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I have a 620 my dad bought for my brother and i in the 1950's. I was the one more interested on hunting so it basically became my gun around 1959. It was used a fair bit until I began trying different makers and actions. Just last week I stripped the old gal and gave it its first real cleaning. I was amazed at the quality of workmanship in what was a relatively cheap gun in its day.
I took it out for trap this past Wed and was pleasantly surprised at how well I shot with it. I will need to get her out in the field sometime this fall.
I was having some trouble with the shell stop not functioning correctly and it used to throw one shell out the bottom restricting it to a two shooter. That seems to have been fixed with the complete cleaning. I did not notice any accumulation of dried oil etc on the shell stop but the act of removing it and re-installing may have been what was needed.
I recall Dad getting a deal when he purchased it because of a very small wood chip missing from the rear of the forearm and the fact the reciever seemed to be sprung on one side. It looks as if someone had tried to take the gun apart by prying sideways rather than dropping the barrel/mag tube downwards. I always felt this may have led to the trouble with the shell stop.
Whatever the problem is it was cycling three rounds without a hitch this week.
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Murf
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