texasjarhead
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Hello All-
Well, my wife HATED the "black plastic" tactical persuader I recently posted on this forum, and I sold it last week. So, I've been looking at Mossberg's "Retograde" line they recently introduced. I really like them, but they are VERY expensive. I went to the gun show yesterday to see what was available. As luck would have it, I found this Mossberg 500 ATP from the 1980's at a price of just over half of a new one. It's in GREAT shape, and came with a heat shield which I removed to reduce weight, and has the sling swivels. One interesting side note- I took this gun apart last night to check it out, and was able to compare it to the Tactical Persuader I recently sold. The barrel on this gun is heavier gauge (thicker) steel and the parts on the inside such as the bolt and extractor have heavier duty springs. If anyone has some info on this model, I'd appreciate your input. My guess is, this was a police turn-in, or possibly from one of the MANY prisons in my area.