Originally Posted by natman
Originally Posted by WayneShaw
I have a lead on a short (18") 500 with extended magazine tube and synthetic stocks for $300. Is this a good price? The 500 seems to have a good reputation.


I'm not sure how it's possible to have an 18" barreled 500 with a mag extension. 500s have a large threaded hole in the end of the mag, so you can't add an extension. There is a 20" barrel version that has a LONGER mag, but it can't take an extension either. 590s can take an extension, but they aren't 500s.
He didn't say it had a magazine extension-he said it had an extended magazine. Did they possibly make some of these in such a configuration for home defense? If so, the barrels must be basically proprietary to that specific frame.

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