Mossberg 500
Mossberg 500 — documented specs: caliber 12/70 · 12/76 · 20/76 · .410/76, barrel length 470–711 mm (18.5–27.99 in), overall length 1,207 mm (47.52 in) (500 Retrograde Field, caliber 12, 28″ barrel), capacity 5 (500-Reihe). The source for each figure is listed below the specs (catalog as of 10/16/2026).
- Category
- Pump-action shotguns
- Classification (DE)
- Long firearm
- Designed
- 1961
- Origin
- United States
Derived from design and catalog dimensions under the German WaffG, Annex 1 Sec. 1 Subsec. 1 No. 2.5; the individual gun is what counts.
Also known as: Model 500
Specifications
- Action
- Pump action
- Barrel length
- 470–711 mm (18.5–27.99 in)Depending on variant
- Overall length
- 1,207 mm (47.52 in) · 500 Retrograde Field, caliber 12, 28″ barrel
- Capacity
- 5 · 500-Reihetubular magazine · excluding the chambered round
- mossberg.com — product page 500 Retrograde Field (#50430)
- mossberg.com — product page 500 Slugster (#56424)
Sources
- americanrifleman.org — article The Mossberg Model 500: History & Disassembly
- mossberg.com — product page 500 Hunting All Purpose Field (#50104)
Specifications come from the source cited alongside them; counts are based on our catalog as of the date stated. Not legal advice: what follows from these figures in a given country is decided by that country’s law. Waffenschrank is not affiliated with the manufacturers named.
Other models in 12/70
Models from other manufacturers in the same caliber, drawn from the catalog in no particular order — not a recommendation and not a comparison of specs.
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