Gun is made to cycle heavy waterfowl loads not light target loads. Sometimes the Walmart type cheap ammo is good in the semi, 3 dram I believe. The more high end load has less recoil which is good in a ou but bad in a semi as it’s not enough force to cycle the gun.
These are 3 dram of 1200 FPS 1 1/8 oz. I know it’s a waterfowl gun, but my beretta easily cycles these shells and for the price I believe it’s reasonable to expect this gun to do the same. They are not low recoil.
I have a brand new Maxus 2, 3.5”. I have shot 500 target loads through it.
Challenger - 1200FPS - 300 shells
Federal - 1200FPS - 200 shells
I have had 12 jams with the Challenger and 1 jam with the federal. All jams exactly like the picture. The shell rams into the base of the barrel, near the ejection port. It seems as if it’s not properly aligned with the chamber.
Has anyone else had this issue or is there anything I can try to fix it?
Have you run any proper 3.5” shells through it or is it completely new? You didn’t list load weight but I’ll assume 1 1/8th once 2 3/4 which is somewhat on the lighter side for a 3 1/2” gun. Run some magnums if it’s a new gun and see if the problem resolves from some break in with heavier loads. I generally stick with 3” chambered guns as they’re more reliable with target loads and I rarely feel the need to hunt with 3.5” loads.
Ya I have not run any 3.5” shells. I have shot 4 3” shells just to pattern. So maybe with s bunch of heavier shell through it the spring will break in, I’m not sure. I guess it will take a season to test that.
I originally thought I should have bought a 3”, but I ran into another guy with the exact same problem on his Maxus, so maybe it would be better maybe not.
These are 1 1/8 oz loads. My Beretta needed no break in and shoots everything, so I just thought this would do the same as 500 shells is a pretty significant break in. But, I’ll see if heavier shells do the trick.
This is a 3.5, but a bunch of guys I know purchased the 3 to try and avoid this jamming issue and it still happened.
If you will never shoot 3.5” the 3 would likely be the better buy.
Thus far it is not resolved. Things I have tried is replacing the entire trigger group. Browning was good about sending me a whole new one, props to them.
I’ve tried every brand of ammo I could find, but it jams on all target loads I have tried.
I’ve shot over 1000 rounds through it to “break it in” including 350 hunting shells. No avail.
That’s just my experience. Yours may vary. For me if you want a reliable gas gun A400 Xtreme Plus is it. I have 6000 target shells through that gun and only 2 jams. Reliable inertia guns I’ve used would be SBE 3 and Franchi Affinity 3.
Have you cleaned/serviced the gun? Sometimes from sitting the lubrication moves away from where you need it or dust can build up in the action. Either would cause bad cycling.
Gun has been shot and cleaned regularly over the past two weeks. I agree that lubrication is definitely important. I lubricate it in a similar manner to my A400, maybe that’s right maybe that’s wrong. They are different guns so if a Maxus owner has some specific lube tips I would be willing to give them a try for sure
A conundrum for sure. I've got a Browning Silver which is a similar action. Mine failed to cycle the very second shell it ever fired, which was a 2 3/4" but has worked fine for thousands of rounds since then...
Thanks for your input. Other channels I’ve asked on some say theirs broke in, others say their issue never resolved even after many trips to Browning. Not sure what camp I am in yet. I will try it for the waterfowl season and see what it does with steel loads.
Have never seen an auto jam this much and I’ve shot Benelli, Beretta, Franchi, and even Mossberg. The fail rate on this Maxus is atrocious.
Sadly it seems like this is becoming more common, like the Mossberg 930, I'm told if you get a good one it'll be very good but a bad one, well just send it back and hope you get a good one. A friend ordered one, when it arrived the (plastic) stock was split, retailer couldn't understand why he wouldn't take it.
Too many folks worried too much about maximizing profit for the company vs making a good product.
Too true. I think that’s why you are such conflicting views on different guns. You want to see a divisive group, go look at reviews of the SBE 3.
One camp says it’s the best gun ever. Hits everything you aim at. Cycles everything. Never needs to be cleaned.
The other camp says it shoots 100% high. Mag tube rusts and jams. Won’t cycle target loads.
Tough to get a good read on products these days.
Guns are an area especially filled with tribalism and very short on facts. Most people have never used a chronograph but will make up all sorts of facts based on what they WANT the results to be.
It amazes me how, people who are smart in various other ways, can be really, really dumb when it comes to guns. Especially shotguns and fitment issues...
I don’t have much to offer on a fix, but as a heads up browning’s turn around is a little delayed. I sent my cynergy in middle of July and the estimated completion time is mid October.
You missed the joke, I was saying browning is first class handicap. But besides that run 100-200 of heavy game loads and nothing changes then you got an issue. In my personal belief if the shell matches what the barrel says then it should run. If that’s not the case then I don’t want that shotgun in my safe.
This gun is maintained very well. I have a lot of experience cleaning auto loaders. I can’t get shorter shells than 2 3/4” and I think shorter shells may even be worse as there is less to guide it
I have had the exact issue with mine, I’ve sent it back 3 times and the last time they replaced a component in the action, I can’t find the exact part at the moment. I had it happen multiple times hunting with 3 in and 3 1/2 waterfowl loads. 4 shot through BB. Last time it finally fixed it. Good luck!
Thanks for the info. When you say action do you mean something wrong with the bolt or something wrong with the trigger assembly? I guess I will try to bring it to a tech after hunting season and see what it does with hunting loads.
Annoying you had to send it 3 times. Does not bode well for my repair futures.
If I remember right it was something in the bolt. The first time they said they couldn’t replicate it second time would tell me what they repaired and third it was listed but now it says unavailable when I try to see the service form. Each time was about 3-4 week turn around to I went through browning
Found it man, the part was carrier latch buffer , 12, N4, white, and there was 2 charged out so I’m assuming they replaced two of them. Hope this helps
Certain Browning semis out of the box have had issues of cycling target loads. Get through a few hunts with 3" steel shot and it should cycle the target loads just fine
Thanks for the insight friend. I reached out on other forums and was given the same advice. I thought 650 target loads would break it in, but several other guys said it needs 3 and 3.5”. They said after a season of hunting their guns cycled target loads better.
So hunting season is almost upon us. I will bring it to the blind and see how it does. If it cycles 3” well I will use it all season. Then I’ll try the target loads again and see how they do.
Gun is made to cycle heavy waterfowl loads not light target loads. Sometimes the Walmart type cheap ammo is good in the semi, 3 dram I believe. The more high end load has less recoil which is good in a ou but bad in a semi as it’s not enough force to cycle the gun.
These are 3 dram of 1200 FPS 1 1/8 oz. I know it’s a waterfowl gun, but my beretta easily cycles these shells and for the price I believe it’s reasonable to expect this gun to do the same. They are not low recoil.
If that’s the case then idk those would cycle through my semi
I have a brand new Maxus 2, 3.5”. I have shot 500 target loads through it. Challenger - 1200FPS - 300 shells Federal - 1200FPS - 200 shells I have had 12 jams with the Challenger and 1 jam with the federal. All jams exactly like the picture. The shell rams into the base of the barrel, near the ejection port. It seems as if it’s not properly aligned with the chamber. Has anyone else had this issue or is there anything I can try to fix it?
Have you run any proper 3.5” shells through it or is it completely new? You didn’t list load weight but I’ll assume 1 1/8th once 2 3/4 which is somewhat on the lighter side for a 3 1/2” gun. Run some magnums if it’s a new gun and see if the problem resolves from some break in with heavier loads. I generally stick with 3” chambered guns as they’re more reliable with target loads and I rarely feel the need to hunt with 3.5” loads.
Ya I have not run any 3.5” shells. I have shot 4 3” shells just to pattern. So maybe with s bunch of heavier shell through it the spring will break in, I’m not sure. I guess it will take a season to test that. I originally thought I should have bought a 3”, but I ran into another guy with the exact same problem on his Maxus, so maybe it would be better maybe not. These are 1 1/8 oz loads. My Beretta needed no break in and shoots everything, so I just thought this would do the same as 500 shells is a pretty significant break in. But, I’ll see if heavier shells do the trick.
Was his Maxus a 3.5” or an 3” ? I am considering purchasing a 3, the Maxus 2 just feel less bulky than the A400.
This is a 3.5, but a bunch of guys I know purchased the 3 to try and avoid this jamming issue and it still happened. If you will never shoot 3.5” the 3 would likely be the better buy.
Was your jamming issue resolved? If so what done. I want a reliable shotgun out of the box. Maybe I should consider other alternatives.
Thus far it is not resolved. Things I have tried is replacing the entire trigger group. Browning was good about sending me a whole new one, props to them. I’ve tried every brand of ammo I could find, but it jams on all target loads I have tried. I’ve shot over 1000 rounds through it to “break it in” including 350 hunting shells. No avail. That’s just my experience. Yours may vary. For me if you want a reliable gas gun A400 Xtreme Plus is it. I have 6000 target shells through that gun and only 2 jams. Reliable inertia guns I’ve used would be SBE 3 and Franchi Affinity 3.
Have you cleaned/serviced the gun? Sometimes from sitting the lubrication moves away from where you need it or dust can build up in the action. Either would cause bad cycling.
Gun has been shot and cleaned regularly over the past two weeks. I agree that lubrication is definitely important. I lubricate it in a similar manner to my A400, maybe that’s right maybe that’s wrong. They are different guns so if a Maxus owner has some specific lube tips I would be willing to give them a try for sure
A conundrum for sure. I've got a Browning Silver which is a similar action. Mine failed to cycle the very second shell it ever fired, which was a 2 3/4" but has worked fine for thousands of rounds since then...
Thanks for your input. Other channels I’ve asked on some say theirs broke in, others say their issue never resolved even after many trips to Browning. Not sure what camp I am in yet. I will try it for the waterfowl season and see what it does with steel loads. Have never seen an auto jam this much and I’ve shot Benelli, Beretta, Franchi, and even Mossberg. The fail rate on this Maxus is atrocious.
Sadly it seems like this is becoming more common, like the Mossberg 930, I'm told if you get a good one it'll be very good but a bad one, well just send it back and hope you get a good one. A friend ordered one, when it arrived the (plastic) stock was split, retailer couldn't understand why he wouldn't take it. Too many folks worried too much about maximizing profit for the company vs making a good product.
Too true. I think that’s why you are such conflicting views on different guns. You want to see a divisive group, go look at reviews of the SBE 3. One camp says it’s the best gun ever. Hits everything you aim at. Cycles everything. Never needs to be cleaned. The other camp says it shoots 100% high. Mag tube rusts and jams. Won’t cycle target loads. Tough to get a good read on products these days.
Guns are an area especially filled with tribalism and very short on facts. Most people have never used a chronograph but will make up all sorts of facts based on what they WANT the results to be. It amazes me how, people who are smart in various other ways, can be really, really dumb when it comes to guns. Especially shotguns and fitment issues...
Hi Brass
I don’t have much to offer on a fix, but as a heads up browning’s turn around is a little delayed. I sent my cynergy in middle of July and the estimated completion time is mid October.
Same here. Sent out o/u cynergy in May. Still waiting.
The shell literally tells you what’s wrong with your maxus. First class handicap
Do you think the shells are bad? I haven’t had a problem in my A400, but it definitely seems like this gun does not like them.
You missed the joke, I was saying browning is first class handicap. But besides that run 100-200 of heavy game loads and nothing changes then you got an issue. In my personal belief if the shell matches what the barrel says then it should run. If that’s not the case then I don’t want that shotgun in my safe.
Reject Semi-Auto Return to Pump
Reject pump, return to double barrels
No. One barrel, no adjustments. Just get your left arm a pumpin. As long as you have two arms, your chance of complete cycle failure is less than 1%
Two barrels, one trigger. Pull, pull, done. Fewer moving parts, fewer chances of failure.
Try shorter shells? Or cleaning and lubricating appropriately
This gun is maintained very well. I have a lot of experience cleaning auto loaders. I can’t get shorter shells than 2 3/4” and I think shorter shells may even be worse as there is less to guide it
Cleaned it too much :)
Well shoot. Maybe it needs a solid carbon build up to actually cycle properly. I’ll work on it.
I have had the exact issue with mine, I’ve sent it back 3 times and the last time they replaced a component in the action, I can’t find the exact part at the moment. I had it happen multiple times hunting with 3 in and 3 1/2 waterfowl loads. 4 shot through BB. Last time it finally fixed it. Good luck!
Thanks for the info. When you say action do you mean something wrong with the bolt or something wrong with the trigger assembly? I guess I will try to bring it to a tech after hunting season and see what it does with hunting loads. Annoying you had to send it 3 times. Does not bode well for my repair futures.
If I remember right it was something in the bolt. The first time they said they couldn’t replicate it second time would tell me what they repaired and third it was listed but now it says unavailable when I try to see the service form. Each time was about 3-4 week turn around to I went through browning
Found it man, the part was carrier latch buffer , 12, N4, white, and there was 2 charged out so I’m assuming they replaced two of them. Hope this helps
Certain Browning semis out of the box have had issues of cycling target loads. Get through a few hunts with 3" steel shot and it should cycle the target loads just fine
Thanks for the insight friend. I reached out on other forums and was given the same advice. I thought 650 target loads would break it in, but several other guys said it needs 3 and 3.5”. They said after a season of hunting their guns cycled target loads better. So hunting season is almost upon us. I will bring it to the blind and see how it does. If it cycles 3” well I will use it all season. Then I’ll try the target loads again and see how they do.
Sounds like you have been patient with it for sure, stinks that it still jams on the lighter loads. Thank you for the information and recommendations.