Zach Vonler
New member
I just got a 590A1 last weekend, and while dry firing noticed a somewhat bothersome trait. If I pull back on the foreend before pulling the trigger, then the action stays locked after the hammer drops. I have to actually release pressure on the foreend, letting it go forward a little bit, before it will go back. This is in contrast to my mom's Win 1300, which has an action where one can keep constant tension on the foreend to speed up the cycling a little bit. I didn't notice this "feature" of the 590 to be a problem at the range (it's probably hard to duplicate under conditions of recoil) but I'm a little concerned that I could get into a high-stress situation (most likely a competition in my case) where I would lose some time due to not remembering I had to let up on the action for a second before it would go back. Has anyone ever had this happen to them? Is there a way to change the action so that it can function like the 1300 does?