verticalgain1
Member
Hi
I have a Mossberg 500A, the 7-shell magazine version of the 500. I just purchased a Scattergun technologies magazine spring and follower, and now I have an issue with removing the magazine tube.
For those unfamiliar with them, the Mossberg magazine tube is sealed off on the nut end so you can't take the spring and follower out without unscrewing the tube itself.
Mine is apparently happy in its current place, as all efforts to remove it by hand have failed. I'm looking for suggestions on how to get it unscrewed from the receiver.
My only idea so far is to purchase an oil filter wrench of the adjustable strap type and use that as leverage to break the magazine free. So far I've tried a pipe wrench with a towel wrapped around the barrel, but it slipped too much to help.
Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
I have a Mossberg 500A, the 7-shell magazine version of the 500. I just purchased a Scattergun technologies magazine spring and follower, and now I have an issue with removing the magazine tube.
For those unfamiliar with them, the Mossberg magazine tube is sealed off on the nut end so you can't take the spring and follower out without unscrewing the tube itself.
Mine is apparently happy in its current place, as all efforts to remove it by hand have failed. I'm looking for suggestions on how to get it unscrewed from the receiver.
My only idea so far is to purchase an oil filter wrench of the adjustable strap type and use that as leverage to break the magazine free. So far I've tried a pipe wrench with a towel wrapped around the barrel, but it slipped too much to help.
Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.