Wooden Dowel Won't Come Up

DennisCA · Dec 23, 2015

I have a Mossberg 500 12ga shotgun that I put a wooden dowel in to serve as plug (so it would only hold 3 shells). Well that was years ago and now due to moisture (I'm assuming) the dowel has swollen enough so it won't slide slide out.

Short of taking it to a gun shop, anyone have a suggestion(s)?

iH8DemLibz · Dec 23, 2015

Do you have real access to the end of it?

Pics?

Blow dryer to heat the metal to drive out the moisture may work.

StantonCree · Dec 23, 2015

A long small drill bit and pull it out like a cork

outrider58 · Dec 23, 2015

Does it rattle in there at all? How about using a long wood screw. Top off the magazine first to get the plug all the way up to the open end. Next time use a dowel that's about the same diam. as a pencil.

SRD · Dec 23, 2015

mpdc4511 said:
A long small drill bit and pull it out like a cork

^^^This.
That's a big a** plug,I usually just drop a pencil in and be done with it.

outrider58 · Dec 23, 2015

SRD said:
^^^This.
That's a big a** plug,I usually just drop a pencil in and be done with it.

A full length pencil was too short in my Ulti-mag but maybe ok in a standard 500.

lsw · Dec 23, 2015

If it's been in the tube for years I'd wonder if maybe one or both ends has mushroomed somewhat, rather than moisture being the cause. Going along with what mpds4511 said, If you can get it close enough to the cap end of the tube, maybe a real cork screw could grab it. Or how about taking the cap off and just trying to force shells (empties!) into the loading port?

(I own a few pumps but no Mossberg, if I've demonstrated some ignorance here of their construction I apologize in advance.)

nedsurf · Dec 23, 2015

If you have a black powder enthusiast friend, you might be able to borrow a screw shaped bullet puller that threads onto a ram/cleaning rod.
http://www.midwayusa.com/product/115714/cva-black-powder-bullet-puller-50-caliber

woodstock · Dec 23, 2015

Vile Shadow · Dec 23, 2015

lsw said:
If it's been in the tube for years I'd wonder if maybe one or both ends has mushroomed somewhat, rather than moisture being the cause. Going along with what mpds4511 said, If you can get it close enough to the cap end of the tube, maybe a real cork screw could grab it. Or how about taking the cap off and just trying to force shells (empties!) into the loading port?

Barrin' the "mushroom" issue, I would suggest screwin' a smaller lag bolt into it on the cap end.

If that don't work, theoretically you should be able to pull the tube completely and drive it out with a hammer and a smaller rod.

-Z/28- · Dec 23, 2015

I'd say try and dry it out and see if shrinks. If you can pull the tube off, stick it in the oven at a low temp for a little bit. Otherwise, just put the gun in a warm, dry area for a while.

Threeband · Dec 23, 2015

Well your wife's just going to have to understand that you need to buy a new gun.

woodstock · Dec 23, 2015

the question remains, why do you want to pull the plug now, after all this time?

67temp · Dec 24, 2015

Why not just unscrew the mag tube, the plunger spring and dowel can come out the receiver end. Then you just put it back together with only the plunger and spring. You already have the barrel off so it's just a matter of unscrewing the tube, you don't have to get into the action portion any.

SRD · Dec 24, 2015

outrider58 said:
A full length pencil was too short in my Ulti-mag but maybe ok in a standard 500.

Yes,standard.

HeatSeeker · Dec 25, 2015

How about taking the cap nut off the tube and then loading some shells(carefully) and push the dowel to the top then you might be able to get a hold of it with a screw or some needle nose????

Boss94 · Dec 25, 2015

They have been trying to outlaw the thing that goes up for a long time now !! It must be evil! !!

shaddydan · Dec 25, 2015

Sorry about your wooden dowel not coming up. I've heard they have pills to fix that now.

HarCo2ANewb · Dec 25, 2015

shaddydan said:
Sorry about your wooden dowel not coming up. I've heard they have pills to fix that now.

15 minutes late, crap

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