Mossberg 590 Stock Hell

[THE DARK KNIGHT]

Bought a Hogue short stock for my Mossberg 590. Recoil pad unscrews easily. I go to unscrew the stock bolt and WOW. Will not budge. 45 minutes now with a screwdriver. What am I doing wrong?

 

[DAVIDSDIVAD]

You should have better luck with a 5/8" or 1/2" socket and quite a few extensions on your ratchet.

That's what I did.

 

[THE DARK KNIGHT]

Still not working. So far almost two hours trying to loosen a screw. I give up.

 

[Youngster]

Are you still using a screwdriver? If not maybe try pouring some oil in there and stand the gun up for a day or two so it has a chance to seep in and loosen the sucker.

 

[evan price]

I use a large flat screwdriver bit in a socket, a couple long extensions, and a ratchet wrench.

 

[RandKL]

Remove the trigger group. The stock will freely rotate and let you loosen the bolt. Best way using this method is to hold the bolt in place with your screwdriver or socket and then turn the receiver. When replacing the stock bolt, turn the stock approx 1/8 turn off of center and then snug the bolt with the screwdriver and then turn the stock that 1/8 turn to line it up with the triggerguard. Saves your screwdriver from getting chewed up on a tight bolt.

rich

 

[remingtondude58]

Are you making sure your screwdriver is in the cut on the bolt? I had problems before with my screwdriver getting stuck around the edges of the bolt, but if you spent that much time, you are probably doing it right.

 

[1KPerDay]

You can also use a big square shank screwdriver and use a big crescent wrench.