Quality of Mossberg 500

[jswift]

Ok. I want another shotgun to coyote hunt, bird hint, and skeet shoot with. I cannons afford a very expensive gun and was looking at the Mossberg 500. I went to Walmart and they had one with 28" field barrel for $227. At my local BigR store they have a combo for 1$125 more. Is there a quality difference between the two since Walmart sells one?

 

[badmac183]

Nope they are the same shotgun.

 

[Leo]

Be careful to always compare apples to apples. Even though the action is really the same for any model, the combinations come in various flavors. One combination is a rifled slug barrel and a scope with detatchable stock comb pieces to make it a good slug gun and a 28 in changable choke bird barrel. Another combo might be a plain sight smooth bore slug barrel. Some have black composite stocks, some have wood, some have pistol grips, etc. If you look on their web site their are dozens of variations. My combo is not even shown. They must have put it together at the request of the large distributer. ( pretty common).
Think about what you want it for and select a gun or gun combo that meets your needs, THEN go price shopping. Good Luck and Happy New Year

 

[jswift]

Yeah I should have asked what the combo was. I just want a cheap shotgun for clays, plinking and next to the bed!

 

[sgreen3]

Same thing, My brother has one functions percet.

 

[EvilKidsMeal]

i bought a home defense/field combo a few years ago. 18.5" "breacher" barrel and a 28" ported barrel for field.

I hunted duck with it exclusively this season. it got me my first duck ever and many more after that.

if you plan on hunting and HD and that is the combo you looked at it, go for it. off season mine sits in the closet ready for intruders.

 

[FredMcIntire]

Walmart sells the combo for $287 around here. You might want to check their combo price, or have them check stock at a different store.

The Mossbergs are excellent guns !

 

[WC Deer Hunter]

Mossberg makes a good shotgun. They sometimes have cheaper looking stocks and such but that does not affect performance in anyway. My local Walmart sells the Mossberg maverick 12 GA for $187. FYI you can also pick up a Stevens made by Savage for around $200 all day long too. They are also a good shotgun.

 

[jswift]

Yeah they have the Maverick 88 as well but thought I would be better off with a Mossberg.

 

[Kaiser]

great gun you can not go wrong with a 500 I have 2 i use mine for home defense birds rodents(4 legged) deer both slug and muzzle loader. great shot gun

 

[Fordtough25]

Love my Mossberg! They run like a champ.

 

[ISP 5353]

Bought a Mossberg combo for my son this Christmas. It was used and purchased from another INGO member. It has been a great shooter so far. I would not hesitate to buy another.

 

[WC Deer Hunter]

Yeah they have the Maverick 88 as well but thought I would be better off with a Mossberg.

The maverick is made by mossberg that's why i mentioned it.

Maverick Arms

 

[jdklvans]

the 500 is a great choice for the money and they're dependable too.

 

[Mgderf]

There may be better(and more expensive) but notice, out of all the replies, there's not one negative.

My first shotgun was a Mossberg 500 12ga.
I currently own the 500 model in 12ga., 20ga, and in .410.
I also have the .50cal m/l barrel for the 12ga.

Yes, Mossberg makes a good shotgun. They also make some pretty nice rifles.

 

[Mr Evilwrench]

My first 12ga was a 590 (7/8 + 1, heat shield, kinda thing) and I've since picked up a 500 with a breacher standoff. Thinkin ghost rings. I've put side folders with pistol grips on both, mostly for storage. Wouldn't premeditatedly fire them folded

 

[jswift]

Well the non combo 500 is only $40 more than the Maverick 88.

 

[Zoub]

Is there a quality difference between the two since Walmart sells one?

Myth/urban legend.

The shotguns sold at Walmart are the same guns coming off the same production line for all the brands they carry. Sometimes they have special runs of models unique to them but still the same gun.

 

[joemich1911]

Spend the extra fifty dollars and buy remington. This is a test i always show customers looking at mossberg and remington, grab the forend and give it a wiggle, notice how much slack and play that the mossy has. In my opinion the remington is a much higher quality gun for a mere fifty dollars.

 

[paddling_man]

Spend the extra fifty dollars and buy remington. This is a test i always show customers looking at mossberg and remington, grab the forend and give it a wiggle, notice how much slack and play that the mossy has. In my opinion the remington is a much higher quality gun for a mere fifty dollars.

Seem like an odd thing to show them when you could also explain to them the difference in having two extractors with the Mossberg, the difference in the shell lifter operation and which safety works best for them... especially if they're a lefty.

The forearms of Mossbergs are wiggly. Remingtons are more prone to short stroking.

Much bigger issues to worry about than a wiggly forearm though, to the uninitiated, it would be a great way to get someone to spend an extra $50 in the store.