What is missing from this picture?

Campo · 02-11-2006, 12:54 PM

Well, I was patterning my gun today...sun shining and warmer than I thought it would be.
Was about to get a real good pattern out of the last three choke/shell combos when................

As, you can see, the trigger guard disintegrated, and I could only find one small peice. The cause you ask? My guess is, since I was shooting it out of a rest on a cold day (note cold=brittle) that the trigger guard contacted the rear part of the rest (3.5" Win HV's) and shattered the thing.
Guess Ill have to send it back to Mossberg for a replacement...Hope it gets here in time for the season..I was just getting good patterns too[&:]
Anyway...when you all pattern your guns, do you use a rest, and if so do you butt the back of the trigger guard against the rear rest (I am guessing I will hear a resounding no to the latter part of that question

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Cheers all..
Dont make this mistake!

Andrew14 · 02-11-2006, 02:04 PM

Campo that really sucks i dont shoot off a rest i usually pattern my gun like a real situation in the woods. sitting dow with the gun resting on my knee. I have never had a problem.

turk2di · 02-11-2006, 02:26 PM

Perhaps a crack on it from possibly a fall or something?

Ifly · 02-11-2006, 02:55 PM

I don't use any kind of rest other than sandbags anymore. I made two big sandbags out of levi pants legs.

Mr. Longbeard · 02-11-2006, 05:23 PM

Like said before. I shot from the sitting position mostly

ranchand99 · 02-11-2006, 09:22 PM

Dang It Campo.I thought I had bad luck!Those 3.5" shells hit hard!It could have easily done that if it hit something hard during the recoil.I have a shooting rest that tightens up around the fore-end,and the stock.

Was that Star-dot,and win HV #4 combodoing as good as I was telling you about?

DaveH · 02-12-2006, 02:08 AM

I bought a Mossberg 835 last year and love it --I assume that's what you were shooting since it's in your list at the end of your posts.

I've had no problems in the year I've had mine, but a friend at work just had the side of the barrel blow up on his Mossberg 500. His thumb had to be reattached at the hospital.

I hope Mossberg isn't using cheap materials to cut their costs.

huntnma · 02-12-2006, 03:34 AM

oh man, that hurts.....

JLmoore1956 · 02-12-2006, 04:55 AM

Like Ifly, use sandbags, but mostly like Mr. Longbeard sitting on the ground, knee up for support and then take aim[8D]

Bobgobble2 · 02-12-2006, 07:34 AM

WOW!Thats a real bummer!!!