aluminum shotshell head sticking in chamber
I'm new to this forum. I have a 1906 VH parker 12 gauge #2 frame shotgun I hunt ducks with. I bought some cheap winchester 12 gauge ranger target loads to practice with (not the good AA loads). they seem to have an aluminum shell head instead of the old brass type. When I shoot these loads, it is very difficult to open the action, and extract the empty shell casings. My gun functions fine with winchester AA loads, remington lite target, and other quality ammunition that uses brass shell heads. Does the aluminum shell head expand too much causing too much friction making the shell difficult to extract out of the chambers? These same shells are also hard to extract out of remington 870 also which will chamber, and shoot anything. my VH is in very good condition, 60% case color, 90 % blue and stock finish, tight good wood, all original, bores and chambers clean and no pitting. For duck hunting I use the tungstin matrix 1 1/8 #5 paper loads. I baby my old VH, but these shells shoot good out of my 30" f/f barrels. Does anyone have any ideas or experiences with the aluminum shell head ammunition?
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