r/canadaguns • u/ooTurtle1999 • Apr 06 '26

Shooting Canuck Pioneer & Challenger Target Load

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Got a 100 pack of ‘Challenger Target Load’ and it failed to eject 90% of the time.

Obviously the biggest thing I want out of a shotgun is to skeet shoot with, but I also don’t wanna fork out thousands for a shotgun just to target shoot with.

This gun is brand new and has only had target loads through it. I did buy a pack of ‘Winchester Super X Heavy Game #2 Shot’ and it worked just fine. Both shells being 2 3/4”.

Do I just need to break it in? Should I try Federal Target Load? Do I just get rid of this gun…?

What do yall think. Thanks 😊

Update: Winchester & Federal Target Loads run just fine. They are a bit heavier of a load.

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u/johnnyfuckinghobo Apr 07 '26 edited Apr 07 '26

Hazards of the trade when you go cheap on a semi. You can try running a bunch of heavy loads through it to see if it'll loosen things up and maybe be able to cycle the target loads after. When I ran into a similar issue with my SX4 I ran it wet as fuck for a while. I got it during the autumn so I had a good excuse to run a heap of magnum #2, #4 and BB loads through waterfowl season, then kept it drippy with oil when I started breaking clays for a while. It broke in nicely and doesn't require any extra effort to cycle nicely now. Best of luck though, because I haven't heard great things about canuck.

I don't get why I'm being downvoted here. If I'm giving bad advice then tell me why so I learn something.

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u/[deleted] Apr 07 '26

To piggy back off this, I have found alot of Turkish/cheap shotguns struggle off lighter loads, they fire fine but fail to spit them out after the fact

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u/Arbakos Apr 07 '26

I have a Girsan and brand new it had trouble with lighter loads, after the 40 or so hunting loads recommended by the manual and a flat of 3 dram Federal Top Gun target loads it feeds the lighter stuff no problem.