mossberg 500 12 gauge pros and cons

[kmitch200]

As far as learning the cowboy action way of loading Michael could you send Jessie Duff  over to teach us. Please Michael Please!!!

Pretty Please?!? 

One thing that I noted about the cowboy loading method, it's a hell of a lot easier if you shoot right handed guns lefty!
No reaching over the receiver, just pop them in the side facing you.

[Strider]

Quality gun and can be a great home defense weapon. TheMossbergs differ in operation from remington/Benelli/etc. Learn the quirks and how to feed it. It will serve you well.

[kmitch200]

Another Valley of the Sun guy! (Billt is here too) 

Welcome.

[jaybet]

I used to live around Phoenix and the Mesa area. Wouldn't recognize it now, I'm sure. When I was a kid the roads were all dirt and across the road from my house was desert, desert, more desert.

[Strider]

I am a recent immigrant to Az.(2004). I understand that I-10 stopped in Mesa. Not that way now!!! 5th largest metro in the country.

[Sponsor]

[PABLO DEL NORTE]

   WE HAVE 4 MOSSBERGS IN THE HOUSE NOW,FAMILY & FRIENDS ALL OWN AT LEAST ONE. THEY ARE EXCELLENT FIREARMS &
THAY ARE NOT OVER PRICED LIKE MOST OTHERS.  THEY SHOOT GOOD & ARE A LOT OF FUN!!!  ENJOY YOURS!! 

[Strider]

Birdshot definitely, so you can keep your neighbors!

I gotta say I'm thinking the Vang safety is a competition tool rather than a Real World option. It's fast as all get out, but you can bump it way too easily.  I shot the Mossberg 590A1 in competition at Blackwater, and I loved it...more than my Vang Comp 870, to be honest. I finished 2nd, but at least I made Intermedia's Eric Poole work for it.

I strongly recommend that every pump shotgun owner learn the "cowboy" style of reloading...the ability to single-feed rounds into the chamber...Blackwater is teaching this (me and Tequila introduced the technique to Blackwater back when we were doing the NSSF seminars)...I do not agree with the Blackwater technique which required you to drop the gun off your shoulder on the reload. Keep the gun on your shoulder when you feed it!

Michael B

I teach the same technique to my people Sir Michael. Each of our scatterguns are equipped with a side saddle. Feed it one at a time till ya can get to cover, then fill er up!