HAVE A MOSSBERG MODEL 500E, 410 GA. CAN ONLY GET 2 SHELLS IN STORAGE AREA. HAVE 3"' LONG SHELLS. DOES NOT APPEAR TO HAVE A PLUG IN IT. WHEN EMPTY, YOU CAN SEE METAL PIECE THAT YOU PUSH SHELLS AGAINST TO LOAD. WHAT IS PROBLEM AND HOW MANY SHELLS DOES THE TUBE HOLD ? NOT COUNTING ONE IN THE CHAMBER. PLEASE, RESPOND. THANKS.

SOURCE: mossberg 500,12 ga. shells will not feed

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SOURCE: Mossberg 500 20 ga shotgun

Poke it out with a clothes hanger...or a thin poker.

RichardL

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• Posted on Aug 05, 2016

SOURCE: Mossberg 500 20 ga shotgun

Can be a burr in your tube that the spring is strong enough to push the other shells past....but really, you're probably looking at a new mag tube spring is all. You can test it by removing the mag tube spring and stretching it a few inches and then replacing it. If it works, cool! But that fix is a temp one. Spend the $3 and get a new Wolff spring at any gun store. If it doesn't work, run your finger inside the mag tube mouth til you feel it scratch your finger. Sand paper wrapped around a dowel....


Let me know if you need anything else!

RichardL

• 157 Answers
• Posted on Aug 05, 2016

SOURCE: mossberg 500,12 ga. shells will not feed

This will sound sort of stoopid but trust me, more folks do it than you would believe. First thing....push the shell all the way up into the mag tube til your thumb is up the first knuckle. If you only push the shell til you hear the first click, you're only pushing it past the first stop. With it one stop in, a pump will drop it on the floor every time. Simple way to prove that, load three shells into the tube but only load the last one til you hear the one click. Pump it. First hits the floor, rest load perfectly. See what I mean? On ALL pump shotguns, you have to hit both stops so push the shells in up to your first thumb knuckle.