mossburg Silver reserve o/u
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For the amount that I have into my 20 gauge silver reserve if it does have an issue at some point I'm out less writing it off as a complete loss, rather than buying a new higher end model and having it lose value once its left the rack. I don't find mine to be too heavy. I have yet to have an issue with it.
Lots of people have issues with them without having handled one. It appears according to internet sources that they have a higher than usual defective rate. It also appears that alot of people expect a 500 dollar gun to keep stride with a 3000 dollar gun. The mossberg s/r isn't a citori... but a cooey isn't a cooper either. Its an entry level gun and has met my expectations as that.
Lots of people have issues with them without having handled one. It appears according to internet sources that they have a higher than usual defective rate. It also appears that alot of people expect a 500 dollar gun to keep stride with a 3000 dollar gun. The mossberg s/r isn't a citori... but a cooey isn't a cooper either. Its an entry level gun and has met my expectations as that.
Another problem with the mossbergs design is that it won't shoot down. There's a block inside that moves back and forth. Apparently its a safety measure. If the gun is held in a downward position and closed carefully it may not shoot once brought up if that block hasn't fallen backward. This block is also somehow related to the issues with firing both barrels at once.
gunsaholic
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The funny thing is no matter what gun someone asks an opinion on, you are bound to get some negative reports for pretty much all gun brands have some sort of problems at some point. It is a mechanical contraption after all. However, some are worse than others and have known problems. Yet when someone goes on a public forum to ask an opinion, it seems as though all he/she wants to hear are positives and become defensive when hearing otherwise. And I am talking in general here. Just go on other gun forums and you will quickly see what I mean especially when it comes to the low price brands of guns. Yes some negative opinions have no basis but it works the other way as well. There are also positive opinions from people who have never owned one but a friend of a firend has one and they said they are good. Yet potential buyers are delighted when they hear these reports even though they have no basis either. So it still comes down to what the majority of opinions are if you want to base your buying decision on them. These opinions do come from somewhere. Now if a person wants to ignore the majority of opinions asked for and just stick to the good things they hear, then by all means go ahead and buy what you want. If a person wants to hear nothing but positives then don't ask on a public forum. Or we could make it easy and say all sub $600.00 over/unders or SxS's are the greatest things since guns were invented. And please don't come back with the " you can't give an opinion if you never owned one" because as I said, there are people giving positive opinions as well that never owned one. If one really wants to base his or hers buying decision on the opinions asked for, then one should be going with what the majority is, be it good or bad. Now if ones mind is made up already, then you really don't want to base it on opinions and what was the point in asking in the first place.
I have never heard of the not shooting down senario befor. but does seem to explaine the problem an older gentlemen was having with his at a recent sporting clays shoot I was at.he was closing the gun with the muzzels pointing at the ground and several times it would not fire.
The toe safety is also on the maverick hunter O/U and the Hs12.
I find its about 30degrees from verticle pointed downwards, and disengages above that.
for a 6' guy shouldering the gun, thats aiming at the ground about 3 feet away...
For what its worth, never had the need to shoot the ground within that range.
I find its about 30degrees from verticle pointed downwards, and disengages above that.
for a 6' guy shouldering the gun, thats aiming at the ground about 3 feet away...
For what its worth, never had the need to shoot the ground within that range.
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A gun that won't shoot down?
That would make it useless for sporting clays presentations that I've shot where the bird is below the shooting station.
The clays are that low?!
I'd be scared of losing toes at that close proximity.
gunsaholic
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I'm not into sporting clays but I've watched videos where the clay is rolling on edge right on the ground. I had never seen that before. This video was from England though so don't know if is the same here.
The particular station that I'm thinking of has the shooter on the side of a hill, the target is an incomer. No danger of shooting your toes as the cage won't permit the gun to go that far back. If the target is shot late I can see how this "feature" of the Mossberg could case a problem.
That is what is called a rabbit target in sporting clays .and depending on the ground it is rolled across it can and will bounce into the air.at the most inopprotune time of course
.I bought one as a factory second 2 years ago and have used it for sporting clays ,around 500 rounds, and have naver had a problem. I guess time will tell according to what has been said here, that the firing pins will break under normal use.
Got mine used a little over 2 weeks ago. I have already shot 400 rounds and it was well used when i got it. No problems so far, the trigger block is just a small weight on a pin independant of any other parts. It could easily be removed without compromizing safety, it in no way affects the manual safety. If you are aiming at the angle that the trigger is blocked you could step on a target. I don't see it causing an issue unless you never clean your gun, but then you could have worse problems.
Mossberg Silver Reserve Serial #'s with fixed Firing Pins
The following Mossberg Silver Reserve 's with the serial numbers and above have been fitted with the new style of firing pins. This comes from the Mossberg Forum.
12 gauge- TR12046393 & higher.
20 Gauge- TR20015092 & higher.
28 Gauge- TR28005777 & higher.
410 TR 410006194 & higher.
According to the Forum that if you own one in the serial number range that is below the ones above then you contact Mossberg and they will send you a pair for free along with the piring pin spring for each.
The following Mossberg Silver Reserve 's with the serial numbers and above have been fitted with the new style of firing pins. This comes from the Mossberg Forum.
12 gauge- TR12046393 & higher.
20 Gauge- TR20015092 & higher.
28 Gauge- TR28005777 & higher.
410 TR 410006194 & higher.
According to the Forum that if you own one in the serial number range that is below the ones above then you contact Mossberg and they will send you a pair for free along with the piring pin spring for each.
Ahsan Ahmed
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In mountain regions, there are quite a few Upland scenarios where one may need to home in on a partridge or a chukar similar to that you described.
