Span24
Copper BB
All,
Thanks in advance for considering my post.
I recently purchased a 500 Flex Tactical and I love it! Wanting to use a Magpul MS3 sling, I purchased GG&G Front Sling Attachment (manufactured for the Mossberg 500). When I tried to install I realized that the barrel nut for which the attachment was made to fit is not the barrel nut on my 500 Flex. After a little research I found that the barrel nut on my 500 more closely resembles that on a 590. Typical 500 barrels I have seen contain the barrel nut to the barrel with a star washer. My Flex is more like a cap which screws onto the mag tube. GG&G does make an attachment for the 590 and I will be ordering another.
Now, my questions are; Is the 500 Flex (tactical) a hybrid when it comes to barrels? i.e. Is it a 500 with a 590 barrel? Wouldn't that just make it a 590? If not, what are the differences between the 500 Flex (tactical) and a 590?
What barrels do I now look for? 500, or 590? Does the barrel nut make a difference for barrel selection like it is with this attachment? Can 590 barrels swap with 500 barrels? Certainly the 500 barrels I have looked at will not screw directly into my mag tube with the attached 500 barrel nut.
I purchased the 500 Flex so that I could go from tactical to hunting to skeet so I will be looking for additional barrels so I am looking to the experts here to help me make the correct decisions.
Michael
Thanks in advance for considering my post.
I recently purchased a 500 Flex Tactical and I love it! Wanting to use a Magpul MS3 sling, I purchased GG&G Front Sling Attachment (manufactured for the Mossberg 500). When I tried to install I realized that the barrel nut for which the attachment was made to fit is not the barrel nut on my 500 Flex. After a little research I found that the barrel nut on my 500 more closely resembles that on a 590. Typical 500 barrels I have seen contain the barrel nut to the barrel with a star washer. My Flex is more like a cap which screws onto the mag tube. GG&G does make an attachment for the 590 and I will be ordering another.
Now, my questions are; Is the 500 Flex (tactical) a hybrid when it comes to barrels? i.e. Is it a 500 with a 590 barrel? Wouldn't that just make it a 590? If not, what are the differences between the 500 Flex (tactical) and a 590?
What barrels do I now look for? 500, or 590? Does the barrel nut make a difference for barrel selection like it is with this attachment? Can 590 barrels swap with 500 barrels? Certainly the 500 barrels I have looked at will not screw directly into my mag tube with the attached 500 barrel nut.
I purchased the 500 Flex so that I could go from tactical to hunting to skeet so I will be looking for additional barrels so I am looking to the experts here to help me make the correct decisions.
Michael