i have an slightly older late 80's mossberg 500 28" smoothbore that I've shot hundreds of rounds of turkey and buckshot loads. When I got the gun new, it came with the 3 standard chokes(I-M-F) and after shooting many loads found the full my favorite. I actually later bought a cheap x-full choke and it was too tight for buckshot, haha. I needed alittle spread, gimme a break from aiming so hard! Also, I loved the dovetail safety. Only complaint, the forearm rattled abit more than I liked. No failure problems with cycling, misfires, parts falling off, etc. Will absolutely never trade it for an 870!