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Posted: 12/19/2014 10:25:51 AM EDT
| I have significantly more time on 870s than any other shotgun. I have been considering a Mossbeg 590A1 as my primary shotgun to replace my 870. I like several aspects over the 870, however I have noticed in the 8 different 590 and 500s that I have had the opportunity to shoot the mag springs are noticeably weaker that the 870s that I have used. Is this common? |
I'm 57 now...........so much for fancy CNC shit
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I have access to around 30 870 police magnums and 4 590s that I use for shotgun training. The 870s seem to break a fair amount of ejectors, shell stops that come unstaked frequently, and trigger groups/shell lifters that shit the bed. Not to mention the horrible rifle sights that were chosen over the bead at a time prior to ghost rings.
From my observations on a significantly smaller scale vs the 870 I have found the 590 to be a rather crude design with many parts easily replaced without a certified gunsmith. Better ergonomics, dual extractors, seemingly less complicated trigger mechanism, and the ability to get a sub $500 police duty rated gun with a drilled and tapped receiver and very rugged ghost ring sights is very appealing. The magazine springs being weak in every 590 that I handle does cause concern, but that is easily remedied. I did watch some interesting malfunctions on the 590s this week while teaching a shotgun school. It appears the weak springs cause the shells to sluggishly eject from the mag tube which cause some issues. |
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Yes, their mag springs suck and I highly recommend you replace them with Wolff XP springs. I did this with my Mossberg. It wasn't that old, probably made when I was a teenager, (it does have a serial number). I am a firm believer in changing springs if they weaken over the years, and many times they do. Brand doesn't matter much when it comes to springs. Springs are a consumable commodity, they will some times need replacement. Not always though. I have never felt the need to replace the mainspring in a 1911, for example. Of course, they are overly strong to begin with. Most tube fed shotguns with some years and some use on them will probably benefit from new mag springs. |
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