Third_Rail
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Doublefeeds, jammed action, etc. This is a 1962 to 1968 (don't know exactly) Mossberg 500a with the single action bar. This NEVER happened to me before, and I put 15 rounds through it without a hitch (I know, that's not much)
Today I went to the range (yesterday, I know... ) and Jrob24 and my fiance both experienced double feeds and an action jammed so tight that I had to take the barrel off and hold the forend then smack the butt on the ground. This happened with an empty mag tube, a full one, and five, yes five, brands of ammo... maybe 5 double feeds and twice as many times the action stuck. This in only 100 rounds of ammo! What gives??
A while back the man I bought this from fixed it for me by replacing the bolt assembly with one from a 20ga - the firing pin was broken and he didn't have any more. Could this be the cause, or is it something else?
Also - odd, but firing from the hip eliminated these problems (which I never experienced in the first place, only Jrob24 and my fiance)
If anyone has even a slight idea, please tell me. I need to get this fixed as it's my only firearm and currently my HD firearm.
All I can do for now is leave one in the chamber and hope that if I need another the action doesn't jam.
Today I went to the range (yesterday, I know... ) and Jrob24 and my fiance both experienced double feeds and an action jammed so tight that I had to take the barrel off and hold the forend then smack the butt on the ground. This happened with an empty mag tube, a full one, and five, yes five, brands of ammo... maybe 5 double feeds and twice as many times the action stuck. This in only 100 rounds of ammo! What gives??
A while back the man I bought this from fixed it for me by replacing the bolt assembly with one from a 20ga - the firing pin was broken and he didn't have any more. Could this be the cause, or is it something else?
Also - odd, but firing from the hip eliminated these problems (which I never experienced in the first place, only Jrob24 and my fiance)
If anyone has even a slight idea, please tell me. I need to get this fixed as it's my only firearm and currently my HD firearm.
All I can do for now is leave one in the chamber and hope that if I need another the action doesn't jam.