Gave the drawings I found another good looking over and inspected where the receiver and barrel mate again. It doesn't look like the barrel can turn at all until it is most of the way out of the receiver. There is a "tab" extending off the back of the chamber (rear part of the barrel) where the bolt locks. It fits in a groove in the top inside of the receiver with no play.
My buddy that owns the shotgun went camping last week, came back to town for a while, and then headed back to the woods. He may be back Tues - but I ain't betting on it. We worked on the shotgun a little; made no headway. He thinks we ought to go by "If it ain't broke, don't fix it." I can't think of a good argument (other than I'm curious to see what the problem is). I'm going to keep spraying and banging until he gets back.
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