May 19, 2000, 08:48 AM | #1 |
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I have been having problems with my Mossberg 12 gauge pump action 590A1. I
have been using all different types of shells for it and many times it has misfired. I have placed shells in the magazine tube and when I pump the action back and then foward, I click the safety off and fire. Sometimes it will fire, sometimes it will not. If it does fire, the next round may misfire. It has been occuring quite frequently. I first thought it was because of manual error, because I was not pushing the forearm smartly enough. But it has misfired even when I made sure I slammed the forarm foward. Then I thought the ammo I was using was defective, i usually use slugs, thought maybe the primers were too old and they were recessed. But I changed ammo and used buckshot, birdshot and slugs from various companies and it still happened. It may happen frequently and sometimes it rarely occurs but every time I go to the range it happens at least 3 times. I fire approximately 30 rounds and three, at least, misfires. Misfiring is said in the context that I chamber a shell and pull the trigger and nothing happens. then i thought it may be a malfunction in the firing pin retainer spring. but not sure though. The round just sits there, I hear the hammer fall, but nothing happens. You may have to fire a couple rounds before it misfires. I have a choate pistol grip full stock and the really expensive sure fire tac light with a dedicated forearm. if i were to send it for repairs would i have to remove both of these and put on the normal stuff? thanks cho |
May 19, 2000, 10:06 AM | #2 |
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Firing pin?
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May 19, 2000, 10:44 AM | #3 |
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Hey, looks like Cho found us.
Check in at http://www.thefiringline.com/NonCGI/...ML/001306.html for some good answers. |
May 19, 2000, 04:30 PM | #4 |
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Check to see if you have an overtightened the buttstock bolt. I had the same problem with a choate stocked Mossberg 500 and loosening the bolt a small amount solved the problem.
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