Looked at shotguns tonight - Page 5

Positrack · October 15th, 2009, 07:14 PM

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Originally Posted by stevem174

I have had both the Remington 870 and the Mossberg 500 in 12GA. I liked both of them...

In interest of fairness, I should say I've got a good buddy who has a 12ga. Mossberg 500, and he's been very happy with it. I've shot it quite a few times myself, and I liked it. The slide release is in a MUCH better location than it is on the 870. It obviously doesn't have the fit and finish of my Wingmaster, the action's not as smooth, and it's a little rattly, but it's not really a fair comparison considering new, it cost a fraction of what my WM cost (very slightly) used. It seems to go bang every time, which is what really counts, and I think the Mossberg guns give you a lot for your money. I can't really speak about the Norinco/Pardner guns because I've never had any experience with them.

C hawk Glock · October 16th, 2009, 07:49 AM

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Originally Posted by DPro.40

The 870 is a great Shot Gun. If your looking for more economical try looking at the Mossberg. You wont get a Remington but your not buying Chinese either. The Mossberg has all the Tactical add on feature you may want, extension tubes ect. I would hold the quality of the steel as suspect. I would not buy a weapon made with Brazilian steel either. I'm not trying to be a weapons snob here but as mentioned earlier, you get what you pay for. Safety first.

Quality of steel as suspect? Ever heard of the Mil-Spec 3443E test?

gunthorp · October 16th, 2009, 02:12 PM

R870/M500 both g-to-g, but I own the 870.

lowgroove · October 19th, 2009, 04:51 PM

Plenty of votes here for the 870. I happen to own a Mossy 590A1 with ghost ring sights and a Knoxx Spec Ops stock. You can't go wrong with either one.

64zebra · October 20th, 2009, 01:47 PM

for the price of the Pardner you can get a Mossberg 500 7+1 capacity for around the same price, options/accessories galore, American made
I've put over 1000 rounds of bird, buck, slugs through mine and have no hiccups
another option is to look for a used 870 at gun show, pawn shop, etc
thats how I found my wingmaster for patrol use

C hawk Glock · October 20th, 2009, 07:21 PM

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Originally Posted by 64zebra

for the price of the Pardner you can get a Mossberg 500 7+1 capacity for around the same price, options/accessories galore, American made
I've put over 1000 rounds of bird, buck, slugs through mine and have no hiccups
another option is to look for a used 870 at gun show, pawn shop, etc
thats how I found my wingmaster for patrol use

You must carry around a hammer, because you hit the nail on the head!

October 16th, 2009, 02:12 PM	#43
gunthorp Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Lake Superior Posts: 1,020	R870/M500 both g-to-g, but I own the 870. __________________ Don't dither. The nick of time comes just before the moment lost.

October 20th, 2009, 01:47 PM	#45
64zebra VIP Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Panhandle of Texas Posts: 4,584	for the price of the Pardner you can get a Mossberg 500 7+1 capacity for around the same price, options/accessories galore, American made I've put over 1000 rounds of bird, buck, slugs through mine and have no hiccups another option is to look for a used 870 at gun show, pawn shop, etc thats how I found my wingmaster for patrol use __________________ LEO & CHL Independence is declared; it must be maintained. Sam Houston-3/2/1836 HK45 G30\|21\|26\|17 KT P11 Moss500 Ithaca37 Savage20ga\|15A .22\|'99 25-35 AK47 AR15 Win3030 MN44 Rem 66\|870 GMBH67.22 If loose gun laws are good for criminals, why do criminals support gun control?

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October 19th, 2009, 04:51 PM	#44
lowgroove Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: S. Florida Posts: 68	Plenty of votes here for the 870. I happen to own a Mossy 590A1 with ghost ring sights and a Knoxx Spec Ops stock. You can't go wrong with either one.