My Maverick has had a couple of fails, of course at the least convenient times. Just lost a black grouse because of it, so now I've had it! It has happened two times out of maybe 50 rounds, and that's two too many for a hunting gun!
The hammer obviously strikes, as I hear a click, and the pump can be pulled to reload, ejecting the unfired cartridge. The primer shows absolutely no signs of being struck by the firing pin, no indentation at all. I've had no problems with light strikes.
After the first incident, I cleaned and lubed everthing really good, but it still happened again. So something is obviously not working like it should.
I have the trigger unit with the half cock hammer, and the gun is waaaay beyond warranty. The gun is not heavily used and was bought new by myself.
I also read about faulty firing pins, but that would probably give me more frequent trouble, including occasional light strikes?
Sanding down the half cock notch could perhaps solve it, but that sounds a bit risky to me, because it is a safety feature which probably is there for a good reason.
Are all the new trigger groups supplied without the half cock feature? And if so, do they have any other safety features to compensate for it?
What do you guys think I should do here?
(Btw: I live in Europe.)
So I just shot different ammo. Same results, 29 pellets above the duct tape center, 8 pellets below the tape. Used two different barrels, same result out if each one. I guess I can slap on an 18" barrel and use it for home defense. Shots less than 30 feet, aim center mass! Looks like I'm switching to my 500 for goose hunting.
