Mossberg/Maverick bent cartridge stop?

[Maverick-88]

My maverick 88 has not been reliably feeding shells from the tube into the chamber recently. Initially I thought it was the ammo, as I have never had a feeding issue before, but upon trying different shells that have run perfectly fine in it before, the issue was still happening. I gave it a cleaning and started to research online for a possible explanation, found a lot of stuff about bent cartridge stops. I took a look at mine, and does kinda look bent, but I don’t know enough about what it’s supposed to look like to tell the difference.



If it is a bent cartridge stop, is the best way to fix it to bend it back or just buy a new one? Thanks in advance

 

[1SG Ret]

I have a Mossberg and mine is flush with the receiver, except for the cartridge stop itself. So, I would say yours is definitely bent. Would probably be easier to just order a new part instead of trying to bend it back into correct form. Hope this helps.

 

[Maverick-88]

I have a Mossberg and mine is flush with the receiver, except for the cartridge stop itself. So, I would say yours is definitely bent. Would probably be easier to just order a new part instead of trying to bend it back into correct form. Hope this helps.

Thanks for the reply. You are probably right, And a replacement isn’t very much money. I’ll order one and we’ll see if that fixes the problem.

 

[KsSkaEnthusiast]

beauty of owning the maverick is Mossberg parts are cheap and plentiful.

 

[herrwalther]

Mine had the same problem. Took 3 or 4 tries to bend it back and solve the issue. The part is heat treated so if you don't have the tools or knowhow to warm the metal, it is definitely easier to order a replacement part. New ones are in stock and $21 on Numrich.

https://www.gunpartscorp.com/products/54160B

 

[KsSkaEnthusiast]

I had a feeling @Maverick-88 might have been looking at this thread.