Remington Model 31 Skeet?

[Big D]

I have a 20 gauge 31L. It has a crack going forward from the loading port to the front bottom of the receiver. I understand the lightweight alloy receivers were prone to that failure. Sure is light. It's my wet water grouse gun

[Will Gurton]

Some of this discussion reminds me of an Older Well Respected and Very Successful Dog Trainer I knew when I was running an early Hunting Retriever Club here in TN.

He would always say, "Son every dog Breaks. Some just haven't yet!"

I believe that adage is also sage advice on shotguns.

Shoot well and often and pray you dog doesn't break!

Will

[Researcher]

Here are pictures of the gun in question --

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[Bill Murphy]

Frank is absolutely right. The 31 is prone to a failure to feed. As I posted earlier, it is because the gun is not pumped aggressively enough and doesn't release the next shell from the magazine. This fault goes away with experience, not neccesarily with wear on the gun. With the 31, you can't be hesitant in your pumping. It is a trait of the gun, and can't be solved by gunsmithing. Again, Frank is right, the Model 12 doesn't suffer from this problem.

[Bill Murphy]

I didn't realize that this was such an old thread.