They are both good shotguns. Also consider the Remington 870 Police, and the Mossberg 590A1.
Mossberg if you’re going with a straight standard stock. Make sure you have a metal safety button or replace it if you have the plastic one.
Remington if you want a rear stock with a pistol grip.
Mossberg if you want to modify the elevator to fire Aguila MiniShells with buckshot. You’ll increase the magazine capacity about thirty percent.
Remington if you want to modify the shotgun with every known accessory on the planet.
Actually, you should buy the shotgun that fits you.
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Personal preference is a Mossberg 500 with a pistol grip on each end. It fits me better than the Remington, and I am big and strong enough to sight down the barrel even with magnum shells. I can pull the trigger nearly as fast as on my Ruger .357. And it makes a good two handed club and defensive weapon.
When I lived in Dearborn, Mi (in a gated community about 1 mile from the Detroit border), I chambered it with 000 alternating with 3 or 4 buckshot so as to handle whatever situation came up. My friend out in Romulus alternated 000 with slugs since he lived in a rougher neighborhood.
I have an old Sears side-by-side double barrel (the kind with two triggers!) and I think it’ll handle the trespassers, intruders, and revenuers just fine.
I think you should listen to your Dad and Uncle’s on this matter.
I think you should listen to your Dad and Uncle.