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Scattergun Bob · January 6, 2009, 12:19 AM

This is a good question. Here is some fine points on your new mossberg.

1. The rear end of the bolt is machined in such a way as to shield the firingpin from being struck by the hammer nose until it is fully in battery. This is a standard safety design on most current scatterguns.

2. You do not have to seat the bolt into battery (all the way closed) to cycle rounds out of the gun. As a right hander simply stroke the forend to the rear, rotate the gun port down and the shell should fall out into your hand, Check that no shell is on the carrier and stroke the forend forward into battery hit the slide release and repeat until mag is empty. Using this technique at no time is a shell in the chamber or retained by the extractor.

Good Luck & Be Safe

January 6, 2009, 12:19 AM	#3
Scattergun Bob Senior Member Join Date: February 29, 2008 Location: Nine Mile Falls, Washington Posts: 1,186	Only S&W and Me This is a good question. Here is some fine points on your new mossberg. 1. The rear end of the bolt is machined in such a way as to shield the firingpin from being struck by the hammer nose until it is fully in battery. This is a standard safety design on most current scatterguns. 2. You do not have to seat the bolt into battery (all the way closed) to cycle rounds out of the gun. As a right hander simply stroke the forend to the rear, rotate the gun port down and the shell should fall out into your hand, Check that no shell is on the carrier and stroke the forend forward into battery hit the slide release and repeat until mag is empty. Using this technique at no time is a shell in the chamber or retained by the extractor. Good Luck & Be Safe __________________ First, with the most, WINS! Regards, Scattergun Bob