Mossberg 500 forend to long

[deadlydelta]

Hey,

I have stock Mossberg 500 and I want to put on at Tacstar 6 shell sidesaddle but the forend is about an inch to long.
I have seen people cut the forend down and my question is what is the best way of doing this?
I was thinking about using my chop saw.

Or would it be better to just buy a shorter forend?
If so were do i get one ? They seem to be sold out everywhere and what kind?

I would appreciate any advice or information.

 

[alltieear]

Is it possible to shorten the saddle instead?

Cutting the forend will probably decrease the value of the shotgun. Unless you are planning to keep it forever.

 

[Lookingforantiques]

You could check the ee for a stock set

 

[Workin Man]

I cut down a fore-end from a 590 to fit a 500. I used a miter saw and then reshaped the end with a bench mounted belt sander. I believe it also took some dremel work on the inside to get the nut to fit back in ( this was about 5 years ago). It looks good enough for my use, which is waterfowl hunting. I think Promag makes a longer action bar assembly that will work with the longer fore-end. I think Hogue makes a longer nut that will work with your existing action bar assembly. The trick is finding either one of them.

Jim