The Mossberg tang safety was likewise ambidextrous, positive, and easy to get to. Lefties had it even easier they could pull the trigger finger off the trigger and release the button without having to shift the hand on the grip. To rack the slide, we pulled the trigger finger off the trigger and depressed the action lock lever with the middle knuckle of the right hand. One impressive aspect of operating the Mossberg was that we could work both the safety and the slide release without changing the shooting-hand grip and without having to dismount the shotgun. However, we formed likes and dislikes about the placement of the controls anyway. The use of the controls ties in strongly with the gun’s reliability, but we found we could adapt to any of the three systems with practice. With those similarities in mind, we then broke the guns down by major functional area and tried to decide which one we liked the best: We didn’t notice any cast in the buttstock. It had an LOP of 14 inches, a drop at comb of 1.5 inches, and a drop at heel of 2.5 inches. The gun we tested measured 39.5 inches in overall length. The major difference between the two guns is the presence of a pistol grip accessory in the more recent test gun, which accounts for the $13 price difference. The, $354, employs an 18-inch fixed Cylinder-choke barrel, removable front Truglo fiber-optic sight, non-glare matte finish, and 7+1 capacity. It had an LOP of 13.9 inches, a drop at comb of 1.5 inches, and a drop at heel of 2.5 inches. The gun we tested measured 38.5 inches in overall length. The 590A1 is also more pricey, $443 compared to $357 MSRP for the 500-series gun. Also, the 590A1 has a metal trigger guard and safety button. The major differences between the two guns are the heavy barrel and matte-black Parkerized finish on the 51411 and the presence of a pistol grip as part of the 50411 package.
The, $443, uses an 18.5-inch fixed Cylinder choke barrel, single front bead sight, non-glare matte finish, and 5+1 capacity. We didn’t detect any noticeable cast in the buttstock. The receiver is milled from a solid billet of steel, and the front end utilized twin action bars. The consumer gun we tested came with 3-inch chambers, fit six in the magazine tube (plus one in the chamber for a total of seven), and measured 38.5 inches in overall length. Remington cautions the potential buyer that the gun won’t accept law-enforcement accessories like the 870P line will. Otherwise, it is identical to the gun tested in 2001, except it weighs a quarter-pound more (7.25 pounds) and costs about $30 more. This time around, we tested the seven-shooter.
It features an 18-inch fixed Cylinder choke barrel, single front bead sight, non-glare matte finish, and choice of five-shot or seven-shot (6+1) capacities. After this vital section was complete, we then moved on to other areas of function to separate them and call a winner. All three guns were matte-black synthetic stock pumps with 3-inch chambers, with 18- to 18.5-inch barrels and weights around 7 pounds.Īt the, all three guns functioned properly, and we recorded no failures to fire or stoppages of any sort. 51411, $443 and the Winchester Defender Model 1300 Pistol Grip & Stock Combo, No. 25077, $345 the Mossberg Persuader Model 590A1 No. Our test products were the Remington Model 870 Express Magnum Synthetic 12 gauge No. Such is the case in this evaluation, a comparison of three affordable 12-gauge home-defense shotguns. We normally reserve this kind of comparison when guns are closely matched, and only minor, or even picayune, differences separate them. However, there are instances when another method of comparison makes more sense, that is, a point-by-point evaluation. We normally compare products on an A-B-C basis, covering all the functional aspects of Gun A completely before moving on to Guns B and C.
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