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Question about my dad's old Stevens Model 59A bolt-action .410
Posted on 8/17/20 at 9:51 pm
Posted on 8/17/20 at 9:51 pm
I acquired my dad's old Stevens Model 59A .410 yesterday, on the 3rd anniversary of his death. It was stolen about 4 years ago from his house that he was remodeling and was recovered by the police. Unfortunately, he had much more valuable guns that were never recovered.
I've never used a tube-fed bolt-action shotgun before, but I would like to clean it up and use it around the camp, and eventually pass it down to little LSU Tigershark.
I don't have any shells for it yet, but I'm trying to figure out how to feed the shells into it. The end of the tube is open and there is a hole underneath the tube, so I'm assuming there is a piece missing. Can anyone tell me a little about the gun, approximate age, if it looks like something is missing? Thanks
I've never used a tube-fed bolt-action shotgun before, but I would like to clean it up and use it around the camp, and eventually pass it down to little LSU Tigershark.
I don't have any shells for it yet, but I'm trying to figure out how to feed the shells into it. The end of the tube is open and there is a hole underneath the tube, so I'm assuming there is a piece missing. Can anyone tell me a little about the gun, approximate age, if it looks like something is missing? Thanks
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Posted on 8/17/20 at 9:56 pm to LSU Tigershark
It looks like the old Mossberg I inherited. If so, there is a 3 or 4 shot magazine That clips in underneath.
Posted on 8/17/20 at 10:03 pm to LSU Tigershark
I have a single shot Mossberg that is very similar. It was the gun my dad (also RIP) used to teach me to shoot. It kicks way above its weight class and I only use it for fun or a likely unsuccessful squirrel hunt. I painted the stock black when I was a dumb arse teenager. I recently got out it of storage to restore the stock and reblue the barrel.
Posted on 8/17/20 at 10:12 pm to LSU Tigershark
There should be a tube with a spring inside that fits down the tube under the barrel. The shells are loaded through the tube under the barrel.
Magazine tube
Magazine tube
This post was edited on 8/17/20 at 10:14 pm
Posted on 8/17/20 at 10:17 pm to highcotton2
Looks like you’re missing the spring and retainer for the magazine tube.
Posted on 8/17/20 at 10:19 pm to LSU Tigershark
The part you are missing is the magazine tube assembly. I can't figure out how to post the pictures that I took, but it is a tubular section of brass with a knurled plug with locking pin at the outer end and a spring loaded pusher plug at the other end. The pusher is kept from coming out of the tube by a recessed rib rolled into the brass tube. Gun Parts Corp shows it in stock for $33.75 at LINK
Posted on 8/17/20 at 10:21 pm to ImaObserver
Was just coming back to post this.
Posted on 8/17/20 at 11:19 pm to LSU Tigershark
You can typically find schematics at Numerich(sp) and parts as well. I have a couple of old Stevens shotguns, and they had the parts I needed.
Posted on 8/18/20 at 6:30 am to ImaObserver
Thanks. I'll be ordering that
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