Help finding a new barrel for Mossberg 590 Tactical

[inchrisin]

Hey all,

I'm looking for a new barrel for my Mossberg 590. It's a 20" barrel with an 8 shot mag. I'm looking for something for deer season and squirrel season. Is there something out there that's rifled and accepts chokes? $200-300 hopefully.

 

[Bigtanker]

What barrel do you have now?

I think the 590 barrel is the same as the 500 so the options are vast.

If it's rifled, a choke isn't needed. There is the option of a rifled choke though. If you have a smooth bore already, it's fine for everything but deer.

 

[99zhuggerz99]

For deer season I would look at a cantilevered slug barrel. Dedicated and any scope will not have to removed and installed just for a barrel change.

I agree any 500 barrel should fit. But I’m an 870 guy so don’t hold me to that comment.

 

[Chalky]

Many deer have been taken with smooth bore barrels and rifled slugs. Have had them be just as accurate at 50 yards as rifled barrels. There have been more than a few articles on the subject. Agree rifled is better especially if you want to shoot 100 yards or more.

 

[snorko]

You have the 8 shot version so standard 500 barrels WILL NOT FIT.

A way around this wuould be to replace the mag tube as well. But a new barrel and a new mag tube kit will probably get you close to the cost of a new gun.

 

[Old Bear]

You have the 8 shot version so standard 500 barrels WILL NOT FIT.

A way around this wuould be to replace the mag tube as well. But a new barrel and a new mag tube kit will probably get you close to the cost of a new gun.

This is a fact. The 8 round magazine will not accept a regular 500 slug barrel. It will accept a 20" smoothbore barrel, but you already have that. Mossberg MIGHT make a slug barrel to fit the 8 round mag, but I have never ran across one.

If rifled slugs are not going to be long range/accurate enough for you, you would be better off buying another slug gun.

I hunted most of my youth with a smooth bore and rifled slugs. Never had a problem bagging deer with that combo. Always had great luck with Brenneke rifled slugs. I think they were called Rottweilers.