hi folks,having some trouble with my new toy and this looks like the place to figure it out....i was aware that these need a break in period so i went to the range with a variety of factory ammo ranging from winchester cheapo target loads to remy slugs and magnum buck and some winchesr milspec 00 buck...my trouble is this....the rounds are not being forced out of the mag tube properly...with tube fully loaded the first 2-3 seem to work better but after that you have to shake and pry the shells out...when empty the follower is not visible in the reciever but hiding up in the tube somewhere....the spring is 35-1/2 inches long and did look kind of kinked up(seems like pretty thin steel but i'm not an expert here.....i called mossberg and the less than enthusiastic rep said he would send be a new spring in 4-6 weeks!!!!....assuming it is the spring is there a top quality replacement i can buy??..doesn't look like wolffe makes one...i also was looking at a stainless follower which is also red for improved visiblity which makes more sense also...i hate to have to invest a ton of money in this thing ,it wasn't cheap to begin with...serial # is af0615xx...maybe an older nerw in box purchase..in case they have made any changes...thanks folks,scott