Mossberg 535 Problems

[grayfox]

I have a Mossberg 535 that sometimes the trigger won't pull when the safety is off & you try to pull the trigger.  It did it a while back when I was patterning it but I thought I had not closed the bolt good & tight.  While hunting with it last Friday morning it did the same thing again while my step dad was trying to shoot a gobbler I had called up for him.  He said he slid the safety back on & then back off & it fired then but he missed the turkey.  He was upset because it was his first experience at turkey hunting.  I felt really bad for him.  We shot it again yesterday to check the red dot to make sure it was still right.  I then loaded it with a Winchester#5 Supreme.  When he pulled the trigger it snapped but the shell didn't go off.  First time this had happened. It had a very slight dent in the primer so we tried it again & it fired.  Has anyone else had any problems like this with any of their 535's.  Right now it's at a local gun smith.

[Skeeterbait]

I am unsure if the 535 is built internally the same as an 835 and 500 but I assume it is.  The safety button attaches to an internal block that slides back and forth to block a part of the trigger mechanism.  I know if the bolt holding the stock on is too long it will extend into the receiver interfearing with the safety mechanism.  Have you replaced the stock on the gun?

[grayfox]

Skeeterbait the stock is the original stock that came on it.  I've tried to make the gun do it again but to no avail.  It does this very seldom & so it may be a problem to duplicate.  If the gunsmith can't figure out what's going on with it I'll check that bolt on the stock when I get it back.  I do think it has something to do with the safety when the trigger won't pull but I don't know about that light primer strike though.

[Fishbamboo]

I bought mine at Christmas time, so far I had one shell that would not fire. I am not real happy with the gun, but I'm stuck with it now.

[grayfox]

I bought mine at Christmas time, so far I had one shell that would not fire. I am not real happy with the gun, but I'm stuck with it now.

I bought this one from a friend of mine last year to use mostly as a backup gun & for friends that want to go with me turkey hunting. It's been working great for about 99% of the time but it really stinks when one don't work when a gobbler walks in.  Those instances are just too hard to come by.

[njdevilsb]

I've had mine for about 5 or 6 years and have never had a shell not go off or had the trigger not pull.  Hopefully you get this resolved.

[Songdog2012]

I picked up a 535 a few years ago brand new, i shot prbly 40-50 shells out of it to pattern and sight it in withou any problems. Then the first turkey i tried to shoot with it the gun wouldnt fire! It clicked when the fireing pin went off but no bang!

I took it home and over the coarse of the next few weeks it did it 2 more times with different ammo while at the bench. It went bye bye, it sucked because i did like the gun but just had no faith in it anymore. Hindsight tells me i should have just sent it back for repair but as they hadnt been out very long i just figured that there mite have been other "bugs" that hadnt reared their uglyheads yet.

[Fishbamboo]

My 535 TK worked well for me on opening day, got a really nice bird. I still am out on weather I like the gun or not.

[grayfox]

This is my 3rd Mossberg I've had over the years.  It's the first one I've had any problems with.  I really do like the gun. Maybe the gunsmith can find the problem, if not I'll send it in to Mossberg.

[appalachianstruttstopper]

Send it back to mossberg, they will make it right. Trigger has an adjustment screw on it, and if there is not a little take-up, the safety block can hang on the tang safety and cause it not to fire. It can also cause the safety to not be re-ingauged. As far as not firing, a few things can cause this. Escess oil in bolt/firing pin assembly, water damage in bolt/firing pin assembly, and the most common on a 535, is the barrel not being screwed down all the way into the reciever. 535 can be a real pain to get seated back into the reciever all the way and this something to pay close attention to.

[Fishbamboo]

I noticed that the barrel did not want to go in all the way. Poor craftsmanship, I finally got it down. 

[grayfox]

Thanks everyone.  Some good information on things to check for.