Remington 870 vs. Mossburg 500

**sonrider657** · 01-15-08, 20:53

How does the Mossburg 500 compare with the Remington 870?

**Jay Cunningham** · 01-15-08, 20:59

IMHO the Mossy cannot touch the 870.

**Robb Jensen** · 01-15-08, 21:09

The only advantage I find in the 500/590 is for a left handed person. Other than that the 870 kicks it's ass in every way.

**HighSpeedDreams** · 01-15-08, 21:10

I loved my Mossberg.....never a single problem with it. I use an 870 for work and I am quite fond of that as well. I'm partial to the 870 because its a 14" where as my 500 had an 18".

As I said, never a problem with my 500 but I could never get used to the idea of having a plastic safety and a plastic trigger group.

Ask M24SHOOTER about his gorgeous Mossberg 930 autoloader that mimics the FN SLP shotgun at half the cost.

HSD

**TOrrock** · 01-15-08, 21:48

The 870 is the pump shotgun that everything else tries to measure up to.

I've had both Mossbergs and Remingtons over the years. The last 590 I had decided to start failing to extract during a 3 gun match.

After that, I stuck to Remingtons and haven't had any issues since.

**Buck** · 01-16-08, 01:16

870.... If your wrong handed they also make (made) one that is backwards just for you...

Buck

**Lumpy196** · 01-16-08, 10:35

The Mossberg has a nice safety and action release in terms of location. That said, an 870 Police or Wingmaster is substantially smoother cycling (read reliable) and more durable. I'll take the 870 every time.

**Packman73** · 01-16-08, 16:26

Both the 500 and 870 are great shotguns. Anyone that says different doesn't know.

**David Thomas** · 01-16-08, 18:05

The only mossberg 500 I have ever owned broke with very light use. I have never had any of my 870's break, regardless of vintage or model or round count. Also, I have never witnessed anybody’s 870 break.

I have seen 870's fail due to people putting them back together wrong after cleaning, but the gun cannot be blamed for that.

At the end of its life, the action on my 500 quit locking, i.e. at the shot the action would open without any help or influence from the shooter.

There simply is no need to settle for a mossberg nor is there any justification for doing so. The mossberg 500 is not an acceptable substitute for a shotgun, and I would never recommend one to anyone.