Mossberg 500 questions

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I found a Mossberg 500, 12 pump for sale for $100 Cdn, havent looked at it yet though. Its from the late 70's. Can I depend on a gun this old out in the duck blind ? Its chambered for 2 3/4 and 3 inch. All I know is that this model has a good rep these days.
 
I think you should look at it in person before you buy it, if everything is ok than buy it, $100 is a good price.
 
Old guns can be just as reliable as new, sometimes even moreso, I would be taking a good look at the condition first though. I have shot some older firearms owned by friends and what not, some of them are really very nice.

My in laws have some 30-40-50 year old guns, always kept in great condition, oiled and cleaned annually. I'm still trying to get around to borrowing them to see how they shoot.
 
In total I have bought three Mossberg 500's for less than $100 each. Let's just say that I trust them more than I trust a Remington 870. I goose hunted with a guy who had more mud and straw in his 500 than I thought was possible. Basically if it's a 500 and not rusty (heck even if it is rusty) it's probably worth $100 easy. They are a very basic gun to field strip and clean.
 
I have one, and I really like it. Easy to take apart, simple, works fine. You will have to get the choke opened up to shoot steel shot.($40 and up) Use that for leverage to reduce the price.
 
And if not what you're looking for, you can get a new one - with a removable choke - for about $300.

The Mossberg 500 12 Gauge features a 3" chamber with a 28" vent rib ported blued barrel matched to a honey satin finish wood stock. The barrel includes twin bead sights and 3 choke accu-set choke system (F,M,IC) that allows you to interchange chokes to suit your shooting needs.

Weight: 71/2 lbs.
$319.99
https://www.cabelas.ca/index.cfm?pageID=71&section=1187&section2=1283&section3=1488&ID=3967


This versatile shotgun features two barrels for a number of uses from hunting to security detail. Barrels included are 28” vent rib with fixed modified choke and an 18 ½” smoothbore barrel with fixed cylinder choke and front bead sight. The black synthetic stock features rubber recoil pad with checkering for improved handling. 12 gauge, 3” chamber.
$299.99


https://www.cabelas.ca/index.cfm?pageID=71&section=1187&section2=1283&section3=1488&ID=3964
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stovepipe699 said:
I have one, and I really like it. Easy to take apart, simple, works fine. You will have to get the choke opened up to shoot steel shot.($40 and up) Use that for leverage to reduce the price.
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Does this mean I cant shoot steel shot through it ? I want it for ducks and geese, has a 30 inch barrel with full choke.
 
Steel shot through a fixed full choke is not a good idea. There is a very good chance you will damage your barrel and even if you don't, Steel does not pattern well through a full choke. As someone mentioned above, you could have a smith open the choke up to at least modified for not to much money.
 
Workin Man said:
Steel shot through a fixed full choke is not a good idea. There is a very good chance you will damage your barrel and even if you don't, Steel does not pattern well through a full choke. As someone mentioned above, you could have a smith open the choke up to at least modified for not to much money.
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Thanks Workin Man, I didnt know that. If not for this forum I would have bought it and put steel through it. Not sure if Ill buy it now, might look for something newer that will handle steel. Thanks again.
 
Madmanmark, as mentioned, you shouldn't shoot steel throught it until you get the choke reamed. That cost me $40. So you'd be at half the cost of new, before tax. It'll do the job just fine(mine does). If you really want removeable choke tubes then just buy new, since you'll end up spending the same $$ as new by the time you put a new bbl on your old shotgun.
 
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