Tuesday, March 16, 2010

If you have a Mossberg and want to know if it is a Cruiser.

The Mossberg 500 Cruiser.

Update on the Mossberg Contretemps:

I just got off the cell phone with Joseph Bartozzi, General Counsel of Mossberg. He says flatly that since the Cruiser has been manufactured for twenty-plus years, there is no computer data base that is easily printed out to give a serial number of produced Cruisers.

HOWEVER, he did say that if anyone has a Mossberg 500 and wishes to know whether or not that individual firearm was produced as a Cruiser, simply contact the factory by letter, email or fax and they will gladly give you that information.

For contact information, go here: http://www.mossberg.com/

Mike
III

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

I have a Winchester 1300 Defender that came, in the box, with the pistol grip attached. Thats why I bought that model. Where does that leave me? Is it only that particular model and brand?




GIII

Anonymous said...

Can't help but notice that the CUATF post you referenced talks about a "persuader" and YOU talk about a "cruiser."

Does it matter?

One more point - if all this is correct, and PG SGs are essentially "pistols" then you would REALLY land yourself in a world of hurt by installing a stock.

Now I have to ask "what about the kits that come with the PG installed and a stock in the box? I used to have a Mossy (500 IIRC) kit that came with 26" and 18.5" bbls and PG and SS. How in the hell can THAT be legal?

Remember: "Once a pistol always a pistol/once a ... etc.

This is a MESS!

drjim said...

Having never fired a pistol-grip 12ga, I just have to ask....
How long does your hand hurt?

Spitnyri said...

With our present state of affairs my paranoia kicks in quite easily.. Now watch this turn into a UnLicnesed Handgun issue in those states requiring such.. what a can of worms this could be..

Anonymous said...

Here's the b!tch - some models (such as the 50411) come from the factory with a stock AND a pistol grip kit - they're still officially Cruisers...

Is I is or is I ain't a pistol, baby?

Syndrome said...

Unless you happen to have the water-proof container marked M500Cruiser!