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When i was cleaning my Moss 500 earlier i decided to go
ahead and try to get the mag tube off. Guess what, it wont
break loose any ideas or suggestions on how to get it off?
P.S. My extra drum came in today but my kit isn't here yet!
ahead and try to get the mag tube off. Guess what, it wont
break loose any ideas or suggestions on how to get it off?
P.S. My extra drum came in today but my kit isn't here yet!
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There have been a few posts on this, you should be able to find the threads. From what I can remember:
Knoxx recommends using a hair dryer to heat up the receiver.
Mine was tough, I heated the receiver as well as putting medical tape and leather around the muzzle end of the mag tube (the barrel attachment hardware acts as a reinforcement so you don't risk crushing the mag tube) and using a vice grips.
A tech from Knoxx said their best technique is two folks with clean dry hands.
Hope this helps,
Knoxx recommends using a hair dryer to heat up the receiver.
Mine was tough, I heated the receiver as well as putting medical tape and leather around the muzzle end of the mag tube (the barrel attachment hardware acts as a reinforcement so you don't risk crushing the mag tube) and using a vice grips.
A tech from Knoxx said their best technique is two folks with clean dry hands.
Hope this helps,
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Kdolloff,
Sorry, forgot to mention to use a strap wrench, it didn't work for me but it is the tool that, if I remember correctly, the knoxx instructions recommended using- so try that first in combination with heating the receiver.
Another subject, when you do get the kit and install it, be sure to follow the reassembly instructions carefully. There is a part in the receiver that you DO NOT reinstall. Folks experienced in reassembling their shotguns tend to miss this step and reinstall all the parts.
Sorry, forgot to mention to use a strap wrench, it didn't work for me but it is the tool that, if I remember correctly, the knoxx instructions recommended using- so try that first in combination with heating the receiver.
Another subject, when you do get the kit and install it, be sure to follow the reassembly instructions carefully. There is a part in the receiver that you DO NOT reinstall. Folks experienced in reassembling their shotguns tend to miss this step and reinstall all the parts.
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I had the same problem ... Mossberg uses locktite on the mag tube and I tried the strap wrench ... it didn't work. I took it to a gunsmith and he took it off for $20.kdolloff said:Just got home from work and my kit is here! :twisted:
Yes it does say it in the instructions, I,m having trouble getting my mag tube off. I wonder if walmart has strap wrenches?
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Just out of curiosity, how did you get the tube off? Could help others in the future as this topic does come up occasionally.
Honestly i just took some folded towles and set them on the
floor, then i grabed the mag tube and wacked the reciever into
the towles so that it would turn it counter clockwise! I dont
know if i would recomend it to someone else or not but it
worked for me. :lol:
floor, then i grabed the mag tube and wacked the reciever into
the towles so that it would turn it counter clockwise! I dont
know if i would recomend it to someone else or not but it
worked for me. :lol:
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