I just picked up a Mossberg 500 today. Got it home cleaned it up a little bit, went to load it up and I can only get two shells into the tube. The first two go in just fine. Nice and easy and smooth and the third one just hits a brick wall. They wont move any further. They are 2 3/4" shells not 3". Am I missing something? I beleive it is supposed to hold 5 in the tube and 1 in the chamber. Can anyone give me an help?
Mossberg 500 Help
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Is there any chance there's a plastic stopper in the tube? Most shotguns ship with something to limit tube capacity to comply with hunting regulations.
If all else fails, try giving Mossberg a call. I called them once before and had a gunsmith walk me through a simple fix.. they were quite helpful.
If all else fails, try giving Mossberg a call. I called them once before and had a gunsmith walk me through a simple fix.. they were quite helpful.
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Don't keep us hanging, was the plug installed?
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I'm sure he did indeed have the wodden dowel rod in the tube. All three of our Mossy 500s had em when we got em. Its an easy fix. And I'll post this here for the benefit of those who use the search to find an answe3r to this question.
On all Mossy 500s and several other PA Mossy models, there is a wooden dowel rod installed in the mag tube. this is to meet restrictions for hunting. the owners manual does detail these requirements at the basic level, check your local laws to find out how many rounds you can have in the chamber. To go beyond the factory 2 round limit. remove the barrel, turn the gun so its facing the floor and skae it a bit, the wooden dowel will slide out and can then be grasped and removed. You can either run without it, or cut it down to Mossys reccomended lengths to reach your local mag capacity limit.
On all Mossy 500s and several other PA Mossy models, there is a wooden dowel rod installed in the mag tube. this is to meet restrictions for hunting. the owners manual does detail these requirements at the basic level, check your local laws to find out how many rounds you can have in the chamber. To go beyond the factory 2 round limit. remove the barrel, turn the gun so its facing the floor and skae it a bit, the wooden dowel will slide out and can then be grasped and removed. You can either run without it, or cut it down to Mossys reccomended lengths to reach your local mag capacity limit.
Yes there was a wooden dowel in the magazine tube. Took it out and all is gravy. 
It wont be used to hunt and I don't beleive that 5+1 rounds is illegal in your home in VA.
Here's a picture of my new 500:
Sorry about the poor quality. I don't have the greatest digital camera. Not that my Mossberg is much to look at.
I was looking at this stock for my 500:
Have any of you guys used this stock? Any opinions? Also, any sugestions on a good tacitcal light that wont cost me an arm and a leg??
It wont be used to hunt and I don't beleive that 5+1 rounds is illegal in your home in VA.Here's a picture of my new 500:
Sorry about the poor quality. I don't have the greatest digital camera. Not that my Mossberg is much to look at.
I was looking at this stock for my 500:
Have any of you guys used this stock? Any opinions? Also, any sugestions on a good tacitcal light that wont cost me an arm and a leg??
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Jorg Nysgerrig
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sdra2007, there is a thread about that stock going on right now over at this link:
http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=283778
The dowel/plug in the shotgun is, as mentioned earlier, pretty much just for hunting purposes. When hunting certain migratory birds, federal law limits you to 3 shells. As such, most shotgun manufacturers provide a plug that is installed at the factory. You may be ok for other game birds, just check your local regulations of you are so inclined. Hold on to it just in case you want to try your luck hunting one day.
http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=283778
The dowel/plug in the shotgun is, as mentioned earlier, pretty much just for hunting purposes. When hunting certain migratory birds, federal law limits you to 3 shells. As such, most shotgun manufacturers provide a plug that is installed at the factory. You may be ok for other game birds, just check your local regulations of you are so inclined. Hold on to it just in case you want to try your luck hunting one day.
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As for the stock, howzabout shooting the one you have and see how it works first?
Run a couple thousand shells through your new shotgun and you'll have a better idea of what it and you need to up effectiveness.
Run a couple thousand shells through your new shotgun and you'll have a better idea of what it and you need to up effectiveness.
wow! good idea... I thought my mossberg only held two rounds!
just kidding. I went through the same process when I got my first new mossberg... "uh, these are 2 3/4" shells, how come it only holds two?" then you read the manual "pull out the wooden dowel" then it holds like a million shells... or 7, but still.
just kidding. I went through the same process when I got my first new mossberg... "uh, these are 2 3/4" shells, how come it only holds two?" then you read the manual "pull out the wooden dowel" then it holds like a million shells... or 7, but still.
The wooden dowel is the "magazine capacity reduction plug" (or words to that effect). For waterfowl hunting, and SOME other birds {doves, and probably others}, the magazine cannot hold more than 2 rounds, plus one in the chamber.
The "Game-n-Fish Guys" take a real dim view of unplugged shotguns if they are supposed to be plugged. Check your local G-N-F laws; some areas required plugged guns for ALL shotgun hunting. Ohio has the 3-round limit for deer, slugs only.
I also went through that drill when I first bought my Maverick 88..."Hmmmmmm that mag tube is pretty long, howcumitiz that only 2 shells go in there ? ? ? ? ? Does the mag spring & follower take up THAT MUCH room? ? ? ? Having long since forgotten that my brothers also did the same thing with their Rem 1100 & 870. DOH!
The "Game-n-Fish Guys" take a real dim view of unplugged shotguns if they are supposed to be plugged. Check your local G-N-F laws; some areas required plugged guns for ALL shotgun hunting. Ohio has the 3-round limit for deer, slugs only.
I also went through that drill when I first bought my Maverick 88..."Hmmmmmm that mag tube is pretty long, howcumitiz that only 2 shells go in there ? ? ? ? ?
Does the mag spring & follower take up THAT MUCH room? ? ? ? Having long since forgotten that my brothers also did the same thing with their Rem 1100 & 870. DOH!
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tactical light
forget about the light, guy. I've put 3 kinds on and nothing holds on to my mossy when the 3 in mag loads start rocking out the barrel. All of them fall off after 4 or 5 shots. I guess the light would serve its purpose for the first couple shots (how many would you need?) but then its just dangling there swinging in the wind.
forget about the light, guy. I've put 3 kinds on and nothing holds on to my mossy when the 3 in mag loads start rocking out the barrel. All of them fall off after 4 or 5 shots. I guess the light would serve its purpose for the first couple shots (how many would you need?) but then its just dangling there swinging in the wind.
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I have used those style stocks on a mossberg 500 (friend owns one). I have to say that they officially suck, for two reasons:
1. The action lock lever (pump/slide release button) is almost impossible to press with your hand on the pistolgrip, unlike on the regular rifle-style grip (use your middle finger). It goes from completely natural and intuitive to completely awkward. Also, the tang safety is now out of position for use by the thumb. In other words, to operate the weapon, you have to take your hand off the pistol grip. Useless for any high-stress situation. It's kind of like putting the stick shift in your car behind the driver side headrest. You CAN reach it, but do you want to do it in a high-stress situation where split-second decisions are a factor? On an 870, the controls might work better with a pistolgrip. For now, I'll take the 500 with a rifle-type grip.
2. Those stocks are really light. It's fine if you are only going to put low-brass 7/8oz birdshot shells through it. However, when you combine the low weight of the mossberg 500 frame with an untra-light stock and any serious HD load (slugs & buckshot), particularly 3" shells, your shoulder will not thank you, even with those recoil reducing stocks.
So, to sum up, those grips are not ergonomic, and make running the weapon through training drills or actual combat a nightmare, and the lower weight makes recoil a bitch.
1. The action lock lever (pump/slide release button) is almost impossible to press with your hand on the pistolgrip, unlike on the regular rifle-style grip (use your middle finger). It goes from completely natural and intuitive to completely awkward. Also, the tang safety is now out of position for use by the thumb. In other words, to operate the weapon, you have to take your hand off the pistol grip. Useless for any high-stress situation. It's kind of like putting the stick shift in your car behind the driver side headrest. You CAN reach it, but do you want to do it in a high-stress situation where split-second decisions are a factor? On an 870, the controls might work better with a pistolgrip. For now, I'll take the 500 with a rifle-type grip.
2. Those stocks are really light. It's fine if you are only going to put low-brass 7/8oz birdshot shells through it. However, when you combine the low weight of the mossberg 500 frame with an untra-light stock and any serious HD load (slugs & buckshot), particularly 3" shells, your shoulder will not thank you, even with those recoil reducing stocks.
So, to sum up, those grips are not ergonomic, and make running the weapon through training drills or actual combat a nightmare, and the lower weight makes recoil a bitch.
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