Originally Posted by Magnum_Bob
Originally Posted by There_Ya_Go
Originally Posted by Backroads
Originally Posted by There_Ya_Go
I tried some 3" shells in my Ohio-made Ithaca 37. Didn't like the recoil, so I went back to 2-3/4", 2's or 3's. Didn't see much in 2-3/4 available for quite a while, but they are starting to show up again here and there.

Originally Posted by Backroads
I only use Kent fasteel 2 3/4" #2 for all ducks. Kills em just fine

I and some others I know have experienced an unacceptable number of misfires with the Fasteels in recent years, both 2-3/4 and 3s. Primer is dimpled followed by a poof instead of a bang. I had a similar occurrence with some leftover Drylocks I switched to. Thinking about trying something else. Any suggestions?

That sucks! Does the wad make it out of the barrel?

I have not had any issues with the Kent loads in my Ithaca 37 or SX3, I am still working on the last flat I purchased a few years ago.

Have you reached out to Kent with a lot number?

Sorry for the slow response time. On some of the misfires, it sounded like someone was blowing down the barrel. On these, the shot, wad, and powder was gone but I'm guessing that the load just cleared the barrel before fizzling out. On other misfires, the primer was dented and nothing at all happened. Over Thanksgiving this happened 2-3 times one morning for my oldest son (shooting 3" shells). When we got home we tried to fire the shells in another gun or two; still would not fire. Later in the season he was hunting in Louisiana and was told by some of the guys there that they had been experiencing Fasteel misfires as well. It was later in the season when I had a misfire or two, but I don't remember now how those sounded. I don't know if anybody contacted Kent or not; neither my son nor I did. I did not think that the shells had gotten wet; even if they did, I would expect them to still fire especially since these are waterfowl loads. I also had a similar event with a Drylock, so I'm going to try another make this year, maybe Winchester Super X or Hevi Steel.

Reread this again,you have had 2 sets of issues with 2 different brands of shells dimpling the primers on both brands.that is no coincidence, you need to clean the bolt and firing pin recess of old oil ,lubricant and gunk build up. Clean and check firing pin and hammer springs for strength. Maybe you have defective shells of different brands but the gun malfunction is not the fault of the shells..
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I use only Bismuth 2 3/4 shlls.

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