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On my wife's mossberg silver reserve. What are my options for improving it?
It breaks nice, no creep. It's just a heavy trigger.Too heavy or too gritty or too long in pull?
Silver reserve. It's a $600 gun.close to a thousand bucks for a mossberg? holy shit! why don't you see if they'll do something for it if you send it back in. did you contact customer service? like every other manufacturers return, or most anyway, i'm sure they'd send a prepaid label. what model is it? just curious is all.
Sell it and buy a Browning.
That's my snarky way of saying there probably isn't a whole lot that can be done.
I think I might do this.I usually touch up triggers myself. Stone them until glass smooth.
Sell it and buy a Browning.
That's my snarky way of saying there probably isn't a whole lot that can be done.
He is probably right.
I Googled the OP question, because aparently no one knows how to use the internet anymore, and found nothing but complains about that shotgun.
I found this thread, in a Mossberg forum, which offers very little:
Silver Reserve Trigger Job
Hello, Has anyone ever had a trigger job done on a Mossberg Silver Reserve over under? Also, what is a resonable price to pay? Any input would be helpful. Thanks, Joemossbergowners.com
I have a Mossberg Silver. Same. I don't notice it while hunting pheasants.It breaks nice, no creep. It's just a heavy trigger.
Your a gunsmith!So I pulled the stock. Everything is smooth and does break like glass. What I found was when the firing pins were set in the ready position things got tough. Pulled the pins and the springs and removed one coil. Should still be plenty for a good strike. Definitely easier to pull now.
That will be next for her. We need to get to the point though where we at least understand what works and doesn't. And wanted to be sure we really enjoy the clay sports (and birds).Your a gunsmith!
For the record I would have pulled a Pat and told you to buy a Browning.
As long as it doesn't shoot both shells at once and the safety works....good to go!Pulled the thing apart and did some light polishing. Instead of 7.8 and 8 pound pull on both triggers, it's 4.5 and 4.7. I can live with that. Also cut down the stock and added a graco adjustable plate, plus a cushy recoil pad. Brought down the overall LOP to 12 1/8 inches (she is 5' 3"). Went and tested it out and she hit most of the clays. She would hit 1 out 20 before. I knew it was the gun because we have an old bolt action 20 gauge and she hits almost every time.
I learned a lot today about guns, fit and triggers.
It worked flawlessly. I have to say, the mossberg firing system is nice and simple.As long as it doesn't shoot both shells at once and the safety works....good to go!
If we keep at this, which is highly likely because it is some of the greatest fun you can legally have with a gun, we are going to look hard at syren. There is a ladies shotgun shop here in Montana that specializes in them, and they do fittings.I'm glad to hear you made the mossberg better for your wife.
If you go shopping in the future - you might take a look at CZ. I've got their "Drake" in 20, and it was short money and good value.
Sounds like a setupThere is a shotgun shop a few hours away that specializes in women.
Agreed, shooting clay is a distant second to IDPA but it is a ton of funIf we keep at this, which is highly likely because it is some of the greatest fun you can legally have with a gun.