Allright, I' m thinking about buying a Mossberg model 500 12 gauge pump shotgun. I' ve found one for $200 bucks brand new. It' s nothing fancy. Plain wood stock, 28" gas ported barrel with 3 choke tubes. Keep in mind I will only use it once, maybe twice a year for dove and a few times a year for turkey. Is this a decent gun for the money or should I wait and get a Rem 870? Any opinions good or bad will be appreciated.

You should have already had it at your house. I have the 500 in the woodland camo synthetic stock and it' s a great gun. Haven' t had any problems with it at all.

I have the very shotgun you are talking about and I really like it. Hard to beat for the money. Pay no mind the the Remington snobs, they just get jealous over Mossberg because it is just as good or better at a much better price.

I have 2 Very good gun! Buy it!

Hey there. I just got done researching this same issue. I owned a Mossberg 500 for a while that I keep around the house and I wanted another shotgun solely for hunting. I was open to anything at first, then I narrowed it down to the Remington 870 and Mossberg 500 mainly for budgetary reasons.

I was steered heavily toward the Remington 870, both here and elsewhere. The 870 has a very loyal following and a great reputation. It' s a great shotgun, hands down. Remington parts (chokes, barrels, whatnot) are a little more pricey than Mossberg.

The Mossberg has a great reputation out there as well, but not as much of a following as the Remington (from what I' ve seen, this could be inaccurate on a larger scale). Mossberg parts are a bit lower in price too.

Side by side, I noticed the action release and safety location on the Remington were really odd for me. I already owned a Mossberg 500 for a while and got used to it. So in the end I got another 500.

Please note I am a tad biased since I owned a Mossberg prior to making the choice. I' m sure once you get used to one (either one), you would tend prefer it more than the other.

But the main piece of advice I found out there is: you can' t go wrong with either one.

So yeah, I' d say buy the Mossberg.

Good luck.

I have the same gun and have had no problems with it. You won' t be sorry.

I prefer the 870. I' ve seen more mechanical problems with the Mossbergs than I have with 870' s.

Mossberg makes a fine gun and you can' t go wrong with the price. I own both the 870 and the Mossberg 500 and personally like the 870 better though. It seems to have a more solid feel in my hand and I don' t need alt. barrels to shoot steel shot.

If you' re only shooting lead or the newer models allow steel shot thru the barrel then buy it now!

Yes you can shoot steel out of the Mossberg 500.

Maybe the new ones but I have an older model that will not allow steel per Mossberg. I phoned them and I would have had to purchase a different barrell.