Trying to make Mossberg fit

[Mystery_Milk]

Hey guys I'm trying to make my Mossberg 500 fit. With the original stock I have to move my hand off the dropped part of the stock (this was previously called the "pistol grip" but since there's AR-style pistol grips on shotguns now I don't know what it's been updated to) to reach the trigger since the Mossberg trigger is a bit forward on the receiver. The LOP is also too long for when I'm hunting with multiple layers on.

I'm thinking about trying a Magpul SGA but I'm not certain about how the weird contour would feel as I like traditional stocks. Does it feel like a traditional stock or a pistol grip stock? Also I'm using an old Mossberg drop shim and am unsure that would fit with the SGA.

Another option is to try a 13" LOP stock straight from Mossberg. I'm not sure aftermarket recoil pads would fit it though, and I want to replace it because Mossberg recoil pads seem to be hard as rocks after a short time.

My last option I'm considering is just getting a shotgun that fits better out of the box. The Winchester SXP fits me pretty well, has an amazing recoil pad and a nice stepped rib so I wouldn't need to bother shimming. But the Mossberg was used and abused by the last owner and I don't really take care of it, and any failure in the field with mud getting in the action has been fixable just by racking the slide harder. The SXP seems a bit hit or miss in terms of quality and a bit more sensitive in action. It's about $400 out the door with a rebate, vs dropping $150 on an SGA and recoil pad. Is it worth it to try to make it fit?

[19K]

Buy the magpul stock on Amazon. Mount it. If it doesn’t feel good just return it.

[W.R.Buchanan]

Read this thread it will explain the Magpul/Mossberg Stock and how to set it up.

https://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/showthread.php?t=1651983

Randy

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[JagerDog]

I suspect you'd be best served with a "youth" stock (if they have one for the 12g (?). I suspect they reduce the reach from the grip to the trigger in scale with the length of pull. Or just get bigger hands.

While a bit more investment, a recoil pad can be fitted to anything.

[G-forceJunkie]

Hogue makes a "bantom" stock that I believe is like 12" LOP.

[Mystery_Milk]

I suspect you'd be best served with a "youth" stock (if they have one for the 12g (?). I suspect they reduce the reach from the grip to the trigger in scale with the length of pull. Or just get bigger hands.

While a bit more investment, a recoil pad can be fitted to anything.

That's what the 13" option would be. They advertise easier trigger reach. My fingers are a bit short but I don't have this problem on any other shotgun!

[JagerDog]

That's what the 13" option would be. They advertise easier trigger reach. My fingers are a bit short but I don't have this problem on any other shotgun!

I've seen target guys "build-up" the pistol grip with some type of hardening "clay". Not exactly aesthetic, but........

[JagerDog]

Hogue makes a "bantom" stock that I believe is like 12" LOP.

TMK, they keep the trigger reach on par with factory.

The shortness is for wearing armor and a "breaching/advancing" stance.

[smittty]

Just get a different gun!

The magpul stocks are heavy and expensive.

The hogue short stocks have a rubber coating that deteriorates and gets sticky, super annoying.

I like your last idea, different gun!

Also, consider 20 ga and semi auto. Mossberg has a real sweet shooting 20 ga semi auto that comes with short stock.

[Bakerloo]

The answer is always buy another gun.

[smittty]

Hey guys I'm trying to make my Mossberg 500 fit. With the original stock I have to move my hand off the dropped part of the stock (this was previously called the "pistol grip" but since there's AR-style pistol grips on shotguns now I don't know what it's been updated to) to reach the trigger since the Mossberg trigger is a bit forward on the receiver. The LOP is also too long for when I'm hunting with multiple layers on.

I'm thinking about trying a Magpul SGA but I'm not certain about how the weird contour would feel as I like traditional stocks. Does it feel like a traditional stock or a pistol grip stock? Also I'm using an old Mossberg drop shim and am unsure that would fit with the SGA.

Another option is to try a 13" LOP stock straight from Mossberg. I'm not sure aftermarket recoil pads would fit it though, and I want to replace it because Mossberg recoil pads seem to be hard as rocks after a short time.

My last option I'm considering is just getting a shotgun that fits better out of the box. The Winchester SXP fits me pretty well, has an amazing recoil pad and a nice stepped rib so I wouldn't need to bother shimming. But the Mossberg was used and abused by the last owner and I don't really take care of it, and any failure in the field with mud getting in the action has been fixable just by racking the slide harder. The SXP seems a bit hit or miss in terms of quality and a bit more sensitive in action. It's about $400 out the door with a rebate, vs dropping $150 on an SGA and recoil pad. Is it worth it to try to make it fit?

Mossberg SA20 with bantam stock, these guns have become famously reliable.

https://www.kygunco.com/product/mossberg-75770-sa-20-compact-bantam-20ga-24-blued-5rd-black-syn

[BOBGBA]

...My last option I'm considering is just getting a shotgun that fits better out of the box...

...but I don't have this problem on any other shotgun!

Instead of spending time & money to MMM (Mickey Mouse a Mossberg), follow your own advice and get a shotgun that fits you out of the box.

[prc77]

option

https://www.hogueinc.com/stocks/mossberg500/12gauge/stocks/mossberg-500-overmolded-shotgun-stock-12-l-o-p

[sfvshooter]

I upgraded my 500's. Did I spend a few bucks? Yes, but now they fit me. Also, the one w/the pistol grip has a Kynshot buffer and I can shoot slugs all day w/o feeling it the next day.