Mossberg Maverick 8 and 9 User Manual
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4) With the heat shield on the barrel, ue a small padded “C” clamp or a vise, to close the
forward clamp of the heat shield.
5) Position the appropriate length plastic spacer or optional bushing style spacers between
the forward clamp. Insert the two screws and start the two hex nuts on the screws using
a 7/64” hex key wrench and a 5/16” open end or box wrench. DO NOT FULLY TIGHTEN
THE TWO SCREWS YET (Fig. 17).
6) Reassemble barrel to action.
When securing heat shield, barrel must be attached to shotgun. Barrels with
heat shield secured are not interchangeable without proper refitting of heat
shield to gun as described in the above procedure.
Make sure takekdown screw is secure and the barrel is fully seated before proceeding
to the next step.
7) Position heat shield so that the rear (large ring) butts up against the front of the receiver.
8) Using a 7/64” Allen wrench and a 5/16” open end or box wrench, tighten the clamp
screws to securely hold the heat shield in place. DO NOT OVERTIGHTEN THE SCREWS.
9) Reinstall front sight.
Whenever the heat shield barrel is removed from the shotgun, repeat the above
steps 5-8 to insure that the shield is not preventing the barrel from being
seated fully.
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