Mossberg 500 vs. Remington 870
02-09-2006, 05:40 PM
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RE: Mossberg 500 vs. Remington 870
hmmmmm
...lets see here....steel construction reciever (870)...vs aluminum (500)....hmmmmm....plastic trigger gaurd (500)vs. steel trigger gaurd (870)......hmmmmm......plastic safety thats on the tang so it can be bumped and maybe break (500)vs.... a steel safety thats protected inside the steel trigger gaurd (870). and not to mentionthe reputation of a much noisier action on a mossberg due to a rattling forearm. Giving all these and prices beingsimilar for both. I would without adoubt buy a remington 870.It shows that they are much better built
...lets see here....steel construction reciever (870)...vs aluminum (500)....hmmmmm....plastic trigger gaurd (500)vs. steel trigger gaurd (870)......hmmmmm......plastic safety thats on the tang so it can be bumped and maybe break (500)vs.... a steel safety thats protected inside the steel trigger gaurd (870). and not to mentionthe reputation of a much noisier action on a mossberg due to a rattling forearm. Giving all these and prices beingsimilar for both. I would without adoubt buy a remington 870.It shows that they are much better built
02-09-2006, 06:50 PM
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RE: Mossberg 500 vs. Remington 870
Remington 870 express shotguns are not close to the quality you would get with a mossberg 835 ultra mag. The 500 is even beter quality then a cheap remington 870. The only good 870 is there wingsmaster ok. Of course this is going to be a one sided topic because everyone here swears by a remington pump cause they grew up with them and back then they use to be quality now a days remington is going down the crapper with a lot of there guns. Its just my opinion though and I could care less what anyone else thinks about it To me the two best shotgun makers out there is winchester with there 1300 and mossberg with there 835.
02-19-2006, 10:09 AM
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RE: Mossberg 500 vs. Remington 870
this really doesnt have to be such a hard issue. its partial name brand recognition, partial bias to what you grew up using, etc.
my hunting buddy has 2 870s one old and one newer, i really dont like using either one of them. i have a 500 and have never had any problems with them.
anyone out there come and look at my gun and tell me the forarm rattles.
as for tang safety, im lefty and its the way to go.
plastic triggergaurd - it wont break, for example glock pistols
aluminum reciever - see colt ligtweight, kimber etc, all make aluminium frames also, howabout m-16 / ar-15 aluminum .
its what you want as a consumer.
if you driver a monster truck and have 50$ pants on right now and love to brag about your new gizmo get a remington
my hunting buddy has 2 870s one old and one newer, i really dont like using either one of them. i have a 500 and have never had any problems with them.
anyone out there come and look at my gun and tell me the forarm rattles.
as for tang safety, im lefty and its the way to go.
plastic triggergaurd - it wont break, for example glock pistols
aluminum reciever - see colt ligtweight, kimber etc, all make aluminium frames also, howabout m-16 / ar-15 aluminum .
its what you want as a consumer.
if you driver a monster truck and have 50$ pants on right now and love to brag about your new gizmo get a remington
02-19-2006, 11:19 AM
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RE: Mossberg 500 vs. Remington 870
hey cpl.... All I did was state the quality and difference between the two guns...I just dontprefer plastic on my guns thats all...I have (3) mossberg 500's(1) 835 and (4) 870's and all of them shoot the same for me (they all will do their job) I enjoy shooting everyone of them...the old mossberg 500 is a gun that I baught used and is a great truck gun for me. Im not sure how the trigger gaurdbecame broken on it, but it functions fine. (all 3)of my mossbergs have rattling forearms and everyone that Icheck outat gander mountain (that are new) (and used)have rattling forearms too.
I would never tell anyone that a 500 won't shoot straight or wouldnt be a good hunter. I told (everyone) of my freinds to get the 500 for their first gun because thats all that they could afford. At the range we all shoot the same and out in the feild we all bring home game (and thats what counts)
winchester model 12, browning a-5, remington model 11, remington model 10, remington model 17, remington 1100, 870 wingmaster
WHAT DO ALL THESE GUNS HAVE IN COMMON?1st- "they are all considered well made andsome of the models are the most saught after pump and semi-auto shotguns there are for collectors (because of there quality) "
2nd-they all posses steel contruction recievers, and no matter how you look at it (steel construction means better quality) when was that last time you seen atrap or skeet grade mossberg? believe it or not there is a reason for that.trust me.
when a question is asked (which gun is better) I answered to which gun I thaught was better "quality" not the better hunter or which one functions better. why would a company even manufacture a gun that couldnt hunt. All guns can hunt,(THE REASON A GUNCAN BE ARGUED AS BETTER,IS NOT JUSTITS SIMPLE ABILITY TO HUNT OR (WORK FINE)BUT ITS THE QUALITY OF THE GUN ALSO)
this is just my opinion
I would never tell anyone that a 500 won't shoot straight or wouldnt be a good hunter. I told (everyone) of my freinds to get the 500 for their first gun because thats all that they could afford. At the range we all shoot the same and out in the feild we all bring home game (and thats what counts)
winchester model 12, browning a-5, remington model 11, remington model 10, remington model 17, remington 1100, 870 wingmaster
WHAT DO ALL THESE GUNS HAVE IN COMMON?1st- "they are all considered well made andsome of the models are the most saught after pump and semi-auto shotguns there are for collectors (because of there quality) "
2nd-they all posses steel contruction recievers, and no matter how you look at it (steel construction means better quality) when was that last time you seen atrap or skeet grade mossberg? believe it or not there is a reason for that.
trust me.when a question is asked (which gun is better) I answered to which gun I thaught was better "quality" not the better hunter or which one functions better. why would a company even manufacture a gun that couldnt hunt. All guns can hunt,(THE REASON A GUNCAN BE ARGUED AS BETTER,IS NOT JUSTITS SIMPLE ABILITY TO HUNT OR (WORK FINE)BUT ITS THE QUALITY OF THE GUN ALSO)
this is just my opinion
