Mossberg 500 vs remmington 870 vs dominion arms grizzly

[Kilo Charlie]

I say Mossberg 500. I have never owned an 870 myself as I have seen the problems my friends have had with theirs, such as extracting problems and extremely stiff springs in the mag tubes, even after 5 years of constant use. I have never had even one problem with my Mossberg. I also don't like the ergonomics and feel of the 870. The placement of the safety and slide release is just a pain in the ass for me. Everything about it seems awkward to me, but I attribute that to me having grown up using Mossberg shotguns and learning on them. They are good right out of the box and dont need any tinkering to make them smooth and efficient. YMMV

I agree about the ergonomics of the slide release and especially the tang safety. I will say though, that everyone I know who has an 870 Wingmaster loves it. The cheaper Express models seem to have the odd issue, but I'd say you can't lose with either gun. Myself, I got my Mossy 500 on sale 15 years ago for $110.00 and it may be the best deal I ever got on a firearm, save my first .22.

 

[beergut]

Je$u$ Cripes man!, just clean that poor shotgun already! And after you've done that please post a youtube vid of yourself throwing your Mossberg off a 30 foot cliff. By the sounds of your adventures and exploits you need to be in some form of a movie.

doesn't need it. its not like it fires a 1000 rounds a day. it might fire 30 a year if I find something worthy of a blasting.

it only gets a rinse after getting mucky.

I think i have a picture my fishing partner took of it getting across the river before i did.

 

[Kc.338Lp]

Its nice to see this thread , ive been rolling around the idea of a shotgun for 3 gun competition and possibly some duck hunting in the near future but with sooooo many and i mean THOUSANDS of new and used to chose from it makes it almost impossible to find one that i would want forever .

Ive been trying to find a decent winchester 1300 used but have come up empty , so i was looking at the 870 which i have tried before and liked it , other than a stiff racking action (it was NIB) the guy just got it , and recently have been looking at the maverick 88 just to actually get used to a shotgun .

I havnt had a chance to try a mossy yet but hopefully this weekend i can get a closer look ..

 

[POPS]

can,t go wrong with the mossy500.had mine over 20 years and never any problems. had a new 870 about30 years ago,shot it for one season and traded it for a winchester model 50 .great gun. have several ithaca model 37s. also great guns and trouble free.try out your choices and get what suits you best. choke tube models are a big plus.GOOD LUCK POPS