The Mossberg Model 500: History & Disassembly

[Hunter07]

I think I paid $179 + sales tax for my Mossberg 500 12 Ga., back in the early 1990's.

First designed and marketed in 1962, Mossberg’s Model 500 pump-action shotgun is a popular arm, due no doubt to its well-balanced combination of affordability and quality. The “modular” nature of the Model 500 product line certainly doesn’t hurt either, and a dizzying number of barrel and stock options allow users to make a single Model 500 into either a pistol-gripped cruiser model or a 28"-barreled bird gun by simply switching out a few parts.

https://www.americanrifleman.org/con...IAby7jutY50OSI

[Redemption]

I have several. They are solid and run forever.

[bill3542]

I have a Mossy 590SP.... it's not for ducks or bunnies, more like close-in and personal work.

[Hunter07]

Originally Posted by bill3542

I have a Mossy 590SP.... it's not for ducks or bunnies, more like close-in and personal work.

I would like one of these....

https://www.mossberg.com/product/590...rograde-51665/

[ashhoe]

Originally Posted by Hunter07

I would like one of these....

https://www.mossberg.com/product/590...rograde-51665/

I have (oops, had) a 590A1, the one with the good sights, not the funky spx or whatever sights.
But this retro one is on the short list, if I rebuild my collection that is.
Still not a fan of that weird rear sight though.

[Hunter07]

Originally Posted by ashhoe

I have (oops, had) a 590A1, the one with the good sights, not the funky spx or whatever sights.
But this retro one is on the short list, if I rebuild my collection that is.
Still not a fan of that weird rear sight though.

I dunno what my reasoning is but, I also like the Mossbergs with a 'heat shield'. Probably because NY Rep. McCarthy thinks they're "a shoulder thingy that goes up". I dunno.

I don't know much about Mossberg Rifles, handguns or semi-auto shotguns but, I do know that their pump action shotguns are robust, and come in just about any configuration one can think of.

I once owned a Coast To Coast Master Mag 12 Ga. (it was nothing more than a Mossberg 500 with the Coast To Coast Hardware badging). It was as good, if not better quality (wood, blued steel, smoothness), than my current Mossberg 500, and had a 30" barrel w/Full choke. I was a dumb ass for selling it.

[GBob01]

I will be looking for a 500 (in .410) this weekend at the funshow.
Only other Mossburg I own is an old Westernfield labeled semi-auto .22lr. Picked it up from a garage sale as a teenager.

[flashy]

I still own a 590 that looks like the new retro ones, no ghost sight. My favorite shotgun was a mossy 500 because they got the best tang safety and light to carry, sold it to friend who died never was able to get it back.

[Sanders]

My 590 with Magpul furniture and some other doodads.