Tactical Mossberg 500
 

Hoping to kit out my Mossberg so it looks more tactical.
Im on a bit of a budget,
Here is what I'm thinking of buying.
The stock cost $60 and the forend $20.
Id appreciate any comments and suggestions.
Brownells seems to be an excellent site, but if anyone knows another good site, let me know.

Cheers lads.

Research the brands and make sure their good, not crap, and actually try and see if you can try it, looking badass doesn't help if the gun handles like crap.

Im thinking anything Brownell sells would be good quality, they have been around for a long time, but im probably a bit naive to think that:confused:

seeing if I can try it might be a problem, I live in Ireland :D

well, brownells has a good rep as a company, but they sell stuff from many companies, like they may have mossberg parts, but they also ay have leapers or something. So search forums for peoples experiences. where you live in ireland? Spent my spring break in killarney.

Im from the midlands. I travel down to killarney at least once a year.
Its a great town.

When it comes to shotguns (or anything for that matter) a minimalist approach is best. If your Mossberg 500 works fine now, there's no sense in changing the furniture on it.

Does irelands laws allow pistol grips, collapsible stocks and the like?

Working fine is a matter of opinion. I find a pistol grip and stock combo really helps the shooting. At least when I shot my buddy's 870 like that.

Yes, it is a matter of opinion, so if it already works well in his opinion, nothing should be changed. If he wants something changed because it doesn't work for him, that's fine too, but if he wants to change something to live up to these dumb new age tactical expectations, he might be wasting his money. The parts might not work like he wants them to, or at all, so he could be downgrading. Most guys will tell you that fancy foregrips, rails or collapsible stocks are just money you've put onto your gun and don't increase efficiency, at least not enough to justify cost. If he wants to throw money at his shotgun to make it look cool though, it's his gun and he can do what he wants with it, but 99 percent of the time you don't NEED shotgun "upgrades" like this. Side saddles and buttpads are good, and in a few cases new stocks, but hundreds of dollars in new parts won't change the way the action works or how the gun shoots. Like I said before, take a minimalist approach.

What's the barrel length, magazine capacity and type of furniture(wood or synthetic)? Do you have pictures? It would be good for us to know before we can give any real input on what you do and don't need.

You may want to re-read his post so you don't sound like a dick.

I stand by what I say, and I don't mean to be rude, I'm just saying that looks aren't everything and it might not be a good investment, and before anyone says anything else it might be a good idea to know what he has now.

One last thing though, if you have to change your parts, you should go with something that's factory made or aftermarket parts that are highly rated or recommended on the site you're buying it from. Tapco, the maker of the stock, can be a bit hit and miss (as can a lot of the collapsible shotgun stocks) and I wouldn't trust the foregrip.

and need to make sure its legal, i know european gun control sucks.

Im pretty sure I wont have a problem with pistol grips and collapsible stocks, yes the gun control laws suck.
The items may raise a few eyebrows going through customs but I have am fully licenced so they have no grounds to seize them.

Just research brands you plan on buying to see if they have a solid rep.