Hi all, many years ago when I was 14 years old and the UK firearms laws werent daft I went to the post office, paid my 50 pence (75 cents) and got my shotgun licence, I then worked part time at weekends to save up the GBP99 to buy my first shotgun, a Mossberg 8 shot police pump gun (with a 24" barrel) as that was what I could afford. I always had a soft spot for that gun (sold to a dealer in Birmingham as I needed funds for university, I think he gave me GBP50 claiming the barrel was dented). Anyway, last year the late Michael McIntosh estate was auctioned off and I bought his Dads Model 12 (I never owned one before). It got here finally a couple of weeks ago, bore is good, gun is OK for a 1948 model I guess but there is one part I think maybe worn. When loading the magazine there is a "clip" which sticks out a tad to keep the cartridges in the magazine and this tends to slip, i.e. it doesnt always hold the cartridges in. My questions are threefold, is this part called the cartridge cutoff ? does it often wear out and is this likely to be the problem ? and where can I get a new one ? Finally anything else to check ? Thanks in advance, Mike
