I have shot countles rounds through my siver reserve and have had none of the problems i hear some people talking about.This gun swings gtheough and mounts like a dream come true.I have owned severa o/u and this one is the best so far.
shane

I purchased a 12 ga Mossberg Silver Reserve sporting version (ported), and a Silver Reserve hunting 20/28 combo yesterday to iiusefor sporting clays. I have read the horror stories aboiut problems with these and went out today to try both out.I fired a box of shells thru the 28 and the action was stiff and the trigger pull atrocious, but it fired in all selections and I think will be fun to shoot. The 12 ga is going back to Mossberg Monday because although both barrels fire ok when selector picks the lower one first, there is no "bang" when the top one is selected for firing first. This type of "no fire" problem was noted in on line reviews a year ago, I assumed that

Mossberg would have addressed the problem, but I was wrong. There is no excuse for a shotgun leaving the factory that wont fire! I like the appearance, feel and price, but have nothing good to say about its reliability. Flyfisher in Kansas Update: After 5 1/2 weeks, and many calls and e mails, I finallygot the gun back. No letter, no note, but gun fires now..but doubles" with hot loads. Cant recommend either the gun or the company.

I purchased this gun in November of this year. I really like it. It shoots well. A couple of times while I was getting to know the gun, I had the same problem as every one else. One of the barrels wouldn't shoot. I took it apart and cleaned the grease off of the reciever parts and put it back together and then it seem to work very well. The first Saturday in January, I went to a shooting event and it appeared as if it were giving me problems again. One of the helpful team mates suggested I wasn't breaking the barrel far enough to actually cock the firing mechanism. This worked well the rest of the night as I had no further problems. Tonight I read on a review that this was indeed the case and so this might help all who have problems with the gun. I also read a piece written by a gun smith that the receiver mechanisms need to be oiled with good oil. I will definately oil mine and take very good care of it. Thus far I have put over 500 shell through it. I will follow up this review later on this year.

I bought my Silver Reserve O/U in August of 08 and fired less than 25 rounds through it when I noticed the barrel selector switch would not move. I sent it back for repair.  I have read about firing pin problems but haven't noticed any up to this point. I did notice the poor quaility of the machined parts.  The choke tubes were extremely burred and sharp  to the touch.  I couldn't tell about the shot pattern.  The gun was hard to open and close and the blueing was not up to par in opinion.  I ma excited to get the gun back to see how it shoots,  The like the overall look of the gun. 

Had shotgun since July and top firing pin broke after 600 shots is still under warrentee will send in for repair.

I wanted to try out an O/U for small game hunting (never owned or shot one before), so, due to limited funding, I bought a 20ga SR. Right from the outset, the bottom barrel wouldn't fire if the top barrel was fired first. The trigger felt loose, like it wasn't engaging the sear. I could get it to eventually fire by moving the safety back and forth a few times, or by jiggling the trigger (COMPLETELY UNSUGGESTABLE). This did not happen the other way around (bottom, then top). I figured the problem was due to a burr or excessive grease in the sear.
Not wanting to wait for my gun to come back from the repair center (many people report 2 - 3 month wait), I removed the stock, and found the left sear (called inner trigger in the Mossberg manual) wasn't moving freely. I removed the sear pin and both sears (move the floating portion of the trigger assembly all the way back to wiggle them out sideways). The right sear (lower barrel) worked fine, so I checked to see what difference between it and the left side was. I found that the pivot hole in the left sear was a tad too small, and bound up on the pin. Even with the pressure from the sear spring, it did not fall down and out of the way to allow the upper portion of the trigger assembly to engage the other sear. Moving the safety or the trigger back and forth jiggled the mechanism until it fell far enough to allow the trigger to engage.
Both sears start in the upper position when the hammers are cocked, so there was no problem when the lower barrel was fired first. Since there was nothing blocking the engagment of the trigger, the right sear would freely fall out of the way after firing to allow proper engagement of the left sear and consequent firing of the upper barrel. I suspect this may be a similar problem for those who experience one barrel not firing after the other is fired first.
I didn't want to open the hole up drastically (too loose would create too much play and possible hammer release prior to pulling the trigger), so I took a set of small diamond barrel bits from my Dremel kit, and checked to see which was the closest in size to the pivot hole. Working up from the smallest size (my set increases in 1/4 mm increments), I found the one that fit snugly (like the sear pin) in the pivot hole, and twisted it by hand to open the hole up enough to allow it to swing freely on the sear pin (NO DREMEL HERE). After reassembly, function testing, and about 1500 rounds, both barrels fire reliably and accurately.
I'm pleased with my purchase, but I don't think Mossberg should let these things out to the public without fully function testing them. The problem with my gun surely would have presented itself then.
Not everybody has the knowledge or even the confidence to try gunsmith repairs on thier own, and a new firearm that is poorly functioning from the get-go does not foster good public opinion of a product or brand name.
Not sure about the problems I read regarding the breakage of firing pins, but it does seem that you need to have the top lever in the extreme right hand position to retract the pins before closing the action.

My son owns a 12ga. Mossberg Silver Reserve. His firing pin broke last weekend.I owned a 28ga. and a 20ga. S/R. The 28ga. had no problems, except always rusting and full of burrs.It shot well. The 20ga could not hit the side of a barn door. Same rust problem and poor quality. Also, several times when I closed the receiver of the 20ga.the top barrel would fire. Very unsafe. They look nice but are poorly made. Being a machinist, I should have known better. I can pick out many machining flaws. Cheap metal, bad heat treating process, to many burrs and poor bluing process.The only place you can get repairs is Maverick Arms in Texas. You cannot order your own replacement parts. I got rid of both S/R. So,I recently bought a shotgun made here in New Hampshire. Ruger 20ga.Red Label Engraved. Four times the cost of a S/R but well worth the investment. Good Quality, spare parts, and most of the owners say Ruger has a factory turnaround in two weeks time. Ruger will replace parts and repairs at no cost. You only pay shipping.
Mosseberg, Maverick arms 3 months waiting for repairs.
With the Ruger I have shot about 1000 rounds.
Now I can bust 22 out of 25 clays.
My opion, stay away from Mossberg Silver Reserve. Reason; quality and safety. They should be removed from the market in this country, until they can get their act together.

let me start by say i purchased this gun for the granchildren.i have citori gold clays.my first trip to range with this gun went well.i shot a 45 out of 50.wow thats great.same numbers i shoot with my citori.upon cleaning the gun i lubed the sheel extractor and rust came out.i was concerned because the gun was ony 2 weeks old at that point and stored in a hard case.after removing the shell extractor i found alot of rust and pitting on the slide.that is nothing shy of poor workmanship on mossberg.after cleaning the extractor and slide.200 rounds later the top firing pin broke.what the hell. i own a 590 and 500 with over 1000 round through them with no problems.mossberg should have stuck with there pumps.please save your money and buy a proven shotgun.

After owning a Mossberg 590 and finding it to be near perfect in all aspects, I purchase my 12g silver reserve. That was a couple years ago. Right away it would fail to fire about 5% of the time on either barrel. Sent to Mossy for repair. Came back and did the same thing. Sent it to Mossy again with a note that said either fix it or just keep it. They sent it back after repairs and I have had no problems since. It patterns well and POI is POA. It is a nice gun now but I have little confidence in it after all the failures. So I just shoot trap, skeet, & 5 stand with my 590 now. Besides, it is fun to see the look on the other shooters faces with their $3000 guns while shooting the same scores with my "street sweeper" gun.

I bought a SR and have had nothing but trouble. The action is too tight, it will not fire reliably. I have shot less that 1/2 case new ammo through it and am ready to put it in the bottom of the pond. I did notice that there seems to be something wrong with the alignment of the barrels when assembled. I've contacted Mossberg but no word yet. I'd save my money if I were going to buy another 28 ga and buy something more reliable. I should have never deviated from Browning!!

I purchased my SR from a Hardware/Sporting Store that was going out of business. Having owned several Mossbergs in my earlier years I trusted that it would be a reliable shooter. I purchased it so my wife would have something to shoot when I go to the range. After having her outshoot me 2 straight trips at the range, I traded her, she has my Citori. During this years Pheasant season in WI this is the gun I used. It swings and mounts perfect for me and the top safety is what I learned to shoot with. I was an Auto shooter, but I just Love this little gun. I will say one thing though, you must have the gun on Safe to reset the firing pins or it won't shoot, and the opening lever must be set to open, to close the breach, if it is not set to open, the firing pins will pinch in the block, just a thought but this may be creating much of the firing pin problems. Do things right and you will have no problems. Great gun for the money!

I now have the 12 ga. SR for 2 seasons. Only had 1 problem with it. I normally use remington brand ammo, but in one occation, due to being where I was, in the bundoks, I purchased winchester ammo 7 1/2's with the alum. casing. Problem was, it will fire the top barrel but not the under and I had a hard time opening it. Bought the remingtons and did not have the same problem. I guess problem is solved, just won't buy winchester's, besides the smoke coming from the winchester ammo, sticks. I also replaced the factory chokes with the extended version for better pattern. For those having problems with it, just send it back for repair. I know it shouldn't be this way, but hey, nothing's perfect.

I purchased my 12 ga silver resrve about 1 year ago and have had nothing but problems with it. The first barrel fires fine. It is the second barrel that seems to have a problem firing. it doesn't matter which barrel is selected to be the first one fired. The second one does not fire when I pull the trigger a second time. The trigger has to be pulled a third time before the second barrel fires by that time any clay target or live bird is well out of range. Like I pointed out before it doesn't matter which barrel is selected as the primary barrel the secondary barrel does not fire on the second pull. This gun looks good but is not reliable. Looks don't break targets or kill birds. My suggestion is to save your money for a more reliable O/U and not waste your money on this gun.

Two rounds of trap and 9 shaells fired in the field and it's has to go back to the factory to be fixed. Won't fire. Wood to metal fit is very nice considering the price tag, but I don't have very nice things to say about relibility.

Bought my Silver Reserve back in April I use it to shot trap and upland game hunt. This is a nice pointing shotgun. I have had no problems with it and have 500 or more rounds through it so far. I have heard the firing pin problems. If you make sure you hold the break lever till you hear a click reseting the pins. You won't jam the pins and ding the mono block. Lets face it no mass produced gun is all that great now days. so shot what you like and enjoy it. Mossberg is good with replacing or fixing there guns. over all I like this gun. If something breaks fix it and move on nothing lasts forever. This is a great gun for people on a budget. Again a great gun for the money. take care of it. It will take care of you.

I bought a 20 gauge last year and shot a couple of hundred rounds out of it. It shot pretty good. However, it started jamming on opening after TWO shots only. I had to disasemble the gun in the field. I really liked the gun prior to this. I have traded this one in for a two barrel set 20 gauge and 28 gauge. Took these to the range and immediately had opening issues after shooting two shots again. Finally, I got the 28 set to semi function. Then I put the 20 gauge matched arrels onto he same receiver. I have nothing but troubles 1. same opening issues very stiff in the release lever. 2. Now the head spacing crumples shells. BE CAREFUL. The barrels wouldn't even go back into battery with the two shells in the chambers. I pulled the shells, and the gun closed fine. Shot two more had opening issues and went to close the chambers with two unfired shells in he chamber and again headspace issues.
I called Mossberg, the repair is in Texas, they said send it in.

The quality control DOES NOT seem up to par.

Has been a great gun until tonight, 8-1200 round on trap and skeet and the top pin broke and jammed the gun, I purchased it at Gander and they will repair it under warrentee or replace the gun ASAP - hope they are a not all lip service.

I have the 20 gauge and shot several hundred rounds and have had yet to have a problem. I shoot this gauge because of a bad back and have to say the recoil on this is very minumal. The overall looks of the gun are very good and has the looks of a higher priced one. I would highley recomend this gun for trap or feild.

Purchased one about 6 months ago. It is in route to the "Service Department" of Maverick Arms for the [i][b]second[/i][/b] time.
I reeeally like it's feel and performance in the field and on the range. BUT...after approximately 2500-3000 rounds at the range, the upper fireing pin failed.(broke) Shipped it back to "Maverick" firearms, they supposedly replaced 'both' pins. After only another 2500 rounds, the lower pin failed.
A phone call to Mossberg (Maverick Arms) and they have offered to send a "drop ship" tag, so I don't have to pay freight again, and promised a "one day" turn around in their facility. Also said that "KHAN", the Turkish manufacturer, had "totally redesigned" the fireing pins.
They are performing all repairs under the warranty, but I'm not sure that that compensates for the shoddy manufacturing. They have already informed me that they will not refund my purchase price, nor replace the gun.No matter how 'dissatisfied' I am.

Won the 12ga in a raffle, started skeet shooting and now have between 3-4,000 shots on gun when lower firing pin borke. contacted Mossberg repair and the sent me two firing pins under warranty. This being after the warranty had expired. Liked it so I bought the 20ga, hope it does as well. Good gun for the price.

I got my Silver Reserve about 4 months ago. I had no
trouble. I have over 900 shots on the gun and it works just fine. I heard all about the firing pin problem. But mossberg had made gun for years and I know they would stand behind it.
So I bought the gun can could not be any happer.

I bought one in Dec. 2005 fired less than a hundred rounds
before problems,of coarse it didn't break till warranty was up.Haven't sent it anywhere yet,but assume its a broken firing pin.Sometime it shoots and sometimes it jams up and
neither barrel will fire. I like the way it looks and it shoulders nice but now regret not buying the Citori.

I bought one last spring and was initially pleased with the feel and performance. At about 500 rounds, the top firing pin broke. I called the service center and was instructed to return it for repairs. Since I had heard of problems with this model, I asked if the pin would be replaced or if both top and bottom pins would be replaced with reengineered versions. I was assured that both would be replaced. A friend with the same gun had the same problem. When we took the stock off both guns to make comparisons, we noticed that only one of my firing pins had been replaced and his had badly mangled hammers. I am not sure how long these guns hold up.

Bought a 28ga Silver Reserve on a whim to use at skeet. I didn't expect much from a $400 gun, as I am used to shooting a Browning Citori. Boy was I surprised, several thousand rounds later and it has been flawless. The bonus is that I can reload at less than $2.50 a box. All this has the Citori not very happy.

I have recently started trap shooting and have had such great fun I was able to convince my wife to try it. She used another lady's custom Beretta and was hooked. A Beretta was not in our budget. Several of the club's members recommended the Silver Reserve Sporting, and Christmas morning brought my bride a 12 guage SR Sporting. We cut off the stock to fit her 5'1" frame and yesterday (her second time ever shooting trap or a shotgun for that matter) she knocked down 11 of 25 and was absolutely thrilled. She reports that the SR Sporting has very little recoil and feels great to shoot (less recoil than the Beretta Silver Pigeon III she tried). I've read many reviews on the SR and feel that if you're careful with loading and don't jam the firing pins, the SR is a lot of gun for the money. The "sporting" model with the ported barrels is an excellenmt ladies gun.

Had to return to factory twice for repair of fireing pin. Last hunting season was a joke on me because of poor product and service. Anyone like a 12 guage Mossbutt O/U?

I have just recently purchased a Silver Reserve in 20 ga 28" barrels. It came with some decent wood and metal work that is not to bad for a $400 O/U shotgun. I have never owned an O/U previously but have several side by sides which is the closest point of reference I have. So far I am very pleased with this purchase. I have yet to have a malfunction. Everytime I load it and pull the trigger it goes bang. Everytime I open the breach it raises the shells for me to extract. If only those pesky claybirds would disintergrateeach time it went bang you would not be able to pry this shotgun out of my hands. The only 2 things that I have found pecular about the SR is that it must be fully opened in order to reset the hammers. It is somewhat stiff at the bottom of the break open. I assume this will smooth out after more use. Also, the choke tubes gauged more open than the rating assigned them (i.e. the IC checked Cyl, the IM checked Mod). In my humble opinion the Silver Reserve is well worth the money considering your get Walnut wood, chrome bores and gold accents. If I erxperience any problems in the future I'll do an update.

i bought one of these mossberg shotguns mainly because i read good reviews of it and i own a mossberg 500 pump that has never failed so i figured that this one would be equally useful. not so. the first time i took it to the range the top barrel would only fire half the time. the srping wasnt stiff enough to set off the primer. i sent it back to mossberg to have it fixed. when i got it back the same problem continued to occur. back it went a second time. when i got it back again i was reassembling it when half the bottom firing pin fell out into my hand. its still at the manufacturer for the third time.
each trip back to the repair shop takes about 3-4 months to get my shotgun back. yes it looks and feels great but it is not mechanically built well if you ask me.

SO far I have shot over 200 shells through my 20 ga. and no problems. I am obsessive about cleaning my firearms, so that might help, but I really feel like it was money well spent, especially because it was less than $500.

If you are looking for a O/U shotgun under $500 check this one out. The appearence is appealing inlayed pheasants in gold. The next feature is the shootability of this shotgun. I used it for the first time on upland birds. It was a dream to shoot.The low profile sight line made it like pointing your finger, pull the trigger, and poof. It comes with a barrel selector on the safety just like the big boys do. The only detraction for some would be no shell extractor. It is done manually. I had no problem with it. It also comes with 5 chokes. 2 i/c 1 mod. 1 improved modified and 1 full. For those of you that are just getting into the O/U shotguns I would recommend this gun.