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Gang if you look on Mossberg's website the new 7-shot 590A1s come threaded for chokes, with a cylinder bore Accu-Choke installed from the factory. Unknown if any others are included with new guns.
What are your thoughts on this? Seems kind of pointless on a short barreled tactical shotgun... many defensive loads like Federal Flite-Control Tactical buckshot work best from a cylinder bore. Also I've had chokes loosen up on me in the past and for a fighting gun it's just one more thing to go wrong. In my experience pretty much every choke loosens eventually, and if it falls out, the threads can be destroyed by shooting additional rounds.
Not sure why Mossberg did this. To me, chokes are for hunting. I think they shoehorned a largely useless and potentially problematic device into this line of defensive shotguns just to add more "features" to their product page. Maybe if someone decides to take their defense gun dove hunting or something?? Just a head scratcher, and it's keeping me from picking one up.
Thoughts?
What are your thoughts on this? Seems kind of pointless on a short barreled tactical shotgun... many defensive loads like Federal Flite-Control Tactical buckshot work best from a cylinder bore. Also I've had chokes loosen up on me in the past and for a fighting gun it's just one more thing to go wrong. In my experience pretty much every choke loosens eventually, and if it falls out, the threads can be destroyed by shooting additional rounds.
Not sure why Mossberg did this. To me, chokes are for hunting. I think they shoehorned a largely useless and potentially problematic device into this line of defensive shotguns just to add more "features" to their product page. Maybe if someone decides to take their defense gun dove hunting or something?? Just a head scratcher, and it's keeping me from picking one up.
Thoughts?
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