Need help with Mossberg 500

[brian5271]

I bought a new Mossberg 500 from Big 5 and brought it home the other day. I have not done anything with it yet but I noticed that there is a noise that sound like a spring is sliding within the mag tube (unloaded) when I point it in the air then move it so it is pointing to the ground and vice versa.

Is this normal?

[jbohon]

Take the barrel off and point the lower at the ground. They always ship their shotguns with a wooden dowel installed to limit the tube to 2 rounds for hunting. there is a small rubber o-ring on each end to help with the noise, but it rarely does. when you tip it down and give it a little shake, the end of the dowel should stick out just enough for you to grip and remove. I hope the issue is as simple as this...

[stix213]

lol, yeah it is the wooden dowel.

[Merc1138]

stupid dowel strikes again.

[brian5271]

Take the barrel off and point the lower at the ground. They always ship their shotguns with a wooden dowel installed to limit the tube to 2 rounds for hunting. there is a small rubber o-ring on each end to help with the noise, but it rarely does. when you tip it down and give it a little shake, the end of the dowel should stick out just enough for you to grip and remove. I hope the issue is as simple as this...

That was it. Thank you much! I wish all issues were just that simple.