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No. 103250
ID: 19518e
>>103245
>WarPlanRed is going to hate me for this, but I really don't like Mossbergs. I'm not impressed by the 500 or 590. They cycle like there is gravel in the receiver.
I had to polish mine a bit to be smooth, and the 590A1s with the thick barrels are super heavy. I tend to recommend old 870 Wingmasters, they can be found for $300 and they're by far the best built, smoothest, and nicest pumps for the money.
Might sell the 590 actually, now that I have a Wingmaster with a long barrel and a 12" barrel, I'm not sure I really have any purpose for the Mossberg. That or sell/trade it for a 535 3-in-1 combo, they're cheap, they shoot 3.5" shells, and come with everything you'd need to hunt any game with a shotgun. My 590A1 has been sitting around for a while, it's fun to take out sometimes because of the sights and how beast it feels, the pump stroke still makes me smile. Mossbergs, once polished, have the most distinct mechanical feel to them. It's like no other shotgun, and the sequence of smooth clicks and shlacks you get from pumping a 5** is just Adeptus Mechanicus bonerfuel. For that reason alone, I will probably always own a Mossberg.
>>103249
>Yeah, I've got a feeling that the 500/590 are just cheap work horses of the "good enough" kind. I'd prefer something more refined.
With a bit of work they're good, but my feelings for them have definitely cooled since my experience with 870 Wingmasters. Aside from the aforementioned pump feel.
>>103246
>I shot one sporting clays event (150 rounds) with the 870 and immediately bought a semi-auto gun.
This might be a downside to some, but I see it as an upside; the older Wingmasters are in 2 3/4" only. That does restrict your versatility a bit, but the upside is the pump stroke is shorter than pretty much any other production 12 gauge out there. It's fucking fast when you start getting the hang of cycling a 2 3/4" only action.
Definitely a plus if you're buying a pump that you never have the intention of using for anything that would require longer shells than 2 3/4".
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