maverick vs mossberg - Page 2

RMcL · October 18, 2015, 03:28 PM

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Dreaming100Straight · October 18, 2015, 04:10 PM

While it is true that a safety can fail, which is why you cannot rely on it to be 100% infallible, you may wish to use a safety in some situations. All I am saying is that you don't want a tang safety in a pistol grip shotgun - unless you never use the safety in which case you can disable it.

TxGun · October 19, 2015, 01:10 AM

--Quote: Bells and whistles on a 500? Is that a tackycool thing? Seriously, a 500 does not have bells and whistles, it is about as basic a gun as you can get in a pump.

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Really? No kidding? A 500 is a basic gun? Wow, that's news!

I'm going to guess that anyone who has ever glanced at a 500 knows that it is a basic pump gun. I mean, in my 25 years as a casual FFL holder and selling at least a few score of the things, I don't think I've ever dealt with a customer who considered the 500 as anything but basic. However, when compared to the even more basic Maverick, it certainly does have more options available, which, of course, was my point. You know...options? Like the phrase 'bells and whistles' might imply?

drobs · October 19, 2015, 01:47 AM

Usually it's the Mossberg 500 safety that falls off.

I'm Remington 870 fan and have 2 of them + a chinese 870 copy.

I do have a broken 500 taking up space in my gun safe. One of these years I'll get around to fixing it.

October 18, 2015, 03:28 PM	#26
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October 19, 2015, 01:10 AM	#28
TxGun Senior Member Join Date: April 14, 2008 Location: Family ranch - Central TX. Posts: 467	--Quote: Bells and whistles on a 500? Is that a tackycool thing? Seriously, a 500 does not have bells and whistles, it is about as basic a gun as you can get in a pump. ------ Really? No kidding? A 500 is a basic gun? Wow, that's news! I'm going to guess that anyone who has ever glanced at a 500 knows that it is a basic pump gun. I mean, in my 25 years as a casual FFL holder and selling at least a few score of the things, I don't think I've ever dealt with a customer who considered the 500 as anything but basic. However, when compared to the even more basic Maverick, it certainly does have more options available, which, of course, was my point. You know...options? Like the phrase 'bells and whistles' might imply? Last edited by TxGun; October 19, 2015 at 02:12 AM.

October 18, 2015, 04:10 PM	#27
Dreaming100Straight Senior Member Join Date: February 3, 2013 Posts: 1,235	While it is true that a safety can fail, which is why you cannot rely on it to be 100% infallible, you may wish to use a safety in some situations. All I am saying is that you don't want a tang safety in a pistol grip shotgun - unless you never use the safety in which case you can disable it.

October 19, 2015, 01:47 AM	#29
drobs Senior Member Join Date: July 17, 2015 Location: South Central MO / Africa Posts: 1,111	Usually it's the Mossberg 500 safety that falls off. I'm Remington 870 fan and have 2 of them + a chinese 870 copy. I do have a broken 500 taking up space in my gun safe. One of these years I'll get around to fixing it.