longbough

Ziadel, it almost sounds like you're saying the 870 as a crappy gun.

Geez.

First it was the FAL vs. G3 now it's the 500 vs. 870 ... are you just trying to bait folks like me out to flame? (BTW - thx again for the last PM).

I prefer the 870 ...
I don't like the way a Moss 500 rattles when shaken ... The Rem 870 has a tighter/smoother action.

Rattling doesn't translate to unreliable, it's more a matter of personal taste because both guns will last.

If I wanted to be a technicality twat I could say that the rattling is as hazardous as loose change and housekeys in a tactical situation... lol.

The Moss 500 has a plastic triggerguard and safety button ... that just turns me off to no end. Apparently the military did have problems with safties breaking - hence the development of the 590A1 with metal parts instead. But it's not really an issue because the US dumped the Mossberg for the Benelli M4 Super 90.

Yes you can purchase metal replacement safety buttons - it's easy enough to fix, but as far as I am concerned, I should'nt have to.

Forend-mounted Surefire weapon lights are indespensible for the defense carbine and shotgun. Surefire makes forend replacements for both the Rem 870 and the Moss 500 ... the only difference is that, if you have a bayonet lug on your Mossberg you have to grind it down to install the light! With the Rem 870 you just swap out the forend.

I can use mag extensions with a Rem 870 - or remove them if necessary. With the Moss 500 you're probably stuck with either a factory standard or long mag since there's a barrel band that loops over top of the mag tube in many 500s.

But the 500 has its advantages, too. You won't go wrong with either gun IMO.

Your turn, ziadel.