I'm in the process of buying a "Tactical/Home Defense" shotgun. Its either going to be an 8 shot Mossberg 500 Persuader and maybe add on the Mossberg Ghost Ring sights in the future or just get a 9 shot 590 with the ghost ring already attached. Its only about $110 difference in price here but I figured out that if you factor in the cost of buying the Ghost Rings separate the price between the two are so close it really doesn't matter.
The one thing that is holding me back is if I decide one day to convert this tactical shotgun into a hunting shotgun, I know with the 500 I could get a 5 round magazine tube/spring and then slap on any Mossberg 500 hunting barrel I need.
I know the mag tube and caps are different setup on the 590, and there are no 590 hunting barrels however will a 500 barrel and Mag tube screw into a 590 receiver just like they do on a 500?
The one thing that is holding me back is if I decide one day to convert this tactical shotgun into a hunting shotgun, I know with the 500 I could get a 5 round magazine tube/spring and then slap on any Mossberg 500 hunting barrel I need.
I know the mag tube and caps are different setup on the 590, and there are no 590 hunting barrels however will a 500 barrel and Mag tube screw into a 590 receiver just like they do on a 500?