Mossberg 500 shorter barrel..??

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Where can I buy a shorter barrel for my Mossberg 500 ? it was originally a woody stock/forend hunting shotgun, I upgraded stock, forend and rail to make it like a 590. Now I just want a shorter barrel that doesn't overhang on top of the magazine, I know the USA website has them for sale but would rather buy Canadian.
 
Do what I did, get a second barrel and cut it. The magazine's pretty long so even at 19" (I wanted to leave room for a recut if it needed it) my barrel only sticks out a little past the magazine. You would need I think around 16.5" to meet the end of the mag, but of course you can't cut them that short on your own, even though it's ok to buy a barrel half that size...silly. Anyway, going from a 30" barrel to 19" made a HUGE difference on my Mossberg, it doesn't even look like the same gun, I definitely recommend it if you feel comfortable with a hacksaw or pipe cutter.
 
Most mossbergs I've seen had a 18.5 barrel at some point. Put an ad on the EE looking for one. That said, most guys want to keep their 18.5 and don't use the 28" :)

Maverick 88 combo gun comes with an 18.5, a 28", and a slug barrel. You could always buy one of those too and just keep th ebarrel you want and sell off the rest. Or better yet, just keep them both :)
 
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