Hey random question here. I have an older bird hunting shotgun...

>>35022547
Possibly a round restricter that's loose. Also, no such thing as bird shotgun, depends on round you use.

>>35023499
Oh. Its just really long. Not ideal for home defence. How bad is this issue? The thing being loose. Can itbe fired safely?

>>35024266
We need more information. Is it a pump shotgun? Do you know the brand or model? The other person is saying it could be a plug in your magazine tube that's loose. It should be fine to fire if that's the case.

take a picture of the gun

>>35024266
if it is a dowel to restrict capacity its perfectly fine if a bit annoying. if its something else making that noise you probably have issues or a broken part.

>>35024317
Yes its a pump. I actually cant get to it tonight its my fathers gun and i noticed the noise the other day when i was visiting him.

>>35024396
The last time it was fired was many many years ago (like 15). Worked fine then and has since just sat in the "man cave" hung up on the wall. My dad is ex military so despite not shooting the gun in soo long he always kept it oiled up and such. I just happened to oick it up the other day to look at it and noticed the sound.

Yeah it's just a small dowel rod they put in the pump section in the middle of the spring. You can unscrew the bolt on top and itll slide out and increase your round capacity. It's about the size of a pencil.

>>35024901
Soo everything is in working order as it sits?

>>35027095
Yep. Most states have restrictions on the number of rounds that can be used for hunting birds and shit, often 2 + 1 loaded. Since most pump shotguns can hold more than that, they just put a piece of wood in the magazine tube so that you can't load more than two rounds.

I have the same issue with my dad's old hunting shotgun(sliding noise whenever I tip the gun up or down) It's a Mossberg 935. I figured that he just did something wrong while cleaning it and planned to fix it whenever I got the time. If it's just a round restricter, I'll just leave it be.