mossberg 835 jams

PotatoBob

Asking this for my cousin:
Mossberg 835,several years old,shoots 2-1/2 amd 3inch mags,about 75% of the time after firing the shell will not eject when pumped,it gets stuck in the barrel and has to be pried out.It happens no matter what shells are used,light loads or heavy mags.Gun is well maintained and cleaned after every use.Any ideas?

AntiqueDr

Does the fired shell come out easily when you remove it (can you simply use a fingernail or do you need a tool)? Is there indication of the extractor claw pulling through the shell rim?

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Nighthawk

I have a Mossberg model 835 ulti mag it shoots 2/34 all the way up to 31/2 in magnums. Mine does the same thing. It extracts every time on unfired shells. But when you fire a shell it seems like the extractor doesnt grab the rim of the shell. At first I thought it might be the brand of shells. You can look at a Federal shell and compare it to a remington,or Winchester and the federal has a narrower rim. I thought that was the problem, but nope. I started looking at the extractor and I knowticed the spring on it was very stiff. I stretched it a little bit but have not been out to shoot it. When it did get a shell stuck in it, you can pump the slide a couple of times and it will eject.Which that is a problem when you have other shells in the chamber.Keep us informed.

Rugster

Edited by - rugster on 05/27/2002 14:02:51

Jody Commander

I have had this problem and took it to the fellow that works on My guns, He looked at it and said the cuts in the barrel for the extractors were too abrupt, He took a square needle file and enlongated the cuts and it works great now.

Nighthawk

Thanks Jody commander,I might have just lost a headache.

Good Luck.

Rugster

PotatoBob

Thanks for the info,ill pass it along.