Mossberg 500 persuader 8 shot 12ga.

View · by **PHATSPEED7x** on Mon Sep 23, 2013 1:04 pm

Picking one of these up next weekend in a gun deal. In all the years of owning guns this will be my first Mossberg 500. I see they have just as much accessories as the Remington 870. I've owned a Mossberg 835 field years ago, and it was a good shotgun. Planning on keeping this one as a SHTF/HD gun. Anyone else own a Mossberg 500 persuader? How do you like it?

View · by **Thunder71** on Mon Sep 23, 2013 1:15 pm

While not a Persuader, I do own a 500 and prefer it over the 870 I had previously.

View · by **LarryFlew** on Mon Sep 23, 2013 2:53 pm

Just sold one that had replaced an 870. Didn't sell because I didn't like it, just didn't really need it. Was nice gun with collapsible stock.

View · by **PHATSPEED7x** on Mon Sep 23, 2013 3:36 pm

Guy just sent me pictures of the gun. It's new in box. Never been fired. And it's the ZMB edition. I like zombie themed stuff so that's an added bonus. Also said he'll throw in a few boxes of 12ga...

View · by **cobb** on Mon Sep 23, 2013 4:53 pm

I own that exact same gun. Used it a shotgun course that I took, blow holes in things with it now and again and now it sits cruiser ready behind my office door with #4 buck in the tube and slugs in it's sidesaddle.

View · by **Ron Burgundy** on Mon Sep 23, 2013 7:15 pm

Cool shotty. For HD shotguns, do you guys use the stock bead or put ghost rings on?

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View · by **Sorcerer** on Mon Sep 23, 2013 8:07 pm

For HD it's going to be point and shoot ,so a bead should be just fine. I have it's cheeper brother the Maveric 88 6 shot. 3 inch oo buck or slug is REAl fun.

View · by **Drizzle** on Mon Sep 23, 2013 9:37 pm

Best shotgun for leftys like me, with the safety on top instead of a crossbolt. Been looking at them around town for a long time, I imagine I'll eventually get one.

View · by **cobb** on Mon Sep 23, 2013 9:48 pm

Drizzle wrote:Best shotgun for leftys like me, with the safety on top instead of a crossbolt.

Now that you mention that, I have been told that is a weak point. The weak point is that it is a plastic slide safety and that they can break, so the recomndation is to replace it with a metal one that I guess can be obtained from Brownells. I have a couple Mossbergs and have friends that use them, the plastic slide safety has never broken for us, so don't know if a valid concern.

View · by **Countryfried Frank** on Tue Sep 24, 2013 5:51 am

cobb wrote:
Drizzle wrote:Best shotgun for leftys like me, with the safety on top instead of a crossbolt.

Now that you mention that, I have been told that is a weak point. The weak point is that it is a plastic slide safety and that they can break, so the recomndation is to replace it with a metal one that I guess can be obtained from Brownells. I have a couple Mossbergs and have friends that use them, the plastic slide safety has never broken for us, so don't know if a valid concern.

My brother-in-law in has a 590 on which the safety had broken. Easy fix.

View · by **PHATSPEED7x** on Tue Sep 24, 2013 8:01 am

This is my safety sir...

View · by **PHATSPEED7x** on Tue Sep 24, 2013 8:06 am

http://www.brownells.com/shotgun-parts/ ... 27426.aspx

This might be an upgrade to look into when I get the shotgun.

View · by **Evad** on Tue Sep 24, 2013 8:11 am

I have the non zombie version.

Now I need to see if I care about the plastic safety dammit.

Thanks to my phone, I could have posted this from anywhere.

View · by **PHATSPEED7x** on Tue Sep 24, 2013 10:51 am

Evad wrote:I have the non zombie version.

Now I need to see if I care about the plastic safety dammit.

Thanks to my phone, I could have posted this from anywhere.

It's not a bad upgrade. Makes for flicking the safety real easy. Think I'll do it to mine.

View · by **jetter79** on Tue Sep 24, 2013 11:44 pm

I picked up a 590a1 this year. Put a couple hundred rds thru it and really like the gun had zero problems with it.. Also have the ghost ring on it.. Only thing I want to do is add a pistol grip to it..