Ergosphere
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I'm looking for information about the Mossberg 500 bantam and 505 youth models (#54132 and #57110).
Bantam #54132 20ga, 3", 5+1 capacity, 22" VR barrel, twin bead sights, accu-set choke, 40 3/4" OAL, 13" LoP, 6 1/2 lbs.
Youth #57110 20ga. 3", 4+1 capacity, 20" VR barrel, twin bead sights, accu-set choke, 37 1/2" OAL, 12" LOP 5 1/4 lbs.
From the specs, the youth model has 1" less LoP, 2" less barrel length, and weighs 1.25 pounds less. The 505 youth apparently does not take standard 500 barrels. Aside from these obvious things, does anyone know if there are other differences? Does the difference in stock and barrel length account for the weight difference, or is there something else in the 505 that is more lightly built?
My wife wants one of these, but we're not sure which to get. A month or so ago, we saw one in a gun store... it was labeled "Mossberg 500 youth 20ga. 20" barrel" but that doesn't match anything on Mossberg's web site. I think it was likely the 505 youth model. She liked it very much, and fit her pretty well... she's small, and needs something both lightweight and with a short reach to the forend. A 12" length of pull is a bit short for her, though.
We've been discussing these models, and the synthetic super-bantam (but she likes wood better) and we're not sure which to get. We could get a 500 bantam model and add an 18.5" barrel, or get the 505 youth and add a recoil pad... we've been discussing it for a few days and our heads are spinning.
Bantam #54132 20ga, 3", 5+1 capacity, 22" VR barrel, twin bead sights, accu-set choke, 40 3/4" OAL, 13" LoP, 6 1/2 lbs.
Youth #57110 20ga. 3", 4+1 capacity, 20" VR barrel, twin bead sights, accu-set choke, 37 1/2" OAL, 12" LOP 5 1/4 lbs.
From the specs, the youth model has 1" less LoP, 2" less barrel length, and weighs 1.25 pounds less. The 505 youth apparently does not take standard 500 barrels. Aside from these obvious things, does anyone know if there are other differences? Does the difference in stock and barrel length account for the weight difference, or is there something else in the 505 that is more lightly built?
My wife wants one of these, but we're not sure which to get. A month or so ago, we saw one in a gun store... it was labeled "Mossberg 500 youth 20ga. 20" barrel" but that doesn't match anything on Mossberg's web site. I think it was likely the 505 youth model. She liked it very much, and fit her pretty well... she's small, and needs something both lightweight and with a short reach to the forend. A 12" length of pull is a bit short for her, though.
We've been discussing these models, and the synthetic super-bantam (but she likes wood better) and we're not sure which to get. We could get a 500 bantam model and add an 18.5" barrel, or get the 505 youth and add a recoil pad... we've been discussing it for a few days and our heads are spinning.