Can I Change An Older Mossberg 500 To Dual Action Bars

The Mossberg Company History

Founded in 1919 past Oscar Mossberg and his sons Iver and Harold, Mossberg Firearms saw early success with the design and introduction to the market of the "Brownie" pocket pistol. The Credibility, a four shot, 4-butt, handgun chambered in .22 LR retailed for $vi and speedily became popular among trappers and hunters seeking a way to quickly and humanely dispatch trapped and wounded game.

Capitalizing on the success of the Brownie, Mossberg next introduced a line of affordable bolt activeness rifles and shotguns and, in the 1940s, contracted with the U.S. armed forces to produce .fifty caliber motorcar gun parts, equally well as British Lee-Enfield rifles.

In the decades since the World State of war Ii era, Mossberg expanded its range of products to include a wide diversity of rifles and shotguns.

Photograph Source: Mossberg.com – Oscar Mossberg with sons

Popular Mossberg Firearms

Mossberg specializes in firearms for sport shooting, hunting, defence force and police force enforcement. Their firearms are typically categorized past Rifles, Shotguns and Pistol Grips. Mossberg rifles and shotguns come in a diversity of models and styles. Beneath we've outlined the features and all-time uses for the top selling Mossberg firearms.

Mossberg 500

Introduced in 1962, the Mossberg 500 pump-action shotgun would non only become the company's flagship firearm, merely an iconic American shotgun.

Offered in 12-guess, 20-gauge and .410 bore, the 500 features an aluminum receiver, dual activeness confined, a single large locking lug to seal the alienation, and an ergonomically-located tang-mounted condom. Dozens of Mossberg 500 variants are currently bachelor for purchase and are optimized for full general upland hunting duties, waterfowl hunting, turkey hunting, deer hunting, abode defense, and military use (Mossberg claims the 500 is the only shotgun to pass US Military Mil-Spec 3443 requirements which include full interchangeability of parts in the field, and a 3000-round endurance exam using buckshot loads).  Additional features may include (depending on specific model) rails for mounting optics, sights, extended magazine tubes, synthetic stocks, fully rifled barrels, and, in the case of the 590A1 variant, a bayonet lug. If there is a hunting or shooting niche, there is a Mossberg 500 to fill it.

Mossberg 835

Similar the Mossberg 500, the 835 is built on an aluminum receiver, features dual action bars and a tang-mounted safety. The 835, notwithstanding, is engineered to handle a steady nutrition of powerful 3-ane/ii-inch shotshells, making information technology a great option for hunting turkey, waterfowl or other game where the ability to utilize heavy payloads of shot is an advantage.

Chambered only in the 12-gauge, the 835 is available in several variants from the general use, All-Purpose Field model to purpose-built and synthetic-stocked turkey, deer and waterfowl models. Polish diameter barrels for the 835 are overbore to improve patterns and alleviate felt recoil. Deer barrels are fully rifled and sport an integral cantilever telescopic mount.

Mossberg Patriot

The bolt-action Mossberg Patriot sports a number of accuracy and ergonomics enhancing features including gratuitous floated, button-rifled, fluted barrels with recessed crowns; spiral fluted bolts with big, easy-to-grip bolt knobs; and triggers that are user adjustable from three lbs. to 7 lbs. Depending on the model, the Patriot's stock may be walnut, synthetic, or laminate.

Available in a broad variety of chambering from .22-250 Rem to .375 Ruger, there is a Patriot fit to chase everything from coyotes to moose.

Mossberg 702 Plinkster

A semi-automatic rimfire rifle chambered in .22 LR, the Mossberg 702 Plinkster features a gratis floated 18" or 21" barrel (depending on model), fully adjustable sights, and an integral, iii/viii" dovetail telescopic mountain. The Plinkster's detachable magazines are available in both 10- and 25-circular capacities.

702 Plinkster stocks are bachelor in wood, black synthetic, or pink marble synthetic.

Mossberg 930

Mossberg's premier semi-automatic shotgun, the 930, is available in a number of niche-specific configurations to adapt a variety of applications including upland game hunting, waterfowl hunting, turkey hunting, deer hunting, and personal defence force. Standard features include dual gas vents and a quick empty mag release to facilitate fast unloading. Depending on the specific model, additional features may include fiber optic sights, ghost ring sights, and optics rails. Barrel lengths range from 18.5" to 28" and mill stocks may be synthetic or wood. The 930 is available only in 12-guess.

Replacement Stocks for Mossberg Firearms

An obvious reason to replace the manufactory stock on a Mossberg firearm with a Boyds hardwood laminate is that the original stock became worn or broken. In such an instance, a replacement gunstock will provide the warm, organic feel of hardwood and the strength, immovability, and weather resistance of a constructed stock.

The possessor of a Mossberg rifle or shotgun may simply want to improve the fit and ergonomics of their firearm. Perhaps the length of pull of their new Mossberg Patriot is just a half inch too short or too long. Ordering the Boyds stock that fits him or her just right will increase comfort and therefore performance at the range or in the woods.

Owners of Mossberg 500 shotguns who wish for their gun to pull double duty as both a scoped deer gun and a bird gun would do well to consider adding the adjustable At-1 stock to their gun. A hunter who installs a deer barrel and optic on their bird gun may find that the traditional stock puts their head in too low a position to comfortably look through the optic. Past adding the At-One stock, the hunter can adjust the comb pinnacle perfectly to accommodate scope use during deer flavor and the typical dewdrop during pheasant flavour.

Boyds offers aftermarket hardwood laminate stocks for a diversity of Mossberg rifles and shotguns. More than than a dozen color options are available for Boyds Mossberg gunstocks.

Source: https://www.boydsgunstocks.com/top-selling-firearms-brands/mossberg-shotguns

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