I have a AEA HP SS MAX .45 Cal. I have accidentally double fed slugs in the barrel. Does anyone know the best way to clear it? Is it safe to fire them out without causing damage?
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When I get multiple feeds (with pellets) I use a metal rod (with a brass end) from the muzzle end.
I never had multiple feeds with slugs, since I rarely shoot them.
I never had multiple feeds with slugs, since I rarely shoot them.
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That's on the lines of what my suggestion. I was thinking wood dowel but not sure it would be strong enough to push the slugs back out. Were you able to get the mag out? If so couldn't you remove the barrel? And would that make it easier?
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I've shot triple-loaded slugs out of an AEA Challenger 357 before. Have double loaded a few other guns, always shot them out with no issue. Never double loaded my M457 (same as HP Max) but if I did, I'd shoot it. Don't see why it should be any different.
One of the best ways to get a tight group on paper too!
Should you take this as advice? I don't know, seems like a couple posters above me have reasons to think otherwise.
One of the best ways to get a tight group on paper too!
Should you take this as advice? I don't know, seems like a couple posters above me have reasons to think otherwise.
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BTW if you do use a dowel to push them back out through the breech, which is the gentleman's way to go about this, please completely degas your gun first. Loose the air gauge on the bottom until it stops hissing and you have 0 psi in there. Just to be safe, right? 
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Also use metal rod, brass end, a .177 (3-part) cleaning rod. To protect barrel wrapped rod in red tape strips, that JSB uses to seal pellet tins. WM
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Any kind of long wooden dowel or stick that fits in your barrel is the way to go. Wood will never scratch the steel barrel. If they’re simply double-loaded they shouldn’t be too hard to push back out the breech. If they’ve been fired but get stuck that’s a much bigger problem.
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Just want to thank everyone for reaching out with your comments to help. Very much appreciated!
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i may have known certain individuals that could have doubled light pellets in an RWS.........continually...... and still does
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I had 6 slugs hung up in the barrel of my 30 Terminator. I didn't know it was happening until the mag blew apart. I had some .250 delrin rod that I drove them out with. I used kroil and filled the barrel and let it sit all night. When I first tried ,it wouldn't budge.
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There are many threads about AEA air guns getting pellets in all the wrong places.
I (and plenty others) had many pellets getting into the trigger area.
The result was that the trigger would sometimes not fire, or it would fire just when you did not expect.
Very dangerous, and I had a hole in a window to prove it.
The second thing was the multiple feeds, as you have already experienced.
In semiauto the AEA air guns are just plain dangerous.
Very fragile and poor design.
I converted my AEA HP SS .22 to bolt action.
I only had some issues with a crappy magazine afterwards, still got a few pellets in the trigger area.
I fixed all the magazines and now I had at least 5-10 eventless shooting sessions.
Some air gunners seem to take this for granted.
Obviously they did not shoot AEA semiauto air guns.
I (and plenty others) had many pellets getting into the trigger area.
The result was that the trigger would sometimes not fire, or it would fire just when you did not expect.
Very dangerous, and I had a hole in a window to prove it.
The second thing was the multiple feeds, as you have already experienced.
In semiauto the AEA air guns are just plain dangerous.
Very fragile and poor design.
I converted my AEA HP SS .22 to bolt action.
I only had some issues with a crappy magazine afterwards, still got a few pellets in the trigger area.
I fixed all the magazines and now I had at least 5-10 eventless shooting sessions.
Some air gunners seem to take this for granted.
Obviously they did not shoot AEA semiauto air guns.
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I have never had an AEA unexpectedly fire. What was the cause of your shot through the window? Was the safety engaged when this happened? Was the gun altered in anyway? Spring change? Sear polishing? If not did you contact the vendor? Thanks in advance for this heads up.
The multiple feeds on my rifle was caused by a low power first shot after a fill and my failure to check the barrel. Same thing that plagues 22 rimfire proof by the ring in barrel.
The multiple feeds on my rifle was caused by a low power first shot after a fill and my failure to check the barrel. Same thing that plagues 22 rimfire proof by the ring in barrel.
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I’m having a hard time believing pellets still found their way into the trigger post “ bolt action “ conversion.
I’ve never had a lost pellet or any trigger issues. Unsafe is not a word id use. MY AEAs are safe and kick ass Center target specialists.
Cmon Nick.
I’ve never had a lost pellet or any trigger issues. Unsafe is not a word id use. MY AEAs are safe and kick ass Center target specialists.
Cmon Nick.
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After the bolt action conversion I still got pellets in the trigger area.
I realized that one of the magazines was the issue, and managed to fix it by adding more torsion to the magazine spring.
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When I put that hole in my window I completely believed that the airgun is empty with no pellets.
I was shooting outside and explicitly shot it a few times just to make sure that there was no pellet just before coming in the house.
I had not realized that the trigger failed to work and there was still a pellet in the barrel.
The trigger failure was caused by a pellet (or two) which got in the trigger area.
I have not modded anything internal (trigger, etc) on this airgun, only converted it to bolt action after repeated semiauto failures.
Any airguns with trigger failures are dangerous!
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