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aren't the trigger guards now plastic?"
the
590A1 is the
only Mossberg 500 series pump shotgun to have an Aluminum trigger guard. The rest, including every .410 model 500 variant ever made, has always come with a plastic trigger guard. They are robust and it is
very uncommon for one to break (the exception may be the old style (
really old) locking tabs but only if reassembled improperly into the receiver).
You going to have a hard time finding accessories for the .410 Shockwave. I have one and I enjoy for the lightweight compactness, so I am leaving it as is. IIRC- the top of the receiver drilled & tapped but I am not sure anybody offers a rail that will fit the .410 receiver profile. Maybe one for a 12 would work, I honestly don't know. If you can attach a length of rail, then you have some options. I have a Streamlight TLR-8 (combo light/laser) on my 12ga Shockwave. I really like the set-up for running around my range at night with no ambient lighting and engaging randomly placed zombie targets
A very niche set-up but I have other shotguns/firearms for other purposes.