Mossberg 500 "Tactical"

rpseraph · June 14, 2019, 02:15 PM

Found a great deal on a Mossberg 500 Tactical, or what the ad is calling a "M500 Persuader"...

LINK
Specifications
Gauge - 12
Chamber - 3 in.
Capacity - 8 shot
Barrel Type - Heat Shield
Barrel - 20 in.
Sight - ghost ring
Chokes - cylinder bore
Barrel Finish - matte blue
Stock Finish - black synthetic
Weight - 7 lbs.
Features dual extractors, positive steel-to-steel lockup, twin action bars, and an anti-jam elevator ensure smooth operation
Top mounted safety provides for ambidextrous operation

Anyone have any issues with this particular model? That barrel shroud?

Blindstitch · June 14, 2019, 08:58 PM

Dead horse gun. Everyone has owned one of these or a Remington 870 for the last 60 years. Yes it's reliable. Only real issue is the safeties on some of them crack in use and that's why you can buy metal replacements for under $15.

Auto5 · June 15, 2019, 07:46 AM

Mossberg 500 has been my home defense shotgun for the past 20 years. I've tried all manner of "enhancements": folding AR style stock, pistol grip, Raptor grip, lights, lasers, red dots, etc., but I keep coming back to that same basic configuration because it works.

T. O'Heir · June 15, 2019, 01:35 PM

A Mossberg 500 Tactical and an M500 Persuader are the same thing. Used to be that you could get one with a wood stock and phosphated metal that took an M-16 bayonet for riots too.

smee78 · July 4, 2019, 08:04 AM

A solid gun at a good price, I use a 500 as my garage shotgun and don't have any worries about it.

HOTSHOT45ACP · July 4, 2019, 08:49 AM

I found a ATI 500 Tactical Cruiser @ my LGS. I traded 6 shot guns in various forms of repair & $150.00 dollars to buy it.I spent another $100.00 for a laser/ light combo. I bought one of those bore laser lights to sight it in for 25 feet (the longest shot from the bedroom).I found out without the laser you can miss when "shooting from the hip"!!!!

June 14, 2019, 02:15 PM	#1
rpseraph Senior Member Join Date: October 23, 2015 Location: MinneSNOWta Posts: 454	Mossberg 500 "Tactical" Found a great deal on a Mossberg 500 Tactical, or what the ad is calling a "M500 Persuader"... LINK Specifications Gauge - 12 Chamber - 3 in. Capacity - 8 shot Barrel Type - Heat Shield Barrel - 20 in. Sight - ghost ring Chokes - cylinder bore Barrel Finish - matte blue Stock Finish - black synthetic Weight - 7 lbs. Features dual extractors, positive steel-to-steel lockup, twin action bars, and an anti-jam elevator ensure smooth operation Top mounted safety provides for ambidextrous operation Anyone have any issues with this particular model? That barrel shroud? __________________ Don't just train your trigger finger... train how to use your medkit, train your mind with books, train your soul in church, train to be a better spouse, train to be a better parent. Be well-rounded, the world needs you to be.

June 14, 2019, 08:58 PM	#2
Blindstitch Senior Member Join Date: April 14, 2013 Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin Posts: 2,693	Dead horse gun. Everyone has owned one of these or a Remington 870 for the last 60 years. Yes it's reliable. Only real issue is the safeties on some of them crack in use and that's why you can buy metal replacements for under $15. __________________ NRA Lifetime Member

June 15, 2019, 07:46 AM	#3
Auto5 Senior Member Join Date: March 18, 2013 Location: Chicago suburbs Posts: 662	Mossberg 500 has been my home defense shotgun for the past 20 years. I've tried all manner of "enhancements": folding AR style stock, pistol grip, Raptor grip, lights, lasers, red dots, etc., but I keep coming back to that same basic configuration because it works. __________________ At the young age of five, a bear told me that I was the only person who could prevent forest fires. Why I was chosen, I'll never know.

June 15, 2019, 01:35 PM	#4
T. O'Heir Senior Member Join Date: February 13, 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 12,453	A Mossberg 500 Tactical and an M500 Persuader are the same thing. Used to be that you could get one with a wood stock and phosphated metal that took an M-16 bayonet for riots too. __________________ Spelling and grammar count!

July 4, 2019, 08:04 AM	#5
smee78 Senior Member Join Date: July 14, 2008 Location: South Carolina Posts: 2,918	A solid gun at a good price, I use a 500 as my garage shotgun and don't have any worries about it. __________________ We know exactly where one cow with Mad-cow-disease is located, among the millions and millions of cows in America, but we haven't got a clue where thousands of illegal immigrants and terrorists are

July 4, 2019, 08:49 AM	#6
HOTSHOT45ACP Member Join Date: October 28, 2018 Posts: 17	I found a ATI 500 Tactical Cruiser @ my LGS. I traded 6 shot guns in various forms of repair & $150.00 dollars to buy it.I spent another $100.00 for a laser/ light combo. I bought one of those bore laser lights to sight it in for 25 feet (the longest shot from the bedroom).I found out without the laser you can miss when "shooting from the hip"!!!! Last edited by HOTSHOT45ACP; July 4, 2019 at 01:41 PM.