Mossberg 500 clicking itself on Safe while firing

ArmyGuy45 said:

Is your hand hitting the safety at all? Try shooting it one shot at a time to see if/when it flips itself on.

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mbquimby said:

I have a pistol grip so I can't hit the safety while firing. It's definitely the recoil that is moving the safety.

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DevJames said:

It happens. Get a rebuild kit.

Ive done mine twice now. Also another reason why I refuse to use a pistol grip on the 500.

You can buy a kit off amazon, eBay, brownells or midway, they're usually under 20-30 bucks. I'd add a metal button or oversized while it's apart.

Bless your heart if it still has a one way screw on it. Best way to fix it is with a dremel and cut off wheel so you can cut a slot in it

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mbquimby said:

Yep, I might as well but the Brownell enhanced safety switch on. I am pretty disappointed since the gun is brand new and has only fired about 20 rounds. I already removed the "one way" screw. Not a difficult process with enough elbow grease. The safety base plate, detent spring and detent ball bearing all looked to be in normal condition. I wished the detent was shaped more like the safety selector switch detent in an AR. You get a much better engagement with a "sharp" detent vs a round detent.

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ArmyGuy45 said:

Warranty?

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ChileRelleno said:

It does happen, the 500 safety's spring is weak, the lever is small & oft hard to work & the ball bearing easily lost.
It's saving grace is it's placement & aftermarket mods.

I have the VangComp & it rocks.
Great tactile feel & much easier to manipulate.

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mbquimby said:

I like the VangComp but I think I might go with the either the Brownell's Enhanced Safety or the Nordic Tactical Safety. I'm sure all of them are an improvement over the stock kit. I wished someone made an offset kit (sort of like the BAD lever) that allowed you to manipulate the safety while using a collapsible stock/ pistol grip combo without taking your hand away from the firing position.

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ironmike1378 said:

I was thinking this last night...

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mbquimby said:

There's 2 ways to make it work:

1.) just extend the swith to either side of the weapon and extend a bar downward until it is reachable.

2.) Anchor the setup (possibly with the receiver pins) and have the downward bar extend from a pivot so that it operates in a sweeping motion instead of a straight line.

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