Mossy 500

[Guest Keal G Seo]

I have an old Mossberg 500A that I am rebluing but am stuck. I have most of it broken down but the slide action assembly doesn't seem to want to come off the tube. The tube itself wont come out either. I don't see any obvious signs of any pinning. So yeah, where I am is the receiver  slide action assembly and the tube. Any advice on what I am missing here would be appreciated.

[LawEnforcementSalesTN]

You can't get the forearm slide assembly out of the receiver (push slide assembly forward, then both rails push outward back towards the receiver walls/sides - there's 2 locking areas in the receiver) 

 

The magazine tube out of the receiver? (It screws in but they use locktite .. will have to use some kind of strap wrench or carefully place it in a vice - be careful not to booger it up)

 

or you having trouble getting the forearm off the slide? (there's a round castle-like nut that holds the forearm to the slide assembly) 

 

Sorry not quite following exactly what you're needing help with.

Edited January 11, 2013 by LawEnforcementSalesTN

[Guest Keal G Seo]

It was the SAA. I finally got it. Thing is it was an an old G series (1970s) and had the 2 bearing surfaces for rattle and a damper spring on the tube. Took a strap wrench to the tube and vised up the receiver and finally broke the mag tube free. After that the SAA came right out.