tighten Moss500 slide

davem · November 7, 2012, 03:31 PM

It isn't a big deal but the slide on the Mossbery pump 500 is sort of wobbly and I was wondering if there was a doable way to tighten it up?

scottd913 · November 7, 2012, 03:43 PM

Ive had lots of them they are all the same in that regard so simple answer is...no

12GaugeShuggoth · November 7, 2012, 07:45 PM

That's the classic Mossy rattle, every pump gun of theirs I've ever handled has rattled and jiggled. Not a problem from a function standpoint, but some people don't care much for it.

pack_rat · November 7, 2012, 08:56 PM

After finally tiring of of that racket I improvised a stop for it by using a 1.5"
length of a wooden popsicle stick attached to the magazine tube.

A slight taper was sanded on one end of the stick.
The tapered end was positioned to wedge the front of forearm tube snug
against the magazine tube when pushed fully forward. A .25" overlap is plenty.
Adjustment of the amount/angle of taper and position of the stick may be
required.

The wedge material and attachment method are your choices, but to keep
your rig looking slick mount the wedge between the barrel and the mag tube
then paint it black.

Cheers,
p_r

droptrd · November 7, 2012, 09:10 PM

this is what the mossys do.

davem · November 8, 2012, 10:43 AM

Rat: that was what I've been thinking about. Ekmer's Glue isn't waterproof so I think I'll try that and see how it works.

November 7, 2012, 03:31 PM	#1
davem Junior member Join Date: October 4, 2004 Posts: 458	tighten Moss500 slide It isn't a big deal but the slide on the Mossbery pump 500 is sort of wobbly and I was wondering if there was a doable way to tighten it up?

November 7, 2012, 07:45 PM	#3
12GaugeShuggoth Senior Member Join Date: September 6, 2008 Location: Virginia Posts: 534	That's the classic Mossy rattle, every pump gun of theirs I've ever handled has rattled and jiggled. Not a problem from a function standpoint, but some people don't care much for it. __________________ ---Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.--- ---Enlightenment is the ability to take infinite pains--- MOLON LABE

November 7, 2012, 08:56 PM	#4
pack_rat Senior Member Join Date: March 13, 2000 Location: AL50 Posts: 156	You can stop the rattle... After finally tiring of of that racket I improvised a stop for it by using a 1.5" length of a wooden popsicle stick attached to the magazine tube. A slight taper was sanded on one end of the stick. The tapered end was positioned to wedge the front of forearm tube snug against the magazine tube when pushed fully forward. A .25" overlap is plenty. Adjustment of the amount/angle of taper and position of the stick may be required. The wedge material and attachment method are your choices, but to keep your rig looking slick mount the wedge between the barrel and the mag tube then paint it black. Cheers, p_r __________________ "We have done the impossible and that makes us mighty." -Malcolm Reynolds

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November 7, 2012, 03:43 PM	#2
scottd913 Senior Member Join Date: April 23, 2012 Location: Texas ... north of houston, east of el paso Posts: 214	Ive had lots of them they are all the same in that regard so simple answer is...no

November 7, 2012, 09:10 PM	#5
droptrd Senior Member Join Date: September 22, 2011 Location: Illinois Posts: 342	this is what the mossys do.

November 8, 2012, 10:43 AM	#6
davem Junior member Join Date: October 4, 2004 Posts: 458	Rat: that was what I've been thinking about. Ekmer's Glue isn't waterproof so I think I'll try that and see how it works.