Re: Brand new 500 - Unable to load. Follower stuck?
Frank,
Thanks for the suggestion, that worked perfectly. I put the dowel against the follower and gave it a light tap with a hammer and it loosened right up. I'm glad it ended up being an easy fix.
Re: Brand new 500 - Unable to load. Follower stuck?
Both O-rings came out with the dowel, and the follower looks completely straight. I guess I'll be making a trip back to the store today.
Thanks for confirming that I wasn't overlooking something completely obvious.
Re: Brand new 500 - Unable to load. Follower stuck?
I removed the dowel as instructed in the manual - with the barrel off I shook the gun a few times then grabbed the dowel by the end and pulled it out.
I did buy it from a gun store. I'll try to take it by there today and see what they say...
Brand new 500 - Unable to load. Follower stuck?
Greetings. I just bought a brand new 500 and was hoping to take it out tomorrow to get acquainted with firing it; however, I bought some 12ga ammo tonight and realized that I am unable to load a single shell into the magazine. The follower won't...