Hi there all you Marstar fans
Anyone have any experience with the Tomahawk line of pump shotguns? I have a PA 2210 (that's the nickel plated 20 in barrel job) bought about a year ago. I like the gun, it was a good price, it's fun to shoot and functions well (the action is a touch sticky but then again it has only had a couple of dozen shells through it), but it is a serious PITA to reassemble after cleaning.
Last time (about 6 months ago) I got it so jammed I had to send it back to Frank at Marstar to fix - he told me on the phone there was an issue with the action release bar and that it had been repaired. He fixed it for free and mailed it back.
Yesterday after blasting the s*** out of some cardboard targets on my buddy's farm (at 40 yards we got virtually identical patterns and he was shooting his $2000 28 in Benelli with improved cylinder choke) I took it home, got the manual out, poured a drink and settled in to clean it.
It came apart like S*** through a goose, very nice. "Thanks Frank", I thought "you really did get it sorted". Anyway, perhaps I spoke too soon, because after cleaning it thoroughly, I simply could not get it back together and functioning. Eventually I did persuade it to reassemble but it was a real struggle. I was mindful of the instruction not to force anything and it took a lot of wiggling and jiggling to get the forend and bolt and the barrel to slide together. The last 1/4 inch to seat the barrel took quite a steady push. The barrel is now fully seated, the action is open and the bolt is at the rear, it all looks just fine but the action will not cycle forward. I have pulled it apart and put it back together three times and once it is assembled the damn thing is frozen solid.
Anyone have any tips or tricks? I will be calling Frank at Marstar tomorrow - in the meantime, any help here? I do NOT want to have to send the damn gun back to the dealer every time I have to clean it.
Cheers and thanks in advance.