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Posted: 12/31/2001 12:07:17 PM EDT
| Anyone got one? how do you like it? is it alot better quality than the 500? How are the ghost ring sights? |
| I bought a 590A1 (the mil spec model with metal trigger guard parts). It is a very nice shotgun for the money. I got the one with the parkerized finish and it looks great! I have shot slugs through it with good accuracy and it feels like a very solid shotgun. I would get the ghost ring sights if I were you. I have heard very good things about them. I have the bead sight on mine, but I'm looking to put ghost ring sights on it. Enjoy! |
| Before I had an AR15 i had the M590. I have owned many shot-guns and this one is far better then anythin else including scattergun tech.....the only thing i didnt like was there are so many aftermarket products for the 870 not as much for the mossbergs...and with ghost rings no heat shield i also had the speed feed stock fast and easy reload... i loved it..but i sold it to get my AR..... |
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The 590A1 has a thicker barrel and metal trigger guard, but no heat shield, though I think the standard heat shield will fit on it, as there's a fair amount of clearance between it and the barrel on the standard 590's. I have inspected them closely and they are very nice, but I am sort of interested in the Benelli M4, which I have been told by the factory, will be imported stateside, but in what form they don't yet know. I'd guess it'll have options for either a standard stock w/ 7-shot feed tube or pistol grip w/5-shot tube, like the M1. Mainly, I like it that semi's are less punishing than locked breech designs. But the Moss 590A1 carries a fair amount of weight, so it might not be all that bad. It's definitely the AK of shotguns: feed it anything, shoot it 'til it glows, use it like a baseball bat, run over it with a truck, then repeat until you get tired - it won't. |
| I paid $369 for mine. The only thing I don't like about it is the location of the safety. I also have a 500, and I like the 590 better. the 590 just feels more solid for some reason. Definitely go with the ghost ring sights. I've taken the 590 dove hunting and had good luck with it. |
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I have one of the early ones. It was $200 10 years ago, and has the cheaper blue finish as opposed to the parkerized finish the fancy ones sport these days. I did have a little trouble with it. The heat shield flew off once during heavy recoil. I also has my front sight (a bead sight) disappear into the blue while shooting slugs (never quite figured that one out. One second it was there, the next, it was gone). In both cases, Mossberg was great about it and sent me replacement parts within about a week of my phone calls. I have never had any problems with it reliability wise, and the whole setup seems to run a little more smoothly than the Remington 870. Oh, do take care about letting your thumb ride up when you are shooting. The top-mounted safety can painfully chew it up. |
If your doing a lot of shooting then it's useful. I did a training day where there were 7 590s for 30 guys to shoot times 27 rounds a piece = 6090 rounds = I liked the heat shield as I was towards the end. And it was still DAMN hot. A heavier barrel will take longer to heat, and will retain the heat longer as well. Sherm |
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I (personally) have the 590A1 w/ghost ring sight and pakerized finished. Very nice shotgun, but the patrol car racks we have will only fit a shotgun with bead sights, so there is no way (without wedging it in) to secure the 590A1. I've pretty much stopped carrying a shotgun, and am carrying an AR or M16 instead. One guy I work with carries an M16, 870 with standard rounds and an 870 w/less than lethal rounds. |
The 590 A1 has a magnum 3" chamber as opposed to the 590's standard 3" chamber, if I'm not mistaken. BTW, doesn't the 500/590 series have alloy receivers? The most important part of the gun can't rust. That's a pretty nice feature. |
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