Mossberg 9200 problem.

[wdr270]

A friend of mine has a Mossberg 9200 that is failing to chamber the shell from the magazine after the first shot. I haven't looked at the gun since the problem started and won't have the chance until later but I was trying to get a few ideas on what might be causing the problem.

He has been mainly shooting sporting clays with it and has been using 1 1/8 oz. federal game/target loads. I know this isn't a 935 but I was wondering if its possible that these loads may be too light to fully cycle the action and that 1 1/4 oz. loads might be worth a try.

The gun was purchased used this Christmas and he has only run about 150 rounds through it. It doesn't show much wear as far as I could tell when I first looked at it but I was very thorough.

Any suggestions are welcome, I just would like to have an idea of what others have experienced with these guns.

 

[artech]

My 9200A1 is very reliable with 'max dram' loads reguardless of the shot weight, but I have had trouble with lighter target loads. Most boxes of shells list the shot size(7 1/2, etc.) shot weight( 1 1/8 oz, etc.) and powder load(max, 2 1/2 dram, etc.). I stick with 'max' or the heaviest powder load available and it works well. I even had some max dram 1 oz. loads that shot great, as do 1 oz. slugs.

Hope this helps.

 

[scout26]

I got this e-mail from gchernya, when someone else started a thread in this forum about a similiar problem. http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=113299

The problem is the floating hammer pin/axel (it is also holding hammer restrainer in place). If it is too lose from factory, or oiled too much, it can move sideways and jam the follower that bringing the new round even during the manual cycling, or loading. Problem will be worse if someone use to tilt the shotgun sideways during the shooting or loading, as gravity and vibration will likely to cause the movement. To fix this I’ve used a tiny piece of copper foil to “jam” the floating pin still, so no matter how much is the tilt during the shot, it would not move. What really can be done - the small hole needs to be drilled from the bottom of the trigger assembly, so it can go right in the hammer pin. Then it needs to be tapped and a small holding screw applied to hold the pin still.

If you never had a problem like this may mean a few things:

Your particular pin sitting tighter then say, mine.

There is a sticky oil on the pin from the factory, that holding it in place.

You do not have habit of tilting the shotgun during the shooting or loading.

I wanted the answer just in case my 9200 developed this problem or if someone else asked. I've never had this problem, so I can't vouch for his solution. I would love to hear about the results if you try his fix.

HTH