Mister_Mossberg
.22LR
I have a hunch this is already a topic that has been posted here before so if anyone can provide a link to that thread I would appreciate it.
If not, well, how many rounds do you have through your 590 (or 500, a 500 with 30,000 rounds would mean the 590 is likely a strong gun too)? I was debating whether to buy a Remington 870 or a Mossberg 590A1 and read everything I could find on the internet, and watched all the youtube vids I found. I really like the 870 but ultimately I decided on the 590A1 that meets milspec. I chose the no frills shorter, handier 5+1 model 51411 with bead sight. Chose bead sights because I watched vids of Hickok45 bangin' away at 80 yard gongs, no problem, with slugs using nothing more than a bead sight, so it's all I'll ever need and it's fast.
I must admit, I still need a little reassurance (well, I wouldn't call it reassurance, I know the Moss will handle a lot of punishment) that this shotgun will handle as much use as the Remington 870 Police.
It's not that I doubt the 590 is tough, it's that I've read much about the Remington "easily" outlasting the Mossberg. I'm well aware that the Moss is metal to metal where it's relevant, though.
I guess I just want to read that my Mossberg will handle a bajillion rounds which is more than enough even if the Remington can handle THREE bajillion rounds. It's like knowing that despite Glocks going one million rounds, a good Colt 1911 will run two hundred thousand rounds or something like that.
I do prefer the Moss over the Rem because I can replace the ejector myself, the safety, the fact that I don't have to deal with that spring loaded flap of metal (pardon my ignorance, I'm learning fast) when I'm loading the magazine, and some indefinable reason I cannot identify that makes me want a Mossberg over the Remington. Somebody also wrote that "Mossberg" is just a cool name for a shotgun company. Cool doesn't add anything to the table, but it doesn't hurt!
That the Moss has survived the battlefield for these past ten years is also important to me. I already know the Rem is battle proven, but now I know the Moss is as well. I am very happy with my Mossberg 590A1, I have no intention of adding anything to it except for maybe a sling.
If I want more frills, then I'll get a second Mossberg, but this is to be my no frill bare bones basic heavy duty 12 gauge shotgun and I couldn't be happier. When I think of owning a Remington, I have this gut feeling I'd still be pining after a Mossberg 590A1 model 51411.
I should add that I once owned a pistol grip 500 but sold it years ago because I needed the money. I was very happy with it, it was a little rattly but my new 590 is much tighter and with the parkerized finish I prefer, so I do like the Mossbergs. Okay, I'll say thanks here and now for all the replies, thoughts, and advice in answer to my question of how many rounds do you have through your Mossberg 590, which basically asks how durable are these guns. Thank you...
If not, well, how many rounds do you have through your 590 (or 500, a 500 with 30,000 rounds would mean the 590 is likely a strong gun too)? I was debating whether to buy a Remington 870 or a Mossberg 590A1 and read everything I could find on the internet, and watched all the youtube vids I found. I really like the 870 but ultimately I decided on the 590A1 that meets milspec. I chose the no frills shorter, handier 5+1 model 51411 with bead sight. Chose bead sights because I watched vids of Hickok45 bangin' away at 80 yard gongs, no problem, with slugs using nothing more than a bead sight, so it's all I'll ever need and it's fast.
I must admit, I still need a little reassurance (well, I wouldn't call it reassurance, I know the Moss will handle a lot of punishment) that this shotgun will handle as much use as the Remington 870 Police.
It's not that I doubt the 590 is tough, it's that I've read much about the Remington "easily" outlasting the Mossberg. I'm well aware that the Moss is metal to metal where it's relevant, though.
I guess I just want to read that my Mossberg will handle a bajillion rounds which is more than enough even if the Remington can handle THREE bajillion rounds. It's like knowing that despite Glocks going one million rounds, a good Colt 1911 will run two hundred thousand rounds or something like that.
I do prefer the Moss over the Rem because I can replace the ejector myself, the safety, the fact that I don't have to deal with that spring loaded flap of metal (pardon my ignorance, I'm learning fast) when I'm loading the magazine, and some indefinable reason I cannot identify that makes me want a Mossberg over the Remington. Somebody also wrote that "Mossberg" is just a cool name for a shotgun company. Cool doesn't add anything to the table, but it doesn't hurt!
That the Moss has survived the battlefield for these past ten years is also important to me. I already know the Rem is battle proven, but now I know the Moss is as well. I am very happy with my Mossberg 590A1, I have no intention of adding anything to it except for maybe a sling.
If I want more frills, then I'll get a second Mossberg, but this is to be my no frill bare bones basic heavy duty 12 gauge shotgun and I couldn't be happier. When I think of owning a Remington, I have this gut feeling I'd still be pining after a Mossberg 590A1 model 51411.
I should add that I once owned a pistol grip 500 but sold it years ago because I needed the money. I was very happy with it, it was a little rattly but my new 590 is much tighter and with the parkerized finish I prefer, so I do like the Mossbergs. Okay, I'll say thanks here and now for all the replies, thoughts, and advice in answer to my question of how many rounds do you have through your Mossberg 590, which basically asks how durable are these guns. Thank you...