OK, I admit when I got this I didn't even know it WAS a Super Bantam. I've never owned a shotgun before. It was a 20 ga Mossberg, and that was sufficient. However, as I've messed with it and read other posts, I've come to think it may be a great deal more than just a youth/small person's gun.
Here's why: first off, of course it IS a 500...takes all the barrels and accessories etc, so that's good. And I have come to think that anything I can't stop with a 20 ga is probably not something I should annoy anyhow. I have slugs (and a rifled ported barrel to fire them through) plus #7 1/2 shot and #3 buck shot, with an 18.5 barrel to fire THEM through.
The next thing is that the stock comes with two butt-pads and a spacer, so you can have any LOP from 11" to 13". Have any of you been hunting for a youth stock to shorten your HD/tactical 500? I think so. And despite that fact that I'm 6'2", that short stock doesn't bother me at all for normal range shooting. How many of you have paid substantial money for adjustable stocks?
Also, being a "youth" gun, they altered that forearm. It's closer to the receiver, with (I think) a shorter throw as well. Makes it smooth and fast to shuck. I don't think you can make that mod on your grown-up 500.
Here's why: first off, of course it IS a 500...takes all the barrels and accessories etc, so that's good. And I have come to think that anything I can't stop with a 20 ga is probably not something I should annoy anyhow. I have slugs (and a rifled ported barrel to fire them through) plus #7 1/2 shot and #3 buck shot, with an 18.5 barrel to fire THEM through.
The next thing is that the stock comes with two butt-pads and a spacer, so you can have any LOP from 11" to 13". Have any of you been hunting for a youth stock to shorten your HD/tactical 500? I think so. And despite that fact that I'm 6'2", that short stock doesn't bother me at all for normal range shooting. How many of you have paid substantial money for adjustable stocks?
Also, being a "youth" gun, they altered that forearm. It's closer to the receiver, with (I think) a shorter throw as well. Makes it smooth and fast to shuck. I don't think you can make that mod on your grown-up 500.
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