[KillerKowalski]

Oven cured by a professional $200. Air cured and doing it myself $35. Haven't decided yet. I don't need it to look pretty. Just functional.

 

[Roger Annabel]

seems almost like overkill to spend $200 on a facelift for a $600 gun

 

[KillerKowalski]

It does. But, I need functionality over cosmetics.

 

[Roger Annabel]

check out

at 2:20
the bolt doesn't slam closed and stay, it bounces a couple of times
I found in interesting, hope to hear from someone

 

[JuniorPre 360]

I had a quick opening hunt on Saturday with my M3500 and shot 9 times (3 inch #2 xperts). My shoulder still hurts and is still pretty bruised. Can anyone point me in the right direction of which slip on limbsaver I'm needing to buy? I guess I didn't realize how much these kicked. I even have the recoil reducer in.

By the way, I have a Carlson long range choke in, and it patterns pretty dang tight.

 

[KillerKowalski]

I don't notice the recoil shooting ducks. But, after all, it is an inertia driven gun.

 

[uglymug]

You may want to look at shims too. My monte is inertia and lighter and I can't even feel the recoil shooting ducks.

 

[JuniorPre 360]

I don't notice the recoil shooting ducks. But, after all, it is an inertia driven gun.

I honestly didn't mind the kick at all when I was out hunting. It shoots smooth. But when I got home, I had a bruise and my shoulder hurt. :crying:

 

[KillerKowalski]

It will kick but nothing significant with a 3". I tore my shooting rotator cuff last season and shot 3.5" the last three weeks not knowing it was tore. I paid the price for it and that is the only time I realize the mule it is sometimes.

 

[Roger Annabel]

both Browning and Beretta make vests with gel inserts that really absorb the impact and you can double up on the inserts
try shooting your actual hunting loads at a range to get things right

On another point, I took my bolt apart and sure enough, the locking head retaining pin freely falls out, but there is no way it can do anything when the bolt is in the receiver. Is it possible that they changed the design? I figure my gun was manufactured just last year.

 

[Roger Annabel]

I was reading another blog about the Ithaca 51 and it was stated that they tended to need replacement of their action springs after 10 - 15 years because the springs get compressed permanently and the gun will stop functioning. So my question to the guys with the 3500 is how do you store your gun? I always let the bolt go forward and pull the trigger so as to take the pressure off of the springs.
Any thoughts?

 

[duckdozer]

I store it either open or loaded in a closet for that idiot that may try to break in. We do not have children so this is why I can do this still.

 

[Raptor1]

I've had an M3500 for year and a half now, my only issue is in cold weather if it hasn't been cleaned I get a click (on first shot, second shot and third shot), usually with ducks over the decoys. Contacted Stoeger about it and they were aware of the cold weather issue and recommended a break in period (I am well past it) and that I should be using a synthetic low-viscosity gun oil. Went to Sportsman's and asked about it (the gun oil) and the gun guy told me to clean it with brake fluid cleaner and not to oil it in cold weather. Said it might damage it if I did it too often. Has anyone tried brake fluid cleaner on their guns and is it OK? I believe I will give it another good cleaning and put some of the Stoeger recommended gun oil (light coating) on it and give it a try. Definitely cold enough here now (Northern Utah) to see if this solution works. I have not had any other issues (feeding or otherwise) with it.

 

[Raptor1]

Side note, I looked at the youtube video TBS referred to in the previous posts and compared my slide to what was in the video. My slide had rounded corners, so it looks like in the later M3500 models this issue has been addressed by Stoeger.

 

[KillerKowalski]

I finished my first case of shells for ducks this season. Two clicks out of a 250 rounds. I expected it was due to loading error on my part. The gun hasn't been cleaned yet. I have another four weeks of duck season and most likely will shoot a case to a case and a quarter. Then, five more weeks of goose season after duck closes.

 

[Raptor1]

Took the M3500 out tonight after work in the cold and shot it 9 times no click's :yes: I am going to press my luck and forego cleaning it until it does go click to see if I can get an idea how often I need to scrub it down. 3 Green heads down :biggrin:

 

[xrated]

When you guys say loading errors led to clicks, what exactly are you meaning?

 

[kchusker]

The Stoeger, like Benelli's have a rotating bolt head that must close with enough force to lock. So if you do not let the bolt slam home you will have a misfire. That is why when turkey hunting with one of these guns you must load up before you get to your set-up place. If you try to quietly close the action, when that tom comes into range you hear "click" instead of "BOOM"! You'll likely only do this once.

 

[xrated]

Well I don't turkey hunt so I doubt I would ever require a soft closing.

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[mudpack]

Has anyone tried brake fluid cleaner on their guns and is it OK?

I tried it. Once. It took the camo coating off the gun where it touched it. I don't use brake cleaner any more.