Mosberg 500 ???????

mjb198421 · November 10, 2010, 03:11 PM

My buddy is hard for some cash. He wants to sell me a mosberg 500 pump shotgun for 200
It has a pistol grip? good Deal?
I am a Semi Auto guy so not very educated on shot guns
I dont want to pay to much cause i am sure he will never buy it back
and want to atleast regain my money back
Thanks for your input

KnightofCydonia · November 10, 2010, 03:12 PM

Take it for $150-175 because it doesn't have the full butt stock.

Omaha-BeenGlockin · November 10, 2010, 03:30 PM

You buy a brand new Mossberg 500 at Walmart for $217---figure what you'll pay for a used one from there.

idek · November 10, 2010, 05:15 PM

Is it a pistol grip only or does it still have a stock WITH a pistol grip?

If it has a stock, it could be used for turkey, deer, and defense (you didn't say what you'd use it for, so I'm just throwing things out there).

Without a stock, it would only be suitable for defense, and there are many who would say pistol grip only isn't good for defense either.

As was already said, $200 for pistol-grip-only may not be a good deal. Even it if has a stock, that may be high unless you know right now that it will serve a purpose for you.

zippy13 · November 10, 2010, 06:09 PM

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I dont want to pay to much cause i am sure he will never buy it back

Is he selling it outright or pawning it with you? What would a local pawn shop offer if he tried to sell it?

hogdogs · November 10, 2010, 10:22 PM

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What would a local pawn shop offer if he tried to sell it?

For a stranger off the street... You would be hard pressed to squeak a hundred at a pawn shop...

If the pawn broker knows you and you have a track record of getting your stuff back, he might let you talk him out of $115-125... MAX!
Brent

dreamweaver · November 10, 2010, 10:26 PM

private sale, 150 if no stock.
BUT, for 50 bucks you can get a synthetic stock and fore grip and end up with a convertible.
most pistol grip 500's are 18" barrels, but longer barrels are available from mossberg and aftermarket.

TMackey · November 10, 2010, 10:58 PM

If my buddy needed $200 for a $100 shotgun, I would buy it from him.

therealdeal · November 10, 2010, 11:08 PM

nothing beats new, but if you dont mind a used shotgun do it for your buddy.

if he is just your buddy and not your buddy(you know what I mean), buy a new one.

911JB · November 11, 2010, 05:15 AM

Hogdogs hit it real close. I am a gunsmith at a pawn/gun shop and we never give over $100.00 for one [unless the pawn is a GOOD repeat customer with a GOOD track record] . Most are pawned/purchased for $50 - $75 . When we resell them [after I go over them and give them a good bill of health] we price them at $175.00 and usually take $125 - $150 .

November 10, 2010, 03:11 PM	#1
mjb198421 Member Join Date: September 20, 2010 Location: indianapolis Posts: 20	Mosberg 500 ??????? My buddy is hard for some cash. He wants to sell me a mosberg 500 pump shotgun for 200 It has a pistol grip? good Deal? I am a Semi Auto guy so not very educated on shot guns I dont want to pay to much cause i am sure he will never buy it back and want to atleast regain my money back Thanks for your input

November 10, 2010, 03:30 PM	#3
Omaha-BeenGlockin Senior Member Join Date: December 13, 2001 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 1,183	You buy a brand new Mossberg 500 at Walmart for $217---figure what you'll pay for a used one from there. __________________ I take the leech that's bleeding me Can't stop to save my soul I take the leash that's leading me -------Metallica

November 10, 2010, 10:26 PM	#7
dreamweaver Senior Member Join Date: January 23, 2008 Posts: 713	private sale, 150 if no stock. BUT, for 50 bucks you can get a synthetic stock and fore grip and end up with a convertible. most pistol grip 500's are 18" barrels, but longer barrels are available from mossberg and aftermarket. __________________ http://takdriver.com/

November 10, 2010, 11:08 PM	#9
therealdeal Senior Member Join Date: September 15, 2010 Posts: 627	nothing beats new, but if you dont mind a used shotgun do it for your buddy. if he is just your buddy and not your buddy(you know what I mean), buy a new one. __________________ NRA Distinguished Life Member "Abraham Lincoln freed all men, but Sam Colt made them all equal." (post Civil War slogan)

November 11, 2010, 05:15 AM	#10
911JB Member Join Date: September 19, 2010 Location: IOWA Posts: 55	Hogdogs hit it real close. I am a gunsmith at a pawn/gun shop and we never give over $100.00 for one [unless the pawn is a GOOD repeat customer with a GOOD track record] . Most are pawned/purchased for $50 - $75 . When we resell them [after I go over them and give them a good bill of health] we price them at $175.00 and usually take $125 - $150 . __________________ Firearms have two enemies, Rust & Politicians!

November 10, 2010, 03:12 PM	#2
KnightofCydonia Senior Member Join Date: December 14, 2009 Posts: 219	Take it for $150-175 because it doesn't have the full butt stock.

November 10, 2010, 05:15 PM	#4
idek Senior Member Join Date: August 20, 2009 Posts: 903	Is it a pistol grip only or does it still have a stock WITH a pistol grip? If it has a stock, it could be used for turkey, deer, and defense (you didn't say what you'd use it for, so I'm just throwing things out there). Without a stock, it would only be suitable for defense, and there are many who would say pistol grip only isn't good for defense either. As was already said, $200 for pistol-grip-only may not be a good deal. Even it if has a stock, that may be high unless you know right now that it will serve a purpose for you.

November 10, 2010, 10:58 PM	#8
TMackey Senior Member Join Date: October 3, 2008 Posts: 319	If my buddy needed $200 for a $100 shotgun, I would buy it from him.