yankytrash
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Friend of mine just picked up a used Mossberg 500 in trade for some work. The guy he got it from claimed it was only shot 2 or 3 times. rolleyes: and here we go.....)
I looked at it for him, and it's ragged. It's been shot well over 2 or 3 times. I'd say it was shot probably more like 4000 rounds, and wasn't cleaned after the last 2 or 3 times it was shot.
After much cleaning and inspection, my biggest concern is the loose fore-end. The slides seem to have a sloppy fit, and the tube has a loose fit over the magazine. Just bringing the gun from his bedroom to show it to me in the living room, it was rattling so loud I thought he had a bag of coins in the mag.
The first indication of the misuse of the gun was the that the barrel bolt needed to be turned about 2 revolutions to be tight.
Anyway, is there anything he can do to this gun to tighten up the action? If he ever gets a slug barrel for this gun, we'll be deer hunting together in the same patch of woods, and I don't want to have to drag his fat butt out the woods because he broke his arm on a slide that wouldn't hold onto a 3" mag buckshot load.
I feel sorry for him, too, and I'd like to see him end up with a nice gun. He worked his butt off for this gun, and was really looking forward to hunting with me without having to borrow a gun. I know this 500 can be a better gun than my old 870's.
Or is this normal? Does a Mossy 500 rattle around more than a Rem 870?
I looked at it for him, and it's ragged. It's been shot well over 2 or 3 times. I'd say it was shot probably more like 4000 rounds, and wasn't cleaned after the last 2 or 3 times it was shot.
After much cleaning and inspection, my biggest concern is the loose fore-end. The slides seem to have a sloppy fit, and the tube has a loose fit over the magazine. Just bringing the gun from his bedroom to show it to me in the living room, it was rattling so loud I thought he had a bag of coins in the mag.
The first indication of the misuse of the gun was the that the barrel bolt needed to be turned about 2 revolutions to be tight.
Anyway, is there anything he can do to this gun to tighten up the action? If he ever gets a slug barrel for this gun, we'll be deer hunting together in the same patch of woods, and I don't want to have to drag his fat butt out the woods because he broke his arm on a slide that wouldn't hold onto a 3" mag buckshot load.
I feel sorry for him, too, and I'd like to see him end up with a nice gun. He worked his butt off for this gun, and was really looking forward to hunting with me without having to borrow a gun. I know this 500 can be a better gun than my old 870's.
Or is this normal? Does a Mossy 500 rattle around more than a Rem 870?