PreserveFreedom
June 30, 2001, 03:50 AM
I was at the Mossberg website today. I have thought for a while now about how a shotgun is a "do all" firearm. Tonight I came accross something that put the icing on the cake. Mossberg is offering 24" 50 caliber rifled muzzleloading barrels that fit their 12ga, 6 shot, 500 series shotguns. Now, I am not up on every accessory out there. Most of my focus has actually been in handguns. I know that Thompson/Center Arms offers this for their Encore rifle, but this is the first I have heard of it for a shotgun.
Here come the questions. :D How long have they been doing this? Is it something new or was I just not being attentive enough? Do any other shotgun manufacturers offer this? Has anyone used such a thing? What are your opinions on this? Do I need to get out more? :confused:
As some of you know from a previous thread of mine, my fiance is planning on getting a Mossberg 500, mostly for home defense. Part of why this excites me so much is knowing that that frame can expand and do so much more than I thought it would. She can have an 18½" defense barrel. She can have a 28" hunting barrel. And now, she can have a 26" muzzleloading barrel as well. She isn't really into hunting yet (standard or black powder) but the way I see it, once she gets used to her shotgun, it will be easier to expand what she does if she can use the same gun in which she is familiar with all of the functions and controls.
http://www.mossberg.com/pcatalog/muzzleload.htm
For those that may be interested, Mossberg lists the price at $142 with rifle sights or $173 with fiber optic sights. I have found that just about every store sells just about every firearm well below MSRP.
Oh, thanks for listening to another long post about my love, yet lack of experience, with shotguns. :) I really appreciate how knowledgable you guys/gals are about these fine firearms.
Here come the questions. :D How long have they been doing this? Is it something new or was I just not being attentive enough? Do any other shotgun manufacturers offer this? Has anyone used such a thing? What are your opinions on this? Do I need to get out more? :confused:
As some of you know from a previous thread of mine, my fiance is planning on getting a Mossberg 500, mostly for home defense. Part of why this excites me so much is knowing that that frame can expand and do so much more than I thought it would. She can have an 18½" defense barrel. She can have a 28" hunting barrel. And now, she can have a 26" muzzleloading barrel as well. She isn't really into hunting yet (standard or black powder) but the way I see it, once she gets used to her shotgun, it will be easier to expand what she does if she can use the same gun in which she is familiar with all of the functions and controls.
http://www.mossberg.com/pcatalog/muzzleload.htm
For those that may be interested, Mossberg lists the price at $142 with rifle sights or $173 with fiber optic sights. I have found that just about every store sells just about every firearm well below MSRP.
Oh, thanks for listening to another long post about my love, yet lack of experience, with shotguns. :) I really appreciate how knowledgable you guys/gals are about these fine firearms.