Mossberg 590A1 shotgun 12ga.

JBD said:
All of the name brand manufactures make decent guns, but one often overlooked feature of the Mossberg is the lifters are out of the way when reloading. Reloads go a little smother when you can just cram shells up the tube rather than push the lifters out of the way then push them in the tube. This might seem inconsequential. But when reloading under time and pressure doing one less thing is a little faster. And when it comes to the shotgun stages it often not about who can get the fastest split times but often is decided by who can stuff shells into the gun quicker.
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870P said:
This makes a considerable difference versus the 870, but is not a big deal when you're talking about some of the other designs that use a "lowered" lifter, at least not if you're not wearing gloves.
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is it a problem on a 870?
 
Excellent choice! You simply can't go wrong, it's built like a brick s**t house and very user friendly........lots of reasonably priced customizations. Very accurate.....
 
Thanks! It’s.never to late for more discussion.
Tamlin said:
I'm a bit late to the discussion, but here are my 2 cents: I love my Mossberg 590A1 shotgun! I keep things simple on it - just the stock 590A1 with no aftermarket modifications.

Initially, I debated between a Mossberg 590A1 vs Benelli SuperNova Tactical vs Remington 870. I went with the Mossberg 590A1 because its action release was located in a convenient spot (to left, right behind trigger guard). The SuperNova's action release was a bit forward of the trigger guard, and for me, it wasn't very ergonomical. I guess I need longer fingers. The action release on the 590A1 allows me to release the action much more quickly, which means loading a round in the chamber quicker should the situation requires it. As for the Remington, my local gun stores didn't have any Wingmasters and only have the Express so that was a no go, as the Express isn't known for reliability.

For SHTF situations, the 590A1 is the only shotgun to pass all the stress testing on the US military's 3443E test for what it's worth. It does mean a heavier barrel, and I definitely found the weight of the 590A1 compared to the 590 as well as the SuperNova Tactical to be noticeable. But after a week of dry fire practice, I got used to it. I also appreciate the metal trigger guard.

Disassembly, cleaning, re-assembly is pretty easy.

Overall, I highly recommend the 590A1. The shotgun right off the shelf fits me well, shoots well, and really great value for its price point.
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Most picked up a 590 a1 with ghost rings and speed feed stock, super impressed with how solid the gun is even went as far as to pony up for the stream light for end for it. Dont think I could go back to turkish shotguns again after agooti g this thing
 
Op congrats on the new Toy! All the 590A1's I've owned have been tough as nails and reliable.
The only neg is they get heavy lugging around in the woods for several hours and the Speed-feed stock is terrible for holding rounds in place while traversing over rough terrain. I actually prefer my 500 in the woods due to its lighter weight. However, none of them can beat my ~5lbs 12" Churchill pump for woods carry......but I digress
 
I had a 590a1 SPX and sold it to put an optic on my Stag10. I have serious sellers remorse. I sold it cheap with a lot of upgrades, really kicking myself for it now. I'm looking at buying another 590a1, gonna try the model 50768 this time around.
 
I have had the 590A1 and currently own both a mariner 590 and a remington police 870. Which one? There both really good shotguns. If you have never owned a Remington, and haven't developed a muscle memory for either, get the 590. The 590 has better ergonomics and you don't have to break your grip to operate the controls. It's a no brainer if you have spent a life time around shotguns. Unfortunately I have owned and shot the 870 forever. I instinctively reach for the safety and action release as they are positioned on the 870. So even though I prefer the 590, I am forever stuck with the 870 as my go to shotgun. My favourite shotgun of all time was the 590A1 with the 14" barrel. The 590 A1 comes with the aluminum not plastic trigger assembly. All 590's have the dual extractors and a replaceable ejector. The Remington has a single extractor and riveted ejector. Never had a problem with the 870 ejector, but if you did you would have to drill it out and get a gunsmith to solder it back in and refinish the receiver. I have never heard of anyone having a problem with the remington extractor so it may be a moot point. The mosberg 590 series cannot use standard mossberg hunting barrels, so it is difficult to swap them out and turn it into a hunting shotgun. So with the 590, for the most part, you are stuck with a short barreled modified cylinder choke. Whereas with the 870, it's pretty easy to source hunting barrels. So now you know why I have two.
 
The next shotgun on my wish list is the Mossberg 500 Retrograde with a heat shield. I love the look of wood furniture on a shotgun.
 
I'm not sure if it was mentioned already: the Mossberg 835 barrels fit perfectly to it so with a couple of hundred bucks on EE you can make your shotgun even more versatile.
 
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here are three neet old school ones
 

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