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help on mossberg 500a stock
- Thread starter somoss
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Somoss:
BE ABSOLUTELY SURE YOUR SHOTGUN IS EMPTY! ! ! TRIPLE CHECK & VERIFY THIS FIRST ! ! !
Look at the butt-plate of the shotgun. You should see 2 small holes, with phillips-head screws in them. Remove both screws, take off the butt-plate, then look deeper inside the stock cavity. You will see either a hex-head bolt or a plain (flat) screwdriver slotted type head. Find the proper tool, and tighten up that bolt a bit. (if a hex-head bolt, most likely is 1/2" or 9/16", I don't remember which) Replace the butt-plate and screws, and you are done.
Same procedure if you are changing to/from a pistol-grip.
BE ABSOLUTELY SURE YOUR SHOTGUN IS EMPTY! ! ! TRIPLE CHECK & VERIFY THIS FIRST ! ! !
Look at the butt-plate of the shotgun. You should see 2 small holes, with phillips-head screws in them. Remove both screws, take off the butt-plate, then look deeper inside the stock cavity. You will see either a hex-head bolt or a plain (flat) screwdriver slotted type head. Find the proper tool, and tighten up that bolt a bit. (if a hex-head bolt, most likely is 1/2" or 9/16", I don't remember which) Replace the butt-plate and screws, and you are done.
Same procedure if you are changing to/from a pistol-grip.
Sinjin1952
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Loose Mossberg 500A stock
I had the same problem and no matter how much I tightened the stock screw, it would not tighten up. The problem was that the inner boss of the stock that contacts the rear of the receiver was machined a little too long and there was a high spot on it that prevented the stock from contacting the receiver at all points. It's a little hard to describe, but the screw tightened on this high spot which created a sort of pivot point around which the stock still jiggled. The fix is a standard stock fitting (inletting) job to make sure all points of the buttstock contact the rear of the receiver equally. Clear as mud?
I had the same problem and no matter how much I tightened the stock screw, it would not tighten up. The problem was that the inner boss of the stock that contacts the rear of the receiver was machined a little too long and there was a high spot on it that prevented the stock from contacting the receiver at all points. It's a little hard to describe, but the screw tightened on this high spot which created a sort of pivot point around which the stock still jiggled. The fix is a standard stock fitting (inletting) job to make sure all points of the buttstock contact the rear of the receiver equally. Clear as mud?
washers? gaskets?
i did a u described and you were right on, large flat head...now tight..gun feels norma. i noticed that when i took the but plate off there was a flat gasked, is it possible to get more or thicker gaskets do the but of the fun has a longer end to trigger distance (laymans terms). i think i need it to be a little longer....
i did a u described and you were right on, large flat head...now tight..gun feels norma. i noticed that when i took the but plate off there was a flat gasked, is it possible to get more or thicker gaskets do the but of the fun has a longer end to trigger distance (laymans terms). i think i need it to be a little longer....