warpedcamshaft
07-29-2017, 02:42 PM
Here's my tale:
About a year ago I bought a 7+1 Mossberg 500 with ghost ring sights. It has been the worst gun I have ever purchased.
So far I have encounter the following:
1: Crappy plastic safety selector became harder and harder to actuate, and finally would not move. Replaced with Vang Comp oversized safety. The factory safety is a complete joke.
2: Shell Stop was extremely poorly fitted and the gun stopped working pretty quickly. Purchased and fit a new shell stop.
3: Magazine tube spring became weak and unreliable very quickly. Replaced with Wollf extra power spring.
and now....
4: The gun will not extract high brass premium buckshot shells such as federal premium flight control. The extractors slip over the ends of the shells and I have to tap them out with a dowel. I have encountered this issue over and over with the gun.
So now... I'll try some extra power extractor springs and inspecting the extractors.
Only redeeming factor is that it patterns very nice compared to the 870 I had for evaluation for a couple months.
Online research has indicated these problems are by no means rare with Mossberg commercial guns.
About a year ago I bought a 7+1 Mossberg 500 with ghost ring sights. It has been the worst gun I have ever purchased.
So far I have encounter the following:
1: Crappy plastic safety selector became harder and harder to actuate, and finally would not move. Replaced with Vang Comp oversized safety. The factory safety is a complete joke.
2: Shell Stop was extremely poorly fitted and the gun stopped working pretty quickly. Purchased and fit a new shell stop.
3: Magazine tube spring became weak and unreliable very quickly. Replaced with Wollf extra power spring.
and now....
4: The gun will not extract high brass premium buckshot shells such as federal premium flight control. The extractors slip over the ends of the shells and I have to tap them out with a dowel. I have encountered this issue over and over with the gun.
So now... I'll try some extra power extractor springs and inspecting the extractors.
Only redeeming factor is that it patterns very nice compared to the 870 I had for evaluation for a couple months.
Online research has indicated these problems are by no means rare with Mossberg commercial guns.