Having owned and worked on both I find the 870 easier to clean and the 500 a better design. I'm not impressed with how the 870s usually end up with a mark on the receiver from extractor drag.
Personally I'd take the Mossberg.
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l've heard police work is dangerous. Yes, that's why l carry a big gun. Couldn't it go off accidentally? l used to have that problem. What did you do about it?
l just think about baseball. -Leslie Nielsen
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