To buy or not to buy a Mossberg 590A1 Class III

I swapped my 20" 590A1 for a 14" 590A1 years ago, and at this point, I'm never getting rid of the 14", I'm just buying more Mossbergs.

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GARY56 said:
I had a Fabarm Martial 14" barrel - wasn't a fan and sold it.

Specifically the loading gate much prefer my Mossberg.
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I kept my Fabarm and sold all 3 of my 590A1's. Great guns, but I realized they were pretty much useless to me not having chokes.
 
GARY56 said:
Was at the Riders Lions game last week - good game might have been different outcome with Harris in lineup.
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Your 'new' owner is doing great stuff, and you've got an excellent QB in Adams Jr. I was at the Rider Argo game the week before, getting ready to watch tonights game from the comfort of home. Cheaper beer if nothing else.
 
For non-bird hunting, non-skeet shooting, a 14 inch barrel is pretty much the sweet spot. If you're looking for predator defence (pretty much any predator) you won't find a handier, more accomplished firearm. They won't trip you up in thick brush, they don't snag and they're faster to shoulder. The recoil thing is a bit of a red herring, as proper technique is pretty much everything in shot gun shooting anyway. I knew a 5'6" 110 pound Croatian girl whose favourite shotgun was an SP-10, she was quite awe inspiring in every way, including mag dumps from a ten gauge. If she can handle a ten gauge, a grown man can handle a 14 inch 12 gauge.
 
enefgee said:
For non-bird hunting, non-skeet shooting, a 14 inch barrel is pretty much the sweet spot. If you're looking for predator defence (pretty much any predator) you won't find a handier, more accomplished firearm. They won't trip you up in thick brush, they don't snag and they're faster to shoulder. The recoil thing is a bit of a red herring, as proper technique is pretty much everything in shot gun shooting anyway. I knew a 5'6" 110 pound Croatian girl whose favourite shotgun was an SP-10, she was quite awe inspiring in every way, including mag dumps from a ten gauge. If she can handle a ten gauge, a grown man can handle a 14 inch 12 gauge.
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The longer barrel, the tighter the choke=more felt recoil. A 14" cylinder bore is a piece of cake.
 
762Availlability said:
However, my friends and family say that the novelty of the short shotgun does not survive its lack of utility and that I would be better of with the Magpul version as its a full lenght shotgun with better ergonomics. What do you think?

Thanks for the input,

762
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I’ve got shotguns with barrels from 12.5” to 30” and my 14” & 20” see the most use, especially for hunting small game. There is no novelty involved, the 14” and 20” with chokes are the best.
Arcosdad said:
See if you can find a used Fabarm. Smoothest, best built import I've ever handled. NATO standard. New ones are outa sight. I sold mine for under $700 and wish I hadn't.
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Yeah Fabarm make a hell of a shotgun, smoothest action out of the box. Mine is a never sell shotgun.
 
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