Mossberg 500 super short barrels

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Okay. I was going to buy one of the available super shorties in a 12.5" or 14" and then I start hearing stories like "My Norinco Crapped out". And let's face it even a low use firearm needs to work right when called upon. I have a perfectly good Mossberg 500 with a 28" barrel, I want a 12.5" or 14" barrel so I can convert this sucker to a legal pack gun. The question is why isn't there an available short barrel for the Moss 500?
 
The 18.5 are nice, since you have a full length mag tube. Super shorties sacrifice mag capacity.
 
I'm not worried about tactical applications here, I'm literally looking for a backpack gun for my summer hiking. I've been lucky when it comes to bears so far, a couple of near misses so to speak, but I would rather have the piece of mind. A proper 18.5" still gets heavy and big feeling by then end of the day. I wish we could get permit to carry handguns in this country.
 
im faced with the same dilemma myself... id like a very compact backpacking shotgun as well.

i have an 8-shot mossberg persuader with a 20" barrel and the thing is huge. even with a pistol grip its far too big to pack. the 8-shot mag is excessive as well - fully loaded the gun weighs far too much, and if youre not going to fully load it then the 8-shot mag is superfluous.

you can probably get an 18" barrel with a top folder to be more useful than a 14" or 12.5" barrel. with the 14" or 12.5" you wont be able to put a folding stock on it or it will probably be under the 660mm limit. you would have to use the legal loophole and put a pistol grip only on it, risk it being confiscated by a cop who doesnt know the law, and a short shotgun with a pistol grip is brutal to fire.

for myself ive decided on getting a top-folder with an 18" barrel. above 660mm so even cops who dont know the law cant argue, and once unfolded it becomes a fully functional shotgun as opposed to something with an 8" barrel and pistol grip that is useless for most applications.
 
Just out of curiosity I pulled one of my 500's out of the safe and measured it. The barrel mounts differently than on an 870 and some others, as a result the barrel would have to be minimum 15.5" to mount on a standard length mag tube. Realistically speaking though, a 5 shot Maverick 88 or synthetic stocked 500 with 18.5" barrel, is a whole 4.5" longer than a 14" barreled Norc 870 clone (roughly the width of your hand). Due to the Mossberg/Mavericks aluminum reciever, it probably weighs in about the same as the Norc.
 
Mag capacity isnt really an issue. Your never going to get more than 1 or 2 shots off before the bear is dead or chewing on you.
 
Their is an 14" 5+1 barreled version of the 590 available. They do pop up in the EE from time to time, but they do tend to be a little pricier due to their rarity. Nice looking shotguns, wish that I'd picked one up when they were easily available (and cheaper).
 
CoolPapaCatDJ said:
Is the Mossberg 500's 18.5" barrel interchangeable with the Mossberg Maverick Mdl :50cal:88?
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yes. I have put the longer 88 barrel on my 500 for bird hunting, and have put the 500 barrel on the 88 for kicking around the campfire.
The 500 has a way smoother action and i like where the safety is compared to the 88. I interchange them to suite my needs.
 
Short barrels...

Recently purchased an 18.5" Mossberg 500 barrel for my Maverick 88 and it's a beaut! Now I love my 28"er, but the ease of swing and the light weight makes it numero uno for this boy (I'm 55) LOL It would work just fine for a pack gun and :50cal:besides, a shotgun looks sooooooooo ###y with a short barrel!
 
I have a 14" fabarm, but before that I had a 18.5" Mossy 500 mariner. I sold the mossy for the shorter fabarm, because I wanted a more compact camp gun. here is an old pic of them. there is quite a difference in size. I love how compact the shorter fabarm is

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