Re: ZombieHunterD's M500 Budget Build (Compstock,Fatbead,ETC
So i finally went to the range today, but it wasnt the best day over here. It was super windy and both of my close range shotgun targets flew away after taking acouple shots of 00 buck. I was hoping to do a pattern test with the various buck shot i had, but that was a no go. THe guy next to me didnt even shoot his target once before it flew away! Sucks. The rifle range was way too crowded for me to do some slug testing after the buck shot. But i did get to shoot a box of winchester super x before close, it was too dark though, i didnt do to well with the slugs, but ill have to try them when its not windy, busy and theres more light. I did however get to have some fun on the pistol range with my px4 40 cal. Shot various ammo. Winchester white box being the best in 165 and 180 grain. Much to my surprise I was pretty impressed with the 3 boxes of tulammo i shot. I will admit that between the 3 boxes the loads varied. Some were stronger than others. I also shot american eagle which is good. But the worst ammo is acadamys monarach ammo. That stuff is so underpowered it was a joke. Even though it was underpowered, the px4 which uses some of the recoil to operate still functioned without fail.
Even though i didnt get to zero in my green dot here is opinion of some of my mods
Compstock- Even though my targets flew away, the range officer said i could still shoot in the direction of the target. So i went ahead and shot a box of full power winchester military 00, remington 00/0, and winchester ranger 00. Ive shot my brothers 500w/recoil reducing spec ops stock before, so I kind of had an idea of how the recoil was going to feel. Much to my surprise, the felt recoil on the compstock felt alot better than my brothers. Not sure if his is gen 1 or 2. The recoil on the buckshot was VERY manageable. With this stock i could run full power 00 buck for a shotgun course and not have any discomfort issues. That being said, the winchester ranger ammo is a LE reduced recoil 9 pellet round. Shooting this felt slightly stronger than a heavy bird load from a standard stock. Even though i didnt get to pattern test, my 500 will be ready to serve the Ranger ammo to any hungry badguys that may come into my house.lol The grip and stock are very comfortable to me, im not a big guy, 5'9, 170 lbs, i dont have really long arms. Im very happy with this stock. Birdshot isnt an issue for me at all, but with this, dove shooting is going to be a cake walk. And I had no problems with the cheek slap that some people report on these and the spec op stocks.
Heatshield- The heat shield did move a inch forward from the recoil. Not sure if it happened during the buck shot or slugs. But it didnt cause me any malfunctions due to snagging the pump action/forend. I figure ill try to contact mossberg and see if they sell the plastic spacer separately that comes with the oem HS. If not, or they take too long to respond, which will most likely be the cause im going to try and just make my own out of some sort of plastic or stiff/hardened rubber. Since my brothers 500 has the oem HS ill be able to use his as a template for my diy one. I just have the figure out what i can use, and cheap at that.
I really cant comment on the fatbead or green dot since i didnt get to use them much.