mossberg 500 12ga
Rem 870 12ga
I sold all my Remington shotguns in the mid 90's with the Dupont barrel scare and never bought another to use but they are good guns. I had an 870 Express slug gun with rifle sights that was a deer whomper. 3" Breneke's was my choice of rounds and it would shoot them further then I cared to shoot. Mossberg was making some of the Remington barrels last I knew?
LOL, I understand where he was coming from but what if its an Weatherby? Ruger Red Label? Franchi? I aint wearin a suit!
870 is my chioce i have 2 of them 870tb trap and 870 wingmaster but id rather use my browning o/u
several years ago when I used to do the shooting sports I bought a 500 and an 870. The 870 did not last 100 shots with regulation trap loads before it was unshootable. The 500 just had its 75 thousand round shot through it with never a problem.
Conclusion Mossberg wins this round
Commercial Fishing = Legalized Poaching
100 shots and unshootable. never seen that before except with a Colt AR15 my neighbor purchased. He decided he would start reloading and skip the whole powder measurment process and just dip his cases until they were full.:crazy: Don't worry not even a scratch.Originally Posted by greg
I own two mossberg 500's one 18 inch plain barrel cylinder bore and I have one of the trophy slugsters with the rifled bore both are good guns.I own three 870's two wingmasters a 12 and a 20 bought them used no choke tubes both modified and 2 3/4 inch only.I own one express bought it used for 100.00 and it is the perfect loaner gun.I have owned three of the 835 ultimags I would sell one and swear I would never buy another.They done the job and I would give in and buy another right before duck season.All these guns would function and shoot but all the mossbergs would rattle while walking.All the 835's I had to modify the safety on , too tight.No big deal but it bothers me.I finaly broke down when I got a real job and bought a benelli in 1990 and never looked back.
LOL, i don't own a pair of plaid pants but am currently on my 3rd. 870. Personally i prefer them over any pump i've ever shot besides a model 12 winchester. I enjoy golf and may check into the plaid britches, or perhaps nickers and one of them low underpass hats.:ooooh:
ive shot 870's but never owned one, and not enough to be familiar, so i voted mossberg, cause thats what i have and ive beat the heck outta it for the last 8 years and never once had the slightest problem with it, but id still muc rather my "elsie" side by side
Rem 870
I currently own a Mossberg 500, I have had it since I was in military 86-89, I used it many times in the field as my last resort go to. It is however in dire straights & virtually unrepairable but it does the job for home security. I have however been looking at the Remington 870 as a replacement. I have shot several different models of the 870 & am very impressed, I prefer the "Home Security" model, barrel length is short & with the 7 shot tube is an upgrade from the 500's 5 shot tube. Since I have a little one (2yr old) in the house I switched out the slugs & Double Ot Buck for some heavy shot so I don't go through a wall & get someone I did not intend to get.
I like the 870. I only shot the Mossberg once. So probably a decision made on use and not true hard facts. I find both to be heavy guns , considering all the options on todays market. However for the price both are great shooting guns and both will do the job well.
i voted 870 but have never fired a 500. from what i've read here they must be good guns cause the 870 is top of the line in my book. 28 inch full choke with 4s is hell on squirrels. :wink:
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