Unexpected malfunction on my Mossberg 500

[Sheepdog1968]

I had put the wooden dowell back in not that long ago when I went hunting. Since I use this particular shotgun for mostly trap and 5 stand I had left it in. I have an aftermarket magazine follower that has different colors and a hole in the center for visual and tactile differences. Recently during 5 stand the gun was jamming on trying to get the second round to load. I initially thought I was short stroking the shotgun under pressure. I don't that that often so I was perplexed. When it happened again, I stopped and looked down and noticed that the wooden plug was poking through the hole in the mag follower. Simple fix. I just removed the wooden plug and all was well. It was an odd way for the shotgun to jam. Just passing it Lang.

 

[Onmilo]

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[Sovblocgunfan]

Where is it written in the OP this is a tactical shotgun?

OP, my guess is that was just a freak deal that was prolly gonna happen sooner or later due to the hole in the follower.

A larger diameter plug would fix it, I guess, if you can get it in the tube (how big is the hole in the follower, anyway??). Or maybe a piece of pvc that is slightly bigger than the hole diameter or something. Sounds like you like your aftermarket follower, so eliminating that hole is prolly a no-go.