Little O/U mossberg won't fire.

imabmwnut · October 18, 2016, 04:26 PM

Went to dispatch a snake and mu little Turkish O/U mossberg would fire. Never had an issue with this little gun. Took it apart and can see what is wrong. The firing pins just won't come forward. Trigger doesn't move either. Suggestions?

FITASC · October 18, 2016, 04:32 PM

Pull the stock and clean the insides. Did you ever clean it out when you bought it to get the preservative gunk out of it?

imabmwnut · October 18, 2016, 05:07 PM

Just tried cleaning it. Shot gun scrubber in all the internals. Blew it out with compressed air. Nothing different. Sigh. She may have to visit a smith. This has been a very good little gun.

Chaz88 · October 19, 2016, 01:03 PM

You probably need to take the stock off and make sure the firing pin is not broken. Have had that problem with a Mossberg O/U more than once. Some of them also have a strange part that seams to be gravity operated and will lock the action when the gun is pointed almost straight down. It needs to be cleaned and lubed now and then. I have considered just removing it but have not so far.

EDIT: I probably should have said the strange part locks the trigger group. What you describe sounds just like what I experienced with this part.

natman · October 21, 2016, 11:41 AM

Firing pins have been a known problem with these. Contact Mossberg customer service and see what they'll do for you.

Chaz88 · October 21, 2016, 03:35 PM

Quote:

Contact Mossberg customer service and see what they'll do for you.

My experience is that they will be happy to sell you some new "improved" pins that will also break.

If you need new pins you can also sometimes find them locally. I found some at Sheels in Des Moines. The gunsmith kept some on hand because he had changed out a lot of them.

October 18, 2016, 04:26 PM	#1
imabmwnut Member Join Date: February 15, 2013 Posts: 65	Little O/U mossberg won't fire. Went to dispatch a snake and mu little Turkish O/U mossberg would fire. Never had an issue with this little gun. Took it apart and can see what is wrong. The firing pins just won't come forward. Trigger doesn't move either. Suggestions?

October 18, 2016, 04:32 PM	#2
FITASC Senior Member Join Date: December 6, 2014 Posts: 6,441	Pull the stock and clean the insides. Did you ever clean it out when you bought it to get the preservative gunk out of it? __________________ "I believe that people have a right to decide their own destinies; people own themselves. I also believe that, in a democracy, government exists because (and only so long as) individual citizens give it a 'temporary license to exist'—in exchange for a promise that it will behave itself. In a democracy, you own the government—it doesn't own you."- Frank Zappa

October 19, 2016, 01:03 PM	#4
Chaz88 Senior Member Join Date: January 4, 2010 Posts: 1,243	You probably need to take the stock off and make sure the firing pin is not broken. Have had that problem with a Mossberg O/U more than once. Some of them also have a strange part that seams to be gravity operated and will lock the action when the gun is pointed almost straight down. It needs to be cleaned and lubed now and then. I have considered just removing it but have not so far. EDIT: I probably should have said the strange part locks the trigger group. What you describe sounds just like what I experienced with this part. __________________ Seams like once we the people give what, at the time, seams like a reasonable inch and "they" take the unreasonable mile we can only get that mile back one inch at a time. No spelun and grammar is not my specialty. So please don't hurt my sensitive little feelings by teasing me about it. Last edited by Chaz88; October 19, 2016 at 01:09 PM.

October 18, 2016, 05:07 PM	#3
imabmwnut Member Join Date: February 15, 2013 Posts: 65	Just tried cleaning it. Shot gun scrubber in all the internals. Blew it out with compressed air. Nothing different. Sigh. She may have to visit a smith. This has been a very good little gun.

October 21, 2016, 11:41 AM	#5
natman Senior Member Join Date: June 24, 2008 Posts: 2,605	Firing pins have been a known problem with these. Contact Mossberg customer service and see what they'll do for you.