CitizenJames
April 15, 2009, 09:23 PM
I'm new here, and I took the time to read through any posts that involved Mossberg pumps, and problems, and while there's quite a few that I haven't come across, I might have found a new way to break one.
What I have is actually a Western Field M550, which every source I've found says is a Mossberg 500.
I bought it used, did a mild cleaning on it(pulled the barrel, cleaned the chamber without a full strip-down), put a dozen rounds through it, recleaned, oiled, and put away.
After doing a full stripdown on my father's Mossberg 590(got it used, it just needed a good cleaning), I decided to break out mine and give it the same treatment(since I had just learned how to do the full stripdown, from doing it to my dad's 590)
Disassembly went ok, until it came time to pull the slide/action bars out of the chamber, at which point it got jammed.(Trigger group, round catcher, bolt, bolt slide, and both the interrupter and stop are already out)
I put some oil in there, and attempted to work it loose, instead it worked tight(cleaned it, with both cleaner and oil), now it's binding hard when you work the action(pump).
I attempted to remove the mag-tube, in order to give myself more room to work. No luck, instead it stripped out my buttstock/grip at the bolt, so that it now freespins.
Any ideas?
What I have is actually a Western Field M550, which every source I've found says is a Mossberg 500.
I bought it used, did a mild cleaning on it(pulled the barrel, cleaned the chamber without a full strip-down), put a dozen rounds through it, recleaned, oiled, and put away.
After doing a full stripdown on my father's Mossberg 590(got it used, it just needed a good cleaning), I decided to break out mine and give it the same treatment(since I had just learned how to do the full stripdown, from doing it to my dad's 590)
Disassembly went ok, until it came time to pull the slide/action bars out of the chamber, at which point it got jammed.(Trigger group, round catcher, bolt, bolt slide, and both the interrupter and stop are already out)
I put some oil in there, and attempted to work it loose, instead it worked tight(cleaned it, with both cleaner and oil), now it's binding hard when you work the action(pump).
I attempted to remove the mag-tube, in order to give myself more room to work. No luck, instead it stripped out my buttstock/grip at the bolt, so that it now freespins.
Any ideas?