Looking for a Good SD shotgun. Need some suggestions

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Mossberg 590 # 50668.

Add a light and you're done.
 
You can buy a 500 field gun (26 inch barrel with accu choke threads) with nice lookin' wood stocks for WAYYY under $350. Then buy you a 18 inch barrel for around a hundred. Now you have a choice of keep the long barrel for hunting or sports and the short for HD setup. Or you can sell the NEW 26 inch for near a hundred.

The reason I suggest this is that a short barreled 500 in simple plastic is nearly a hundred bucks more than a field gun for no other reason than the supply and demand thing and the gullability of the "tacky-cool" crowd of buyers.

Heck, I often see the field and short combo for the $350 of a short barreled gun.
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Or even less. Like here for instance:
http://big5sportinggoods.shoplocal....503823&rapid=0&listingid=-2085120135&offerid=

The Mossberg 2 barrel set is one of the great all time bargains. However, the OP specifically asked for a dedicated HD gun.
 
H&R Pardner Pump Protector

Sorry,

It's an all steel tank of an 870 clone made in China. (but so what isn't?) It costs about $229.95 at most chain stores, and on sale between $179-199 occasionally. Nearly all Remington 870 accessories/toys/parts fit, with exception of barrels. (but they will with a shim)
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Glad I bought mine. BTW, this gun has a little hump at the back of the receiver so it looks different from the 870, the Hawk industries clone doesn't have the hump if you like.
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However, the OP specifically asked for a dedicated HD gun
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I do realize that... thus my suggestion to sell the 26"... so he sells it for $80 and has a "dedicated" hd gun for $200... Leaves a bunch of money to break in his AMERICAN MADE MOSSBERG with a bunch of ammo and still be in his original budget for just the gun alone...;)

And if he keeps the long barrel, he is one crank of the retainer screw away from a respectable gun to practice point shooting at clays or game.

And he can always supply fresh protein sources if need be.

As for me... I have a 20 gauge with 18 inch barrel and it is my only HD firearm as well as my primary hunting gun... No long barrel and cylinder bore do give me handicap points for hunting but I know the gun's and my own limitations...

I am VERY satisfied with my abilities with this gun but it took many years, thousands of rounds of ammo and, yes, even the dreadful PGO grip, AR style stock before it ended up with a traditional stock configuration.

3 phrases come to mind... 2 are from Dave McC and one is ancient...
BA/UU/R (or similar) = BUY AMMO, USE UP, REPEAT
Know your gun like your tongue knows your teeth.
and finally...
Beware of the man with one gun... he likely knows how to use it...

Brent
 
Both the Mossberg 500 and the Remington 870 will fit the bill. I have one of each in 12 ga. and they both work flawlessly. While both sport 18 1/2" barrels for HD duty, they both also have longer barrels that can be installed in less than 5 minutes if I want to do some hunting with either of them. :cool:

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Mossberg on top, Remington on the bottom.
 
wow thanks a lot guys. i now have even more options to look into. that 590 looks like something id be into. im gonna check into that
 
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