Moss 500 - interior of receiver scratched

[jah191]

I'm about 200 rounds into my new Big5 mossy and I'm noticing that the bolt seems to have made a gouge on the interior of the receiver. It doesn't look deep, but I can see the silver colored aluminum.

Is this a bad sign or just common wear on this soft-metaled receiver.

[maxwellca21]

[tba02]

Yeah, mine has the same. It's over 40 years old and still works just fine.

[JJ1911]

With use, almost any gun will show signs of wear. Rubbing away some of the interior finish is not detrimental to the gun. the interior has moving metal parts, and anytime you have moving parts, even well lubricated parts will show wear.

[Rob454]

Its just wear. Who cares shoot it till it doesnt work anymore then go buy another one. ive had one of my mossys since 1990 and its my most used shotgun. I NEVER had a problem with it. It still looks brand new. And ive shot a ton of ammo through it

[Hayashi Killian]

Unless this is a trophy gun, only worry if the outside shows wear. If it's the inside, just make sure you're keeping it cleaned + lubed and all will be fine.

[QuarterBoreGunner]

Don't sweat it; it like the people that worry about brass marks on the shell deflector on their ARs.

[Merc1138]

You're talking about a metal box attached to a metal tube with a bunch of moving metal bits made to contain explosions and fling projectiles at over 1000 feet per second and you're worried about a scratch? Come on now. Especially since we're talking about a Mossberg 500 here of all things "tolerances? what are those?". Your shotgun was made to take a whole lot more than a scratch.

[squatting_caveboy]

Jah - I have what sounds like exactly the same thing occuring on my Mossberg 500 combo (also purchased from Big 5) I actually completely disassembled my Mossy out of the box and do so on occasion when cleaning. The first few times I did this I had some trouble getting the steel bolt back into the aluminum reciever and thought I made the gouges during that process. Post some pics and we'll compare notes.