My first 3 gun match...watch me spend several minutes trying to make a shotgun work

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After a bit less than a year shooting pistol matches, and finding out that most local matches are lax on allowing AR pistols in the rifle category, I decided to give 3gun a try.

I came 9/12 in tac-scope, and 17/23 overall, which I'm ok with, especially given the amount of trouble I had with my shotgun, and that it was my first match.

Turns out I REALLY like shooting rifles in this kind of match. Shotgun was meh, but that was probably soured by the issues I was having.

5:29 shows the problem I was having during the first stage (~1:00-2:20) and throughout. That case wasn't so bad, because it came out smoothly and the tube was empty, so there wasn't a second round trying to double-feed. I had a bunch of old Winchester Super-X birdshot, and with nearly every round, the extractor slipped off the case rim causing a double feed. Double feeds in a tube-fed gun are NOT fun to deal with. Had to press down the lifter and next round with one hand, and then try to use my nail to extract the old case (which was stuck there pretty good a few times). A basic cycling issue or failure to eject was easy to deal with, but double feeds were a PITA.

I used some Winchester white box (Idk if it's called that for shotgun ammo) and Federal Premium, and they ran flawlessly, aside from an FTE here or there, but that's just a quick rack on the charging handle.

Also, during the rifle part of the last stage, my feet were getting BLASTED by air. After the stage was over I noticed my brake had gotten completely unscrewed, and was directing the gas down/up instead of to the sides. If you watch around 6:00, you can see the brake start to turn freely.

Overall though, I had a TON of fun, and have now found a second, even larger, money pit to add to USPSA. I'm going to convert my AR pistol to a 16/18" rifle, and possibly get a new shotgun (maybe trade the 930 for an M3k).