mossberg 500 12 gauge pros and cons

[tombogan03884]

I w2ould imagine that Duro Coat would do the job.

[Badgersmilk]

I'd go with some kind of camo finish.  So you can touch up the scratches easily.  A black finish with even a teeeny bright, shiny silver scratch aint so good looking and may be a lot harder to touch up well.

The Mariners are awsome guns IMO!  (Maybe a little pimpy looking though)

I'd worry about the rails for the forearm scratching up from use.  I painted my old beat up 500 and the paint didn't last to long in that area.  It was a blued gun, and only the black underneath the paint shows through.

Good luck!  POST PICS! 

[Walter45Auto]

I just bought a mossberg 500 12 gauge and was wondering what the pros and cons are.  It has a 28" vented rib barrel, and a modified choke.  i was wandering if i get a 18.5'' barrel would this also make a good home defense gun.  What kind of shot would you recomend for in a house with close neighbors.

Pros: Mossberg 500 is EXTREMELY easy to get parts and accessories for. (That extra barrel you want can be found a thousand places.) You can get 18 inch, 20 inch, 22 inch, rifle sighted, plain bead sighted, etc., etc.... Pretty well whatever barrel you'd want. It's a good reliable gun. It will make an excellent home defense gun.

Cons: Uh, Remington 870 Owners may make fun of you??? Some people that have used them have had the tang safety jam or break. The one on my 590 hasn't failed me.

Nice choice.

[Badgersmilk]

Pros: Mossberg 500 is EXTREMELY easy to get parts and accessories for. (That extra barrel you want can be found a thousand places.) You can get 18 inch, 20 inch, 22 inch, rifle sighted, plain bead sighted, etc., etc.... Pretty well whatever barrel you'd want. It's a good reliable gun. It will make an excellent home defense gun.

Cons: Uh, Remington 870 Owners may make fun of you??? Some people that have used them have had the tang safety jam or break. The one on my 590 hasn't failed me.

Nice choice.

Tell them to load 3 rounds in their gun, then 3 rounds in yours...  They'll shut up in a hurry!

[texcaliber]

Tell them to load 3 rounds in their gun, then 3 rounds in yours...  They'll shut up in a hurry!

Why? I do not get it.
   

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[Badgersmilk]

The feed ramps on 870's get in the way & pinch your thumb everytime you push a shell in the magazine.  Even better, ask them to unload their magazine without chambering a shell...  You have to load a few rounds to really understand the differance.

[texcaliber]

Thanks for explaining.

[Texas_Bryan]

The feed ramps on 870's get in the way & pinch your thumb everytime you push a shell in the magazine.  Even better, ask them to unload their magazine without chambering a shell...  You have to load a few rounds to really understand the differance.

That's a damn lie!  Mine only pinches me about half the time.   You just have to know how to load it right.  The 870 is the greatest, but to each his own.

[long762range]

This is my 870.  There are many like it but this one is mine.








 

[Badgersmilk]

Now that there is "HOME DEFENSE"!  Nice.