brockgl
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So, my grandpa, shortly before he passed away, bought a new Mossberg 500a as a home defense gun. He passed away a few years later, and my dad inherited that gun.
Earlier this week, my dad asked me if I was interested in any of his guns, as he was wanting to liquidate a few to fund the purchase of a semi-auto tactical shotgun. I told him that I was really interested in that Mossberg. It was made in 1998 (based on the serial #). It is all black and has the 20" barrel w/8-round tube.
I've been wanting a simple pump 12ga to modify and have fun with.
So, he sold it too me for a solid "son" price!
Anyway, my dad said he had never shot it since he got it from my grandpa, and he also said that my grandpa never shot it either. When I got it home, I pretty much confirmed this when I took it apart to clean and oil it -- it had just been sitting in their safes now for over 20 years, and it was a little dull a dusty looking. When, I cleaned it, there was essentially zero fouling of any kind, so it definitely felt unfired. And, after touching most of the metal with some Balistol, it's now shiny and looks brand new. Not a scratch on it.
However, when I had it apart, I was cleaning the bolt, and as I was spreading out a thin layer of oil on it with my finger, when I touched the right extractor with my finger, the tip of the extractor pin sheared off in my hand. I had put almost no pressure on it when this happened. It was bizarre.
My question is, are there certain years of Mossberg, where there are known quality control issues?
Or, even though it was never shot, both my dad and grandpa had certainly loaded and unloaded it. So, I'm wondering if they simply used poor loading practices and at some point did something that greatly weakened / damaged the extractor.
Curious if anyone has any ability to speculate further for me?
I ordered two new extractors from Brownell's (both left and right, to be safe), as it's a quick and cheap fix. But, it was certainly a surprise to me to have that pin break at the slightest touch.
Earlier this week, my dad asked me if I was interested in any of his guns, as he was wanting to liquidate a few to fund the purchase of a semi-auto tactical shotgun. I told him that I was really interested in that Mossberg. It was made in 1998 (based on the serial #). It is all black and has the 20" barrel w/8-round tube.
I've been wanting a simple pump 12ga to modify and have fun with.
So, he sold it too me for a solid "son" price!
Anyway, my dad said he had never shot it since he got it from my grandpa, and he also said that my grandpa never shot it either. When I got it home, I pretty much confirmed this when I took it apart to clean and oil it -- it had just been sitting in their safes now for over 20 years, and it was a little dull a dusty looking. When, I cleaned it, there was essentially zero fouling of any kind, so it definitely felt unfired. And, after touching most of the metal with some Balistol, it's now shiny and looks brand new. Not a scratch on it.
However, when I had it apart, I was cleaning the bolt, and as I was spreading out a thin layer of oil on it with my finger, when I touched the right extractor with my finger, the tip of the extractor pin sheared off in my hand. I had put almost no pressure on it when this happened. It was bizarre.
My question is, are there certain years of Mossberg, where there are known quality control issues?
Or, even though it was never shot, both my dad and grandpa had certainly loaded and unloaded it. So, I'm wondering if they simply used poor loading practices and at some point did something that greatly weakened / damaged the extractor.
Curious if anyone has any ability to speculate further for me?
I ordered two new extractors from Brownell's (both left and right, to be safe), as it's a quick and cheap fix. But, it was certainly a surprise to me to have that pin break at the slightest touch.
