Same here. I never thought I would buy or own a gun. Did some research and decided to buy a Mossberg 500 pump action shotgun which is cheap (~$500), reliable, easy for many different types of people to use, and relatively safe.
It’s also pretty easy to disassemble and modify if desired. There are some great step by step videos on how to do it and also there’s even a video game called gunsmith simulator thats pretty accurate (atleast for the Mossberg) which you can use to virtually disable and learn about your gun.
Congrats! Best choice for a shotgun to my mind. I have a Revelations brand from the 70s that’s the exact same gun, rebranded to sell in Western Auto Stores. It’s rattly and loose all over, cannot fail to function. Only malfunctions have been operator error.
You gotta practice though! Shooting is a perishable skill. You don’t want to spaz out and short stroke it, forget how to clear a stovepipe, be subconsciously afraid of the recoil, stuff like that. Speaking of, I need practice. Bought these stupidly powerful shells for another shotgun that wouldn’t work with regular loads. Now that’s all I have and it hurts.
I went for the 590 back in the day purely because you can mount a bayonet to it. Just to be silly. You know, knife-gun. On brand.
I’m sure you could retrofit a 500 for the same. The difference is the lug on the mounting ring on the barrel, and the tip of the mag tube cap is tapered to wind up being the same diameter as an M4 flash hider, what for to fit the ring on an M4 bayonet.
Same here. I never thought I would buy or own a gun. Did some research and decided to buy a Mossberg 500 pump action shotgun which is cheap (~$500), reliable, easy for many different types of people to use, and relatively safe.
It’s also pretty easy to disassemble and modify if desired. There are some great step by step videos on how to do it and also there’s even a video game called gunsmith simulator thats pretty accurate (atleast for the Mossberg) which you can use to virtually disable and learn about your gun.
Congrats! Best choice for a shotgun to my mind. I have a Revelations brand from the 70s that’s the exact same gun, rebranded to sell in Western Auto Stores. It’s rattly and loose all over, cannot fail to function. Only malfunctions have been operator error.
You gotta practice though! Shooting is a perishable skill. You don’t want to spaz out and short stroke it, forget how to clear a stovepipe, be subconsciously afraid of the recoil, stuff like that. Speaking of, I need practice. Bought these stupidly powerful shells for another shotgun that wouldn’t work with regular loads. Now that’s all I have and it hurts.
Totally. I go to the range once a week.
I also have been testing out different shells. Buying ammo is pretty confusing sometimes.
I went for the 590 back in the day purely because you can mount a bayonet to it. Just to be silly. You know, knife-gun. On brand.
I’m sure you could retrofit a 500 for the same. The difference is the lug on the mounting ring on the barrel, and the tip of the mag tube cap is tapered to wind up being the same diameter as an M4 flash hider, what for to fit the ring on an M4 bayonet.