mossberg 800 asm .308. new barrel?

jerad188 · July 2, 2013, 05:05 AM

This gun has been slingin lead for about 40 years and the barrel is whooped. Do they make new barrels for this old of a gun? I love it and would like to bring it closer to the bullseye. Thanks

Dixie Gunsmithing · July 2, 2013, 09:13 AM

There are several manufacturers making barrels, but the cost, I don't know. You would need to contact one of them, and ask. Also, try Numrich or other parts houses, they may have a factory barrel.

PetahW · July 2, 2013, 10:19 AM

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I'd give that barrel a deep professional cleaning, with something like Outer's Foul Out III, and a magnified inspection of the crown, before I'd consign it to the scrap pile.

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Jim Watson · July 2, 2013, 10:49 AM

Me, too. If it was shot a box a year for 40 years but seldom cleaned, it probably has a lot of lifespan remaining.
If it was shot a case a decade for 40 years, it is fading. A box a month, it is toast.

Numrich has only .350 Rem Mag barrels left.

jerad188 · July 2, 2013, 02:56 PM

Was probably shot a handful of shells the weekend before every season, couldn't answer the question if it was cleaned each year, I can just see marks between the twists , looks like pitting of the metal but I can't tell

July 2, 2013, 05:05 AM	#1
jerad188 Junior Member Join Date: July 1, 2013 Posts: 11	mossberg 800 asm .308. new barrel? This gun has been slingin lead for about 40 years and the barrel is whooped. Do they make new barrels for this old of a gun? I love it and would like to bring it closer to the bullseye. Thanks

July 2, 2013, 09:13 AM	#2
Dixie Gunsmithing Moderator Emeritus Join Date: April 27, 2013 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,923	There are several manufacturers making barrels, but the cost, I don't know. You would need to contact one of them, and ask. Also, try Numrich or other parts houses, they may have a factory barrel.

July 2, 2013, 10:19 AM	#3
PetahW Senior Member Join Date: September 19, 2008 Posts: 4,678	. I'd give that barrel a deep professional cleaning, with something like Outer's Foul Out III, and a magnified inspection of the crown, before I'd consign it to the scrap pile. .

July 2, 2013, 10:49 AM	#4
Jim Watson Senior Member Join Date: October 25, 2001 Location: Alabama Posts: 19,178	Me, too. If it was shot a box a year for 40 years but seldom cleaned, it probably has a lot of lifespan remaining. If it was shot a case a decade for 40 years, it is fading. A box a month, it is toast. Numrich has only .350 Rem Mag barrels left.

July 2, 2013, 02:56 PM	#5
jerad188 Junior Member Join Date: July 1, 2013 Posts: 11	Was probably shot a handful of shells the weekend before every season, couldn't answer the question if it was cleaned each year, I can just see marks between the twists , looks like pitting of the metal but I can't tell