help on a mossberg/mavick

lintonm704 · 12-04-2006, 09:59 PM

Okay, so I got a new gun over the summer. I wanted something to have fun with. So I went to the local gun shop to snoop around for a couple hours. I deciced on a marvick 88 riot gun which is a mossberg 500 with a plastic trigger frame, with a 18.5 barrel. First thing first. This was suppose to be just a good looker with all the bells and whistles. I put a side saddle, pistol grip, along with a barrel guard, plus a flashlight mount. But this past hunting season, Ive really got into dog squrriel hunting. I been carrying a old Browning Double automatic with me buts its getting to be a very vauleable shotgun(yes a know, whats the use in having a good gun if you cant shoot/carry it), and i dont really want to mess it up. So I been looking a mossberg barrels on ebay, and I want a 24 in. full rib. But I can't find one at decent price, and the rifled ones cost less than the smooth bore ones. Can I shoot bird shot like number 8 or number 6 through a rifled barrel? Because I'm pretty sure you can shoot slugs out of a smoot bore with not so great acc., right?

Lng Rng · 12-04-2006, 11:10 PM

Im not sure what bird shot might do to your rifiling, but I think you are going to have a hard time finding a full rib rifle barrel. Rifled barrels usually have open iron sights, or a cantileaver for a scope, and neither have a vented rib. Also, a rifled barrel won't have a choke, so might pattern really bad and inconsistent. you would be better using the barrel you have on squirrel, or possibly getting a cheap single-shot .410, which is probably better suited to squirrel than a 12 gauge anyways.

BattleRifleG3 · 12-05-2006, 01:05 PM

There are different kinds of slugs for shotguns. Rifled slugs are intended for smoothbores and rifle themselves. Sabot slugs and some others are designed for rifled shotgun barrels. Sabot slugs should not be shot out of a smooth bore, and rifled slugs should not be shot out of a rifled barrel.

Apollyon67 · 12-05-2006, 10:20 PM

just thought I would mention this, Often times you can find a used bbl at gunshows, and check in the local want-ads. Unless you intend to fire slugs in your shotgun, don't get a rifled bbl. One of the nice features about the mossy is the ease of interchangeable bbls. I have several of them myself; from the 18.5 to the cantilevered rifled slug bbl. #8 shot with the short bbl is not too bad for squirrel, and its a quick swing for those fast shots too. I hope this helps.

chillflyboy · 12-12-2006, 04:27 AM

Hey if anybody needs help reassembling their mossberg 500 trigger because they were dumb enough to take apart email me and i will send you pictures and instructions...it took me like a month to figure it out its a huge pain... chillflyboy@gmail.com

samuel · 12-13-2006, 04:02 PM

Shot in a rifled barrel will scatter all over.I have seen it open up to several feet at 10yds due to the spin in the riflings.Foster type slugs often work great in rifled barrels but the range is much shorter because they are .728 diamiter compared to .451 in most sabots.Really sabots come in several weights and dementions and usually leave the muzzle much faster than foster type slugs.I prefer smooth bore,s because I might use shot but for strictly deer hunting rifled barrels are great.Shot wont hurt riflings unless it is steel or such.

12-04-2006, 09:59 PM	#1
lintonm704 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Kannapolis NC Posts: 12	help on a mossberg/mavick Okay, so I got a new gun over the summer. I wanted something to have fun with. So I went to the local gun shop to snoop around for a couple hours. I deciced on a marvick 88 riot gun which is a mossberg 500 with a plastic trigger frame, with a 18.5 barrel. First thing first. This was suppose to be just a good looker with all the bells and whistles. I put a side saddle, pistol grip, along with a barrel guard, plus a flashlight mount. But this past hunting season, Ive really got into dog squrriel hunting. I been carrying a old Browning Double automatic with me buts its getting to be a very vauleable shotgun(yes a know, whats the use in having a good gun if you cant shoot/carry it), and i dont really want to mess it up. So I been looking a mossberg barrels on ebay, and I want a 24 in. full rib. But I can't find one at decent price, and the rifled ones cost less than the smooth bore ones. Can I shoot bird shot like number 8 or number 6 through a rifled barrel? Because I'm pretty sure you can shoot slugs out of a smoot bore with not so great acc., right?

12-05-2006, 01:05 PM	#3
BattleRifleG3 Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Western PA Posts: 11,428 Images: 13	There are different kinds of slugs for shotguns. Rifled slugs are intended for smoothbores and rifle themselves. Sabot slugs and some others are designed for rifled shotgun barrels. Sabot slugs should not be shot out of a smooth bore, and rifled slugs should not be shot out of a rifled barrel. __________________ Trust is earned, not... GIVEN away. - Worf

12-05-2006, 10:20 PM	#4
Apollyon67 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Southern Maryland Posts: 2,238 Images: 17	just thought I would mention this, Often times you can find a used bbl at gunshows, and check in the local want-ads. Unless you intend to fire slugs in your shotgun, don't get a rifled bbl. One of the nice features about the mossy is the ease of interchangeable bbls. I have several of them myself; from the 18.5 to the cantilevered rifled slug bbl. #8 shot with the short bbl is not too bad for squirrel, and its a quick swing for those fast shots too. I hope this helps. __________________ "To err is human, to repent divine; to persist devilish." Ben Franklin

12-04-2006, 11:10 PM	#2
Lng Rng Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Minnesota Posts: 961	Im not sure what bird shot might do to your rifiling, but I think you are going to have a hard time finding a full rib rifle barrel. Rifled barrels usually have open iron sights, or a cantileaver for a scope, and neither have a vented rib. Also, a rifled barrel won't have a choke, so might pattern really bad and inconsistent. you would be better using the barrel you have on squirrel, or possibly getting a cheap single-shot .410, which is probably better suited to squirrel than a 12 gauge anyways.

12-12-2006, 04:27 AM	#5
chillflyboy Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 1	Hey if anybody needs help reassembling their mossberg 500 trigger because they were dumb enough to take apart email me and i will send you pictures and instructions...it took me like a month to figure it out its a huge pain... chillflyboy@gmail.com

12-13-2006, 04:02 PM	#6
samuel Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 5,087	Shot in a rifled barrel will scatter all over.I have seen it open up to several feet at 10yds due to the spin in the riflings.Foster type slugs often work great in rifled barrels but the range is much shorter because they are .728 diamiter compared to .451 in most sabots.Really sabots come in several weights and dementions and usually leave the muzzle much faster than foster type slugs.I prefer smooth bore,s because I might use shot but for strictly deer hunting rifled barrels are great.Shot wont hurt riflings unless it is steel or such.