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Difference in super bantam and regular 500
Difference in super bantam and regular 500
Started by Onpoint, April 02, 2013, 07:52:02 PM
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Longbeard
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Difference in super bantam and regular 500
April 02, 2013, 07:52:02 PM
What's the differences in the super bantam and regular mossy 500. I'm about to trade one of my 870 12's for a little 20 to build up. I was looking on mossys website and I see that the bantam weighs in at 5.25 pounds and the 500 in 20 gauge weighs 7.25. I cants see where a 2" shorter barrel and a shorter stock would shave 2 full pounds. I thought about goin the 870 youth route too but im a lefty and gettin the safety off with a pistol grip stock for a lefty is a PIA.
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Re: Difference in super bantam and regular 500
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April 02, 2013, 08:50:34 PM
The super bantam has a smaller stock and overall frame. It is a youth gun. I have one for my wife and kids and I love it. Very compact and a great shooter!!
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April 02, 2013, 09:21:07 PM
So for a 20 gauge build for me would I be better off gettin the youth 870 or mossberg super bantam. Whichever one I get it's gettin an ati talon 6 position stock. I guess if I got the 870 I could drop a lh safety in it. I'm 6' tall, with the ati talon adjustable stock do ya think the mossberg would be too small?
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April 03, 2013, 04:08:22 PM
Anybody have any experience with both. Which would be better to build up?
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Re: Difference in super bantam and regular 500
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April 03, 2013, 07:31:57 PM
The Mossy comes camo'd and drilled and tapped for optics. Not so with the 870.
Here's the Mossy with the youth stock and a slip on pad underneath the Bear Creek neoprene comb kit.
LOP is fine for someone your height.
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April 03, 2013, 08:53:53 PM
Another thing I noticed when looking at pictures of the super bantam next to a regular 500 is that the forearm is closer to the receiver but the forearm doesnt look any smaller. What's the deal with that, and if I didn't like it that close could ya change it?
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April 03, 2013, 08:57:44 PM
I do know that the barrels for the regular 500 fit the Bantam. I put a regular 500 rifled barrel on my sons Bantam. It is a 505 model.
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