mossberg 500 tac hop ups

fyrfytrryn · December 22, 2009, 03:58 AM

greetings from the california mountains!
i bought a mossberg 500 tactical from a local sporting goods store. my first gun BTW. ive shot several .22 rifles, 9mm,380 and 22 handguns. the only shoty ive gotten to fire was a saiga 12. anyhow, i get to pick it up dec. 31st. it will be used for HD and shooting targets in the yard. my question.... what hop ups should i buy first? upgrades in order of importance? i wanted to get this "fore grip,laser,light," combo deal on amazon, but only because it looked cool. opinions? thanks guys!

New_Pollution1086 · December 22, 2009, 04:29 AM

Hop Ups?

Get the shotgun and use it, get comfortable with it, know it well. Then think about "hop ups". I think you'll find many of them unnecessary, ok they look cool, but there mostly heavy and useless, unless of course your on a swat team or something were clearing rooms is a regular event.

But to each his own.

T

colostomyclown · December 22, 2009, 08:38 AM

lol

JerseyDrez · December 22, 2009, 10:04 AM

When did airsoft lingo make its way to real firearms? Hop up? Haha.

In all seriousness though, I agree with NewPollution in that you can do without the tacticool stuff for a while. Put lots of rds through it, strip it so much you can do it with your eyes closed, see what shoots well through it, and pattern different ammo.

Instead of wasting your money on some stupid muzzle break or heat shield, you should put that money towards a tactical shotgun class or classes and REALLY learn how to use your shotgun in a room-clearing situation.

kx592 · December 22, 2009, 10:28 AM

You can buy muzzlebrakes for the 500?

colostomyclown · December 22, 2009, 10:51 AM

look into some christmas lights and ornaments. 'tis the season, right?

fyrfytrryn · December 23, 2009, 02:03 AM

thanks for the opinions guys. i didnt mean hop ups in the tradition sense i guess, i just mean anything that is usually immediately upgraded on this gun. where can i get in on some of these classes? thanks again!

the rifleer · December 23, 2009, 02:18 AM

Check local ranges. pretty much all ranges have some sort of course you can take. whether its a basic lesson or and advanced close quarters class, you just have to look around and talk to people.

I highly recommend you just buy ammo and learn to shoot it the way it is. skeet shoot really improves your skills. you dont need to pay to go to a club, just have someone throw them for you with one of those cheap plastic flinger things. Or be really cheap like me and thow them your self. i can throw three clays myself by hand and shoot them with my mossberg 500. The only up grade i might recommend is a true glow sight or something like it. I don't even have one of those.

My mossberg 500 is completely stock yet i can out shoot people with very fancy and very nice O/U and beautifully engraved semi's. its just practice. practice practice practice, and when your done practice some more.

cycleguru · December 23, 2009, 08:20 PM

I received my Mossy 500 as a gift from my wife for our 40th anniversary. Not sure exactly where she got it, but it came with an 18" barrel with heat shield, a pistol grip, and was set up for 7 in the tube + one in the chamber. All I've gotten for it is a folding stock. I've shot it a lot and love it!

oneounceload · December 23, 2009, 08:42 PM

The ONLY thing you NEED for that gun is a pallet of ammo and lots of practice - anything else isn't as necessary

fyrfytrryn · December 24, 2009, 04:45 AM

again, thanks for all the help. ill start asking around about classes. mine is the tactical, model 50420. 18.5" barrel. can i even shoot clays? i bought 100 shells of 7.50 shot. what other types should i get? box of each? BPS was a little expensive for the shells, aside from reloading them, wheres a cheap place to get ammo? thanks guys!

noyes · December 24, 2009, 05:11 AM

can i even shoot clays ? YES

Mossberg 590 used for clays

Hop up. 590 barrel with accu choke . I thing Mossberg makes a 18.5" barrel with accu choke for the 500. The other is the boys gun.

With the stock barrel , you just have to be faster . Hit them before they get to far out.
Try #6 shot for clays

kx592 · December 24, 2009, 11:08 AM

590 barrel is bore though, no chokes

**hogdogs** · December 24, 2009, 11:30 AM

KX, The photo plainly shows a 590 barrel with a choke tube installed... reckon they got them now...
Brent

noyes · December 24, 2009, 11:53 AM

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hoytinak · December 24, 2009, 12:34 PM

I've tried all the "tactical hop ups" myself on my 500. I ended up going back the original wood but cut about 2 inches off the stock so it fit me a little better. If I would have just done this in the beginning I'd have saved ALOT more money for ammo. Here's how my 500 currently sits and will remain.

December 22, 2009, 03:58 AM	#1
fyrfytrryn Junior Member Join Date: December 22, 2009 Posts: 3	mossberg 500 tac hop ups greetings from the california mountains! i bought a mossberg 500 tactical from a local sporting goods store. my first gun BTW. ive shot several .22 rifles, 9mm,380 and 22 handguns. the only shoty ive gotten to fire was a saiga 12. anyhow, i get to pick it up dec. 31st. it will be used for HD and shooting targets in the yard. my question.... what hop ups should i buy first? upgrades in order of importance? i wanted to get this "fore grip,laser,light," combo deal on amazon, but only because it looked cool. opinions? thanks guys! __________________ Don't do anything by half. If you love someone, love them with all your soul. When you go to work, work your ass off. When you hate someone, hate them until it hurts.

December 22, 2009, 04:29 AM	#2
New_Pollution1086 Senior Member Join Date: February 26, 2007 Location: WC - CA Posts: 680	Hop Ups? Get the shotgun and use it, get comfortable with it, know it well. Then think about "hop ups". I think you'll find many of them unnecessary, ok they look cool, but there mostly heavy and useless, unless of course your on a swat team or something were clearing rooms is a regular event. But to each his own. T __________________ "I have ridden the mighty moon worm, and it was good" "Aim Big miss Big, Aim small Miss small" "Don't rush the monkey and you'll see a better show." - T. Boone Pickens

December 22, 2009, 10:04 AM	#4
JerseyDrez Senior Member Join Date: August 26, 2009 Location: Hmmm? Posts: 510	When did airsoft lingo make its way to real firearms? Hop up? Haha. In all seriousness though, I agree with NewPollution in that you can do without the tacticool stuff for a while. Put lots of rds through it, strip it so much you can do it with your eyes closed, see what shoots well through it, and pattern different ammo. Instead of wasting your money on some stupid muzzle break or heat shield, you should put that money towards a tactical shotgun class or classes and REALLY learn how to use your shotgun in a room-clearing situation. __________________ "I don't know what situation you'd be in where you'd be facing a bad guy and he'd have the time to notice your laser shaking and evaluate you as having low confidence. "

December 23, 2009, 02:03 AM	#7
fyrfytrryn Junior Member Join Date: December 22, 2009 Posts: 3	thanks for the opinions guys. i didnt mean hop ups in the tradition sense i guess, i just mean anything that is usually immediately upgraded on this gun. where can i get in on some of these classes? thanks again! __________________ Don't do anything by half. If you love someone, love them with all your soul. When you go to work, work your ass off. When you hate someone, hate them until it hurts.

December 24, 2009, 04:45 AM	#11
fyrfytrryn Junior Member Join Date: December 22, 2009 Posts: 3	again, thanks for all the help. ill start asking around about classes. mine is the tactical, model 50420. 18.5" barrel. can i even shoot clays? i bought 100 shells of 7.50 shot. what other types should i get? box of each? BPS was a little expensive for the shells, aside from reloading them, wheres a cheap place to get ammo? thanks guys! __________________ Don't do anything by half. If you love someone, love them with all your soul. When you go to work, work your ass off. When you hate someone, hate them until it hurts.

December 22, 2009, 08:38 AM	#3
colostomyclown Senior Member Join Date: February 22, 2009 Posts: 613	lol

December 22, 2009, 10:28 AM	#5
kx592 Senior Member Join Date: August 9, 2009 Posts: 627	You can buy muzzlebrakes for the 500?

December 22, 2009, 10:51 AM	#6
colostomyclown Senior Member Join Date: February 22, 2009 Posts: 613	look into some christmas lights and ornaments. 'tis the season, right?

December 23, 2009, 02:18 AM	#8
the rifleer Senior Member Join Date: March 5, 2008 Location: Sunny California Posts: 1,209	Check local ranges. pretty much all ranges have some sort of course you can take. whether its a basic lesson or and advanced close quarters class, you just have to look around and talk to people. I highly recommend you just buy ammo and learn to shoot it the way it is. skeet shoot really improves your skills. you dont need to pay to go to a club, just have someone throw them for you with one of those cheap plastic flinger things. Or be really cheap like me and thow them your self. i can throw three clays myself by hand and shoot them with my mossberg 500. The only up grade i might recommend is a true glow sight or something like it. I don't even have one of those. My mossberg 500 is completely stock yet i can out shoot people with very fancy and very nice O/U and beautifully engraved semi's. its just practice. practice practice practice, and when your done practice some more.

December 23, 2009, 08:20 PM	#9
cycleguru Senior Member Join Date: October 9, 2009 Location: Orygun USA Posts: 183	I received my Mossy 500 as a gift from my wife for our 40th anniversary. Not sure exactly where she got it, but it came with an 18" barrel with heat shield, a pistol grip, and was set up for 7 in the tube + one in the chamber. All I've gotten for it is a folding stock. I've shot it a lot and love it!

December 23, 2009, 08:42 PM	#10
oneounceload Junior member Join Date: April 18, 2008 Location: N. Central Florida Posts: 8,518	The ONLY thing you NEED for that gun is a pallet of ammo and lots of practice - anything else isn't as necessary

December 24, 2009, 05:11 AM	#12
noyes Senior Member Join Date: December 27, 2008 Posts: 1,032	can i even shoot clays ? YES Mossberg 590 used for clays Hop up. 590 barrel with accu choke . I thing Mossberg makes a 18.5" barrel with accu choke for the 500. The other is the boys gun. With the stock barrel , you just have to be faster . Hit them before they get to far out. Try #6 shot for clays Last edited by noyes; December 26, 2009 at 10:08 AM.

December 24, 2009, 11:08 AM	#13
kx592 Senior Member Join Date: August 9, 2009 Posts: 627	590 barrel is bore though, no chokes

December 24, 2009, 11:30 AM	#14
hogdogs Staff Join Date: October 31, 2007 Location: Western Florida panhandle Posts: 10,689	KX, The photo plainly shows a 590 barrel with a choke tube installed... reckon they got them now... Brent __________________ Finally have designs going up in the Hogdogs Outdoor Apparel online store. http://www.cafepress.com/hogdogsoutdoorapparel Thanks for lookin'...

December 24, 2009, 11:53 AM	#15
noyes Senior Member Join Date: December 27, 2008 Posts: 1,032	95330 Plain, Bead Sight 18.5", Accu-Modifield, Parkerized MSRP 95332 Plain, Bead Sight 18.5", Cylinder, Parkerized, MSRP 95334 Plain, Bead Sight 20", Accu-Modified, Parkerized, MSRP 95336 Plain, Bead Sight 20", Cylinder, Parkerized, MSRP Call Mossberg

December 24, 2009, 12:34 PM	#16
hoytinak Senior Member Join Date: July 5, 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 5,708	I've tried all the "tactical hop ups" myself on my 500. I ended up going back the original wood but cut about 2 inches off the stock so it fit me a little better. If I would have just done this in the beginning I'd have saved ALOT more money for ammo. Here's how my 500 currently sits and will remain. __________________ "Four wheels move the body. Two wheels move the soul."