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The Mossberg 500 Great Shotgun, Great Value
christiangunowner ^

Posted on 07/12/2009 2:40:59 PM PDT by Brother Cracker

The Mossberg 500, 12 gauge pump shotgun provides us with something that matters to most real-world shooters: Value. Value means something that works well and costs less than it's worth. And while some shot-gunners will read this and begin to rant and rave about "cheap" this and that; they can go ahead and use their "collector's model", artist engraved, sleek, precision....yada, yada, yada.... $3000 guns. I'll just keep blasting away with my $200 Mossberg. As will thousands of other shooters who have discovered this attractive, durable, and dependable pump shotgun.


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The Mossberg 500 is a mil-spec manufactured shotgun, meaning that it is not your collector's "finely tuned" gun. It means that it is produced to military specifications which emphasize generous tolerance, durability and dependability. The 500 pump shotgun is one of the most versatile shotguns on the market with interchangeable barrels that allow the owner to change from sporting clay, to turkey, to waterfowl to deer without having to buy a half dozen guns. Important to the average hunter and shooter that is not wealthy. And the gun will keep on shooting due to the attention to the manufacturing particulars that matter.

My Mossberg 500 shotgun is the all purpose field model and sports a 28 inch ribbed and factory ported barrel. Stocks are wood. My gun is chambered for 12 gauge shells up to 3". I don't hunt at this point, with my use of the gun being sporting clays, that I love to shoot. And the light, fast pumping gun with front bead sight comes up and around quickly making even my average skills look more impressive than they are when busting lots of clays. The gun sports a convenient safety on the top of the gun where it can be quickly accessed with your strong hand thumb while your hand is in the shooting position.

The Mossberg 500 pump shotgun has a capacity of 5 in the magazine and one in the chamber for a total of 6 rounds ready to shoot. Recoil with this shotgun is average for a 12 gauge which means that shooting a hundred or so rounds gives you a satisfyingly sore shoulder. As far as speed goes, the gun is as fast as any pump, and utterly dependable. It comes in the box with 3 chokes and a wooden dowel plug for states that restrict the capacity of a shotgun when bird hunting. The wooden plug is a nice piece to throw away. After market metal plugs are available and are desirable if you have the misfortune to live in a state that requires it.

1 posted on 07/12/2009 2:40:59 PM PDT by Brother Cracker
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To: Brother Cracker

Have a Mossberg too - looking for other barrel for it
has 28” modified now. Looking into getting 20” barrel
for better handling....


2 posted on 07/12/2009 2:43:05 PM PDT by njslim
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To: Brother Cracker

And nothing else sounds like the action being cycled on a Mossberg. If you hear that sound outside my house in the middle of the night, you won’t mistake it for anything other than what it really is, and I recommend that you stand very still once you do...


3 posted on 07/12/2009 2:43:51 PM PDT by Bean Counter ( Shovel ready...)
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To: njslim
I have the Mossberg 590s...8+1 and 20in barrel

Wow, it's it's own wrecking crew. I'm convinced I can chop down trees with it:)

4 posted on 07/12/2009 2:53:20 PM PDT by Mariner
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To: Brother Cracker
I got mine for $80 in 1970 when I turned 12 years old.

Bought at Montgomery Ward, 12 Ga. with a 24 inch barrel and a poly choke.

It is still my favorite shotgun even though all my others are much more expensive.

5 posted on 07/12/2009 2:54:16 PM PDT by OldMissileer (Atlas, Titan, Minuteman, PK. Winners of the Cold War)
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To: Brother Cracker

I couldn’t agree more about value vs. price. While I don’t own a Mossberg, I have a Remington 870 Express Magnum—and at ~$300, I consider it a real bargain. Anyway, the varmint you shoot with it doesn’t know how much you spent for the gun. It’ll do the same damage that one of those “Collectors Items” will do.

If I’m gonna spend hefty change, it’ll be for something I can’t find for a cheaper price somewhere else. That just seems like wisdom to me.


6 posted on 07/12/2009 2:54:20 PM PDT by HotLead61 (Death as a Free Man is much preferred to "life" as a slave)
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To: Brother Cracker

I love Mossberg products. My first rifle was a .22 cal Mosberg auto. I forget the model number but it originally had a fold down hand grip as part of the forearm. My step-father cut off the hand grip and it was a great .22.


7 posted on 07/12/2009 2:55:39 PM PDT by calex59
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To: Bean Counter
SOUND
8 posted on 07/12/2009 2:56:12 PM PDT by Brother Cracker
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To: Bean Counter

I have one two. And screw standing still: anyone on my property at night (or without my permission*) had better RUN LIKE HELL IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION when they hear me rack that slide...

* Law enforcement officers with a valid search warrant are welcome


9 posted on 07/12/2009 2:56:43 PM PDT by B-Chan
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To: nnn0jeh

ping


10 posted on 07/12/2009 3:00:03 PM PDT by kalee (01/20/13 The end of an error.... Obama even worse than Carter.)
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To: Brother Cracker

FYI, Mossy makes the 590, which comes in both civilian and military grade versions. The military grade doesn’t have the plastic trigger assembly/guard and has a thicker barrel for strength plus a ghost sight.


11 posted on 07/12/2009 3:04:08 PM PDT by CodeToad (If it weren't for physics and law enforcement I'd be unstoppable!)
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To: Brother Cracker

The only thing I will say about the Mossberg is that if you plan to disassemble it-get the book first and understand what you are doing.

I had experience with Winchesters and Remingtons. Figured the Mossberg was the same or similar in disassembly. The thing just fell apart in my hands as I was removing the bolt.

Had a hell of a time replacing the retention bars. One of the most frustrating weapons I ever had to put back together. (Yea, I shoulda read the instructions somewehere in there)

That said-they are functional and reliable. Even after they have had multiple strings of profanity thrown their way :)


12 posted on 07/12/2009 3:06:01 PM PDT by 5Madman2 (There is no such thing as an experienced suicide bomber)
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To: Brother Cracker

Here comes the inevitable tiresome 500 vs 870 debate and it’s all your fault. :o)

I own a Mossberg 500 because I liked the safety placement better than the Remmington. Then I discovered that the cheap plastic safety was not durable enough for my needs and spent good money to replace it with an after market aluminum one that has never given me any problems.

My 500 has been rock solid reliable.

One note though, good luck finding one for anywhere near $200 around where I live. Maybe if your Wallmart carries firearms...

Then again, if you want a cheap, serviceable pump gun maybe consider a Maverick. Assembled in Texas from mostly Mexican parts it’s usually about $30 less for essentially the same gun with the safety on the trigger guard.


13 posted on 07/12/2009 3:07:55 PM PDT by InABunkerUnderSF (California -- Ya es como Mexico)
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To: Brother Cracker

Many years ago, I read an article about 28 gauge shotguns. I went out and bought one. It was a single shot break open action and cost $128.

I grabbed my 8 year old son and headed for the gun range. We asked the range owner if he would throw some clays for us. He told us to be patient becuse he had just sold a $2,000 over/under Ruger to a trap shooter who wanted to test it out. The ranger owner said when the guy took a break, the owner would throw some for us.

The new gun looked beautiful but I could tell the guy was having problems getting used to it. He missed several and just peppered a few. He said he wanted to take a break and think about what he was doing. He motioned us up to shoot. My son yelled pull and powdered the first one. He reloaded and yelled pull. He powdered the second one. He then gave me the gun. I powdered the next three and decided it was time to quit.

I still remember the guy with the $2,000 shotgun was giving my son and I the dirtiest look. He was pissed.


14 posted on 07/12/2009 3:13:48 PM PDT by american_ranger (Never ever use DirecTV)
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To: OldMissileer

Mine is even older than that. I can’t even remember when I bought it but believe I bought mine in the 50s.

I actually have an expensive over and under, but when I go hunting I drag out the old Mossbert. Why not? You can’t hurt it by getting a scratch on it and it works every time.

I still use the polychoke for different game birds.

And I bought the short police special for home protection. Like one poster said above, you can’t mistake that snick-snack sound for anything else.


15 posted on 07/12/2009 3:16:32 PM PDT by wildbill
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To: Brother Cracker

My first gun was a J.C. Higgins pump I bought55 years ago from the Sears catalog. It still works just fine after all types of hunting. I have several others, but I still like my J.C. Higgins.


16 posted on 07/12/2009 3:21:05 PM PDT by Venturer
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To: Brother Cracker

The only thing I found worth paying extra for is the 835 model - it shoots a 3-1/2 round for the armor-plated geese that fly here.


17 posted on 07/12/2009 3:23:26 PM PDT by Last Dakotan
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To: Brother Cracker

I have three. One is a 16 Gauge.


18 posted on 07/12/2009 3:27:42 PM PDT by real saxophonist (The fact that you play tuba doesn't make you any less lethal. -USMC bandsman in Iraq)
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To: Venturer

I Still have a JC Higgins .22 single shot that works just fine!


19 posted on 07/12/2009 3:30:39 PM PDT by calex59
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To: american_ranger

Heck, I’ve got tons of expensive shotguns. I would have shaken you son’s hand and told him “good shooting”.

Reminds me of the time I was playing around with a Winchester 1897 and beat a guy with a custom Lutjic with a Precision Fit stock (probably a $9K gun) and said “Best $300 I ever spent”. He just laughed his butt off, most shooters know it’s the Indian and not the arrow.


20 posted on 07/12/2009 3:30:56 PM PDT by Tijeras_Slim
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