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Mossberg 500 - pro or con (Vanity)
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Posted on 01/20/2011 4:54:50 PM PST by onona

My son is graduating from The Citadel this coming May.

I was thinking about giving him a Mossberg 500 as a graduation present.

Thoughts ? Other recommendations ? Comments ?

Thank you.


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To: onona

If you go Saiga and want to get him something special, check out Marc Krebs of Krebs Customs. He pimps them out really nice.


41 posted on 01/20/2011 5:26:29 PM PST by tumblindice
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To: onona

I think a .45 handgun is more appropriate..........


42 posted on 01/20/2011 5:27:36 PM PST by Hot Tabasco (The only thing Super Glue is good for is gluing your fingers together.....)
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To: onona

Up side fully loaded, down side empty.


43 posted on 01/20/2011 5:28:53 PM PST by bmwcyle (It is Satan's fault)
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To: onona

If you want a pistol grip: Knoxx Stocks Breacher grip. His girl/wife will love it.


44 posted on 01/20/2011 5:29:48 PM PST by xone
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To: Hot Tabasco

Considering I’m going to surprise him AND his mother, I better stick to a ‘sporting’ gun.

I’ll still need a place to sleep :) Too funny though.


45 posted on 01/20/2011 5:31:35 PM PST by onona (ibada)
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To: xone

That is wild !!

This stuff’s come a long way from my Ithaca model 66 single shot !


46 posted on 01/20/2011 5:34:18 PM PST by onona (ibada)
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To: onona

Here are my preferences (JMHO dont’cha know):

Centerfire Bolt Rifles: Winchester

Semi-Auto Centerfire Rifles: Remington

Rimfire Rifles: Marlin

Revolvers: Smith & Wesson

Semi-Auto Centerfire Pistols: Colt

Rimfire handguns: Ruger

Pump Shotguns: Remington

Semi-Auto Shotguns: Browning

Twice-Barreled Shotguns: Browning


47 posted on 01/20/2011 5:35:38 PM PST by 2nd Bn, 11th Mar (Ask the American Indian what happens when you donÂ’t control immigration)
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To: wendy1946

Whoa....what IS that ? Very Cool


48 posted on 01/20/2011 5:36:55 PM PST by onona (ibada)
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To: onona
I better stick to a ‘sporting’ gun.

From my limited knowledge of the Citadel, it is basically a military based school with many of its graduates going on to military careers.

Historically, the proper firearm presented to a military officer is a .45...........

I'm prejudiced I guess, a good friend of mine gave his son a .45 upon his graduation from West Point................

He's your son so it's your call.........

49 posted on 01/20/2011 5:41:41 PM PST by Hot Tabasco (The only thing Super Glue is good for is gluing your fingers together.....)
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To: onona

That’s Beretta’s current hunting gun, 3.5” chamber, totally weatherproof, stainless and man-made materials throughout, advertised as self-cleaning which is close to truth, and a heavy spring and bleedoff valve so it can shoot the heaviest goose loads one day and the lightest target loads the next, which no other semiauto can really do. The $1000 - 1500 prices you see on Gunbroker.com are little more than cost of production, the thing is a loss-leader product. Beretta makes its money on fancy over/under skeet and sporting-clay guns costing substantially more than that.


50 posted on 01/20/2011 5:44:55 PM PST by wendy1946
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To: Revolting cat!

What I like about them is the safety is on top,like many double barrels, instead of in the trigger guard. Can’t stand those.


51 posted on 01/20/2011 5:45:30 PM PST by Waco (From Seward to Sarah.)
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To: onona

Model is called Xtrema-II...


52 posted on 01/20/2011 5:45:54 PM PST by wendy1946
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To: onona

I’ve had both the 500 and the 870. My 500, I got used and really beat up, but it still worked great. I had two interchangeable barrels— which is a nice feature on the 500. I only just recently sold my 500 kit to a buddy.

Overall, I prefer the safety placement on the 870. I think the 870 is maybe a little more robust— though I don’t really have any evidence for that. They’re both simply very good arms, and it’s hard to go wrong with either one.


53 posted on 01/20/2011 5:49:20 PM PST by Ramius (Personally, I give us... one chance in three. More tea?)
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To: onona

browning BPS, Rem 870 and Moss 500........call it the holy trinity........The Browning is just in case I get a family of geese invading the yard!!!!


54 posted on 01/20/2011 5:53:43 PM PST by Michigan Bowhunter
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To: mamelukesabre

Ditto. I own both but the Saiga 12 is my go-to home defense weapon.


55 posted on 01/20/2011 6:01:05 PM PST by x1stcav (Charter member of the Yukon Army..)
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To: onona

Mine is named “Rosie”.


56 posted on 01/20/2011 6:09:11 PM PST by Eagle Eye (A blind clock finds a nut at least twice a day.)
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To: onona

I’ve hunted for over forty years with my 500. Never used the variable choke much, but its a great field gun for all kinds of birds and small game.

I’ve also owned some expensive shotguns from Beretta and Remington. You wanna know why I mostly use the 500 in the field. I’m never scared of getting it dirty or scratched or whatever from the normal wear and tear in S. Texas brush country.

Let him buy a more expensive gun when he gets on his own for showing off—but he’ll always thank you for giving him his first old reliable 500.


57 posted on 01/20/2011 6:15:59 PM PST by wildbill (You're just jealous because the Voices talk only to me.)
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To: onona

For in-home defense, it is hard to beat a Mossberg 500 Persuader with an 18-1/2 inch barrel and six rounds of 00 buckshot. It’s a great shotgun for the price.


58 posted on 01/20/2011 6:42:01 PM PST by JoeGar
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To: onona

Pro Mossberg 500 with pistol grip option. What an awesome graduation present that would be. Rumor has it you can remove the plug and snick in a few more shells, just in case that’s what you want to do.


59 posted on 01/20/2011 6:50:24 PM PST by AD from SpringBay (We deserve the government we allow.)
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To: x1stcav
This last Tuesday--January 20, 2011--I was at a Tactical Shotgun/Carbine course.
About Half of the guys had Saiga-12's.

Almost all of them had stove-piping/Failure To Eject problems since it was a fast-fire run on steel targets.
I'd prefer pump-actions with their reliable tubular magazines.

60 posted on 01/20/2011 7:18:26 PM PST by ExcursionGuy84
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