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Mossberg Flexgun
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Smitty in CT
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This was just announced this year @ Shot Show...
My guess is, it will be several months before the distributors see them, then another month or so before they are in gun stores....
I don't think this will be an easy "sell" for the local gun stores....
Currently, you're local shop will have maybe 1 or 2 Mossberg stocks and maybe one forearm in stock. In order to be able to "demonstrate" the advantages of the "FLEX" system, they're going to have to carry more than one of the FLEX stocks & a couple of the FLEX forearms... You're asking the gun stores to carry parts that nobody has asked for....
I can see some of the national "chains" like Dick's, Cabelas, Gander, etc. carrying these but for the local shop, it's a big nut to swallow....
My guess is, it will be several months before the distributors see them, then another month or so before they are in gun stores....
I don't think this will be an easy "sell" for the local gun stores....
Currently, you're local shop will have maybe 1 or 2 Mossberg stocks and maybe one forearm in stock. In order to be able to "demonstrate" the advantages of the "FLEX" system, they're going to have to carry more than one of the FLEX stocks & a couple of the FLEX forearms... You're asking the gun stores to carry parts that nobody has asked for....
I can see some of the national "chains" like Dick's, Cabelas, Gander, etc. carrying these but for the local shop, it's a big nut to swallow....
the rifleer
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I don't see any difference from the mossberg 500, other than you can change the stock quickly.
Smitty in CT
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The FLEX uses the same receiver, it just has a metal adapter screwed into where the stock attaches.... then you lift and twist a lock mechanism to remove one stock and then add another..
The forearm is similar but you have a "button" to push to change out the forearm...
The forearm is similar but you have a "button" to push to change out the forearm...
johnwilliamson062
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I see them phasing out the old system over time, but this isn't a big enough advantage many are going to run out and buy them. Most shotgunners who want multiple shotguns want multiple guns. You can't really take an HD gun, change the stock and make it a great trap gun for instance.
g.willikers
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And what's so hard about unscrewing the stock the old fashioned way, if it needs changing?
johnwilliamson062
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Well, in theory, if the guns is pulling double duty, a lot.
When i shot trap 3 times a week my 11-87 was also my HD gun for a while. I almost always kept it in trap configuration b/c switching it 3 times a week was a pain, plus the bolts probably aren't designed to be removed that much. This would be much easier.
Now I have a shotgun for each so what do I care, but it might influence me if I was on the brink of buying a second gun.
When i shot trap 3 times a week my 11-87 was also my HD gun for a while. I almost always kept it in trap configuration b/c switching it 3 times a week was a pain, plus the bolts probably aren't designed to be removed that much. This would be much easier.
Now I have a shotgun for each so what do I care, but it might influence me if I was on the brink of buying a second gun.