| REVIEWER | RATING & REVIEW |
 | Natchez (0)
05/30/2008 |  I paid about $200 at Walmart for a 20 ga. and have put over 3,000 rounds through it at the trap range and in the field without a hitch over the last two years. Mine has a plastic trigger and safety, which gave me some concern, but the lock up is steel to steel. Not a finely tuned mechanical marvel, but for a basic shotgun it is just fine. Make sure to keep it clean and take it apart and clean well every so often and it seems to work just fine. I do clean the barrel and chokes after each use, but have only disassembled the gun about 5 times so far. I have also shot about 500 rounds through the 870 wingmaster and the steel receiver and action are very well made and of fine quality. Probably a bit better than the Mossberg, but it did jam a couple of times, whereas the Mossberg has not jammed on me. But, the 870 was an older borrowed gun with a fixed full choke and so it may not be fair to compare. My advice, if you are deciding between the two, just pick the gun that feels best to you when you look down the barrel. The price difference between the 870 express and the 500 is not that much. Both guns are lower end serviceable pumps and should be viewed as such. May all your leads be true!
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 | kevinsimmons (0)
04/18/2008 | mossy is a great shotgun why hate on this gun 870 are old school and are great to so you guys with 870 dont hate ill put both to the test and let you guys know what i come up with ok so shut up big babys
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 | brandenjones (0)
03/02/2008 | i bought mine new and love it i think its the best gun u could have never any problems at all
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| jimmyjonesguyana (0)
02/27/2008 | Best shotgun I have ever bought. Never had a problem with it and
I use it for everything from waterfowl to upland bird to small game. I
highly recommend this shotgun for any serious shooter.
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 | jake2008 (0)
02/09/2008 | listen if you want an accurate, inexpensive, reliable, multipurpose shot gun, for a low price the choice is clear invest in a Mossberg 500 my father gave mine to me and it never EVER jammed in the whole 30 some years he used it and its never failed me either and we are frequent hunters deer, turkey, pheasant, grouse, duck, and goose i recently passeded it down to my 16 year old son and have yet to see the day it fails.
P.S. keep it clean, keep it oiled well and it will always come through... always.
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| jmckinley (0)
02/07/2008 | I have used Mossberg shotguns for 40+ years and only had two problems in all those years. I had a wood stock break on an old 835 I owned and just in the last two days which was my fault not the guns. I simply love these guns. i have killed sandhills, snow and Canadian gesse. ducks, quail, rabbits ..you name it with these guns. If your want a shotgun that will last a life time work like a jeweled clock and not break the bank a Mossberg 500 is the gun you need. Still the gun I use today and until I can no longer walk the game fields. Jess
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 | GHunt (0)
01/05/2008 | I have had a 500 New Heaven for 32 years. It has the adjustable choke. I shot my first 25 straight skeet nearly 31 years ago. I just went duck hunting last week and got a nice double when my buddys Berretta jammed. The only thing that I have replaced is the safey slide. Now after 10,000 rounds it is so smooth to cycle it neary does it on it's own. Considering it cost me 135.00 new I think you can see my reason for 5 stars.
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| Wyldebill (0)
12/29/2007 | I have had my 500 for 19 years. This gun has been all over the world and in every environment you can think of. It has never jammed; even soppin wet and caked with mud it will cycle and shoot. A few years back while I was living in Alaska and returning from a bird hunt, it took a dive off my 4 wheeler at 40 MPH onto a gravel roan then off the side of a mountain. It took me some time to remove all the little rocks from places I did not even know were on that gun. My 500 looks like it has been through World War III and I need to keep it oiled good to keep from rusting now that there is only bluing here and there. I still use the thing every weekend to either hunt or shoot trapthe darn thing is still going. I would not trade it for 10 Benalli autos as I know for a true face that nothing else will out perform what I have put that Mossberg through. Bottom line is you will not find anything this rugged and reliable for way less money than any other gun out there.Wylde Bill
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 | rangerr82 (0)
10/26/2007 | just bought a brand new 500 slugster in a 20g.
fully riffled with scope... i was looking for a light gun for the brush and this was it... very very happy... and a great price as well... you cant beat this gun for what its worth... 3 inch sabots at 50 to 75 yards is dead on for deer.... i see alot of not so happy people that have had these... i guess time with tell right... still this is a good gun and i look forward to buying another next year...
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| JustHunt (0)
10/08/2007 | Great gun no issues. I use this gun for hunting in swamps and other places that are just plain rough on a gun. I have had no issues with gun and for the price it cannot be beat.
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 | Remingtonshot (0)
10/07/2007 | Seems like the only people who dislike this gun are 870 owners. The people who complain about them go overboard and dont really say why its a piece of _____. Everyone else loves them. The Mossberg seems like a better gun to me, I have been pondering the 870 vs 500 issue for a while. After reading hundreds of reviews, I will buy the 500. Price is about the same but the Moss has WAY fewer quality problems. I think if you buy a 870 you are paying largely for the name, not worth as much as the 500. Just my opinion(and about 300 other reviewers of the 2 guns).
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| airman2001 (0)
09/21/2007 | I would take my Mossberg 500 against anyone with a 870 or a benelli and I will shoot just as good. I hunt with my buddy who has a 870 and his gun jams ALL thetime....all the while I'm pulling the birds out of the air. BEST shotgun for under 500.00 EVER!
As far as being a "gangbanger" or poor.......well...I'm no "gangbanger", but I ain't rich either. I like getting quality for my money. If Mossberg are buy sub quality parts to make the 500.....then they can because the design of the gun is that they don't fail in the field. I've had mine for 14 years now....and NOT once has it jammed, locked up, missfired,...or basically...NEVER failed me. Rock on for the common man!!!
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| KyVet (0)
09/11/2007 | I have a 500 I use for turkey hunting and a 590 that I bought when I was in the Marines. Its one of the lightist pumps you can buy and you can't beat the price. I know that alot of people rating this gun haven't had much experience with it because any one that has ever owned one and had a problem will tell you that the most common problem with a 500 (that has thousands or rounds through it) is barrel warp and problems with the action bars. When I was in the military we use to shoot these guns to death and the only problems that we would ever have was when a 500 has been pumped really hard for a long period of time. This would cause sticks in the action bars and sometimes it wouldn't cycle another round. Besides if you don't take a trip to the range alot and your using it for hunting or home defense you'll probably never shoot a 500 enough to have any problem with it. Good gun if your thinking about getting one don't let bad reviews stop you.
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| royalsultan (0)
07/25/2007 | I purchased mossberg 500 combo for deer and pheasant and i used it on the range to set scope and fired around 30 shots, the recoil is much better then 870, the feel is better, i would say its perfect for the price and the quality of the mossberg is better then Remington and benelli. I never had any problems with mossberg 500, I had Remington 870 super mag combo the problem is that Remington is not concentrating on quality of the product but they just want to sell their product without quality control and they have placed some defected products in the market as i had bad experience of ejection problem, pump getting stuck at times and the shell would be stuck in the chamber , thank god during the deer season my first shot was perfect heart shot coz when i tried to reload for followup shot the pump was jamed coz of the weather and the empty shell was stuck in the chamber.
I just hope Mossberg keeps up with the good quality and goog price.
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| pip486 (0)
04/09/2007 | I've owned a 500 for 6 months now, put over a thousand rounds through it skeet shooting. Very accurate and the price was unbeatable. To think people say 870s are much better quality and mossbergs are cheap is dumb. Never jammed once unlike my friends 870s in snow and variable weather conditions. Great buy all around!!!
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| deadpoet (0)
01/18/2007 | I won this gun at my first DU banquet five years ago, and have used it every year since. It's light and easy to handle whether shooting skeet, doves, squirells, or ducks. Keep it cleaned and oiled and this gun won't let you down.
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 | Silver Eagle 252 (8)
04/01/2006 | The Mossberg 500 was never marketed as anything but a no-nonsense, economical multiple purpose scattergun. It is reliable of cared for and very easy to shoot. Arguably not a family heirloom or competition gun, but a good value for the money. As to a home defense gun, I really don't think a burgler is going to care about how expensive the gun is when he/she hears you racking a shell into the chamber.
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| HBOWHUNTER (0)
01/24/2006 | HAVE OWNED A MOSSBERG 500 SINCE CHRISTMAS 1987. VERY GOOD GUN. HAVE SHOT THOUSANDS OF ROUNDS AT THE TRAP RANGE. ALSO HAVE TAKEN LOTS OF GAME WITH MY 500 FROM DOVE TO DEER. THE LAST DEER TAKEN WAS AT 102YDS WITH 24" RIFLED/PORTED RIFLE SIGHT BARREL. ONLY HAD ONE PROBLEM EVER WITH THE GUN AFTER ABOUT THREE YEARS AND 500 TO 1000 ROUNDS THE VENT RIB CAME OFF, CALLED MOSSBERG & THEY SENT ME A NEW BARREL NO CHARGE WITHIN A WEEK AFTER SENDING MINE TO THEM. I AM CURRENTLY LOOKING FOR ANOTHER SHOTGUN IN AN OVER UNDER MODEL AND I AM LOOKING VERY HARD AT THE MOSSBERG SILVER RESERVE. I WILL HIGHLY RECOMMEND MOSSBERG ANY DAY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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 | gunreviews3233 (0)
07/10/2005 | Its a very nice gun for its price. It is very accurate
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| CornCob (0)
07/29/2004 | Very reliable and cheap with good warantee. Comes with 3 choke tubes (mod,IC,full). A good beater gun. Would take it places my 1100 would never go. When I take a pump I still prefer my 870 Express (it looks better)but the 500 is a great Shotgun. If your going to buy your first shotgun get a 500 or an 870 can't go wrong with either.
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| SkeetShooter (0)
06/06/2004 | I've had a Mossberg 500 for twelve years and have put thousands of rounds through it with just one problem when I finally wore out the bolt lock pin last year. I wan going to fix it myself but becided to send it to Mossberg instead to have them check the whole shotgun. They repaired the problem, checked and cleaned everything, and even though it was well out of warantee, charged me nothing for the work. Other than that one problem, after years and years of shooting 3 and 3 1/4 Dram 1 1/8 oz loads, the shotgun is great! No missfeeds, no jams, no failure to eject and it's quick, smooth, and reliable. I prefer the 500s action and reliability over the Remington 870 that I also have shot. I use it for skeet, trap, sporting clays and home security. Great gun and very affordable.
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| jasguh05 (0)
05/20/2004 | Mossbergs always are cheap, don't buy it, they use cheap materials, buy a 870 or if you want an auto buy a benelli
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| Warden3000 (0)
03/27/2004 | Fun to shoot, economical, easy to clean, great for house defense. If I was a master trap shooter I would want a better grade. Like an H&H. But it's hard to drink champagne on a beer budget.
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| McUZI (0)
10/19/2003 | Crap rattletrap.
Mossy quality took a SERIOUS nosedive in the mid 80's... They brought it back up big time, but it is still markedly inferior to most every other domestic pumpgun.
Why bother.
Unless you are a gangbanger or broke and can't afford anything else, get an 870 or a Benelli Nova and be done with it.
Mosscrap is 2nd rate garbage, and the only reason uncle sam bought it was because Moss was the lowest bidder. Any shotgun that sees combat in todays armed forces (via Marines or SEALs) is either a Benelli M3 or an 870.
Trash, trash trash...
And if you "don't find this comment helpful", that means you are probably already stuck with one.
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| ryan_holt (0)
10/15/2003 | I have had one and was not very happy with it. not a big fan of the dual beads. i thought it was just too loose as i would shuck another shell in. dual beads flew off the end of the barrel 2 weeks after i bought it. the service was not all that great as far as repairs. look for something else.
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| tjkiller (0)
07/25/2003 | as far as pumps go it doesnt really matter who makes it.it just a manually cycled tube. the 500 is just that and the price is right. u need better quality for a auto.
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 | Kilowatt Bravo (0)
05/12/2003 | Don't waste your money, Mossberg has always been known as a cheap shabbily made firearm, just ask any reputabile gun dealer. If your only going to put ten or twelve rounds through it then shelf it for the next twenty years, Fine then buy a Mossberg. but if your serious about shooting the damn thing, spend the extra bucks for a Winchester or other repituable firearm maker.
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| hsabin (0)
02/20/2003 | The Mossberg is a great gun for shooting clays or for home defense. Its light, easy to shoot, accurate, and inexpensive to purchase. Great gun for women!
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| ausableangler (0)
02/11/2003 | I have one I've used for several years hunting ruffed grouse, pheasants and rabbits. It works like a charm. It is very reliable, light to carry, and fun to shoot. From woods to range, this shotgun can do it all.
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| Richard H.Suer Sr. (0)
02/06/2003 | Dingleberry is full of Buffalo Dunk,Guys! I used a Mossberg back in the Nam in 69-70 ( I was the Squads Shotgunner)...Never failed me My whole "Tour of Duty" (1 Yr.)!This Guy was Prolly just a Brown Stain back then....or is some Schoolboy,now with talk like that.Like to have him in "My Jungle"! Richard H. Suer Sr. GnySgt USMC,Ret.
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| Dingleberry (0)
04/11/2002 | One word say it all CHEAP!!
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| beazlebub (0)
04/10/2002 | excellent for torturing souls. Its kicks the shizzy out of having to get up and use a pitchfork. I could sit on the thrown and punch the clown with one hand and practice witht the other.
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| bigGayAl (0)
04/10/2002 | this beats anything sillyboyz! Me and my SIGNIFICANT other really enjoy using this :) not on each other naughty brain!
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 | REALComPtonG (0)
04/10/2002 | This is a tight bizzatch for bustn caps in the hood, nigga!
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| hotbellepowder (0)
04/10/2002 | I like the feel of it. Its not to common for womem to like shootguns!
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| MRBIGCAC (0)
04/10/2002 | home defence, nuff said!!!
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| Marinebuff (0)
04/10/2002 | Used it in action, never failed. Use it at the range and it delivers unstoppable performance. Best buy in its class hands down!
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| garyius (0)
01/06/2001 | Not the most pretty, or the best feeling, but always does the job in a workman-like manner.
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| Andy J. (0)
01/05/2001 | I like the location of the thumb safety (on the tang) and the slide release (behind the trigger guard) so you don't have to change grip to manipulate them. I will put ghost rings on it, eventually. I wish that they made the 590 with a bigger selection of interchangeable barrels and it would definitely be my #1 choice.
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| artbuf (0)
12/18/2000 | Excellent for low-cost, low-end firearm. Much lighter weight than the Remington or Winchester counterparts, but I found that the bolt assembly tends to score the receiver after very little use. Makes a good start scattergun, but I don't think I want to rely on it in the field.
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