Mossberg 500a

[SoCalShooter]

I saw the 590 barrel that included the bayonet lug

 

[WuzYoungOnceToo]

These were a "special run" of barrels that were made by Mossberg for a LE customer that cancelled the order, Havlins bought all of the barrels direct from Mossberg...

They are Model 500, 12GA, 18.5" "heavy-walled" (normal 500 barrels aren't "heavy-walled"), bead front sight, AND the have the accu-chokes.

Interesting. I stand corrected.

 

[NCLivingBrit]

Axeman and Armed Bear:

Sounds like what I need to do is get used to shooting shotguns again...... I could barely hit a barn door a couple of weeks back, even with buckshot. As for tacticool, I've decided to dump the money for that into some low-recoil ammo and a pad for the stock to make it fit better (as far as I can tell, stocks are almost always too short for my arms).

UPDATE (assuming anyone notices!): Just got myself a nice gloopy Pachymar Decelerator. The Mossy already feels more comfortable and more "right" with the added inches. Should help with the bone-rattling part too!

 

[Stretchman]

The extension of that is that, to shoot a shotgun effectively and quickly, without having it slam your cheek hard, it has to fit you, and you need to shoulder it consistently in the same way. A collapsible stock tends to offer a poor cheek weld and an inconsistent fit.

One thing a collapsible stock does offer is adjustability, and more often than not, a pistol grip. Hold your hands up like you are using a regular stock. Look at them. Is there anything preventing the shotgun from sliding backwards and into your shoulder? That's felt recoil. Is there anything preventing the shotty from moving up after firing? That's target acquisition.

Now, hold your hands up like there's a pistol grip on the rear Pretty big help in recoil. Better recovery of the muzzle. Of course, YMMV, and that's why they make more than one type of stock. Collapsibles can be adjusted, and then smoked down a little to prevent them from being easily readjusted. They are also available in recoil reducing variants. it's all a matter of taste. Personally, I wouldn't want to be burglar food.