Remington 58 Sportsman

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Mike Irwin

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Anyone have one?

I was thinking that I had a minor problem with mine, but I just came across an oblique reference to another Remington shotgun that makes me think it's not a problem...

The 'problem' is the left shell latch. When I take my gun down for a full, complete cleaning, which involves removing the trigger plate, the left shell latch pops loose, but the right one stays in place.

I always though this was just because the staking that keeps the latch in place might have left loose over the years.

However, just a few minutes ago I found a reference in my NRA disassembly guide, for the Remington 878, which is a direct contemporary of the Model 58, that notes this:

"Pull out trigger plate assembly. Shell latch, left, may fall free."


None of the other disassembly guides in the book for any of Remington's other shotguns note this, but they're all over a very similar receiver design.

Does anyone know if this is common with Remington autoloading shotguns designed in the 1940s-1950s?

I had resigned myself to taking the gun to the gunsmith to have it fix, but if it's actually a common design element, I'm not going to.
 
I was stumped by that also. Just put it back in and stick the trigger assembly back in place. It is not a problem. It is supposed to fall out as that side is not staked in. It goes back in easy enough. Just put it in the groove and hold it in place while you put the trigger assembly in.
 
For years it did not come out, the last time it did.If you can get it back in
and get everything else in, the trigger housing and pins will keep it there.
I have the same issue with a 1100 & a 11-87.
 
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