Shotgun for HD/fun/general shooting

[jawman]

Okay, I see what you mean. I plan on sticking with the stock forearm pump and if I need a light I can always attach one to the shell tube or upgrade to a railed pump. But what do you mean by having fillers? Is that something you can buy? Also what do you mean by "whine her up to the woods"? Trying to call her and attack her if she follows?

 

[ApacheCoTodd]

Oops - forgot the photo showing the rubber filler panels for unused portions of the rail. It's there now.

As for the whining - yes, they'd be there in the morning and at dusk and then follow us on walks but always just out of sight (mine anyhow) with a pretty steady whining/yipping to try to interest her - or the other two dogs - into coming away. I get the same several times a year running in the desert north of Phoenix in the morning only then it's coyotes. Fortunately, none of my beasties has fallen for it but the ugly night with the greys - Daisy was taking the ill advised position of standing her ground. A 590, ghost rings and a flashlight were great. The interesting thing is, that time the greys were silent and I only got the flashlight to make sure an elk wasn't up against the cabin again based upon Daisy's odd behavior - fortunately, the flashlight I grabbed was the closest one to the door and had a Mossberg attached. And that was a wonderful endorsement for the ghost ring system and my comment on not hunting for a sight picture. Dead of night (really like 04:30) and the only illumination was a 25 watt bulb back on the porch and the sure-fire and still I got a quick - almost instinctual - sight picture with both eyes opened and dark sights... Nice!

Here's Daisy, pissed off at a food bowl rather than being a pile of wolf pooh thanks to my Mossberg.

 

[jawman]

Ah, I see. Thanks for uploading the pictures. And thanks for sharing a photo of Daisy. I love dogs.
Excited to get my Mossberg.

 

[snooperman]

Remington Wingmaster or Ithaca model 37 with

two barrels in 12 ga would be my choice.

 

[jawman]

I'm now kind of torn whether or not I should get the 6 shot or the 9 shot model. Just by looking online, the 9 shot model seems much longer than the 6 shot, and looks kinda weird/ugly to me, but I know the barrel is only 1.5" longer. Maybe it's the long feed tube that makes it look longer than it really is. Anyway, it looked too long and kind of ugly to me, but then I handled the 9 shot marinecoat at the gunstore today and it didn't look weird at all. So I'm trying to perceive what would be the pros and cons of the 6 shot vs 9 shot model. Would the 6 shot model be much lighter than the 9 shot model? Or would that not make much of a difference? I've also read of some people preferring the 6 shot because they did not like the added frontal weight of shells in the 9 shot, and to them they said it was too front heavy. So since I'm looking at the 590A1 that has more metal parts, that might be something to consider, and with me being more of a slim build. I wish my gunstore had both models for me to compare in person.

 

[jawman]

^^Any advice??

 

[ApacheCoTodd]

Tough to comment on since neither seems to have a must have or can't stand factor with you. I should think if you aren't able to capitalize on the extra rounds in competition, law enforcement/military or in fantastical personal defense scenarios why bother with the weight, visual impact/perception, inertia in handling or probable cost?

Me personally, I can't imagine the added weight really mattering and if it did - I'd just put 5-6 rounds in it and ignore the added hardware weight.

Another way to look at it is why not get the extra capacity while you can. You never know when another Federal reg might come through.

Anyhow... aesthetics, function, cost, availability, legality and such - let these guide you as the real world difference in weight - especially when represented as a percentage - is truly negligible.

 

[blarby]

Mosssberg 500.

Ported long barrel for clays and non sabot slugs...

18" HD bbl for in the home.

Rifled bbl for when you want your scattergun to be a rifle.

Easy on the wallet, the shoulder, and the eyes.

If you are already set on something else..... go with more rounds. If more rounds is your requirement, get a saiga

 

[ApacheCoTodd]

There you go... Get the "transformer" 500 and mix and match as required. It'll certainly save the embarrassment of hunting or sporting with a tactical gun.

Am there - do that! Some times it's fun for me to golf in boots too.

 

[sgtstryker]

I remember the first Mossbergs the Marine Corps used had a nylon trigger. Never saw a broken one, but they were definitely abused. Does the Mossberg still use these ?

 

[ApacheCoTodd]

I remember the first Mossbergs the Marine Corps used had a nylon trigger. Never saw a broken one, but they were definitely abused. Does the Mossberg still use these ?

I wonder, do you mean trigger guard?

The A1 guard and safety switch are aluminum now but my experience with the fiber guards has been fine.

 

[sgtstryker]

No, I meant the trigger. They came through the small arms section and I was looking at them. The trigger was nylon or something other than a metal.

 

[Ditchtiger]

Fun is an 1100 with a 5 round extension.
Getting a pump just because it sounds intimidating when you rack the slide is for mall ninjas.

 

[longstandingletdown]

tactical is a state of mind

If you're looking for a first gun, get a maverick 88. Since you have expressed that the forearm will not be changed, you can still tacticool the buttstock, add optics, blah blah blah.

You don't need all of it, but if you really want it:

I got the 20 ga 24" barrel with 5+1 capacity for around $220 out the door at wallyworld. Cut the barrel to 18.5" from breech to muzzle (myself, look for tutorials online,) added a magpul moe vfg at the tail end of the pump (drilled holes using a driver and small wood screw, then used hardware screws and nuts to affix magpul supplied mini-rail), slapped some turkey fiber sights on it, and am looking at a convertible pistol grip buttstock. All in all, around $300 and some change, and the pride of doing it myself.

Will post a full review when I get it to the range