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Turkey Guns & Shooting => Turkey Guns => Topic started by: Skillet9510 on February 20, 2013, 10:58:55 AM

Title: Giving my mossberg 500 a facelift
Post by: Skillet9510 on February 20, 2013, 10:58:55 AM
I'm gonna give my mossberg 500 a facelift this season. I'm def gonna put a rear pistol grip and adjustable butt stock on it. I may put a new choke in it but not sure which. What other accessories would you add.
Title: Re: Giving my mossberg 500 a facelift
Post by: BrowningGuy88 on February 20, 2013, 11:38:45 AM
Can't go wrong with a GOOD choke. I prefer SumToy personally, but Pure Gold, Indian Creek, Kicks, Jellyhead, Truglo SSX are all really nice chokes that throw good patterns.

Title: Re: Giving my mossberg 500 a facelift
Post by: fmf on February 20, 2013, 12:46:55 PM
Just a fyi if you haven't shot a mossberg with a thumbhole stock or pistol grip.  That top tang safety is hard to manipulate with your hand wrapped around a grip and not the stock.  Food for thought.

I love a top tang safety, and I haven't found a better hunting configuration, for me, than just a straight stock.

my 500 loves the truglo ssx. 
Title: Re: Giving my mossberg 500 a facelift
Post by: Skeeterbait on February 20, 2013, 01:21:54 PM
Pistol grip really helps control the gun and absorbs a surprising amount of recoil into your hand that doesn't reach your shoulder.  However the above poster is correct, it makes it harder to manipulate the tang safety.  For this reason I recommend putting a Brownells steel raised safety slide on the gun.  I have them on two 835's and a 500.

http://www.brownells.com/shotgun-parts/receiver-action-parts/safety-parts/safety-hardware/mossberg-500-590-835-safety-kit-prod27426.aspx
Title: Re: Giving my mossberg 500 a facelift
Post by: Skillet9510 on February 21, 2013, 12:13:25 AM
Thanks for the info!
Title: Re: Giving my mossberg 500 a facelift
Post by: WickedBama on February 23, 2013, 12:32:15 PM
Here u go top safety not and issue
Moss 535 20" barrel. Ic choke
Title: Re: Giving my mossberg 500 a facelift
Post by: Skillet9510 on February 25, 2013, 10:11:24 AM
Quote from: WickedBama on February 23, 2013, 12:32:15 PM
Here u go top safety not and issue
Moss 535 20" barrel. Ic choke
Looks great! Thanks for sharing!