How difficult is it to damage a Mossberg 500?

U

Unrealmaster

New member
Rating - 0%
0   0   0
So I just finished cleaning / putting together my Mossberg 500 and the fool that is my past self left it leaning against the chair ( unloaded ) while I fetched a different choke to place on the barrel. Naturally the gun slid and hit the carpeted floor.

Did a function test and everything seems to work ( action still smooth, slide locks, and firing releases the action ). How worried should I be that I accidentally damaged something?
 
Unrealmaster said:
So I just finished cleaning / putting together my Mossberg 500 and the fool that is my past self left it leaning against the chair ( unloaded ) while I fetched a different choke to place on the barrel. Naturally the gun slid and hit the carpeted floor.

Did a function test and everything seems to work ( action still smooth, slide locks, and firing releases the action ). How worried should I be that I accidentally damaged something?
Click to expand...

I personally wouldn’t be to worried about it ...like you said it slid and hit the carpet floor...dropped onto concrete might have been another story.... I wouldn’t loose sleep over it.
 
As mentioned, if that little drop breaks an operational part then I don't want it though I could see that happening with a turkish made gun. I watched three brand new camo semi's break last week on their first outing as guys tried out their new goose and duck guns on the skeet field with target loads. Two never got past station 1, both died after the first shot and wouldn't cycle the second round and the third made it to shot #13, the high house on post 4 before it became a single shot as well. All three the same part broke and fell out of the bottom of the receiver during battery. This is the model in the picture. Such well made products but hey, the price is right or so the saying goes!
 
Last edited:
Ishhh I have a 590A1 and I'm not proud of the way I treat it.. I usually take great care of my guns but as this is my bush guns, it's been dropped, fell, it even got ran over by an side by side!

Besides a few scratches it still looks brand new! These guns are tough.
 
Well I dropped my Mossberg 88 12ga down a 200ft steep hill when my sling buckle broke. It slid about 25 feet, then hit a rock and sommersaulted end over end for the last 175 feet. Other than a few good scratches in the action and plastic stocks, plus a small ding in the crown it works perfectly. They are RUGGED shotguns. Mine never skipped a beat. I actually laughed when you asked your original question.
 
As others have said , nothing to worry about as I have seen Mossberg shotguns fall off of quads , fall from the back of pick ups , etc. ; so it is doubtful that a drop onto the carpet would do much damage . Load her up , and rock on ....
 
the spank said:
As mentioned, if that little drop breaks an operational part then I don't want it though I could see that happening with a turkish made gun. I watched three brand new camo semi's break last week on their first outing as guys tried out their new goose and duck guns on the skeet field with target loads. Two never got past station 1, both died after the first shot and wouldn't cycle the second round and the third made it to shot #13, the high house on post 4 before it became a single shot as well. All three the same part broke and fell out of the bottom of the receiver during battery. This is the model in the picture. Such well made products but hey, the price is right or so the saying goes!
Click to expand...



Yes we got it you mentioned that 3 times lol


But dAmage is a variable relative term, for some a scratch is damage and technically it is, to others damage means malfunctions. A short bump on the floor shouldn’t ruin your gun.
 
Thanks for the answers folks, first time dropping a firearm so was worried bit worried there.

As for going out and shooting it, that's for tommorow! Trying my hand at trap for the first time at the poco range in BC.
 
Sooner or later we all drop a gun. Whether hunting or forgetting to zip a case closed or forget to latch the quad mounts and have it bounce off a quad. It happens. It might scratch or mar the finish on some guns but guns are built pretty tough.
The only real weak points in the new mossbergs are the safety and the cheapen staked in action bars in the synthetic forends
Good luck at trap
 
If your worried about the plastic and aluminum mosberg breaking sell it and get a good Remington 870 and never loose any sleep over rough handeling as the Remington can and will take it
 
the spank said:
As mentioned, if that little drop breaks an operational part then I don't want it though I could see that happening with a turkish made gun. I watched three brand new camo semi's break last week on their first outing as guys tried out their new goose and duck guns on the skeet field with target loads. Two never got past station 1, both died after the first shot and wouldn't cycle the second round and the third made it to shot #13, the high house on post 4 before it became a single shot as well. All three the same part broke and fell out of the bottom of the receiver during battery. This is the model in the picture. Such well made products but hey, the price is right or so the saying goes!
Click to expand...

^My buddy's Remington 11-87 had a catastrophic failure one spring day while pattering our guns for turkey. Second or third shot in, heard a "clang" sound and saw some metal parts dropping out of the loading port. Nobody hurt, worked like a single shot until repaired...which wasn't overly cheap.

As a rule, I avoid semis but agreed, buy once/cry once-there are more important things than price sometimes. Especially where safety is a concern.

OP-your 500 is fine. I never "neglect" my guns per se, but the 500 I bought used has not been spoiled to the same degree my other guns have. One example comes to mind-took it west on my last gopher trip in 2018, and after taking a shot/clearing it (action open/no ammo in the gun)...I was scurrying down a grass slope and lost my footing. I went one way, the gun went the other. Soft grass landing, but she covered some distance. lol Never cleaned/oiled the gun on that trip and ran another case of 250 through it after. No problems. Still chugs away dutifully today, it's a favorite of mine. Until I picked that up maybe 5 years ago...I was an 870 fan mostly. Can't say I prefer 870s over 500s these days, except for full take-down/cleanings. 870's have the upper hand IMHO.
 
jimbo45 said:
If your worried about the plastic and aluminum mosberg breaking sell it and get a good Remington 870 and never loose any sleep over rough handeling as the Remington can and will take it
Click to expand...

Or just get a 590A1 and not have to deal with Remingtons atrocious quality control. If a 590A1 is good enough for the marine corp it’s probably good enough for anyone on here.
 
This.

The mossberg 500 is basically a Mossberg 590A1 with a lighter walled barrel and (in some cases) a glas fibre-reinforced plastic trigger guard. In fact, some 590A1's now come with the same non-aluminum TG.

If the US military beats the hell out of these guns in the middle east for a couple decades and they keep ticking, do you really think dropping one on carpet will make any difference?

Good grief.

This reminds me of guys that buy PROFESSIONAL DIVING watches like Rolex submariners and Omega Seamasters and then take them off before doing anything more strenuous than office desk work for fear the watch will get broken or get wet. Give me a break.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top Bottom