I've had my 535 for 4 years or so now and have always had some kind of issue with the safety. It's always been VERY easy to slide forward and backwards. The the original plastic switch started to turn sideways with the recoil... it was like the screw wasn't screwed down tight; but, it was. Eventually the plastic switch snapped; so, I ordered a metal switch from Brownells. The switch no longer turns sideways and I'm not worried about it breaking; but, is still VERY easy to slide forwards and backwards... so easy that the recoil from target loads can cause the safety to switch on... nice to be safe; but, it's very irritating on follow-up shots with skeet and duck.
Doesn't seem like the detention spring is too short because I got a new spring with the new safety and the easy slide persisted. Its seems like the hole the spring and ball bearing goes into was drilled too deep?
Anybody else having this problem? (My son's 500 that was purchased same day at same store is the original plastic safety and it firmly snaps on and off)
Thanks,
--Hise
Doesn't seem like the detention spring is too short because I got a new spring with the new safety and the easy slide persisted. Its seems like the hole the spring and ball bearing goes into was drilled too deep?
Anybody else having this problem? (My son's 500 that was purchased same day at same store is the original plastic safety and it firmly snaps on and off)
Thanks,
--Hise