Failure to Feed
Good evening everyone.
I had the displeasure of taking the 500 all the way down again this evening. It's only the 2nd time I've had it all the way field stripped in the 11 or so years I've had it and it's just as annoying as I remembered getting it all back together again.
I think I found out what was binding and keeping a fresh round from chambering. Best I can tell it was little remnants of spruce pine needles between the receiver and the bar.
I cleaned everything really good and finally got it back together and it's like a whole new gun again. Besides feeding right again, it also feels like it cycles a lot easier too.
Just thought I'd pass my experience along because everyone knows how reliable the design is, but like any other gun, you gotta keep them clean if you want them to work right.