Mossberg 590 vs. Remington 870

Come clean. Everyone knows the reason they wan't the 590A1 is the bayonette lug. Unless you plan beating anyone or antyhing to death with the thicker barrel walls, who needs them?
 
Actually, the reason I wanted an M590 is because that is what I carried in the Corps back in the day. They had a bayonet lug on them then too so mine has one on them today. Same goes for my M870. Just as the 870's I carried when I first came into the USAF in 04 had the extended magazines with the bayonet lug magazine clamp, mine has one on too. Not planning to do a drive-by bayoneting but for historical correctness...and ******* off the libs.:D
 
Everyone knows the reason they wan't the 590A1 is the bayonet lug.
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YES!!!

I am trying to decide as well on this question. I just finished watching the Magpul video on tactical shotguns so I think the remington platform excels in slug changeovers. But the mossberg can hold 3 extra rounds and has a bayonet.
 
Both are great shotguns.

I have used both extensively.

I like the 870 better, only because it feels a little more solid and well built to me.

I have a friend with a Mossberg that swears it's the best shotgun ever built.

I don't think theres a wrong answer here.

Pick the one you like and never look back, or just buy both and do a youtube comparison video.
 
The 590 SPECIAL PURPOSE and 590A-1 have Parkerized receivers. You CANNOT Parkerize aluminum.
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It's pretty obvious you don't own one, but you can google it and find 1000 posts saying the receiver is aluminum, or you can continue to believe it's steel. I touched a magnet to my 590A1 receiver and guess what, it doesn't stick. Who says the receiver is parkerized anyway? The barrel is parkerized.
 
The fastest current production pump action, based on breaking 7 hand thrown clays, is the 500.​
IMHO, that's the expertise of the shooter not the quality of the gun. Do you really think the gun was 'fresh-out-of-the-box' from Big-5? Using that as a reason to buy a gun makes about as much sense as buying a car brand because it's A NSACAR winner.

If you really want to buy a gun based on performance, check out Perazzi's standings at the last Olympics. You can get a gun just like the champs use. Since many "tactical" shotguns either are converted to sporting uses or become closet queens, does if really make a difference between Mossberg or Remington?

Case on point: Many years ago, one of my business partners wanted a HD shotgun. He'd shot some Skeet with one of my O/U and exhibited exceptional hand-eye coordination, so he wasn't a total shotgun newbie. He did a comparison and eventually selected a Mossberg based on price. He shot a few rounds of Skeet with it and assured me that he's shoot it enough to maintain proficiency. I didn't hear anything about the Mossberg for several years. When he was remodeling his home, on a seaside bluff, he taken the neglected Mossberg out of the closet only to find it badly corroded. I tend to think his wasn't a unique case.
 
The prior "modern" record of 6 hand thrown clays was done with Winchester SXP. The new record with the Mossberg 500 was set fall 2010. You can't go wrong with the 500.
 
No, you can't parkerize aluminum, however, you CAN anodize it most any color to match parkerizing which is what Mossberg does. Sorry but Mossberg receivers are not made out of steel, be it an A1 or not.
 
I just did a bit of research - it is the Remington Tactical that has a steel receiver, Mossberg 590A1 has aluminum, anodized receiver.
Jack Black and USMC Grunt are correct, I was wrong and I stand corrected.
No I don't own a 590, I've owned a 500 20" Persuader and currently own a 535 with a variety of barrels. My HD shotgun is a Remington 870 Marine Magnum. Sorry for the confusion.
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Personal preference...

I hunt deer with an old 870 express. I find the pump rattles less on it than my 590s.

I have 3 590s. As far as a buckshot hose, I feel the 590 is superior.

590 family pic.

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go where people shoot alot, trap field,skeet range,five stand and count how many mossbergs you see? where i shoot all the aboved games,400 rounds a week is not alot. i shoot two rem 870,s,a TC, and a TB along with a old 1100. out of 75-90 shooters not a mossberg is on the line. years ago i used a mossberg in .20ga to hunt small game and it was a good shot gun for hunting, shooting 2-3 boxs a year it will last a life time,but it is not for high volume useage. eastbank.
 
I don't like pistol grips on shotguns and I don't trust safeties. But if you do, you probably want an 870 - the 870's safety is on the trigger guard, and the 590's is on the tang, where it's impossible to manipulate with the firing/trigger hand.

I have had a 590 for 10+ years now and like it. I looked at 590A1's at a gun shop the other day and was impressed with the width of the barrel walls. I don't imagine I'll ever bayonet anyone (to begin with, I don't own a bayonet) but Murphy has a way of making things break/bend/dent at the worst possible times, and the 590A1 looked more durable/idiot-proof. If I had it to do over, I'd buy the 590A1 over the 590. The 590 is nothing to sneeze at, however.
 
The closest I've come to buying one of these was the heft each in the store. The Remington felt far more comfortable in my hands and shouldered, which would probably push me over to it. Have never shot either gun, though.
 
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