both good guns :right: I prefer the Winchester
Windchester 1300 vs Mossberg 500
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If you haven't looked at Remington 870s yet, it would be a good idea. If you want the most versatile setup, they're definitely the best choice, where you can get one action and be able to take 3.5" super magnums, use a short 18" barrel for home defense, use a rifled barrel for slugs, and use whatever length of magazine extension you wish. With the Mossberg 500 the mag lengths are set at 5, and with the 590 they only make cylinder barrels for tactical use. The Win 1300 Defender can only take a short smooth barrel or a longer 22" one for competition with chokes.
That said, if rifled barrels are not on the menu, you can get longer sporting barrels for both the 8-shot 500 and the Win 1300 Defender. And on the defender, you MAY be able to use other sporting barrels with a freakish conversion I had in mind...
That said, if rifled barrels are not on the menu, you can get longer sporting barrels for both the 8-shot 500 and the Win 1300 Defender. And on the defender, you MAY be able to use other sporting barrels with a freakish conversion I had in mind...
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Winchester 1300 Practical Defender, 22" barrel, Win-chokes
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Maverick 88 8-shot (similar to Moss 500, same barrel, different safety) 28" barrel available with Accu-set Choke
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Rem 870 Express
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Rem 870 Express Super Magnum (would require an aftermarket mag extension if you want one, but will take all 3" 870 barrels)
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Maverick 88 8-shot (similar to Moss 500, same barrel, different safety) 28" barrel available with Accu-set Choke
Rem 870 Express
Rem 870 Express Super Magnum (would require an aftermarket mag extension if you want one, but will take all 3" 870 barrels)
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TACAV,
For your purposes, Go with the Mossberg!!!!!! Don't get the Winchester (they're not TACTICAL, and you have to have a tactical gun!). But Instead of The 500 Persuader, Go with the Mossberg 590A1 #51411, It is the exact same as the Persuader, only the reciever, barrel, magazine, and bolt, are parkerized, and the safety, and trigger gaurd are metal. It is the standard Law Enforcement Shotgun that mossberg makes.
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Mossberg 590A1 #51411 (the one I'm Planning on getting)
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Mossberg 500 Persuader #50411
Also, "Before there was light-kicking "tactical" buckshot, the U.S. Armed Services established Mil-Spec 3443E, a brutal and unforgiving torture test with 3,000 rounds of full power 12 gauge buckshot.
Only one pump action shotgun was heavy duty enough to pass. Mossberg."
"Now, twenty years later, the state-of-the-art Mossberg® 590A1™ reigns as king of heavy-duty police/military slide action shotguns. Engineered to the exacting standards of the National Institute of Justice, this smooth-handling yet ruggedly reliable service weapon offers such important subtleties of design as its ergonomic, ambidextrous top-tang safety and "swab straight though" magazine tube."
--Mossberg Website
P.S. My dad has the Mossberg 590, and I love it, smooth action, light weight, great gun all around.
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For your purposes, Go with the Mossberg!!!!!! Don't get the Winchester (they're not TACTICAL, and you have to have a tactical gun!). But Instead of The 500 Persuader, Go with the Mossberg 590A1 #51411, It is the exact same as the Persuader, only the reciever, barrel, magazine, and bolt, are parkerized, and the safety, and trigger gaurd are metal. It is the standard Law Enforcement Shotgun that mossberg makes.
Mossberg 590A1 #51411 (the one I'm Planning on getting)
Mossberg 500 Persuader #50411
Also, "Before there was light-kicking "tactical" buckshot, the U.S. Armed Services established Mil-Spec 3443E, a brutal and unforgiving torture test with 3,000 rounds of full power 12 gauge buckshot.
Only one pump action shotgun was heavy duty enough to pass. Mossberg."
"Now, twenty years later, the state-of-the-art Mossberg® 590A1™ reigns as king of heavy-duty police/military slide action shotguns. Engineered to the exacting standards of the National Institute of Justice, this smooth-handling yet ruggedly reliable service weapon offers such important subtleties of design as its ergonomic, ambidextrous top-tang safety and "swab straight though" magazine tube."
--Mossberg Website
P.S. My dad has the Mossberg 590, and I love it, smooth action, light weight, great gun all around.
Not sure what you mean by "Tactical", I have a Winchester M1200 with M4 stock 6 shell holder, heat shield and an 18 in bbl. It works great for close range (duh right?) Med. range and some longer range shots with the right load. I've even used it a few time to blast some clay pigeons ( I was surprised how well that worked ). Just curious since seems like everyone has their own idea of what "tactical" is.TACAV,
For your purposes, Go with the Mossberg!!!!!! Don't get the Winchester (they're not TACTICAL, and you have to have a tactical gun!). But Instead of The 500 Persuader, Go with the Mossberg 590A1 #51411, It is the exact same as the Persuader, only the reciever, barrel, magazine, and bolt, are parkerized, and the safety, and trigger gaurd are metal. It is the standard Law Enforcement Shotgun that mossberg makes.
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Mossberg 590A1 #51411 (the one I'm Planning on getting)
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Mossberg 500 Persuader #50411
Also, "Before there was light-kicking "tactical" buckshot, the U.S. Armed Services established Mil-Spec 3443E, a brutal and unforgiving torture test with 3,000 rounds of full power 12 gauge buckshot.
Only one pump action shotgun was heavy duty enough to pass. Mossberg."
"Now, twenty years later, the state-of-the-art Mossberg® 590A1™ reigns as king of heavy-duty police/military slide action shotguns. Engineered to the exacting standards of the National Institute of Justice, this smooth-handling yet ruggedly reliable service weapon offers such important subtleties of design as its ergonomic, ambidextrous top-tang safety and "swab straight though" magazine tube."
--Mossberg Website
P.S. My dad has the Mossberg 590, and I love it, smooth action, light weight, great gun all around.
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