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I recently purchased the gunsmithing video for the Mossberg 500 series by American Gunsmithing Institute.
It's 90 minutes, I paid about 35 bucks from Midway. It is, of course, available from AGI for a little more, but they always have sales and 3 for the price of 2 sales so you might want to check out their website.
First, the DVD worked in my computer with no problems. It has an index that works if you want to jump from history to one of the other topics such as disassembly. Picture and sound were adequate, but one peg short of professional. I believe this is because it has been converted from video.
This dvd is exactly what one expects from AGI: a gunsmithing video. It would be very useful to anyone wanting to troubleshoot or repair a gun or to do a complete disassembly for re-bluing or to clean a really gunked up gun. He makes some comments on "accessories", most of which he doesn't see much use for. Incidentally, for clean and lube he uses Simple Green and Breakfree. I used simple green to pull the cosmoline off an SKS, wood and metal, and I see his reasoning. I also use Break Free for general purpose gun lube.
A good tape for somebody looking at actual gunsmithing, or just with a curiosity of what makes things tick. The disassembly should convince a reasonable person who wants to completely disassemble a gun that doesn't need it to find a different hobby. There are a lot of parts and if you loose or break them, you get to buy new ones!
Who is this dvd not for? If you just want to field strip the 500 for new-gun or routine cleaning, this tape is overkill. You can read your owners manual or download one from Mossberg's website. There are also free tutorials on the web for field stripping. If you are trying to build a "super gun" tactical jobby, that might best be done by internet info or the instructions that come with the aftermarket parts.
Other than the slightly poor visual quality, I can't fault the tape much. Keep in mind that I am not a qualified gunsmith nor did I follow his instructions for a complete disassembly. It seems to me to be a good intro to basic gunsmithing on this model.
I do take exception to a comment that implies tape applies to other models. I think if you have an 835 or 590 you should definitely defer to the Mossberg owners' manual for your specific model because there are differences.
It's 90 minutes, I paid about 35 bucks from Midway. It is, of course, available from AGI for a little more, but they always have sales and 3 for the price of 2 sales so you might want to check out their website.
First, the DVD worked in my computer with no problems. It has an index that works if you want to jump from history to one of the other topics such as disassembly. Picture and sound were adequate, but one peg short of professional. I believe this is because it has been converted from video.
This dvd is exactly what one expects from AGI: a gunsmithing video. It would be very useful to anyone wanting to troubleshoot or repair a gun or to do a complete disassembly for re-bluing or to clean a really gunked up gun. He makes some comments on "accessories", most of which he doesn't see much use for. Incidentally, for clean and lube he uses Simple Green and Breakfree. I used simple green to pull the cosmoline off an SKS, wood and metal, and I see his reasoning. I also use Break Free for general purpose gun lube.
A good tape for somebody looking at actual gunsmithing, or just with a curiosity of what makes things tick. The disassembly should convince a reasonable person who wants to completely disassemble a gun that doesn't need it to find a different hobby. There are a lot of parts and if you loose or break them, you get to buy new ones!
Who is this dvd not for? If you just want to field strip the 500 for new-gun or routine cleaning, this tape is overkill. You can read your owners manual or download one from Mossberg's website. There are also free tutorials on the web for field stripping. If you are trying to build a "super gun" tactical jobby, that might best be done by internet info or the instructions that come with the aftermarket parts.
Other than the slightly poor visual quality, I can't fault the tape much. Keep in mind that I am not a qualified gunsmith nor did I follow his instructions for a complete disassembly. It seems to me to be a good intro to basic gunsmithing on this model.
I do take exception to a comment that implies tape applies to other models. I think if you have an 835 or 590 you should definitely defer to the Mossberg owners' manual for your specific model because there are differences.
