How's this for a SHTF shotgun

bullbarrel · November 13, 2009, 09:21 AM

It's the Mossberg 590A1 with marinecote and 18.5" barrel. I handled one at the gunstore and this is one handy, sturdy, and rust-resistant gun.

MagnumWill · November 13, 2009, 09:58 AM

Not bad- I have a 590 Special Purpose (same thing, but not marinecoted)
and I love it. If you want an even badder one, look at a 590A1. That thing's a tank.
But I went to the shop yesterday, and they had an FN Self-loading police Mark I. now THAT's a beast of a gun

JerseyDrez · November 13, 2009, 10:21 AM

Eh its nice but nothing that makes my jaw drop.

omega · November 13, 2009, 10:33 AM

Not jaw-dropping enough? Then have a look at this - http://www.autoweapons.com/products/...vedevices.html

Lee Lapin · November 13, 2009, 12:28 PM

Gonna move onto a sailboat for TEOTWAWKI, huh?

lpl (who shouldn't be talking, having just bought a used 590 9-shot MarineCote... not moving onto a boat either, but it was too good a deal to pass up for $240)

Dave McC · November 13, 2009, 08:39 PM

Mossbergs are a lot of gun for the money.

The 590 can be a real comfort when things go bump in the night.

The big reason I do not have at least one is these 870 "Chops" developed over the last 50 years.

Waterengineer · November 14, 2009, 04:07 AM

That is one of the two guns the guys here use when they run to the Bahamas fishing. The other of course is a stainless 870. On general principals I would choose the 870.

RockyMtnTactical · November 14, 2009, 05:52 AM

Not too bad.

PileDriver73 · November 14, 2009, 06:45 AM

I would love to get one.

sholling · November 14, 2009, 12:45 PM

The Mossy would be an excellent choice if you need the rust resistance, otherwise I'd go with something a bit less flashy. I'd for sure take the 590 over an 870 but in reality both are excellent. I'd also consider the Mossy 930SPX.

danweasel · November 14, 2009, 02:52 PM

I have that exact gun. It is great and I water tested it when I sunk my canoe in some slimy backwater part of a lake. It works! Hahaha.

John Clum · November 14, 2009, 09:54 PM

I guess I'm just an old noob cause I had to Google SHTF to figger out what you guys talkin bout. It's not something I hear down at the pub or out at the range. Does it mean "Stuff hits the fan" or a similar phrase?

Dave McC · November 14, 2009, 10:16 PM

Yes. something like that.

JerseyDrez · November 15, 2009, 12:14 AM

Not jaw-dropping enough? Then have a look at this - http://www.autoweapons.com/products/...vedevices.html

Yeah but theres no comparison haha. SS FTW!

mp25ds4 · November 15, 2009, 12:23 AM

for a shtf shotgun id get a 590 a1 9 shot w/ bayonet lug

cloudcroft · November 15, 2009, 12:25 AM

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Firepower! · November 15, 2009, 12:51 AM

I have USAS12 by Daewoo. That is my SHTF shotgun. Short of that all are just, well, high school.

Piper Cub · November 15, 2009, 05:54 AM

I have a Saiga 12 myself.

shortwave · November 15, 2009, 08:38 AM

A Rem. 1100 stoked with 5rds. 2 3/4",#4`s. Smoothbore slug barrel attached. It double`s as my deer hunting shotgun. Now thats a SHTF weapon

Snow Dog · November 15, 2009, 01:15 PM

Here's a few that are available to us up here:

Edward429451 · November 15, 2009, 06:51 PM

I owned a Street Sweeper for awhile. Biggest piece of junk I ever seen in a shotgun in my life. One of those good idea on paper things...

Piper Cub · November 18, 2009, 04:11 PM

Just caugh this...
I too owned a Street Sweeper. It made 2 trips back for warentee work because the alumuinum cylinder would expand and jam after just shooting a few low brass rounds. They finally added 3 bolts thru the multi part cylinder.
The trigger. SUCKED Stage 1 released the spring wound cylinder and Stage 2 pilled a striker (maybe 30lbs?). Sure I could get 12 rounds off under 3 seconds. After reloading like a SAA Colt revolver I could get another 12 then my finger would give out.
Then the 94 ban kicked in and the Street Sweeper became and still is a Destructive Device. It was not worth the extra expence.

Not the saiga 12 is great!!! Got some 12 rd mags and a 20 round drum....

IDAHOMIKE · November 21, 2009, 11:35 PM

I'd happily take one of those. I have a thing for Mossy scatterguns. My current SHTF choice is a 12 gauge, New England Survivor. That ol' gal was purchased on the day after my 18th. Its got the chromed or whatever finish and its logged many a mile fishin', on a tractor, bouncin' in the pickup, and sittin' in camp. I keep the trapdoor butt stuffed with a baggie of mixed rounds and some matches and whatnot in the forearm. Its got an elastic butt cuff full of Federal 3 inch 00. Oh, and a simple little nylon sling danglin' underneath. Works good for me as a grab and go.

Edward429451 · November 22, 2009, 10:23 AM

I have a video of me shooting my SS and it looks impressive. Heavy trigger and all it would empty the cylinder in~ 3 secs like you say. But no heavy loads...and then it needed cleaning. I am very mechanically inclined, (I am a mechanical contractor) I work with my hands. I dis/re-assemble every gun I own with no problemo. If I can't dis assemble a SS and reassemble so it works, then the SS is not user friendly or service friendly.:barf:

It never did work right again.

I sold it for 625 before the legal conversion hit and felt like I ripped the guy off.

zombieslayer · November 22, 2009, 10:31 AM

Great gun, we take one with us in the boat. I have a few Mossbergs, and they're great guns for the money.

November 13, 2009, 09:21 AM	#1
bullbarrel Senior Member Join Date: December 1, 2001 Location: Texas Posts: 208	How's this for a SHTF shotgun It's the Mossberg 590A1 with marinecote and 18.5" barrel. I handled one at the gunstore and this is one handy, sturdy, and rust-resistant gun.

November 13, 2009, 09:58 AM	#2
MagnumWill Senior Member Join Date: March 18, 2009 Location: Central Colorado Posts: 1,001	Not bad- I have a 590 Special Purpose (same thing, but not marinecoted) and I love it. If you want an even badder one, look at a 590A1. That thing's a tank. But I went to the shop yesterday, and they had an FN Self-loading police Mark I. now THAT's a beast of a gun __________________ Those who hammer their swords into plow shares will plow for those who didn't...

November 13, 2009, 10:21 AM	#3
JerseyDrez Senior Member Join Date: August 26, 2009 Location: Hmmm? Posts: 510	Eh its nice but nothing that makes my jaw drop. __________________ "I don't know what situation you'd be in where you'd be facing a bad guy and he'd have the time to notice your laser shaking and evaluate you as having low confidence. "

November 13, 2009, 12:28 PM	#5
Lee Lapin Senior Member Join Date: September 7, 2004 Location: SE NC Posts: 1,239	Gonna move onto a sailboat for TEOTWAWKI, huh? lpl (who shouldn't be talking, having just bought a used 590 9-shot MarineCote... not moving onto a boat either, but it was too good a deal to pass up for $240) __________________ Mindset - Skillset - Toolset. In that order! Attitude and skill will get you through times of no gear, better than gear will get you through times of no attitude and no skill.

November 14, 2009, 05:52 AM	#8
RockyMtnTactical Senior Member Join Date: October 21, 2006 Location: Western US Posts: 1,961	Not too bad. __________________ https://battlebornreview.com/

November 13, 2009, 10:33 AM	#4
omega Senior Member Join Date: November 11, 2009 Location: homeless Posts: 140	Not jaw-dropping enough? Then have a look at this - http://www.autoweapons.com/products/...vedevices.html __________________ end up with the right regrets

November 13, 2009, 08:39 PM	#6
Dave McC Staff In Memoriam Join Date: October 13, 1999 Location: Columbia, Md, USA Posts: 8,811	Mossbergs are a lot of gun for the money. The 590 can be a real comfort when things go bump in the night. The big reason I do not have at least one is these 870 "Chops" developed over the last 50 years.

November 14, 2009, 04:07 AM	#7
Waterengineer Senior Member Join Date: February 7, 2006 Location: Aurora, CO and Palm Beach, FL Posts: 863	That is one of the two guns the guys here use when they run to the Bahamas fishing. The other of course is a stainless 870. On general principals I would choose the 870.

November 14, 2009, 06:45 AM	#9
PileDriver73 Junior Member Join Date: November 13, 2009 Location: Minnesota Posts: 3	I would love to get one.

November 14, 2009, 12:45 PM	#10
sholling Senior Member Join Date: May 18, 1999 Location: Hemet (middle of nowhere) California Posts: 4,261	The Mossy would be an excellent choice if you need the rust resistance, otherwise I'd go with something a bit less flashy. I'd for sure take the 590 over an 870 but in reality both are excellent. I'd also consider the Mossy 930SPX. __________________ Proud Life Member: National Rifle Association, California Rifle & Pistol Association, and the Second Amendment Foundation. Annual Member: Revolutionary War Veterans Association (Project Appleseed) and the Madison Society.

November 14, 2009, 02:52 PM	#11
danweasel Senior Member Join Date: May 26, 2008 Location: Fairbanks, AK Posts: 191	I have that exact gun. It is great and I water tested it when I sunk my canoe in some slimy backwater part of a lake. It works! Hahaha. __________________ When I came back to Dublin I was courtmartialed in my absence and sentenced to death in my absence, so I said they could shoot me in my absence. - Brendan Behan

November 14, 2009, 09:54 PM	#12
John Clum Member Join Date: January 27, 2007 Location: Tacoma, WA Posts: 67	I guess I'm just an old noob cause I had to Google SHTF to figger out what you guys talkin bout. It's not something I hear down at the pub or out at the range. Does it mean "Stuff hits the fan" or a similar phrase?

November 14, 2009, 10:16 PM	#13
Dave McC Staff In Memoriam Join Date: October 13, 1999 Location: Columbia, Md, USA Posts: 8,811	Yes. something like that.

November 15, 2009, 12:14 AM	#14
JerseyDrez Senior Member Join Date: August 26, 2009 Location: Hmmm? Posts: 510	Not jaw-dropping enough? Then have a look at this - http://www.autoweapons.com/products/...vedevices.html Yeah but theres no comparison haha. SS FTW! __________________ "I don't know what situation you'd be in where you'd be facing a bad guy and he'd have the time to notice your laser shaking and evaluate you as having low confidence. "

November 15, 2009, 12:23 AM	#15
mp25ds4 Senior Member Join Date: March 6, 2009 Posts: 392	for a shtf shotgun id get a 590 a1 9 shot w/ bayonet lug __________________ Liberal Newscaster Katie Couric, while interviewing a Marine sniper, asked: 'What do you feel.....when you shoot a Terrorist?' The Marine shrugged and replied, "A Slight Recoil."

November 15, 2009, 12:25 AM	#16
cloudcroft Senior Member Join Date: August 5, 2006 Location: Colorado Springs, CO Posts: 565	Deleted -- John D. Last edited by cloudcroft; November 15, 2009 at 12:33 AM.

November 15, 2009, 12:51 AM	#17
Firepower! Senior Member Join Date: February 3, 2008 Posts: 2,109	I have USAS12 by Daewoo. That is my SHTF shotgun. Short of that all are just, well, high school.

November 15, 2009, 08:38 AM	#19
shortwave Senior Member Join Date: December 17, 2007 Location: SOUTHEAST, OHIO Posts: 5,970	A Rem. 1100 stoked with 5rds. 2 3/4",#4`s. Smoothbore slug barrel attached. It double`s as my deer hunting shotgun. Now thats a SHTF weapon

November 15, 2009, 01:15 PM	#20
Snow Dog Senior Member Join Date: August 6, 2005 Location: Too close to Toronto! Posts: 106	Here's a few that are available to us up here:

November 15, 2009, 06:51 PM	#21
Edward429451 Junior member Join Date: November 12, 2000 Location: Colorado Springs, Colorado Posts: 9,494	I owned a Street Sweeper for awhile. Biggest piece of junk I ever seen in a shotgun in my life. One of those good idea on paper things...

November 18, 2009, 04:11 PM	#22
Piper Cub Junior member Join Date: February 5, 2009 Location: TEXAS Posts: 491	Just caugh this... I too owned a Street Sweeper. It made 2 trips back for warentee work because the alumuinum cylinder would expand and jam after just shooting a few low brass rounds. They finally added 3 bolts thru the multi part cylinder. The trigger. SUCKED Stage 1 released the spring wound cylinder and Stage 2 pilled a striker (maybe 30lbs?). Sure I could get 12 rounds off under 3 seconds. After reloading like a SAA Colt revolver I could get another 12 then my finger would give out. Then the 94 ban kicked in and the Street Sweeper became and still is a Destructive Device. It was not worth the extra expence. Not the saiga 12 is great!!! Got some 12 rd mags and a 20 round drum....

November 21, 2009, 11:35 PM	#23
IDAHOMIKE Senior Member Join Date: November 25, 2007 Location: Gooding, ID Posts: 348	I'd happily take one of those. I have a thing for Mossy scatterguns. My current SHTF choice is a 12 gauge, New England Survivor. That ol' gal was purchased on the day after my 18th. Its got the chromed or whatever finish and its logged many a mile fishin', on a tractor, bouncin' in the pickup, and sittin' in camp. I keep the trapdoor butt stuffed with a baggie of mixed rounds and some matches and whatnot in the forearm. Its got an elastic butt cuff full of Federal 3 inch 00. Oh, and a simple little nylon sling danglin' underneath. Works good for me as a grab and go.

November 22, 2009, 10:23 AM	#24
Edward429451 Junior member Join Date: November 12, 2000 Location: Colorado Springs, Colorado Posts: 9,494	I have a video of me shooting my SS and it looks impressive. Heavy trigger and all it would empty the cylinder in~ 3 secs like you say. But no heavy loads...and then it needed cleaning. I am very mechanically inclined, (I am a mechanical contractor) I work with my hands. I dis/re-assemble every gun I own with no problemo. If I can't dis assemble a SS and reassemble so it works, then the SS is not user friendly or service friendly.:barf: It never did work right again. I sold it for 625 before the legal conversion hit and felt like I ripped the guy off.

November 22, 2009, 10:31 AM	#25
zombieslayer Senior Member Join Date: September 11, 2009 Location: Florida Posts: 3,198	Great gun, we take one with us in the boat. I have a few Mossbergs, and they're great guns for the money. __________________ "An angry prophet, denouncing the hypocrisies of our time"