It is simply easier to maneuver indoors than the bigger Mossberg. My 870 is lighter and a bit nicer to shoot due to a better trigger and tends to be what I grab in the house most often when I hear a suspicious noise. If World War III were to break out tomorrow and for some reason I needed a fighting shotgun, I might be more inclined to grab the 590A1 with its ghost ring sights, dedicated weapon light and advantages with capacity and on-board ammo storage. The other a 9-shot 590A1 with a Speed Feed stock holding four extra rounds, a sidesaddle shell carrier holding six, a forend light and of course the ubiquitous bayonet lug that mounts either an M7 or M9 bayonet. One is a short-barreled 20 gauge that holds two rounds.
I currently have two Mossbergs in my safe. That and despite being a Marine Infantryman for two years, I was still too young to legally purchase a handgun. I chose this one because I felt its construction would inhibit rust while deploying for six-month Western Pacific tours with the Marines. In spite of my experience with the Remington, my first shotgun was a stainless Mossberg Marinecote 590. While it may be mostly negligible on shorter barrel home-defense guns, it is still the only way to attach a shotgun silencer like Silencerco’s Salvo. A choke system gives the shotgun more versatility as a system. Our gripe with Mossberg is that they offer very little in the way of a choke system on most factory models. Remington uses a cross bolt type at the base of the trigger guard, whereas Mossberg places theirs at the rear of the receiver in line with the shooter’s sight. Perhaps the most significant difference between the two is the placement of the safety. The design was further improved in the 590A1 by upgrading the plastic safety and trigger guard to metal versions and using a heavier barrel at the request of the US Navy and US Marine Corps. The most significant change was the magazine tube that was closer in design to the Remington 870 by using a similar magazine cap that made maintenance easier. The 590 was an improvement upon this design that came about a few years later. In 1961, Mossberg rolled out their Model 500.
I did not feel under gunned with it then, and still keep one in a safe with a magazine extension, Remington factory top-folding stock, Rem choke system and Magpul forend with a surefire light. I was first issued a 5-shot 18-inch barreled Remington 870 Wingmaster while serving guard duty at the armory during a stint in infantry training school at Camp Pendleton. You can either pound the dimples out by inserting a socket head into the magazine tube, or simply drill them out. There are a number of ways to circumvent this issue, but it is our only real gripe with the 870. Probably not a major concern to the millions of duck and deer hunters who cannot legally use them on their 870, it has plagued those of us in the competitive shooting and self-defense realms. One of our gripes about the 870 pertains to Remington going with a dimpled magazine tube that inhibits the installation of a magazine extension.īe Prepared.
Image source: Īvailable in a variety of barrel lengths, finishes and furniture options, the Model 870 has a vigorous aftermarket dedicated to improving its performance.
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