TacStar makes these great SideSaddle® mounts. I have a 6-shot model on my Mossberg 500 12 gauge.
However, I also have a Mossberg 500 Bantam (model 54210). This is the “youth model” 500, and is in 20 gauge. While TacStar makes a model that holds 20 gauge, they don’t have a model that will work with the Bantam (I asked them). The issue is when the Mossberg’s foreend is pulled back, it overlaps the receiver and thus right where the SideSaddle would go.
My question to readers is: can you suggest a solution to this problem? Ideally I’d like to have a “drop in product”, but I can do a little home-brewed stuff if needed. I’ve tried Googling but there’s too much chaff to sift through and so far I’ve not come up with any definitive solutions.
A few things I don’t want:
- No bandoliers. This shotgun will/can not have a sling.
- No buttstock sleeves. It’s what I’m currently using but isn’t ideal if you have to switch shooting positions (e.g. shooting right-handed then switching to left-handed).
Please leave suggestions in the comments. Thank you.
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I’m not sure if it will fit but look at the Mossberg Speedfeed stocks. Another option is to install picatinny style rail systems on top of the barrel, to the forend, or both. You could then attach a sidesaddle style carrier to the rail system. I would mount mine on top so the rounds would lay on their side, perpendicular to the barrel. This would require installing taller sights, if needed.
A homebrew option would be taking a Survivor stock from a NEF shotgun and fitting it to the Mossy.
Hey, it seems SpeedFeeds do come in youth sizes! Didn’t know that.
And I hadn’t thought about doing a rail system. That certainly could give me a lot of options. I’ll have to research that more.
Until your post I was going to look at taking something like a TacStar and a hacksaw or Dremel and seeing if I could modify the TacStar to fit.
Thanx for the suggestions!
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