I have a Mossberg 500 (actually, it is the even cheaper New Haven 600AT, but, you get the point) that was given to me by a convicted felon who could no longer legally own it. The stock was cracked, so I glued it with 3M 2216 structural adhesive, and painted the ugly wood with garden variety Ditzler equipment black lacquer, about 10-15 bucks a quart from automotive paint dealers back in the day. Over that went automotive "chip guard", clear spraycan stuff, a wrinkly, thick, clear goo that gives lower panels on cars some resistance to road debris. It is a stunning replica of a textured plastic stock, and looks about like it did when it went on. Also, I put sling swivels and a black nylon strap on to complete the trailer park theme. The worst part about the whole adventure was when Zanders had 28" fixed choke Mossberg barrels for $30 a pop, and I bought one and replaced the "C-lect" choke blunder tube that was on it, and inadvertantly created my go-to trap gun that won't miss clay targets. God, I shoot that piece of junk well, and God is it ugly.
Best,
Ted
