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.
The Moss 500 is a great, inexpensive home defense weapon. God forbid he ever needs it, it will be ready.
If the shotgun is for heavy shooting (hunting/range/etc). something a little more solid, like a Remington may be better.
Agree with the comment about you being a great parent.
Thanks for the tip. Will check it out.
First you should know what you want to do with it. i.e. trap etc.
Mixed reviews. Back when I got a Mossberg 500 Camper Combo, pistol grip and 18 1/2 inch barrel, the trigger guard and assembly was housed in plastic. That eventually chipped and made cycling the pump and feeding shells unreliable.
I might buy one if they corrected that heinous design flaw, but not otherwise.
Consider a 930 SPX. Semi auto is preferred.
Yeah, I’m sure it’s gonna be general use / hunting. Will check out the Rem line too.
I certainly would not turn down a 500. They are quite dependable for the money. The Navy uses them.
If I didn’t already have shotguns, I would buy one.
Get him a MEC loader next Christmas. :)
Congratulations on his graduation from The Citadel, btw. He's already a better man than most of us.
I have a Mossberg 500 Persuader. My only reason for purchasing it was because I’m a lefty (safety). If that isn’t a consideration, the Remington 870 Tactical would be my choice.
As a matter of fact, there's an 870 on sale at Davidson's, item # 5077, for only $310.00.
I could be persuaded to by one.
“saiga 12”
Depends on what you’re hunting ;o) I had a Saiga and enjoyed it for the price.
The Mossberg `Maverick’ safety is on the trigger guard, like Remington, so you can put an ATI top-folding stock on it.
Saiga 12 converted with a pistol grip and 20 round drum should do the trick.
Awesome link tip !! Thanks
I’ll take a Saiga anything...
The 835 I have is more of a bug out/sporty gun. They only sell long barrels for it. They are overbored, they are a 12 gauge but the entire length of the barrel is a 10 gauge. I am corrected constantly by people who don’t own one (Ticking me off to no end) that they are backbored and only the back part is a 10 gauge. They are wrong and never actually went to Mossberg’s website. They can’t shoot slugs through with smooth overbored barrels can shoot more powerful 3 1/2” shells.
The 590 is like the 500, but sleeker, sexyer, and you can add a magazine extention. You’re stuck with 5+1 with a 500, but how many would you need in a home invasion scenario?
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