Mossberg 500 Forend Removal

[Jaiofspam]

i just used a regular hex key that fit the slot

[arib]

Thanks for all the input guys. I'll try to get a bigger picture of it sometime because it seems odd that my new gun marked Mossberg 500a would not match Mossberg's own schematic in the owner's manual. I know I'm a noob here but I have enough mechanical and previous gun experience to see that there is no forend nut/action slide assembly (#5/#6 on linked schematic) on this particular gun (at least like there is in that picture) so I don't know what to think. As long as it shoots fine and the forend doesn't break I guess I'll be fine with it.

[ohsmily]

Thanks for all the input guys. I'll try to get a bigger picture of it sometime because it seems odd that my new gun marked Mossberg 500a would not match Mossberg's own schematic in the owner's manual. I know I'm a noob here but I have enough mechanical and previous gun experience to see that there is no forend nut/action slide assembly (#5/#6 on linked schematic) on this particular gun (at least like there is in that picture) so I don't know what to think. As long as it shoots fine and the forend doesn't break I guess I'll be fine with it.

We don't need a picture of your gun. We know what a Mossberg 500 looks like and you don't have the one mossberg that is built differently than the other 100,00 0 of them floating around.

Your problem is you are confused about the BASIC disassembly process. For gods sake, you keep talking about how the slide is on the magazine tube. You must FIRST take the entire slide off the damn mag tube so you are just holding the slide assembly and not the entire gun. Then, things might be more clear for you. If you are unable to remove the forend assembly from the magazine tube and action (the WHOLE slide assembly comes off as one piece with the action bars), then you can't do this yourself. It is a basic operation to release the action bars from the action. Spend more time tinkering around with it than typing at the keyboard. Don't you have a manual for your gun?

[arib]

ohsmily...I know exaclty what you're syaing...and I may seem retarded...but there is not- I repeat not a forend nut or slide tube assembly on this Mossberg 500. I understand gun disassembly perfectly fine. On this particular gun the forend is held onto the action bars by a two pronged clip that fits into a slot on each action bar. The action bars are physically slid into the forend. There is nothing between the forend and the magtube...it rides DIRECTLY on it and I can see that the blued metal magtube clearly through all of the holes on top of the forend. If you don't believe me go to Big 5 and take a look at the 500a combo...They have a completely different forend assembly than the 8 shot ones. There is no forend nut and there is at most a 1mm gap at the tip of the forend. In fact, the tip of the forend is completely enclosed unlike sloguys pics where the top is open. On the top of the forend there are 6 crossbeams that are there for strength and the forend (one molded piece) is on the magtube. And I already said this gun does not match the exploded view diagram in the manual that came with it!

[wilit]

Are you sure you're looking at the right end of the forend? I enlarged the photo you posted, and you didn't even have the nut in the picture. I have a 5 shot 500A combo from Big 5, this is what it looks like:

[shinigami]

ok, here's a pic of my forend. That's a Hogue forend, and you can see the action slide tube. Compare it with your's, I tried enlarging your pic but it was too blurry.

[shinigami]

I kinda enlarged your pic, just a bit. Looks different from mine or wilit. There's that cross beam which you can clearly see, which I don't have, even with my factory forend.

[arib]

Alright thanks for the new pics guys. I can definitely say that our forends are completely different. My action bars are molded directly into the forend, which if I have read correctly is the way the Maverick 88 (cheapo mossberg) is made. So either the new mossberg combos (my receiver is marked 500a) use this type of forend, or I got screwed and got one assembled with the Maverick 88 style forend. Either way I think I'll just get a new "slide tube assembly" off gunbroker and convert mine because I really want that hogue forend!

[wilit]

Yep, sounds like you got hosed.

http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?p=3723776#post3723776

If you want, you can buy the Mossberg action slide tube from www.e-gunparts.com for $32. But it looks like they're out of stock at the moment.

[shinigami]

Would Mossberg replace it for free? seeing that it was stamped as a Mossberg 500A and not a Maverick? Try contacting them first and see what they can do.

[sloguy]

dude, the way to take the forstock off is at the front of the forend assembly. why are you looking at the rear near the action rails?

[shinigami]

dude, the way to take the forstock off is at the front of the forend assembly. why are you looking at the rear near the action rails?

Yup, I know that, I'm just showing the forend for comparison.

[arib]

Yeah I definitely got hosed. I'll try to contact Mossberg and see what they'll do but I found a slide assembly on gunbroker for $25 so I may just skip the BS and buy it.

[oldrifle]

An excellent video on how to disassemble and reassemble a Mossy 500...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKbWcPdTRBI

[arib]

I sent an email to Mossberg explaining the issue. If I don't get a response by Monday or Tuesday I'll call them up. I really don't fee like paying extra for their screw up.