Anybody using Mossberg 500 for Home Prot

[MPA 0]

I recently got Mossberg 500 tactical. Have some reservations, weak rails, sloppy action. Anybody have alot if rounds thru one? Feedback?

[checko 180]

I've got a 590a1 and have the opposite reaction. *shrug*

[Old Dog 19]

Owned one with about 3000 round through it with no problems. They shake, rattle and roll which is what makes them reliable. However, in a typical sized home I found a handgun to be a much better choice for many reasons after taking a few defense courses. It seems that on the internet people just repeat what they read about recommending a shotgun and a lot of people are attracted to them for their power, belief that they will not penetrate walls as much or that they do not require much training or marksmanship to hit your target. All it took for me was to practice in my home once to realize that in certain sections I would hit the wall if I had to spin around 180 degrees to engage a target and that I had to lower the shotgun every time I needed to open a door, flick a light switch or use my cell phone to just name a few things that I needed one hand free for. I also saw many a homeowner bring their home defense shotguns to shotgun matches only to see them forget to rack them after the first shot under the simple stress of time. Very easy to shoot at the range but when under stress you need a lot of practice to be good with one.

 

A shotgun would be good for a safe room in a home and that is how I used mine. I kept it in my safe room but kept a 1911 .45 in my night table. Much easier to negotiate the house, open the sliding glass doors, etc. with one hand free. YMMV

[lunker 274]

I recently got Mossberg 500 tactical. Have some reservations, weak rails, sloppy action. Anybody have alot if rounds thru one? Feedback?

 

Welcome to Mossberg.

Think of it as a 1911 GI 45. It sounds like a spray paint can when you shake it, but it always works.

For a few hundred more though, you can get a gun that doesn't look like hammered shit, and is equally reliable.

[Adam 6]

Love my 500..

[Ray Ray 3,566]

Yes

[Scrap 4]

I would say a large portion of those implementing firearms in the home defense plans use a Mossberg 500 brother.

 

 

As far as weak rails and sloppy action, I believe my esteemed colleague above who noted the 'shake, rattles and rolls' is correct - the Mossberg has really loose tolerances to make it super reliable, so it has some 'give' to it. When I was brand new to buying firearms a kid at Dick's Sporting Goods tried to show me how bad a M500 was with the shaking tolerance... I did my research and found its actually quite desirable (Think of how finely tuned a Ferrari must be, but a loose screw grounds it completely).

 

So I would say unless you are experiencing genuine critical malfunctions or have parts damage, just give it a nice good cleaning and lubrication and put it back together real good and see how she goes.... I would surmise its going to be just fine.

[BarkNBite 15]

My 500 is 42 yrs. old and runs like the day I bought it.....

[67gtonut 847]

My next purchase....

[Night Prowler 0]

Pistol grip with many rounds out of it now and no complaints.

[MPA 0]

Yeah i just got one and that shake and rattle kind of freaked me into kinda saying to myself sell it it sucks. But your input makes sense so i just ordered light and shell holder. Guess ill keep till i get bored of it.

[BarkNBite 15]

IMO.....you won't be sorry......it's a work horse.

Used by our military as a door buster....

[71ragtopgoat 23]

Got the HD /field combo 500 with breach barrel. Like the above poster mentioned. I find a 45 JHP to be just what the doctor ordered.

Should ye old 500 be needed though she's ready.

[Musiqsoul84 0]

My second shotgun purchase and I love it.

[Clintoon Eastwood 2]

Love mine, I don't know the round count but, I freakin love it

[DaddyNick 408]

awesome gun. no frills but will do the job and then some.

 

Nick

[scarecrow 0]

I recently got Mossberg 500 tactical. Have some reservations, weak rails, sloppy action. Anybody have alot if rounds thru one? Feedback?

This why I no longer own any Mossberg's. IMO they pail in comparison to my Winchester 1300 defender.

[cigarsnscotch 0]

I have a Mossberg 500 and although I don't have a lot of rounds through it I also have the opposite reaction than you. I have read though that the wiggle on the forend is just the way the Mossbergs work. No qualms about my purchase, it goes bang!

[RecessedFilter 222]

I've had many Mossbergs for a few years now and wouldn't choose another brand. I have probably close to 20,000 shells through one of them (my work horse, obviously) and it's still going and will continue to.

[brocglock23 4]

I really liked my mossberg but decided to part ways with it to fund other things. Wasn't my favorite gun but I can't complain about it either. I'm sticking with my PX4 for home defense.

[Recon Racoon 49]

I have one with the 18 1/2 inch barrel. I keep it next to the bed ready to go. Plus its the only thing I have besides a bolt action rifle.

 

I used it to shoot some skeet (28 inch barrel is pretty accurate) and I love it. Only thing I would change on it when at home is a forearm with a flash light. Other than that I have no complaints.

[W2MC 1,699]

Yup - that was my complaint with the one I used to hunt with; it rattled when you shook it. BUT - it was:

 

- Cheap to own

- Light to carry (has an aluminum receiver vice the Rem 870's steel)

- Safety on top (VERY important for the lefties - like me)

- Easy to clean; but you don't have to...shoots fine with dirt, twigs, etc. in the action.

- Utterly reliable - pull trigger, gun go 'bang' every time

 

However, I traded it away towards the double I've hunted with for the last 15-20 years..

The double is lighter, more elegant, and I don't have to pump the shells thru the action to unload it.

[MPA 0]

Thanks guys awesome stuff!!

[AlDente67 563]

I love mine, although i haven't had the chance to put more than a few dozen rounds through yet.

 

Funny day when we were shooting various things at my friend's place (he has his own private range in his yard - gotta love Pennsy). We were attaching paper targets to a plywood mount and then shooting different pistols and rifles for a bit. Then, my friend grabs the 500 and lines up a shot from about 30 feet at the "target on the right". Not only did the "target on the right" vanish, but so did the mount.

[bry@n 195]

Only reason I sold mine was to upgrade to a 590a1. 500's are great in expensive shotguns

[va_bank 0]

It's the same reason I didn't buy one (went with Benelli), but I'm sure the play doesn't affect it's operation. I have shot a few of these that didn't belong to me, with the same results as other shotguns.

[buell508 6]

I had one as a kid given to me by my dads uncle well used. loose as a goose but always worked,never cleaned.

BTW it only had one rail.

[Hare Trigger 0]

IMO, the best pump gun for the $!!! I own two, my first is about 25+ years old and is actually a Maverick 88 which is made by Mossberg (one rail & a trigger guard mounted safety), this gun has bounced around in duck blinds, the bottom of my canoe, dropped in the Raritan River in January (flipped the canoe), & killed many deer, ducks, geese and a few turkeys and has performed flawlessly! I would pick that over an 870 any day!!!

[JDemented 0]

What is the average price of a Mossberg 500? I am looking for one and cant find any for sale less then $500... I heard the average price was suppose to be around $300? I want to sell my H&R Ultra Slug 20g and get the Mossberg 500 12g

[Hare Trigger 0]

Buds Gun Shop lists a 12ga 500 combo, 28" accu choke bbl & a 24" rifle site/rifled bbl for $351. You should be able to find a standard 500 with a 28" bbl for about $275.