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I will assume it is clean from one end to the other. If not, do that. I would say a bent carrier latch, but you say you switched trigger groups. Only thing I can figure sight unseen is that the magazine isn't throwing the shell out with enough force to trip the carrier latch. If it wasn't releasing a shell there were several possibilities, but as long as the action spring is pushing, this problem is likely the trigger group or...

C-N said how to get the wood off. The receiver is color case hardened and unless you want to blue it or spend a fortune to get it recolored your pretty much stuck with cleaning and take it like it is. If the trigger and hammer are working a quick flushing out and light lubrication is all it needs. The design is about as complicated as single digit addition. They either work or they're broke! Getting the stock off I have had them two ways,...

Check your measurements 2x. Cut once

Anybody who checkers should be able to match the pattern and matching the color/finish is not a great problem. You might contact Sherry Abraham who did a nice job for me: http://www.checkering.com/

thanks Curly. I did not find that with my google.

Thanks Jim. I have already ordered the book but I think it is the 1st edition. I've got time to change my order to the 2nd. edition. Next question comes to mind, however, on the solution. I checked behing the cartridge stop and it seems clear behind it. Do you think I should try to bend the cartridge stop a little or look at what's acting on the stop to pull it in the first place? I'm thinking that stop might have a spring...

You can get a very flat matte finish and you can get somewhat of a gloss. It is more of a function of how long you leave it in the cabinet. It will not be a gloss like you see on a high polish caustic blue but it can be done with a gloss using rust bluing. I don't let the barrels stay in the humid cabinet for more than 3 1/2 hours if I want a shine on the finish. I will have to do it 6 to 10 cycles to get what I want but it definitely can...

the book I have is 1980, only Savage pump in it is the modle 30. no Stevens pumps. Was there another book prier to this one? Mine is Firearms Assembly/Disassembly PartV Shotguns.

It's boiled. I'm using a custom mix of boiled linseed 30% Tru oil 40% and another oil with a smidge of Alkanet in it 30%. The Tru oil accelerates the drying a bit and sets it all off nicely. Thanks for the feedback, it's a slow old process, and I can't over emphasise how important the rubbing down is between stages. Some night's I literally find one tiny hole and thing, that's going to bug me, have to fill it..and...

Sounds like you are on track. My book is the Second Edition, published in 2002. ISBN # 0873494008 Cartridge stop, is either bent, something behind it, or a sharp edge catching the shell.