Again, while in standard practice, clearing a double feed on a weapon can take less time with practice, when it comes to the Stevens 320, clearing the double feed requires the extra step of taking apart the trigger assembly to tighten the faulty screw. In order to fix the double feed, you have to safely clear the double feed as you would on any other weapon and then remove the trigger assembly to tighten the screw. Double feeding ends up stuck in a loop as you tighten, loosen through use, and then have to re-tighten the screw again. Because this issue is again based on a single screw, double feeding for the Stevens 320 presents a reliably recurring problem. Should the screw loosen, as it will be prone to do with repetitive use of the weapon, then the issue with double feeding will start up.

With the Stevens 320, the shell stop and shell interrupter are both attached to the trigger assembly by a single screw. This indicates a flaw in the design of the weapon. The Stevens 320 has a frequent issue with double feeding, specifically when the shell lifter tries to feed but immediately gets jammed by the next shell in the magazine. This causes the weapon to be unable to fire as the chamber is jammed.Ī double feed requires both observation and time to remedy, and while it can be done quickly with practice, it is still one of the more time-consuming common issues. A double feed is when two rounds are picked up from the magazine and fed into the chamber at the same time. One large issue with the Savage Stevens 320 shotgun is its tendency to double feed.

Stevens 320 shotgun problems