I Bought a new Maverick 88 a few months back and finally got it out today to shoot. I loaded 5 in the magazine and when I brought the forend back, nothin happened. The elevator won't go all the way down as it hits the metal piece on the right side. The piece that has the sharp point is it, it catches the shell rim. If I push in on the shell and release the forarm just a little back, then release the shell and bring the foearm back it releases the shell and elevator comes all the way down. It comes all the way down when empty, just jams when ammo is in the mag. What could cause this? Thanks for any help.
boomer92266
Did you really push in #5 really hard?
Try only loading 1 and cycle in. Then try loading 2 and cycle them in and out. Work your way up.
Remember if it is a 5 shot gun, it may be 1 in the chamber and 4 in the magazine.
Try only loading 1 and cycle in. Then try loading 2 and cycle them in and out. Work your way up.
Remember if it is a 5 shot gun, it may be 1 in the chamber and 4 in the magazine.
Yes I tried just one round as well. The piece is also seated in the hole, I took it apart twice to make sure and I can see it in the hole from the outside of the receiver. The end of the piece is catching on the rim of the shell and the little pointy piece about halfway is raising up and hitting the elevator as it comes down preventing the elevator from coming all the way down. I am posting a pic of the piece hitting the elevator on the way down stopping it. It only does this when ammo is in the mag.
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“I took it apart twice to make sure and I can see it in the hole from the outside of the receiver”
Are you certain that no mistakes were made?
The 88 is a good basic gun. It should have been fine right out of the box.
Are you certain that no mistakes were made?
The 88 is a good basic gun. It should have been fine right out of the box.
Not saying that this might be the problem , however I had a similar problem the Barrel wasn’t seating completely. The nut that holds the barrel to the receiver has a keeper on it so you don’t lose it . I removed the keeper from the the barrel nut and reassembled it , worked fine after that. A fellow bird hunter told me me about this . Good luck !
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