I have the Mossberg 500 Persuader/Cruiser with the 18" barrel. I almost went for an Ithaca Model 37 for my home defense shotgun, but for the price of a Mossberg, i couldn't resist.
Savage / Stevens 320. $200, works good and it's not good for anything else. I guess you could deer hunt with it, if your into that. Mine has rifle sights. I have no pride in ownership (Chinese) and wish I wouldn't have bought it, but it works good for the specific purpose. Sits in my bathroom closet as a last ditch defense for others to use if I don't come back from checking the downstairs, with my pistol.
I would never use it to check downstairs because the barrel would go through each doorway long before I did. If somebody is down there they would just grab the barrel.
Took it to a friendly trap shoot, everybody liked shooting it. You got to get on the clay pigeon fast.
I have always used the Remington line of shotguns, my father and grandfather used these and I learned to hunt with them, so every time I shoot a Mossberg I find that the safety is in the wrong place and couldn't get used to it.
I believe quality wise it is a Chevy vs Ford situation, you need to decide what location you like the controls in and go that route.
I honestly wouldn't waste money on a home defense shotgun. It just sits there and has no other purpose. 6 months after buying mine I purchased a M&P 15 Sport. Much more fun, much more pride in ownership, and has multiple purposes. I've also learned that buckshot will travel through a couple of homes, so there is no point in having it vs a rifle with home defense rounds.
That's just my opinion.
i have a couple HD pumps.Don't have a 870 but do have a 500. My HD guns are set up with 13" LOP buttstocks and i fitted em with Marbles tritium beads. Mossberg 500 cerakoted "battleship gray", Hogue overmolded forend, wood buttstock @13"LOP w/Hogue ez fit recoil pad, factory 18" barrel w/tritium bead
Put 1k rounds through a Mossberg 500 20 years ago. Sold it when I met my wife.
Picked up an 870 last year - the kids are older now - and just finished about 600 rounds through it.
No issues in either.
This time around I did a few mods. WC Mag extension and a Hogue 12" lop. I just picked up a .5" lop airtech limb saver. Looking forward to shooting some heavy stuff to see how much softer it is.
Had I found a good deal on the Mossberg this time around I'd probably have that now. I think both are a great choice.
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