noticed I had trouble cycling one of my longbeards today when unloading my gun.  Upon examination, the end of the shell as well as several others is visibly swelled.  Just wanted to let you longbeard users know to check your shells and see if anyone else is having this problem.

Thanks

Call Winchester and let them know the issue. I had a brand new never out of the box shell several years ago that had a smashed brass, let them know and they sent me a pre-paid box to send the faulty shell back in as well as replacement ammo. Also had to let them know lot numbers.

[chow hound]

I will do that, but it was not that way out of the box.  I think it may have had something to do with the moisture or maybe just the pressure from the magazine spring on the shell after being loaded every day for 2 weeks.  They are not built like a normal shell.  What looks like the crimp at the end is really just a little disc.  I read someone else having the same issue towards the end of the season.  I think it is a design flaw with the shell, so make sure you check them as the season progresses.

[Scout24]

Ironic you brought this up, as my first shot ever of a 3 1/2" LB broke the 4" wishbone ejector spring in my 18 year old 11/87 Turkey gun today. Just my luck that the NH season opens tomorrow, but I'm taking my son out with his 20 ga 870 anyways. The gunsmith took it apart and had no clue why it broke, will be at least a week till fixed. I'd shot Hevi 13 3 1/2", 6's since they came out and generally get 160-180 shots in 10"@40. Must say those Longbeards blew me away with 255 hits in 10"@40, best target ever, they just break my old gun! Don't know if they'll cycle as the they are 1/8" longer than the Hevi 13 I always use. Had a trip to Ct last week and never got around to testing the Longbeards, thankfully. Wound up killing a couple and the gun cycled and ejected just fine with the H13. Before I leave my gunsmith after picking my gun up, I plan on shooting a Longbeard at his range just to see if it will break again, if so I'll post it up.