ninjaflood said:
This is what I did...(shade tree mechanic wanna be).. With a 3/8 ratchet and a six point 3/4 inch craftsman socket...The socket will sink into....not over... the retainer nut about a half inch, enough to pressure the spring and nut back onto the barrlel and tighten it bout 75%, this will require a good bit of downward pressure.(remove socket). you will then slide the barrel back over mag tube to properly line up the ring, spring and nut and barrel into proper position. Thats the hard part, but not really difficult . I use a spanner wrench to complete the nut tightening but there are a variety of other methods. Please don't use a pair of pliers or channel locks for this!!! :? If anyone would like to see this in action, I will make and post a vid on utube, just ask. Hope this isn't too confusingDHonovich said:What did you use to get it back together? JW
john1 said:This is what I did...(shade tree mechanic wanna be).. With a 3/8 ratchet and a six point 3/4 inch craftsman socket...The socket will sink into....not over... the retainer nut about a half inch, enough to pressure the spring and nut back onto the barrlel and tighten it bout 75%, this will require a good bit of downward pressure.(remove socket). you will then slide the barrel back over mag tube to properly line up the ring, spring and nut and barrel into proper position. Thats the hard part, but not really difficult . I use a spanner wrench to complete the nut tightening but there are a variety of other methods. Please don't use a pair of pliers or channel locks for this!!! :? If anyone would like to see this in action, I will make and post a vid on utube, just ask. Hope this isn't too confusingDHonovich said:What did you use to get it back together? JW
john1 said:
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As seen in the pics, during reassembly, the little seal ring next to the spring has a slight bevel or chanfer to it. When I reassemble should this bevel face toward the muzzle or should the bevel face the action? I can't seem to tell from the pics alone. Currently the bevel side is installed facing the muzzle.
Problem solved....The little seal ring under the spring must be installed with the bevel facing the action. Not towards the muzzle.. I can now fire any ammo, even the cheap stuff. My mossy was assembled wrong at the factory, and I suspect that mine is not the only one.
My mossy works great with 3 inch mags but suffers terribly with target ammo. I have tryed several diff kinds of low brass but always have the same problems. Usually the bolt fails to open and eject the spend round so I'm starting to think this is not normal. I have stripped the gun a couple times and give her a thourough cleaning/oiling. I understand there may be a break-in time, which I had hoped would be accomplished with a couple hundred rounds of the 3 inch mags. Federal target loads seem to work best with only 5-7 failers per 25 rnds. Can anyone suggest what may be the problem to this issue.