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I consider myself a fairly competent person mechanically and I have done some good work generally as a home gunmith/tinkerer. this thing, however, is kicking my butt.
I cannot get the carrier/release button roll pin back through without mangling it. I finally got it through to hold the easy loader and carrier and spring together but now with the partially bent pin the easy loader is binding in its travel, which it wasn't doing when I was fitting it. And the thought of driving this buggered up pin out and trying to get another one in while trying to keep the carrier holes, spring, and ez loader holes all in alignment and trying to hammer the pin through without a flat or secure surface to brace against makes me want to tear my hair out. I'm on my way to the hardware store in a fruitless pursuit of a roll pin that will work.
I also stupidly didn't follow my own rules about disassembling and reassembling springy bits in a large plastic bag or at least an enclosed space and launched the carrier release plunger and spring across the room. Luckily I found them with the help of my daughter LOL.
I also notice that since I installed the choate mag tube extension and clamp the POI is like 6 inches Low at 15 yards. I have to cover the top of the plate with the bead to get center hits. As I loosened the clamp to slide it further back I could feel the barrel moving lower.
Maybe the gods of shotgunning are trying to stop me.
Another question while we are on the subject. Mine is a magnum but I have installed a 2 3/4 inch barrel. I understand that this can possibly cause problems because the magnum carrier assembly or the whatever Is heavier and can be accelerated too quickly or something. Can a knowledgeable person please confirm or deny this and if so what can be done about it and how big of a problem is it? I have no use for any 3 inch magnum shotgun with a an integral full choke so I will never shoot this gun with a 3 inch magnum barrel in the foreseeable future. Is it necessary to change out the mechanism parts or will it be okay and useable working as a 2 3/4" gun now?
I cannot get the carrier/release button roll pin back through without mangling it. I finally got it through to hold the easy loader and carrier and spring together but now with the partially bent pin the easy loader is binding in its travel, which it wasn't doing when I was fitting it. And the thought of driving this buggered up pin out and trying to get another one in while trying to keep the carrier holes, spring, and ez loader holes all in alignment and trying to hammer the pin through without a flat or secure surface to brace against makes me want to tear my hair out. I'm on my way to the hardware store in a fruitless pursuit of a roll pin that will work.
I also stupidly didn't follow my own rules about disassembling and reassembling springy bits in a large plastic bag or at least an enclosed space and launched the carrier release plunger and spring across the room. Luckily I found them with the help of my daughter LOL.
I also notice that since I installed the choate mag tube extension and clamp the POI is like 6 inches Low at 15 yards. I have to cover the top of the plate with the bead to get center hits. As I loosened the clamp to slide it further back I could feel the barrel moving lower.
Maybe the gods of shotgunning are trying to stop me.
Another question while we are on the subject. Mine is a magnum but I have installed a 2 3/4 inch barrel. I understand that this can possibly cause problems because the magnum carrier assembly or the whatever Is heavier and can be accelerated too quickly or something. Can a knowledgeable person please confirm or deny this and if so what can be done about it and how big of a problem is it? I have no use for any 3 inch magnum shotgun with a an integral full choke so I will never shoot this gun with a 3 inch magnum barrel in the foreseeable future. Is it necessary to change out the mechanism parts or will it be okay and useable working as a 2 3/4" gun now?
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