I own an awful lot of Brownings. New and old and never had a problem. I go to alot of the big shoots and there are alot of Browning there. I shoot mostly sporting clays. I have seen some "P" guns break down, even some "K" guns not work but never a Browning. If you maintain them, you should not have any problems. I think you just got a lemon. It happens to all gun makers. Frank