Does anyone carry short mossberg 500 barrels?

[GunCrazy762]

I have been looking for ma long time and can't find any shorter than 18". Any info would be appreciated. Thanks Guncrazy762

 

[Far North]

Mossberg is an American company and IIRC shotguns with barrels shorter than 18" are illegal in the states.


apparently its 18"

 

[enefgee]

To shorten the barrel on a Mossberg 500 you also have to change the mag tube and forend, I'm pretty sure the 500 and 590 use the same kit

http://store.theshootingcentre.com/products/mossberg-14-barrel-kits

Hopefully someone else will be 100 percent sure - I'm about 80percent sure it's the same kit. The guys at CSC will know.

 

[enefgee]

Mossberg is an American company and IIRC shotguns with barrels shorter than 18" are illegal in the states.


apparently its 18"

They aren't illegal per se, you just have to have a tax stamp, like a short barreled AR, a silncer or a machine gun (in most states). The DEA uses 14 inch 590's.

 

[GunCrazy762]

Thanks for the replies. I see everybody with short 870's but I want a short mossberg. Where is the love? I also don't think a barrel should be more than a new whole gun. So the quest continues.

 

[Greenhorse six]

This , http://www.gptactical.com/en/products/shotgun-accessories/p17735651.html , Kind of pricy , But it's the best we have up here right now , everything you need to turn your 500 in to a short barreled 590 , and YES , it does work on a 500 receiver .

 

[Greenhorse six]

Why does everyone make a short barrel for the 870 and none for the 500 , there is enough of a market up here for that .

 

[ESP]

In the same boat, would like a shorter barrel for my Moss 500.
Hard to find and what little is available is costly.

Still one of the best SG's money can buy.

 

[machman]

Got mine off the EE...NIB.
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[st1264]

Got mine off the EE...NIB.
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How much did you save off of new pricing???

 

[machman]

-LOL, I saved a bunch off the ORIGINAL retail pricing buying the kit off the EE ;-)
No biggie, just glad I got one while I could. They won't be around for long.
Since that photo I've spent a bunch having it Vang-Comped & additional mods by TacOrd,
plus S&J & Shoten Armory parts and I'd have to guess that this is just about the
most expensive Mossberg build anyone has put together. Ever?!
"Je ne regret rien"
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[enefgee]

That set up (except the stock and slide release) is what a DEA guy I ran into in Florida was running, he said that it was issue for his unit, very slick set up - and the only issue Vang Comped gun I've ever seen. Shooting it convinced me that the Vang Comp system is well worth the investment.


OP - just changing the barrel isn't possible, because on the Mossies the mag tube/barrel ring won't work due to length differences, you must do the full conversion, or buy a short barreled factory gun.

 

[torontogungal]

Mossberg is an American company and IIRC shotguns with barrels shorter than 18" are illegal in the states.


apparently its 18"

Our US shotgun is a 12 GA Rossi double barrel coach gun with 20" bbls and exposed hammers.
It can be disassembled in seconds into 3 parts and carried in a compact case along with our BLR takedown.
Two very fast shots.
Even faster than a pump which in Canada and most US jurisdictions can legally only hold 3 shots.