I've been wanting to get my first shotgun for a while now but I've been sitting on my hands because I wanted to get a Mossberg 500, everyone treats it like anything else is almost a knock off. I've been waiting for a few weeks now just checking stocks and my LGS hasn't had a restock at all, and I've noticed in the past when I've gone in for other guns the Mossbergs have been pretty scarce in general. What they do have a lot of are Turkish imports, at some point Cabela must have just imported an entire cargo ship's worth or something because the whole gun library area was stuffed to the gills with cheap Cobra Tri-Stars.
I think Winchester, even if not made in America, is still a more trustworthy name brand though and I know that SXPs are in stock; on top of that a lot of the mossbergs I used to see were all long barrel hunting versions while I'm looking for a smaller home defense style. I guess I just don't know if I should wait more and try to get a Mossberg or if I should break and get the SXP.
I think Winchester, even if not made in America, is still a more trustworthy name brand though and I know that SXPs are in stock; on top of that a lot of the mossbergs I used to see were all long barrel hunting versions while I'm looking for a smaller home defense style. I guess I just don't know if I should wait more and try to get a Mossberg or if I should break and get the SXP.