Which Mossberg 590 do I have???

AV1611 · November 6, 2001, 12:07 PM

All:

Is it just me or is there a whole slew of different' variants? Mine is the 9 shot parkerized with ghost ring site and bayonet lug. I've seen some just like mine minus the ghost ring and/or bayonet lug, some w/ shorter barrels and ghost ring & without ghost ring, etc, etc, etc.

AV1611 out...

Interlude · November 6, 2001, 12:21 PM

Quote:

Mine is the 9 shot parkerized with ghost ring site and bayonet lug

Sounds like the 590A1 with a 20" bore, I don't think any of the other Mossbergs have a bayo lug. It should say on the side of the gun what model it is; look at the flat left side of the receiver.

AV1611 · November 6, 2001, 01:18 PM

It's not milspec as the safety and trigger guard are plastic. It does have the bayo lug, though. Is there such a thing as a 590A1 that ISN'T milspec?

AV1611 out...

Ledbetter · November 6, 2001, 02:31 PM

Know your model number? I bet it's 51663. Mine's a 51660.

http://www.mossberg.com/pcatalog/Price590.htm

EQP · November 6, 2001, 05:40 PM

AV1611,

You have the 20" 590. That's all there is to it. Darn fine shotgun!

Lightsped · November 9, 2001, 02:48 PM

The 51663 has the metal safety, HD barrel, etc... That is what it says on the Mossberg website. The 51663 is the 590A1 if I am not mistaken.

I know mines is the 590A1 has it has all the HD Milspec parts on it, and is stamped "590A1" on the left side.

Cavè Canem · November 9, 2001, 05:06 PM

How hard would it to be to put a sight like the above on my 500A?

It only has the bead sight and I would like to upgrade it to a rifle sight.

EQP · November 9, 2001, 05:37 PM

Cave Canem,

You would probably need a competent gunsmith to add the Ghost Ring sights to your 500A. The front sight is silver soldered to the barrel which requires removal of the blueing/parkerizing, soldering on the sight and then reblueing/parkerizing the barrel. The rear may need to be tapped in place. I am not familiar enough with the 500A's receiver to know if the holes already exist.

HTH,

Cavè Canem · November 9, 2001, 07:45 PM

Thanks for the info. I have never really looked at the receiver myself so im not sure.

I guess ill take it to my trusted gun smith and see what he says.

Foxy · November 10, 2001, 01:31 AM

My friend looked at getting ghost ring sights on his shotgun, and the cost was.. let's just say prohibitive (sights alone were over $120, not to mention drill and tapping the reciever!)

swampgator · November 10, 2001, 10:02 PM

Cave,
Most current (last 5 years or so) Mossy 500s have the receiver pre tapped, should be two sets of holes (total of 4).

Per Mossy's website:
Ghost Ring Sight (500® and 590® Rear and Front Sights only- Gunsmithing Required)
Item # 95300...$60.

Check your receiver and see if it is tapped then call your Smith and find out how much to solder the front on.

Mannlicher · November 13, 2001, 11:09 PM

my 590 does not say the model number on the side. It is drilled and tapped for the rear sight, but only three holes. The front sight is a bead, but it is screwed in. The mag is full length, the barrel is 20 inches. It has the bayonet lug. I have no idea what model it is, but I want a ghost ring sight. Mossberg itself would probably be the the best people to talk to about this one.

November 6, 2001, 12:07 PM	#1
AV1611 Member Join Date: November 4, 2001 Location: Outside the People's Republik of Madison, WI Posts: 37	Which Mossberg 590 do I have??? All: Is it just me or is there a whole slew of different' variants? Mine is the 9 shot parkerized with ghost ring site and bayonet lug. I've seen some just like mine minus the ghost ring and/or bayonet lug, some w/ shorter barrels and ghost ring & without ghost ring, etc, etc, etc. AV1611 out...

November 6, 2001, 02:31 PM	#4
Ledbetter Senior Member Join Date: February 23, 2000 Location: California USA Posts: 4,533	Check out the 590 "special purpose" section Know your model number? I bet it's 51663. Mine's a 51660. http://www.mossberg.com/pcatalog/Price590.htm Last edited by Ledbetter; November 6, 2001 at 07:49 PM.

November 6, 2001, 05:40 PM	#5
EQP Senior Member Join Date: March 31, 2000 Location: Schaumburg, IL Posts: 154	AV1611, You have the 20" 590. That's all there is to it. Darn fine shotgun! __________________ Evan, www.nitac.org Northern Illinois Tactical

November 9, 2001, 05:37 PM	#8
EQP Senior Member Join Date: March 31, 2000 Location: Schaumburg, IL Posts: 154	Cave Canem, You would probably need a competent gunsmith to add the Ghost Ring sights to your 500A. The front sight is silver soldered to the barrel which requires removal of the blueing/parkerizing, soldering on the sight and then reblueing/parkerizing the barrel. The rear may need to be tapped in place. I am not familiar enough with the 500A's receiver to know if the holes already exist. HTH, __________________ Evan, www.nitac.org Northern Illinois Tactical

November 10, 2001, 10:02 PM	#11
swampgator Senior Member Join Date: October 14, 1999 Location: Gatorville, Florida Posts: 619	Cave, Most current (last 5 years or so) Mossy 500s have the receiver pre tapped, should be two sets of holes (total of 4). Per Mossy's website: Ghost Ring Sight (500® and 590® Rear and Front Sights only- Gunsmithing Required) Item # 95300...$60. Check your receiver and see if it is tapped then call your Smith and find out how much to solder the front on. __________________ www.afn.org/~guns

November 6, 2001, 01:18 PM	#3
AV1611 Member Join Date: November 4, 2001 Location: Outside the People's Republik of Madison, WI Posts: 37	It's not milspec as the safety and trigger guard are plastic. It does have the bayo lug, though. Is there such a thing as a 590A1 that ISN'T milspec? AV1611 out...

November 9, 2001, 02:48 PM	#6
Lightsped Senior Member Join Date: September 8, 2000 Location: Kennesaw/Marietta, Georgia Posts: 810	The 51663 has the metal safety, HD barrel, etc... That is what it says on the Mossberg website. The 51663 is the 590A1 if I am not mistaken. I know mines is the 590A1 has it has all the HD Milspec parts on it, and is stamped "590A1" on the left side.

November 9, 2001, 05:06 PM	#7
Cavè Canem Senior Member Join Date: September 12, 2001 Location: NW VA Posts: 228	How hard would it to be to put a sight like the above on my 500A? It only has the bead sight and I would like to upgrade it to a rifle sight.

November 9, 2001, 07:45 PM	#9
Cavè Canem Senior Member Join Date: September 12, 2001 Location: NW VA Posts: 228	Thanks for the info. I have never really looked at the receiver myself so im not sure. I guess ill take it to my trusted gun smith and see what he says.

November 10, 2001, 01:31 AM	#10
Foxy Senior Member Join Date: September 14, 2001 Location: Maryland Posts: 846	My friend looked at getting ghost ring sights on his shotgun, and the cost was.. let's just say prohibitive (sights alone were over $120, not to mention drill and tapping the reciever!)

November 13, 2001, 11:09 PM	#12
Mannlicher Senior Member Join Date: July 8, 2001 Location: North Central Florida & Miami Posts: 3,209	my 590 does not say the model number on the side. It is drilled and tapped for the rear sight, but only three holes. The front sight is a bead, but it is screwed in. The mag is full length, the barrel is 20 inches. It has the bayonet lug. I have no idea what model it is, but I want a ghost ring sight. Mossberg itself would probably be the the best people to talk to about this one. __________________ Nemo Me Impune Lacesset "The trouble with our liberal friends is not that they're ignorant; it's just that they know so much that isn't so.".........Ronald Reagan