Tiercel
Copper BB
I am far from an expert on Mossberg models but bought a Mossberg 500 tactical 12 gauge from my grandson. I pick it up tomorrow. It is about 2 years old, and I don't think it has ever been fired. He is now in the Navy. It has an 18 1/2" barrel. I assume it is an improved cylinder or such. It has a full standard black synthetic stock (no pistol grips).
I saw somewhere that a drawback of the 500 is that changing the barrel might require changing the magazine tube as well and is not as simple as a Rem 870. Is this true? Is that the advantage of the 500 Flex?
As you can see I have no idea what I'm talking about. While I want it primarily for home defense, I wondered about having an additional barrel to give it a little versatility to hunt with. I will only do that if it is fairly simple to change back and forth and not too much expense.
Thanks in advance for any input.
Tiercel
I saw somewhere that a drawback of the 500 is that changing the barrel might require changing the magazine tube as well and is not as simple as a Rem 870. Is this true? Is that the advantage of the 500 Flex?
As you can see I have no idea what I'm talking about. While I want it primarily for home defense, I wondered about having an additional barrel to give it a little versatility to hunt with. I will only do that if it is fairly simple to change back and forth and not too much expense.
Thanks in advance for any input.
Tiercel