Repaired Mossy 500 wearing finish off slide tube

[Beltaine]

I have a Mossberg 500a that my Dad got new for Christmas when he was a kid.

It's been in his gun cabinet a few years because the slide arm broke. I took it and did my damndest to find a replacement. Even contacted Mossberg who pointed me to Havlin who eventually shipped me a part that turned out to be the wrong part.

So I broke down and took it a smith, who charged me way too much without letting me know up front how much it would be, but I'll save that for another thread.

Anyway, long story short, the new slide is scraping off the finish on the slide tube in about 6 different spots around the tube.

I don't understand how the finish lasts nearly 50 years of use and now with about 50 cycles of the action I have 6 bright stripes on my slide tube.

I really don't want to take it back to the smith, my wallet would probably melt, and I'm already into this gun more than half the cost of a new 500.

If I refinish it myself am I going to run into the same problem or would a new finish be more durable?

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[peejman]

Sounds like you need to figure out what's rubbing and fix that before you refinish the gun. Else you'll be back in the same place again.

[Troutburger]

I'd take it back to the smith, as it sounds like he did not fix it right to begin with.

[MiddTennTaco]

I'd take it back to the smith, as it sounds like he did not fix it right to begin with.

+1

[Guest vantoo]

if the smith charged you as uch as you say, I'd take it back and let him lick his calf over....