I have one and while it isn't the best gun out there, it kills them every time and the price was right. I didn't want to spend so much on mine because it was to be a turkey only gun that generally gets the snot beat out of it, so that is why I went with the 500. I have a sling on mine and a 2.5x scope with the 3" chamber. It shoots #4 Winchester Supremes in a pattern good enough for 40 yards and has killed a lot of turkeys. I would love to upgrade to one of the remington 870 SPST's in 3 1/2", but can't justify the cost right now. My 500 cost $220 at Walmart and is the special turkey one with a 24" ported barrel and came with a XX full mossberg turkey choke. I will probably try another choke in it this year though.