Mossberg 500 vs. Remington 870
05-09-2006, 09:28 AM
#31
Dominant Buck
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: WC FL
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RE: Mossberg 500 vs. Remington 870
ORIGINAL: spuddog
I think this is about the 20th time we've discussed this. All the shotguns mentioned here (Rem, Win, Moss, Ben) have proven track records and will get the job done. For me I chose Moss because of the safety configuration. I like the ergonomics. It shoots well. I think the Win and the Rem, swing a little better than the Moss.
Pick witch one feels best to you. You could have problems out of the box with either one, but either company will make it right.
Spud
I think this is about the 20th time we've discussed this. All the shotguns mentioned here (Rem, Win, Moss, Ben) have proven track records and will get the job done. For me I chose Moss because of the safety configuration. I like the ergonomics. It shoots well. I think the Win and the Rem, swing a little better than the Moss.
Pick witch one feels best to you. You could have problems out of the box with either one, but either company will make it right.
Spud
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12-31-2009, 04:44 PM
#36
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Somewhere
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I currently own both and like them both.
"Trusty Rusty" is my Mossberg 500 and I have had it for 21 years, and it has claimed more critters then all other weapons that I own combined. Pheasant, Quail, Chukar, Grouse, Wood****, Dove, Duck, Geese, Turkey, Rabbit, Fox, Coyote, Squirrel, Woodchuck, and 1 deer. I have had and shot it so long it is an extension of me, I must have shot 10,000 clay pigeons with it. Not a single issue with that gun. I take Trusty out once in awhile still even though I own nicer now, and he ALWAYS produces. That gun has a bit of magic in it.
My Rem 870 is only4 years old and I have a 28" smooth barrel and a shorter fully rifled barrel. I "like" it, and with the fully rifled barrel and RedDot scope on it is a deer killing machine. I don't like it on birds as much as Trusty though. It doesn't cycle as well as the Mossberg and has been a little finicky with ammo. That being said, I think it has to do with quality standards at Remington, as my Father's older 870 is flawless. I have held "new" Mossberg's and they do not appear to be as well made as my old one. The Remington now is just my deer shotgun.
I don't think you could wrong either way, and while I want tolove all Remington's I have had to many issues with recent purchases across the board to feel confident in them anymore.
"Trusty Rusty" is my Mossberg 500 and I have had it for 21 years, and it has claimed more critters then all other weapons that I own combined. Pheasant, Quail, Chukar, Grouse, Wood****, Dove, Duck, Geese, Turkey, Rabbit, Fox, Coyote, Squirrel, Woodchuck, and 1 deer. I have had and shot it so long it is an extension of me, I must have shot 10,000 clay pigeons with it. Not a single issue with that gun. I take Trusty out once in awhile still even though I own nicer now, and he ALWAYS produces. That gun has a bit of magic in it.
My Rem 870 is only4 years old and I have a 28" smooth barrel and a shorter fully rifled barrel. I "like" it, and with the fully rifled barrel and RedDot scope on it is a deer killing machine. I don't like it on birds as much as Trusty though. It doesn't cycle as well as the Mossberg and has been a little finicky with ammo. That being said, I think it has to do with quality standards at Remington, as my Father's older 870 is flawless. I have held "new" Mossberg's and they do not appear to be as well made as my old one. The Remington now is just my deer shotgun.
I don't think you could wrong either way, and while I want tolove all Remington's I have had to many issues with recent purchases across the board to feel confident in them anymore.
01-01-2010, 03:55 PM
#38
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jan 2008
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My first pump was a 500, bought around 1990. I hate that thing, the forearm rattles so bad that it is impossible to use as a deer gun. Always seemed cheap to me. But it WAS cheap when I bought it which is why I could get it.
I've since switched over to higher end 870s and semi-autos and like them MUCH better. Even the cheap 870s seem to have much better tolerances though I'm told they've improved the 500s since I shot one.
I've since switched over to higher end 870s and semi-autos and like them MUCH better. Even the cheap 870s seem to have much better tolerances though I'm told they've improved the 500s since I shot one.
01-02-2010, 12:28 PM
#39
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Dec 2009
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The Mossberg may be a cheap, clunky feeling thing, but at least you can buy cheap extra barrels for it. If I was on a really tight budget and wanted one shotgun with extra barrels I might choose a 500.
If I wanted a shotgun that handled better, I would choose the 870.
Either one will last a lifetime.
If I wanted a shotgun that handled better, I would choose the 870.
Either one will last a lifetime.
01-02-2010, 07:22 PM
#40
Spike
Join Date: Jan 2010
Posts: 2
I would go with the 870 just because I have heard that the Mossberg has a tendancy to jam more than the 870.
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