While shooting at the NY State WBAS Championship this past weekend, I discovered a problem with my Model 12. It worked flawlessly all weekend, except when I went up for poppers. Every time, the action seemed to hang up, resulting in missed targets. I've been sitting around at home, and using my practice rounds, discovered that the shotgun seems to hang up when pointed upwards, doesn't do this when level. Am I doing something wrong, or is this a problem or common trait of the Model 12? For the time being, looks like I'll be using my trusty Model 97 when poppers are called for in the stage (it functions smoothly every time).