I like the Mossberg 500 line of shotguns and have owned too many to keep track of. That being said, if tonight’s events are any indicator of what I can look forward to from Mossberg, I may have to reconsider my opinion of their quality. Let me explain...
A buddy at work saw a mini 410 pump at academy and thought it was the best thing ever. So he bought it. Got it home and couldn’t get the first round to go into the tube mag. He tried over and over but could not get one to go in. He calls me and I attempt to coach him through the process and he explains that the follower moves about 1/4 inch and stops dead. So we talk some more and I decide I need to put hands on the gun since he can’t tell if there’s a plug in the mag. Fast forward to tonight:
He meets me in the parking garage with this little shrunk down version of a shotgun. I remove the barrel and start pushing on the follower in an attempt to check the travel. I meet resistance exactly like he said. I peer into the hole in the end of the mag and I can clearly see the end of a wooden dowel so I decide that there’s a plug in there... problem is, they forgot to miniaturize the plug to fit the rest of the gun. Yup, they shoved a full sized plug into that tube mag and it took up all but a quarter inch of room so that no rounds would fit. You should have seen his face when I pushed it out with the follower. I just held it upside down and gave the follower a push til the end of the plug was sticking out the end of the mag, then pulled it out. There were a few laughs and head shakes. We both took a pic and decided to notify Mossberg via the website. I really can’t wait for their reply. I wanna know how they test fired the gun with that plug in there...
A buddy at work saw a mini 410 pump at academy and thought it was the best thing ever. So he bought it. Got it home and couldn’t get the first round to go into the tube mag. He tried over and over but could not get one to go in. He calls me and I attempt to coach him through the process and he explains that the follower moves about 1/4 inch and stops dead. So we talk some more and I decide I need to put hands on the gun since he can’t tell if there’s a plug in the mag. Fast forward to tonight:
He meets me in the parking garage with this little shrunk down version of a shotgun. I remove the barrel and start pushing on the follower in an attempt to check the travel. I meet resistance exactly like he said. I peer into the hole in the end of the mag and I can clearly see the end of a wooden dowel so I decide that there’s a plug in there... problem is, they forgot to miniaturize the plug to fit the rest of the gun. Yup, they shoved a full sized plug into that tube mag and it took up all but a quarter inch of room so that no rounds would fit. You should have seen his face when I pushed it out with the follower. I just held it upside down and gave the follower a push til the end of the plug was sticking out the end of the mag, then pulled it out. There were a few laughs and head shakes. We both took a pic and decided to notify Mossberg via the website. I really can’t wait for their reply. I wanna know how they test fired the gun with that plug in there...
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