New Toy: Mossberg 590

Looks great! That's EXACTLY the shotgun I'm planning to get after the holidays.

Stock can hold four shells, but it works better with only two (one per bay).

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How come? Do you mean they come out of the bays easier when there's only one per side, or . . . ?
I was thinking of putting a SpeedFeed on my 500A, but having it at half capacity might cause me to rethink the purchase.

I picked up a 590 like yours only stainless from my neighbor for $150. Have had an 870 for 30 years and was going to sell the 590 for a quick profit, until I shot it. It's fun to shoot, nice recoil, no jaming. Neighbor said he shot maybe 15 shells through it, looks brand new, I'll be keeping this one for a while.

Ditchtiger, thats the same thing I was going to do, and then I shot my 590. That was a mistake, now I have to keep it

If you practice weakhand, you may decide against that speedfeed stock. As a lefty, I hate them.

Aside from the stock, I have the same model.

Ditchtiger,

A 590 in stainless?

-- John D.

Nickel plated, they have them for marine environments.

Either way, what you have there is a boomstick to be reckoned with. Congratulations on the purchase.

(Now get yourself a bayonet to stick on it!)

I have the 50668, which is the same 590 with ghost ring sights (they're great) instead of the barrel shield (I miss that). I've been very happy with my 590.



I replaced the Davis Speed Feed stock with the Knoxx Industries SpecOps recoil reducing stock.

http://www.knoxx.com

I'd like to get the PowerPak option to recoup the shell storage on the stock. The felt recoil reduction was advertised as being something like 90-95%, but I'd estimate it to be more like 50%. Still, it's enough. It used to kick like a mule, and now it only kicks like a pony.

I'm now thinking about the BreachersGrip from Knoxx, to convert my 590 to a shorter pistol grip shotgun, similar to a recoil reducing Cruiser model.

I have a few weapons I consider to be powerful and good values, but I'd have to say the 590 wins the firepower per dollar award. I like shooting slugs even more than buckshot, and I'd actually like to shoot some skeet with it. There are some redneck ranges around here that probably wouldn't laugh at me too much.

I got the same 590 except blued about 3 weeks ago. Sweet shotgun!

Liberty4Ever:

How does that SpecOps stock work with the Mossberg's bolt release?

How does that SpecOps stock work with the Mossberg's bolt release?

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I had read on THR where a couple of people complained about the SpecOps stock interfering with the bolt release, which I assume is the same as what Mossberg calls the Action Lock Lever.

I'm usually sensitive to user interface issues like that, and if the SpecOps stock made it harder to operate the action lock lever I'd typically be one of the first to complain. But to be honest, I didn't notice any problem. I suppose access is different, but I didn't find it at all objectionable.

I store my 12 gauge with a full magazine (four 00 buckshot loads followed by four 1 ounce slug loads), the safety is DISABLED, there is no shell in the chamber and the action is slightly open so the action lock mechanism is not engaged. If I need the shotgun in the middle of the night, I pick it up and rack the slide and it's ready to use. I don't have a lot of interaction with the action lock lever. It wasn't that ergonomic to start, and the SpecOps upgrade didn't improve it any.

I would not recommend storing a shotgun like this if you have kids, or ever will have kids in the house. You almost certainly won't remember to secure the gun if your grandkids spend the night during some unusual circumstances. My shotgun is up where kids would be unlikely to find it, but kids are very curious. Last week, a local grandfather had a 357 magnum and grabbed it to invetigate a noise in the middle of the night, returned to bed and put the revolver under the bed, intendng to secure it in the morning. His ten year old grandson found it and shot his eight year old cousin in the neck. The kid is doing OK, but he could easily have died. The ten year old probably would have shot more accurately with a shotgun and the results would have been tragic. Sorry, don't mean to preach, but it's an important message and I didn't want people to think I was encouraging leaving loaded guns where kids could find them.

Nice choice in weapons! I just restocked my 590 with a wood stock set to see what it would look like. I have had this 590 for about 10 years, and it has never let me down.

I bought this one last night from Gander for the purpose of modding fun.

p.s. My kitchen floor is neat, huh ?

Nice choice in weapons! I just restocked my 590 with a wood stock set to see what it would look like. I have had this 590 for about 10 years, and it has never let me down.

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nice

Hexi, its nice to see a SP model these days in a blued finish. Too many people associate blueing with untacticoolness when its a much better rust preventative.

Enlighten me

Too many people associate blueing with untacticoolness when its a much better rust preventative.

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To heck with coolness, I'll take rust prevention. (Although a matte finish would be something I'd want on a "working" gun of any type.) So "plain blue" is better than . . . ? (I'm not doubting that for even a second, just looking for input [as usual].)
I was thinking of black Parkerizing for my Ithaca 37DS (DSPS wannabe), since Ithaca Factory Service offers that for $160. A reblue, matte or polished, would be the same price.
Not sure yet what I'll have put on my 500A. Still collecting input. eep eep?

There are two major types of Parkerizing, zinc based and manganese based. Both offer porous surfaces that trap oil to prevent rusting. The US military seems to specify the more expensive Parkerizing over bluing most of the time, and I'd assume they did some salt exposure corrosion testing to justify that preference.

There are several types of bluing. Lately, Kel-Tec has been shipping firearms with a very nice blued finish. It's a deep dark matte black, and it looks thicker than other bluing I've seen. It looks nice (and tacticool) and is holding up well so far on a little folding 9mm carbine I have. It hasn't been abused, but it hasn't been treated with kid gloves, either. I like the Parkerized finish on my Mossberg 590, but I think I like the dark black bluing on my SUB-2000 even better.

As The Deer hunter said, many people feel the need for a 'tactical' matte finish. If the gun was intended for police work, I would agree entirely. I should mention here that I have been formally trained with varied weapons and tactics, for work in personal protection services. In this case though, this gun is intended specifically for home defense. And even more specifically than that, a gun my girlfriend who does not have a NY pistol permit can feasibly use with somewhat less legal ramifications in a home defense situation. (and because I wanted to have fun with accessories) That being the case, I don't feel that a matte finish would in any way be a more tactically sound choice for the job. Assuming that the user, she or I, had a situation requiring the use of the weapon in the home, I believe an intruder would be far more aware of the verbal warning and flashlight in his face than of the reflectivity of the finish on the gun.

P.S. Cant wait for the SpecOps stock to come in the mail !

canucksvt said:

Nice choice in weapons! I just restocked my 590 with a wood stock set to see what it would look like. I have had this 590 for about 10 years, and it has never let me down.

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That looks great. Where did you get the wood stock set from?

Ditchtiger: a 590 for $150!?! Man, that's a killer deal.

Everyone: Is there much functional difference between the 500 and the 590, besides the 1 round mag capacity difference, and the bayonet lug?

No. However the 590A1 comes with a heavy barrel, metal trigger housing and a metal safety to match.

edit: Come to think of it, I think the 500 has a single extractor, and the 590 has dual extractors. My non-A1 590 has dual extractors, but I dont have a 500 to compare it to.

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Everyone: Is there much functional difference between the 500 and the 590, besides the 1 round mag capacity difference, and the bayonet lug?

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Like Zach S said there are slight differences in the 590 & 590A1, but from a functional standpoint nothing is different. They all utilize the same basic 500 receiver.

Also 500, at least my '99 era Persuader uses dual extractors. Didn't check my mid 80s era 500 or the 20 ga 500 though.