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Help with Stoeger M3500

Rookiehunter

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I recently purchased a Stoeger M3500. I've been having problems with getting shells to eject. Ive been advised to use a different lubrication on the magazine tube, I've been using rem oil. Just wonder if anyone if anyone has had good luck with a certain lubrication on this gun? Thanks for any help!
 

giles

Cull buck specialist
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Sorry bub, I've never owned one. I've had troubles with my 870 doing the same thing. I took I apart, cleaned everything by hand real good and haven't had a problem since. Might be worth trying if you haven't yet.
 

"J"

Git Off My Lawn
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"The minimum recommended load for the Stoeger M3500 is 1 1/8 oz. If you try to cycle loads lighter than that, you will end up with cycling problems. Sometimes, the M3500 might spring back to action after breaking in. However, the gun is not at fault because it can’t cycle lighter loads. In fact, manufacturers build the M3500 for cycling heavier loads. If you frequently require using the gun with lighter loads, you may not actually require a 12 gauge chambered gun designed for up to 3.5” ammo. Cycling Stoeger M3500 problems with 2 ¾ rounds are very common. However, using it with heavy 3 ½ inch shells for the first few hundred rounds will help you to loosen up the gun.

After purchasing a brand new Stoeger M3500, you may be eager to test it out immediately. The jamming problem is common with the guns during the initial hunting phase before breaking in. The general rule is to put one load in the chamber and two loads in the magazine tube. The hunters should easily fire the shells one after another. Sometimes, you may just hear a click and it won’t fire. Ejecting can also be a big trouble. Even though this can be disheartening, you can easily solve it by cleaning the gun. Guns straight from factories accumulate gunk and you cannot use them out of the box. You have to disassemble it and clean every part. Lubricating it with oil is the next step. You should always use Rem oil to achieve desirable results. Sometimes, break-in is not necessary to resolve the jamming problem."

This was found just doing a google search for known issues with this shotgun, seems a good cleaning and just breaking it in and not maxing out the mag will save some issues.... Initially....
 

Jackalope

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I've owned two of them. The first one lays at the bottom of the lake after a boating accident while duck hunting. One thing is to check is if the recoil suppressor is installed in the butt. If so it will not cycle a 2 3/4 load at all.

Without the recoil suppressor it should cycle everything fine. Initially you may have some issues with the cheap 100 round value pack shells as they're a very light load and only 7/8 oz. Go fire a 100 rounds of 2 3/4 high brass shells and she should run like butter after that.