Lots of folks have been waiting since SHOT last year for Magpul to release their Mossberg shotgun furniture and it’s finally started shipping out. I snagged a set and here’s what I’ve found so far:
Stock Pros:
-Very ergonomic.
-Good texturing on the grip.
-LOP is user adjustable between about 12.5’’ and 14.5’’ (my measurements, it may be slightly different officially).
-There are different height combs available for use with optics
-You can put QD sling attachment points on either side of the stock.
-The grip angle puts your thumb in a great position to work the safety.
Stock Cons:
-The trigger group doesn’t drop out for disassembly as it should with it installed. Easy fix but it’s worth pointing out.
-Some folks think it looks ugly but it’s grown on me over the past year since I’ve had it on my 870s.
Forend Pros:
-Handstops in the front and back of forend provide a good grip to run the action hard.
-3 slots on the left, bottom, and right provide a lot of options for mounting accessories on the forend as the user requires.
Forend Cons:
-Not so much a con but with all the Mossberg 500 models floating around out there it may not fit your shotgun (see the video for examples). Most will work however.
All in all, for around $140 MSRP the addition of the stock and forend are an excellent upgrade to your fighting shotgun in my opinion. I’d certainly buy them again. Here’s a video with some shooting, a discussion of the pros/cons/features of the products, and what I think of them overall:
Do you happen to know the weight of the forend? I have a Surefire on mine right now and it’s great, but it’s a bit heavy. I’m wondering if I might be able to improve the balance a little with this forend and an X300.
Reference to the 500 forend fitment, what are you calling the “medium” length mag tube? I’m assuming this would be the 5 shot tube that’s most common, but I wanted to make sure before I order one to try it out. Edit: I watched it again and realize you’re talking about the action tube that the forend attaches to, not the mag tube. How long does mine need to be?
And nice review. I recently bought the forend for my dad to put on his HD Rem 870. He loves it, ecspecially how he can mount his light directly to it. The buttstock is a lot of change to shell out IMO. I hope Magpul comes out with another one closer to the $40-50 range.
I found a Midwayusa review from a guy that said he tried this forend on his 500 witha 7-1/2" action tube and it worked for him. I’m thinking I’ll be OK as well. Of course I’ll have to take off the mag tube mounted rail, but that will be fine since I’ll be mountig my light directly to the MOE forend.
