Bustin' clays with a 590

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MagnumWill

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I took my 590 out to the range a few days ago, and a friend of mine and I were having a ton of fun, we went through 50 rounds in about 5 minutes. That cylinder bore did just fine, but here's my dilemma:

I want to convert it to a 590A1, which will require a different barrel. Since they don't make longer barrels than a 20" (And I want a good 26-32" to bust clays with) Should I have a 'smith modify the old barrel for a longer length- or would I be spending enough money for that to happen to buy another gun for that purpose? I would be open for a cheap O/U, but it's fun when your friend hucks 9 clays in succession and bust them all. :D :cool:
 
How do you modify a barrel to make it longer? I may be wrong, but I believe the 590 barrel max is 20" and the 500 barrels do not fit, something about the magazine ring being in a different place. By the time you get what you want, it might be better to get an 870.

The 590 is cool (I have one - heat shield and bayonet lug) but it is not the most flexible platform.

Lee
 
Buy another gun.

Your fine shotgun is great as it is now. Get another Mossberg set up for what you want, the controls and "Chops" are the same so practice with one is practice with both.
 
The cost of a longer barrel and new mag tube (stock 500 set up) or the smith mods to a barrel, even the briley option are going to come in significant costs. Might cost well more than half if not more than the cost of a field gun from mossberg. A 28 inch Maverick 88 is under 200 bucks and has the chokes...
Brent
 
Longer barrel only helps with the MV and only just a bit. Mossberg does/did make barrels with the screw in choke tubes in the shorter lengths. Might be worth a search. Heck I bought a used 500 just because it had a rifle sighted smooth bore 22" slug barrel that takes factory choke tubes. Talk about an odd duck! Go to a skeet shoot with it and take pictures! You'll get very odd looks and a lot of questions. :)
 
3gun, I think his desire for longer barrels has little to do with MV and much to do with improving the "swing" of the gun... One bad habit that is hard to overcome with short guns is the tendency to try to stop the swing for the shot... Longer guns will "follow thru" naturally... I ain't a dirt dove shooter... Just a hunch... Yall that like to eat broiled dirt birds, feel free to set me straight.
Brent
 
Your perfect gun

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My initial thought behind it was that a 'smith could modify a 500 barrel to fit onto the 590. I know what your talking about, trying to "stop the swing". No worries though, I've got my eye on a O/U that'll suit my purpose. Thanks for the input!

(And I WISH i could afford that semi-auto :rolleyes: )
 
i shoot clays a lot with my Mossberg 500. i have both a 18'' barrel and a 26'' barrel. the 18'' barrel doesn't make a huge difference in performance. its noticeable, but not drastic, mainly due to the fact that i shoot mostly hand thrown clays that i throw my self and they probably don't make it 30 yards before i shoot them. at longer ranges thats when you want the longer barrel. I like shooting it with the 18'' barrel, but i usually use the longer one.

If its the swing you are concerned about, just shoot it with a bayonet on it... :D
 
Longer barrels smooth out the swing to keep it constant and on target. I prefer 30 or 32" barrels on my target guns. It would also be beneficial to use the heaviest gun you can - 8# or more - that will help negate recoil effects. If your current gun cannot accommodate a longer barrel, then I agree with Dave - get another gun with longer barrels......personally, I would opt for the O/U first, and a good semi second - both of those action types are easier to keep on the target line for that second shot.
 
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