|
Forum Rules | Firearms Safety | Firearms Photos | Links | Library | Lost Password | Email Changes |
Register | FAQ | Calendar | Today's Posts | Search |
|
Thread Tools | Search this Thread |
August 12, 2009, 01:59 PM | #1 |
Senior Member
Join Date: December 30, 2007
Posts: 575
|
Went and got that Mossberg!
I solved the dillemma. The 930 SPX can wait. I got a steal on this one!
A slightly used 500A for $245!
__________________
"Do what you can, what you want, what you must,feel the hunger inside, just don't lose your trust" - KMFDM, Trust. NRA Member,Minnesota State Safety Certified, Eagle Scout Currently schemeing on an AR-15 build. |
August 12, 2009, 02:09 PM | #2 |
Staff In Memoriam
Join Date: October 31, 2007
Location: Western Florida panhandle
Posts: 11,069
|
You do realize that the "A" designation is strictly a 12 gauge letter code?
Brent |
August 12, 2009, 02:13 PM | #3 | |
Senior Member
Join Date: December 30, 2007
Posts: 575
|
Quote:
__________________
"Do what you can, what you want, what you must,feel the hunger inside, just don't lose your trust" - KMFDM, Trust. NRA Member,Minnesota State Safety Certified, Eagle Scout Currently schemeing on an AR-15 build. |
|
August 12, 2009, 03:11 PM | #4 |
Junior Member
Join Date: January 24, 2000
Posts: 13
|
I thought it was a 590a1!? $245 for a used 500 sounds just a wee tad steep.
|
August 12, 2009, 03:15 PM | #5 |
Staff In Memoriam
Join Date: October 31, 2007
Location: Western Florida panhandle
Posts: 11,069
|
The erosion of the factory blue on the mag tube shows that as a well broke in (not so slightly used) gun. Not saying it is a bad deal but not so great.
Brent |
August 12, 2009, 05:00 PM | #6 | |
Senior Member
Join Date: December 30, 2007
Posts: 575
|
Quote:
The reciever is totally fine minus a bizarre withe spot on the interior. I actually planned on reblueing it myself, for all of $6, this is a project gun of sorts.
__________________
"Do what you can, what you want, what you must,feel the hunger inside, just don't lose your trust" - KMFDM, Trust. NRA Member,Minnesota State Safety Certified, Eagle Scout Currently schemeing on an AR-15 build. |
|
August 12, 2009, 05:05 PM | #7 |
Staff In Memoriam
Join Date: October 31, 2007
Location: Western Florida panhandle
Posts: 11,069
|
Don't even fret with the tube... it will be bare in a couple hundred rounds or less and a well worn mag tube is equal to a marksmanship badge... I wasn't trying to imply the wear is excessive... just "well broken in" rather than "slightly used"...
Mine is 20 years old with untold thousands rounds and receiver is fine... but my tube has looked like yours since it got the first few hundred rounds thru it.... For "pitcher day" take a FAT TIPPED sharpie marker to it and it will look "maiden fresh" until you shoot it again Brent |
August 13, 2009, 12:31 PM | #8 |
Staff In Memoriam
Join Date: October 13, 1999
Location: Columbia, Md, USA
Posts: 8,811
|
Nice gun, good deal.
Add some wear marks of your own and you'll be ready.... |
August 13, 2009, 01:59 PM | #9 |
Senior Member
Join Date: February 25, 2009
Posts: 566
|
It looks very nice. My Mossy still works fine & shows much more wear; it makes me look like i shoot more than i do. Mine was a VERY used purchase at a pawn shop in 1996~ ($100 with damaged stock).
Would you mind posting the barrel label/markings, please. I have an old mossberg 500 with a new 18.5" barrel that looks a bit different. I also have the side saddle/shell holder and a "heat shield" (haven't affixed it yet). Do you have a magazine/tube extension on it? I'm also curious about the slingnut/attachment point you have at the forend. (forgive my terminal terminology) Thanks. |
August 14, 2009, 07:57 AM | #10 |
Staff In Memoriam
Join Date: October 31, 2007
Location: Western Florida panhandle
Posts: 11,069
|
orangello, The 500 will not have a mag tube extension. the tube, barrel lug, and bolt setup won't allow it.
Brent |
August 17, 2009, 02:26 PM | #11 |
Senior Member
Join Date: February 25, 2009
Posts: 566
|
^^^ That's what i've been told; i was hoping for a miracle. It is weird though, that my magtube seems shorter in comparison. I'll have to take another look/measure.
|
August 17, 2009, 02:45 PM | #12 |
Senior Member
Join Date: January 12, 2007
Location: North Carolina
Posts: 4,728
|
Orangello,
what you have is a standard 5+1 Mossberg 500 with the 18.5" barrel. The one in the picture above is the 8+1 version. No mag tube extension, an entirely different mag tube/barrel arrangement. RR
__________________
NRA Member NC Hunter's Education Instructor PCCA Member (What's PCCA you ask? <- Check the link) |
August 17, 2009, 03:02 PM | #13 |
Senior Member
Join Date: February 25, 2009
Posts: 566
|
Thanks! That is what i needed to know. I'll just have to learn how to reload more quickly.
|
August 17, 2009, 03:18 PM | #14 |
Staff In Memoriam
Join Date: October 31, 2007
Location: Western Florida panhandle
Posts: 11,069
|
Oarngello, If you hit yer mark, yer good for 5 or 6 assailants... If you miss alot, 2 or 3 more rounds won't fix it
Brent |
August 17, 2009, 03:51 PM | #15 |
Senior Member
Join Date: March 1, 2007
Posts: 172
|
Great looking mossberg. I think thats not a bad price from what I have seen used in my area and on the net thats the going rate. Im hoping to get one soon.
|
August 27, 2009, 07:39 AM | #16 |
Senior Member
Join Date: June 7, 2007
Posts: 396
|
I love my SPX. However, I had one problem with it when I got it. The magazine tube was screwed on so tight I had to use vice grips to get it off. Apparently I'm not the only one who's had this problem.
The shotgun is a blast to shoot (no pun intended). I've put 75 slugs through mine so far. It's incredibly accurate at 75 yards. I'm going to re-sight it for self defense range next week.
__________________
Sig 226, 228, 229, 232. XD45 Tactical. Smith Model 60 Chief's Special. Smith 1911. Mossberg 930 SPX. How we behave as gun owners is important. Posturing and threatening does not serve us well in the public eye. |
August 27, 2009, 07:44 AM | #17 |
Senior Member
Join Date: September 19, 2008
Location: penna,no wait state
Posts: 187
|
tube plug
you may have a tube plug restricting to 6......
__________________
sigma 9mm,S&W 340,XD 45,para 45,mossberg 500,GP100 357,cruiser moss 12ga,carter arms yugo ak47 7.62x39.Bond arms 410/45lc |
|
|