I still have the 20ga shotgun that was my first real gun. Since I was about 7 or 8 when it was given to me, the stock had to be cut down a little in order for me to be able to hold it properly. Fast forward about 40 years, and I want to make it into something practical again. I would have to get a new stock no matter what, since it is now too short for me, so I am thinking about transforming it from a hunting shotgun to one more suited for defense, and since it is a 20ga my wife will have less apprehension about having to fire it. My question is, what can I or should I do in order to effect this transformation? It is a New Haven model 600CT, which I am told is pretty much the same as a Mossberg 500, so I would hope that after-market add-ons would be fairly easy to come by.
Modding a Mossberg
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Dreaming100Straight
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Often people want a shorter LOP for a defense gun. This is especially so if they actually want a tactical gun for use with body armor. But that is not a home defense gun.
If you only need to lengthen what you have by a inch or less, you should be able to do so by adding a spacer and perhaps a thicker recoil pad.
If you only need to lengthen what you have by a inch or less, you should be able to do so by adding a spacer and perhaps a thicker recoil pad.
, I chuckle saying that ;-/Dreaming100Straight
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jaguarxk120
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All those $80 barrels were 12 gauge, kind of hard to fit on a 20 gauge gun.
The 20 gauge 24 inch barrel is about $153.00, for that kind of money a used Mossberg 500 can be bought.
The 20 gauge 24 inch barrel is about $153.00, for that kind of money a used Mossberg 500 can be bought.