m24shooter said:First, don't ride the bolt home. Pull it to the rear, and release it allowing the spring force to return it to battery. The design is "timed" and if you ride the bolt by holding the handle you will most likely induce a failure to feed or lock in battery.
I doubt it is the mag tube spring length, as that has really been an issue with the outsourcing of the mag tube extensions and springs from Choate, which is seeing the exact same problems in the extension kits that they are selling aftermarket.
It may be that the shell stop or latch (the little hooks/arms inside the mag tube that stop and release the shells from the mag tube onto the carrier) are slightly out of shape. The double feed is indicative of that.
It may be that the mag tube spring, action spring, and the gun in general needs a little more break in period.
Run the shotgun clean but heavily lubed on the bolt and inside the reciever.
Remember that the shotgun is defensive in design, and meant to operate with defensive loads at standard speeds. It is not meant to run light loads typically, although they tend to do well with even the reduced recoil defensive loads.
Some shotguns just need to be broken in, particularly the gas and inertia guns. Go shoot some heavy/fast loads through it with a lot of lube and see if the problems go away. If they don't, I would look at the stop/latch.
rene said:m24shooter said:First, don't ride the bolt home. Pull it to the rear, and release it allowing the spring force to return it to battery. The design is "timed" and if you ride the bolt by holding the handle you will most likely induce a failure to feed or lock in battery.
I doubt it is the mag tube spring length, as that has really been an issue with the outsourcing of the mag tube extensions and springs from Choate, which is seeing the exact same problems in the extension kits that they are selling aftermarket.
It may be that the shell stop or latch (the little hooks/arms inside the mag tube that stop and release the shells from the mag tube onto the carrier) are slightly out of shape. The double feed is indicative of that.
It may be that the mag tube spring, action spring, and the gun in general needs a little more break in period.
Run the shotgun clean but heavily lubed on the bolt and inside the reciever.
Remember that the shotgun is defensive in design, and meant to operate with defensive loads at standard speeds. It is not meant to run light loads typically, although they tend to do well with even the reduced recoil defensive loads.
Some shotguns just need to be broken in, particularly the gas and inertia guns. Go shoot some heavy/fast loads through it with a lot of lube and see if the problems go away. If they don't, I would look at the stop/latch.
I dont think it has to do with the way Im holding the bolt. I open ti yesterday after I came from work and read the instructions on how to open the shoot gun. When I did I notice that the button that realeses the bolt has a spring at the far end of a level, I personally think that the problem is in that area. Either way, Ill be taking it today to the gun shop again today after work, and Ill be asking to get it either exchange for a mossberg 500 or something else. Ive already lost the emotion and the love for this shootgun. I dont think its a reliable gun anymore.