Mossberg 500 .410 Bore
Model: 50104
Mossberg 500 .410 Bore
Model: 50104
Full Specifications
About This Firearm
The Mossberg 500 is a wood-stocked pump-action .410 bore built for small game and a first shotgun. It has an MSRP of $556. Its chamber is cut for magnum .410 shells, so the standard and the longer loads both feed, which is more of the .410 market than the short-chambered guns can take.
The barrel is 24 inches with a vent rib and a bead at each end of it, and the choke is a fixed full, so there is no tube to swap for closer work. The magazine holds six rounds. The safety is the sliding button on the top tang that runs across Mossberg's pump line, worked the same way by either thumb. Nothing adjusts for fit and the length of pull is fixed, which is awkward on a gun a smaller shooter is often handed.
If you're cross-shopping, the Henry Axe .410 Bore is nothing like this one, a lever action with an axe-handle grip in place of a stock at 26.4 inches and an MSRP of $1,135, chambered for the shorter shell. A Mossberg 500 in 20 gauge is the same action a gauge up, with a 26-inch barrel and interchangeable chokes at 112.0 oz, 12.0 oz more than this gun's 100.0 oz, for a step up in recoil and a wider choice of ammunition.
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Strengths & Limitations
- Dual extractors, twin action bars, steel-to-steel lockup and an anti-jam elevator are the standard 500 action, which Mossberg has built in this form for decades.
- The 500 platform takes accessory barrels, so the gun can be rebarreled instead of replaced when the fixed choke stops suiting the job.
- The receiver is anodized aluminum alloy over a blued steel barrel, which is where the weight was taken out against a steel-framed pump.
- The full choke is fixed, so the pattern cannot be opened up without buying a barrel.
- Two beads and no rear notch is as much sighting as the gun has, and there is no factory rail, so a red dot needs a clamp-on mount.
- A .410 shell puts less shot in the air than a 20 gauge, so the margin for a loose pattern is thinner at every range.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many shells does it hold with magnum loads?
Five. Six is the figure for the standard-length .410 shell.
Can the choke be changed?
Not on this barrel. The full choke is fixed. Fitting a different constriction means another 500 barrel, which the receiver accepts.
Will 20-gauge 500 barrels fit it?
No. Receivers and magazine tubes are specific to the bore, so a .410 barrel fits a .410 500 and nothing else.
