Is this normal?

[biloutkast]

I just picked this up today and I will not be able to shoot it for a few weeks. Shouldn't the shells load while the one in the chamber ejects? I understand its normal to press on the lift gate to the rear prior to racking on the first shot on this platform but I am unable to manipulate the "autoloading" manually.
It's an Fabarm SAT-8 12 gauge.

Thanks for looking,

-Bill

[CrippledPidgeon]

It's been a while since I played around with a Benelli, but I'm pretty sure that you have to pull the trigger to get the loading mechanism to reset.

Try doing that with snap caps and simulate the whole cycle (pull the trigger, then cycle the bolt, rinse, repeat) to see if it operates properly. My assumption is that they designed the trigger that way to let you empty the chamber without unloading the magazine tube.

[osis32]

I got super confused with my benelli m2. still havent entirely figured it out. I think the trigger does need to be depressed though cuz I tried cycling it with snaps like my 930 and it just laughed at me while I looked quizzically at it.

[biloutkast]

No luck. I put four snapcaps in, pressed the lift gate to pop a shell out of the tube, chambered/pulled trigger/racked & no shell comes out the "magazine" tube. I took the whole shotgun apart. Inspected the bolt/fcg/barrel/piston/etc and everything looks good. Functions as they should. I may just have to wait until I get to the range.

[osis32]

do you have a button anywhere? the m2 has silver button by the trigger guard with a red dot. demonstrated in this picture

http://i879.photobucket.com/albums/ab359/10mmSandW/DSC01655.jpg

[RayPDA]

Crippledpigeon is right - it's the magazine disconnect - same thing happens with Benelli and Beretta autos...

[operator13]

the gun knows the difference between actually being fired to cycle the action vs you manually operating the action

[biloutkast]

Thank you guys. I was hoping to hear that. This is my first autoloading shotgun and was a bit worried.