However, it is built like a tank and it just….well…works! It is fairly obvious that the Mossberg 500 is a bit more “clunky” than the Remington 870 and it has fewer options for upgrades. Their differences are the pros and cons of each.
Yes, I’m talking a lot about the Remington 870 in a Mossberg 500 review… that’s because it is difficult to address one without comparing it to the other. However, with Remington’s quickly deteriorating quality control, the Mossberg 500 might just be the choice for you! The 870 has always been a bit more refined and smoother to me. Mossberg 500 – Our Takeįull disclosure: I’ve always been a fan of the Remington 870. Mossberg 500 FeaturesĪllowing for easy customization of the Mossberg 500 pump action. The Remington 870 is more refined but the Mossberg 500 is surely the work-horse of the two shotguns: the Mossberg 500 is the only one adopted by the military as a shotgun. At first, the Mossberg 500 had reliability issues with its original single action bar design but the 500 now has twin action bars as of the expiration of Remington’s patent on the design. The Mossberg 500 isn’t a “copy” of the 870, but it was sure introduced to compete with it. Although the Remington 870 is known to be the most popular pump action shotgun with 3 million sold by the 1980s, Mossberg caught up in sales at a later date (although in a faster time from first being available for sale). The Remington 870 was introduced 10 years earlier in 1950.īoth the 870 and the 500 have been American staples – they are both the leaders in pump action shotgun sales. The Mossberg 500 is a pump action shotgun that was first introduced back in 1960! The 500 has sure been around a while… but not as long as the Remington 870 pump action shotgun for which the Mossberg 500 was introduced as competition.
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