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mossberg 5500

westkybandedwestkybanded Member Posts: 259 ✭✭✭
edited April 2008 in Ask the Experts
I just bought one and it will not cycle 2.75 shells. It will cycle 3" perfectly. I have cleaned and lubed it with no luck.

anybody got any suggestions...
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  • westkybandedwestkybanded Member Posts: 259 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    A friend of mine is bringing over a Mossberg 5500 for me to look at. He says it's jamming alot. I know there were some issues with this gun, and that they discontinued it a long while ago.

    Any ideas of what to look for when I start tearing it down?
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  • MBKMBK Member Posts: 2,918 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Try Not Clean, bad lube like WD-40, too thick oil/grease/mixed with residue and dirt.

    Be careful when taking apart, power spring, end nut placement.

    You can Google the takedown / cleaning procedure.
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  • tsr1965tsr1965 Member Posts: 8,682 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    If this is the model I am thinking(semi aut gas operated), clean the action out with a good spray cleaner or brake cleaner, and lightly lube it with Rem oil. Next clean/degrease the outer mag tube, spring, and gas piston, and lightly lube with rem oil making sure the gas ports in the barrel are clear. Replace the factory O-ring with a viton on if you can find one at a local gunshop. Lastly make sure it is reassembled correctly. I have had to do this for a few people who had problems with buying them from a MART where they were not prepped from the factory box, took them apart because they were jamming, and they got put back together wrong.
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