Our weekly trip to the range was a lot of fun again. We shot the usual suite of firearms and the usual number of rounds. It was mostly uneventful except for shooting 12 gauge rounds through the Remington 870 Magnum Express.
We bought some Winchester Super X® 12 gauge ammo a week ago when it was on sale. The rounds were 2¾ inch 7½ shot. Today, we put 25 rounds through the big shotgun and found out that the Super X had most of the same problems as the “Universal” shells we bought (and regretted doing so) last summer. This is from our post complaining about the Winchester Universal Ammo – Read the Fine Print:”
Universal loads are a great value, ideal for dove, quail, grouse and recreational target shooting.
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Try Universal ammunition for fun and practice. Then, when you’re ready to do some serious hunting or target shooting, pick up a box of Winchester Super-X®, Supreme® or our famous AA® Target Loads.
Well, we were serious and ready for some target shooting, and thought we could trust the Super X ammo to perform. Wrong. There were stovepipes, failures to eject, and, at one point, a jam that required some serious disassembly of the firearm to clear out the spent round. I have one more box of 25 rounds to shoot and then no more Winchester shotgun ammo for us.
Despite that, we had an excellent time. Here is Damsel shooting her Warthog and definitely enjoying one of the brighter moments from the outing:
