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mossberg tip down stock ?
« on: September 15, 2008, 03:31:00 PM »
What is the purpose of the tip down fore stock ? my guess is for a vertical grip or maybe to remove the bbl ?  superdownhttp://www.mossberg.com/images/Mossberg_Guns/930/New/37092.jpg
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Re: mossberg tip down stock ?
« Reply #1 on: September 18, 2008, 06:08:28 AM »
no one has one or held one yet ? they don't have them around here yet and it did not say why on their website as far as could i see i even checked the FAQ's. superdown
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Re: mossberg tip down stock ?
« Reply #2 on: September 18, 2008, 10:46:29 AM »
Simple,  It is a "Tactical" forend.  It makes the gun much "cooler" than without it.  No junior Rambo should be without one!  I have a Mossberg 640K from the 60's with a wood stock and black plastic forend, it seems that they updated the concept.
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Re: mossberg tip down stock ?
« Reply #3 on: September 18, 2008, 11:38:12 AM »
so it's just a vertical grip it does not look like it would be very ergonomic . superdown
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Re: mossberg tip down stock ?
« Reply #4 on: September 18, 2008, 12:40:17 PM »
Did no one notice Mossberg was making these same "Tip down forends" 20 or 30 years ago?

They are nothing new...and no, they aren't very comfortable!
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Re: mossberg tip down stock ?
« Reply #5 on: September 18, 2008, 12:56:18 PM »
Yup!  But they are cool.  They were making "Tactical" stocks waaaay before they were the "in" thing.
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Re: mossberg tip down stock ?
« Reply #6 on: September 30, 2008, 08:48:36 AM »
I need a stock for one of these old mossbergs. If anyone can point me to one I would appreciate it.
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Re: mossberg tip down stock ?
« Reply #7 on: September 30, 2008, 09:30:50 AM »
As always, if you happen to have one of these for sale contact Okieshooter off the list.

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Re: mossberg tip down stock ?
« Reply #8 on: October 03, 2008, 02:44:55 AM »
Quote from: okieshooter on September 30, 2008, 08:48:36 AM
I need a stock for one of these old mossbergs. If anyone can point me to one I would appreciate it.

If you go to the Mossberg site they have a link to a Mossberg collector group listed under the "Resources" tab.  Go to that and you will find a page with all sorts of parts for sale. 

Those fold down fore ends were a real 'cool factor'  thing.  Makes a half way decent monopod for shooting prone though.  I think they brought those out in the 40s.
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Re: mossberg tip down stock ?
« Reply #9 on: October 03, 2008, 05:04:01 PM »
It is a throw back design from the guns they made in the 40's basically a forward vertical grip I have a couple of the old ones it really helps stabilize the grip.
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Re: mossberg tip down stock ?
« Reply #10 on: October 06, 2008, 04:11:34 PM »
Killed my first 'chuck when about 8 or 9 years old with the stock folded and me laying prone. Still have the gun today, bit worn by 11 years hard use by a kid (me) but then my dad only paid about $30 for the gun new. It was for my 6th birthday. Wish it look like it did new, as the one below does.

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