Barrel Swap/Plug Question Mossberg

prater · June 30, 2009, 03:06 AM

I have a unique opportunity to pick up a Mossberg 500 home defense shotgun for a GREAT price. But that would mean I won't be able to buy a bird gun this year since I would be over my budget. However I'm considering the possibility that I might be able to obtain a 26/28 inch barrel and magazine plug for this shotgun and have it double as a bird/home defense gun. But I'm unsure of the availability/difficulty of the longer barrel and the act of swapping it and I'm not sure if its possible to plug an 8 shot tube. Here is the gun I'm considering buying, however my price will be much lower than MSRP.

http://www.impactguns.com/store/015813505796.html

Please help!

Thanks!

xm21 · June 30, 2009, 03:31 AM

Brownells makes a mag plug for $6.55 that you trim to fit or you could make one yourself.The extra barrel won't be hard to find.You might check on the Mossberg combo sets that come with two barrels it might turn out to be less expensive.

hogdogs · June 30, 2009, 06:20 AM

if the HD gun is a 5+1 the barrels are plentiful. If it is the 7+1 not much so.
Brent

jmr40 · June 30, 2009, 06:22 AM

It can be done, but the 8 shot mag tube will make the conversion more difficult and expensive than it would be worth to me. I think it would be better to be on the lookout for a 2nd used shotgun with a longer barrel.

hogdogs · June 30, 2009, 07:14 AM

A call to mossberg for a quote on a 5 shot tube and spring will tell you if it is worth it... Not many barrels for the 7+1...
Brent

rantingredneck · June 30, 2009, 07:25 AM

^ indeed.

At issue here is that the 8 shot tube and 5 shot tube require different barrel setups. The barrel lug is necessarily set farther down bore on the 8 shot models than the 5.

To my knowledge Mossberg does not make 26 or 28" choked barrels for the 8 shot variant, as they do for the 5 shot.

The good news is you can replace the mag tube with a 5 shot mag tube and then plug it to 2 for bird hunting. As hogdogs has suggested, the price of the mag tube may make this a less attractive option than just buying a 5 shot combo to start with.

Personally I own a 5 shot model. I have three barrels for it. 18.5" LE Accuchoked barrel, 24" smoothbore slugster, and 28" VR Accuchoke. Aside from bird hunting (where it's mostly a loaner gun, I use a semiauto these days for that), I pretty much use the 18.5" choked barrel for everything. Makes a dandy turkey and deer brush gun (buckshot).

mp25ds4 · June 30, 2009, 10:37 AM

i have a almost new 28" barrel for sale, i fired it once to test the gun, comes with 3 chokes and it is for a 5+1 tube

pm me if interested

June 30, 2009, 03:06 AM	#1
prater Member Join Date: March 28, 2006 Posts: 77	Barrel Swap/Plug Question Mossberg I have a unique opportunity to pick up a Mossberg 500 home defense shotgun for a GREAT price. But that would mean I won't be able to buy a bird gun this year since I would be over my budget. However I'm considering the possibility that I might be able to obtain a 26/28 inch barrel and magazine plug for this shotgun and have it double as a bird/home defense gun. But I'm unsure of the availability/difficulty of the longer barrel and the act of swapping it and I'm not sure if its possible to plug an 8 shot tube. Here is the gun I'm considering buying, however my price will be much lower than MSRP. http://www.impactguns.com/store/015813505796.html Please help! Thanks!

June 30, 2009, 07:25 AM	#6
rantingredneck Senior Member Join Date: January 12, 2007 Location: North Carolina Posts: 4,728	^ indeed. At issue here is that the 8 shot tube and 5 shot tube require different barrel setups. The barrel lug is necessarily set farther down bore on the 8 shot models than the 5. To my knowledge Mossberg does not make 26 or 28" choked barrels for the 8 shot variant, as they do for the 5 shot. The good news is you can replace the mag tube with a 5 shot mag tube and then plug it to 2 for bird hunting. As hogdogs has suggested, the price of the mag tube may make this a less attractive option than just buying a 5 shot combo to start with. Personally I own a 5 shot model. I have three barrels for it. 18.5" LE Accuchoked barrel, 24" smoothbore slugster, and 28" VR Accuchoke. Aside from bird hunting (where it's mostly a loaner gun, I use a semiauto these days for that), I pretty much use the 18.5" choked barrel for everything. Makes a dandy turkey and deer brush gun (buckshot). __________________ NRA Member NC Hunter's Education Instructor PCCA Member (What's PCCA you ask? <- Check the link)

June 30, 2009, 10:37 AM	#7
mp25ds4 Senior Member Join Date: March 6, 2009 Posts: 392	i have a almost new 28" barrel for sale, i fired it once to test the gun, comes with 3 chokes and it is for a 5+1 tube pm me if interested __________________ Liberal Newscaster Katie Couric, while interviewing a Marine sniper, asked: 'What do you feel.....when you shoot a Terrorist?' The Marine shrugged and replied, "A Slight Recoil."

June 30, 2009, 03:31 AM	#2
xm21 Senior Member Join Date: April 29, 2008 Posts: 177	Brownells makes a mag plug for $6.55 that you trim to fit or you could make one yourself.The extra barrel won't be hard to find.You might check on the Mossberg combo sets that come with two barrels it might turn out to be less expensive.

June 30, 2009, 06:20 AM	#3
hogdogs Staff In Memoriam Join Date: October 31, 2007 Location: Western Florida panhandle Posts: 11,069	if the HD gun is a 5+1 the barrels are plentiful. If it is the 7+1 not much so. Brent

June 30, 2009, 06:22 AM	#4
jmr40 Senior Member Join Date: June 15, 2008 Location: Georgia Posts: 10,806	It can be done, but the 8 shot mag tube will make the conversion more difficult and expensive than it would be worth to me. I think it would be better to be on the lookout for a 2nd used shotgun with a longer barrel.

June 30, 2009, 07:14 AM	#5
hogdogs Staff In Memoriam Join Date: October 31, 2007 Location: Western Florida panhandle Posts: 11,069	A call to mossberg for a quote on a 5 shot tube and spring will tell you if it is worth it... Not many barrels for the 7+1... Brent