590A1 - Very Stiff Fore End (Not So With 590 Shockwave)

[bobdbldr]

Ok, so I took out a few mossbergs tried them,, 1-590a1 marine coat, 2-590's and a plain 500, all slick however the 590a1 marine coated version was a bit stiff at each end of the throw that the others were not, the spring retainer is intact in all of them. The Marine coat version has not been fired much however my personal feeling is that (in my case at least) it feels like the actual coating is thick enough to cause a wee bit of stiffness at the end of throw which I figure will break in with more use. It isn't stiff except at the ends and if you do it quickly cannot notice it ,yours may be a different issue as my mag tube is not out of round at all and the caps screw on easily, Good luck.
Cheers Bob

 

[thegazelle]

Ok, so I took out a few mossbergs tried them,, 1-590a1 marine coat, 2-590's and a plain 500, all slick however the 590a1 marine coated version was a bit stiff at each end of the throw that the others were not, the spring retainer is intact in all of them. The Marine coat version has not been fired much however my personal feeling is that (in my case at least) it feels like the actual coating is thick enough to cause a wee bit of stiffness at the end of throw which I figure will break in with more use. It isn't stiff except at the ends and if you do it quickly cannot notice it ,yours may be a different issue as my mag tube is not out of round at all and the caps screw on easily, Good luck.
Cheers Bob

Yeah I took advantage of the warranty and in discussing with Wolverine, they suspect it's more than just the end cap or the retaining clip - it may very well be the magazine tube being out of spec. Just as well that I am sending it in - they can probably look the rest of it over and maybe fix any other issues.

Yeah, the problem is more than a bit of stiffness - I had my son's friend, a hulking 6' 4" guy try loosening and tightening it. He couldn't. So definitely not normal.

Happy to know that Wolverine is sending an RMA pre-paid label so the ride both ways costs me nothing (unlike other dealers where they expect the customer to pay for the ride to their facility).