Mossberg 500 Pump Action Troubleshooting
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KentuckyWindage
20g
Re: mag spring
It will be fine, but if I were you I would go ahead and take the opportunity and order an extra power mag tube spring Wolff. Mossberg a factory springs are notoriously weak.
It will be fine, but if I were you I would go ahead and take the opportunity and order an extra power mag tube spring Wolff. Mossberg a factory springs are notoriously weak.
Re: mag spring
I recently added an extended mag tube on a winchester 1300. There was a clear warning on the prodcut label that if you leave it fully loaded for 2 years, to replace the spring.
I know there are many different thoughts on the subject, but springs can and do take a set after being fully compressed for long periods of time. I personally won't even leave the hammers cocked on my semiautos when I put them in the safe. Maybe it's just OCD, but I don't.
I also know of people who intentionally leave a new magazine fully loaded for a long while just to help make it easier to load and "break it in" so to speak.
I even rotate my (always loaded/always ready) mags out periodically.
Sorry to be the naysayer, but that's how I do it.
I recently added an extended mag tube on a winchester 1300. There was a clear warning on the prodcut label that if you leave it fully loaded for 2 years, to replace the spring.
I know there are many different thoughts on the subject, but springs can and do take a set after being fully compressed for long periods of time. I personally won't even leave the hammers cocked on my semiautos when I put them in the safe. Maybe it's just OCD, but I don't.
I also know of people who intentionally leave a new magazine fully loaded for a long while just to help make it easier to load and "break it in" so to speak.
I even rotate my (always loaded/always ready) mags out periodically.
Sorry to be the naysayer, but that's how I do it.
Frank Castle
.270 WIN
Re: mag spring
Sorry to hyjack, but where can I find the stronger springs?
Frank
Sorry to hyjack, but where can I find the stronger springs?
Frank
KentuckyWindage
20g
Re: mag spring
I buy mine direct from wolf. Here is a link to the mossberg section. I buy the three packs to save me a little.
http://www.gunsprings.com/index.cfm?page=items&cID=2&mID=103
Frank,Frank Castle said:
I buy mine direct from wolf. Here is a link to the mossberg section. I buy the three packs to save me a little.
http://www.gunsprings.com/index.cfm?page=items&cID=2&mID=103
Re: mag spring
nothing wrong with a little job security.....
Nothing wrong with a little insurance too, if that’s what puts you in the zone then its all money well spent for peace of mind, I happen to like to roll the dice with my springs, putting all my stock in modern metallurgy. The only time a change a spring is for performance gain like trigger pull or something else that’s going to improve my shooting, other than that if it is still feeding ammo or cycling my bolt I leave it alone.
I have known a lot of Mossberg’s and never seen or heard of a broken or weak spring in other than a handful of posts on the internet. It’s like everything on the internet though, you hardly ever hear when things go good, but it only takes a couple bad things to happen too loud people and the next thing you know companies are notorious for bad things happening to their stuff…….
nothing wrong with a little job security..... Nothing wrong with a little insurance too, if that’s what puts you in the zone then its all money well spent for peace of mind, I happen to like to roll the dice with my springs, putting all my stock in modern metallurgy. The only time a change a spring is for performance gain like trigger pull or something else that’s going to improve my shooting, other than that if it is still feeding ammo or cycling my bolt I leave it alone.
I have known a lot of Mossberg’s and never seen or heard of a broken or weak spring in other than a handful of posts on the internet. It’s like everything on the internet though, you hardly ever hear when things go good, but it only takes a couple bad things to happen too loud people and the next thing you know companies are notorious for bad things happening to their stuff…….
KentuckyWindage
20g
Re: mag spring
I hear ya! Out of four Mossberg a I have had only one weak spring from the factory. All mine are 590a1 18.5" models. The weak factory spring was the only one that didn't have green paint on the muzzle end of the spring. Don't know if that was a different sourced company or not but I know it was too weak to feed the last round in the mag tube. Like I posted above I change all my mossbergs out with Wolff springs. Is it needed, no. But it's worth the extra insurance in my opinion for the cost.
oli700 said:
Nothing wrong with a little insurance too, if that’s what puts you in the zone then its all money well spent for peace of mind, I happen to like to roll the dice with my springs, putting all my stock in modern metallurgy. The only time a change a spring is for performance gain like trigger pull or something else that’s going to improve my shooting, other than that if it is still feeding ammo or cycling my bolt I leave it alone.
I have known a lot of Mossberg’s and never seen or heard of a broken or weak spring in other than a handful of posts on the internet. It’s like everything on the internet though, you hardly ever hear when things go good, but it only takes a couple bad things to happen too loud people and the next thing you know companies are notorious for bad things happening to their stuff…….
I hear ya! Out of four Mossberg a I have had only one weak spring from the factory. All mine are 590a1 18.5" models. The weak factory spring was the only one that didn't have green paint on the muzzle end of the spring. Don't know if that was a different sourced company or not but I know it was too weak to feed the last round in the mag tube. Like I posted above I change all my mossbergs out with Wolff springs. Is it needed, no. But it's worth the extra insurance in my opinion for the cost.
Re: mag spring
That sucks, too weak to feed the last round! Bet you weren’t happy....do you think it was the right spring to begin with ?
Because I would almost believe that Mossberg put in the wrong spring rather than a spring being weak so early in its life.
That sucks, too weak to feed the last round! Bet you weren’t happy....do you think it was the right spring to begin with ?
Because I would almost believe that Mossberg put in the wrong spring rather than a spring being weak so early in its life.
KentuckyWindage
20g
Re: mag spring
It is possible, the coil count was 1 or two off, I remember measuring the spring and it being almost 1.5" shorter than the others. The diameter was the same and coil thickness.
oli700 said:
It is possible, the coil count was 1 or two off, I remember measuring the spring and it being almost 1.5" shorter than the others. The diameter was the same and coil thickness.
Toys-N-Joys
.410
Re: mag spring
how hard is it to install a mag spring?
also is wolf the only company who makes the spring upgrade?
how hard is it to install a mag spring?
also is wolf the only company who makes the spring upgrade?
Zacritz929
Copper BB
500 barrel issue **pic added**
In November I purchased a 20 ga combo. When i bought the gun the field barrel was installed and I shot about 100 shells through it and swapped the rifled slug barrel on for deer hunting with no problem. Well after deer season I tried installed the field barrel and it seems to need a little extra force to get it seated and to get the screw started. Then when it is screwed down the lines on top of the barrel aren't completely centered with the lines on the receiver, their off by roughly 1/16th inch. I looked over the barrel and there isn't any obvious imperfections. I don't know if this is a problem or if I'm just being picky but the rifled barrel drops right in with no problems.
In November I purchased a 20 ga combo. When i bought the gun the field barrel was installed and I shot about 100 shells through it and swapped the rifled slug barrel on for deer hunting with no problem. Well after deer season I tried installed the field barrel and it seems to need a little extra force to get it seated and to get the screw started. Then when it is screwed down the lines on top of the barrel aren't completely centered with the lines on the receiver, their off by roughly 1/16th inch. I looked over the barrel and there isn't any obvious imperfections. I don't know if this is a problem or if I'm just being picky but the rifled barrel drops right in with no problems.
