mossberg 500

[drysdaleg]

i got a mossberg 500 (12 gauge) its got a regular stock and a rifled barrel. pretty standard if you ask me. but im wanting to add some stuff to it that would make it a better gun. i need some ideas. i use this gun for hunting/home defense so i dont wanna shorten the barrel. im not looking to add a site cause i dont see a reason behind it since its just a shotgun but i want to do something to make it a little more special if you get what im saying.

 

[BlueEagle]

So you don't want to change the sites or the barrel......

Change out the stock, add a side-saddle, flashlight, kitchen sink, different fore-end....?

 

[figley]

If you use it for HD, you're probably shooting shotshells. In that case, first order of business is to get an 18" smooth bore barrel, or your buckshot will shoot a donut pattern. For that barrel, you could get a Meprolight bead, so you have some aiming capability in low light, without having to mess with a RDS.

The Knoxx recoil reducing stock is a nice addition, even to a hunting gun. It will make LOP adjustable, and take a lot of agony out of zeroing for slugs.

I've heard of the 500 plastic safety being replaced with a steel part, for the purpose of improving reliability.

I'll see what else is popular.

 

[figley]

Check this out: Mossberg 500 Thunder Ranch Shotgun | The Firearm Blog

Possibly add a mag extension?

The Hogue 12" LOP buttstock and forearm are also popular choices that make a shotgun more ergonomic.

 

[Hookeye]

If you had called it a "mossy" I would have suggested one of these.......

 

[Mgderf]

You could put a Hello Kitty sticker on the stock. That would make it special!

 

[Skywired]

I clipped a flashlight/laser combo to the magazine tube. Just an inexpensive one. Do a Mossberg 500 search at Brownell's or Cheaper Than Dirt or Sportsmans Guide.

 

[sepe]

I put a couple rainbow stickers on my 500. Next weekend I've got a project planned. I'm going to add a nice glitter treatment. Really, about all they need is a nice sling set up. If you use it for home defense, as mentioned...get a smooth bore barrel.

 

[drysdaleg]

thanks guys, but i dont have a rainbow painted around my *******. haha

 

[DeadeyeChrista'sdad]

I'm with the keep it simple crowd. Just a shorter smoothbore barrel and some practice with 00 and #4 buckshot.

 

[MiCo]

I would love to have one of those impossible to find bullpup stocks for mine.

 

[sepe]

I would love to have one of those impossible to find bullpup stocks for mine.

Saw one of the bullpups at a gun show a year or 2 ago. If I would have had the $500, I would have picked it up. That thing was pretty sexy and they normally are quite a bit more than that.

 

[88E30M50]

A barrel will set you back around $50 IIRC and can be swapped back and forth in a minute to two. Other than the 18" smoothbore barrel, add a 6 round side saddle and then practice loading and firing from it. You can get to be pretty quick feeding from the side saddle with practice.