Darrin
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Because today, I now an owner of a shotgun. It's not just pistols and rifles for me now!
Monday I ordered a Mossberg in the marinecote finish. (A fund put together by a combination of eBay and some side work... ) It wasn't suppose to be in until Monday or Tuesday. However, my cell phone rang at about 11:30 AM with news from the gun shop, my shotgun was in! Needless to say, I took a long lunch and went to get it! I thought I ordered the 500, but noticed today it's the 590. Not sure if there is really a price difference or not.
I'm waiting for my P22 to get back from Walther America before I take a nice family shot, but here's an idea of what I got, and what I plan to do with it:
It's this gun with 20" barrel and 8 shot tube.
I'm still trying to decide if I want this stock:
or this one:
(I will keep the factory forearm, not the pistol grip pictured above.)
For anyone who doesn't know, the Mossberg 500 and 590 come with butt stock and pistol grip. I don't like having "just" a pistol grip, but prefer the feel of a pistol grip. This is why I want a pistol grip with a butt stock. I'm thinking I want the folding stock for a home defense perspective. Keep it short and easy to grab kind of thing. However, if I'm going to shoot clay, paper, water jugs, etc..., I want the butt stock on there.
Are the top folding stocks flimsy? Will they break? Should I just get the pistol grip/butt stock and be done with it? What are some recommendations from the experienced crowd?
btw, I'll be 'checking it out' on Sunday! This is my fourth gun and the first one I've been this excited over!
Monday I ordered a Mossberg in the marinecote finish. (A fund put together by a combination of eBay and some side work... ) It wasn't suppose to be in until Monday or Tuesday. However, my cell phone rang at about 11:30 AM with news from the gun shop, my shotgun was in! Needless to say, I took a long lunch and went to get it! I thought I ordered the 500, but noticed today it's the 590. Not sure if there is really a price difference or not.
I'm waiting for my P22 to get back from Walther America before I take a nice family shot, but here's an idea of what I got, and what I plan to do with it:
It's this gun with 20" barrel and 8 shot tube.
I'm still trying to decide if I want this stock:
or this one:
(I will keep the factory forearm, not the pistol grip pictured above.)
For anyone who doesn't know, the Mossberg 500 and 590 come with butt stock and pistol grip. I don't like having "just" a pistol grip, but prefer the feel of a pistol grip. This is why I want a pistol grip with a butt stock. I'm thinking I want the folding stock for a home defense perspective. Keep it short and easy to grab kind of thing. However, if I'm going to shoot clay, paper, water jugs, etc..., I want the butt stock on there.
Are the top folding stocks flimsy? Will they break? Should I just get the pistol grip/butt stock and be done with it? What are some recommendations from the experienced crowd?
btw, I'll be 'checking it out' on Sunday! This is my fourth gun and the first one I've been this excited over!