shootin fool
Copper BB
Hello all...I've been reading this forum for some time as a visitor. I decided today to join so that I can possibly benifit even more from the wealth of experience from the members here. I've had many questions answered already, just reading through the posts. I've never owned a gun before so this all new to me.
Here's what I've got:
I purchased a used Mossberg 500 pump Tactical? Persuader? several months ago for 'Home Defense'. It's synthetic/black with a 20" barrel and 7 (+1?) magazine. I don't hunt, but I've put 500 or so rounds through it since I got it, just shootin' stuff. Target load, slugs, whatever... Lot's of land/woods where I live/very few houses around.
I tried trap shooting last month and I absolutely loved it. I was practically laughed at by the regulars at the range when they saw what I was going to use. (20" barrel with open cylinder/no choke.) I was the one laughing when I nailed 16 out of 25 by my third round. (First round was 8, second was 10.)
I've been back every week and I keep scoring around 14, 15, or 16 out of 25... something's got to change... I went to gun store yesterday and purchased a 28" vented/ribbed barrel that came with a modified choke that I can change if I want.
Here's my issue:
The new barrel looks like it needs to be used with a shorter magazine tube. When I line up the barrels, the part on the barrel that screws into the magazine tube is 5 1/2" shorter on the longer barrel.
My questions are:
Should I return the 28" barrel and get a barrel that fits with the 7 round mag? Do they make such a barrel?
OR
Should I keep the barrel and buy a shorter magazine tube & spring? It doesn't matter how big the mag tube is when you only load 1 round at a time.
AND
If purchasing a new mag tube is a viable option, how do I know what size to get?
and
Where can I get one?
And yes, I know, I've read enough of the threads to know that someone will suggest that I return the barrel, save my energy, spend a couple bucks more, and just buy a gun set up for trap already. Sorry, wife won't let me...lol.
Thank you, and I look forward to many years of picking everyone's brains here as often as I can...
Here's what I've got:
I purchased a used Mossberg 500 pump Tactical? Persuader? several months ago for 'Home Defense'. It's synthetic/black with a 20" barrel and 7 (+1?) magazine. I don't hunt, but I've put 500 or so rounds through it since I got it, just shootin' stuff. Target load, slugs, whatever... Lot's of land/woods where I live/very few houses around.
I tried trap shooting last month and I absolutely loved it. I was practically laughed at by the regulars at the range when they saw what I was going to use. (20" barrel with open cylinder/no choke.) I was the one laughing when I nailed 16 out of 25 by my third round. (First round was 8, second was 10.)
I've been back every week and I keep scoring around 14, 15, or 16 out of 25... something's got to change... I went to gun store yesterday and purchased a 28" vented/ribbed barrel that came with a modified choke that I can change if I want.
Here's my issue:
The new barrel looks like it needs to be used with a shorter magazine tube. When I line up the barrels, the part on the barrel that screws into the magazine tube is 5 1/2" shorter on the longer barrel.
My questions are:
Should I return the 28" barrel and get a barrel that fits with the 7 round mag? Do they make such a barrel?
OR
Should I keep the barrel and buy a shorter magazine tube & spring? It doesn't matter how big the mag tube is when you only load 1 round at a time.
AND
If purchasing a new mag tube is a viable option, how do I know what size to get?
and
Where can I get one?
And yes, I know, I've read enough of the threads to know that someone will suggest that I return the barrel, save my energy, spend a couple bucks more, and just buy a gun set up for trap already. Sorry, wife won't let me...lol.
Thank you, and I look forward to many years of picking everyone's brains here as often as I can...