Pick Me a Pump Shotgun

[Paul455]

Looking for a 12 gauge pump shotgun for home defense.

$500 or so budget.

What do you recommend?

Thanks

 

[Boghog1]

Looking for a 12 gauge pump shotgun for home defense.

$500 or so budget.

What do you recommend?

Thanks

I prefer old remington over mossberg but a mossberg would be a fine choice

 

[slugworth]

Mossberg Maverick 88

 

[Deleted member 12999]

A 590 with magpul furniture is a fun little blaster

 

[Woodstone]

Rem 870 Pump Tac...do it.

 

[knoxy]

I prefer old remington over mossberg but a mossberg would be a fine choice

Yup, I love my 80s 870 wingmaster. Smooth as butter, beautiful wood and bluing.
Also have a mossberg 500, less refined but 100 percent reliable.

Can't go wrong with either.

 

[one-eyed Jack]

For home defense anything will do. Chop the barrel off to a bit over the legal limit. Jack.

 

[appraiser]

I'm a fan of the Rem 870 line, but the Mossberg 500 JIC Marine in Stainless is good for less than ideal storage conditions, as is the 590 Mariner, but the SS may put you above your price point.

I don't think you can go wrong with an 870, although the newer production ones are not as nice as an older one IMHO

 

[Knob Creek]

A 590 with magpul furniture is a fun little blaster

Did this myself and liked it so much I got the Magpul furniture for my 870 as well. Makes a huge difference.

 

[Deleted member 67409]

Meet with someone or take a class and try some out. Do you want a tang safety or button? Do you care about swapping barrels or chokes? Are you going to mount an optic or light? Is only one person going to use the shotgun or will someone else, like a spouse or kids?

 

[sieveboy]

Mossberg fan here.

 

[CRSIII]

But seriously, 870 FTW.

 

[PATRON]

You can't go wrong with a Rem. 870, or a Mossberg 590.


View: https://youtu.be/F-mztxHgYQo

 

[Amputee Marksman]

I own an 870 and a 500. Neither will let you down. I prefer the 870 but you won't go wrong with either.

You can get good condition 870s used for much less than $500.

 

[NavelOfficer]

M&B Sports (near Foxwoods) just got a Winchester Model 12 in 16 ga. No price or other details available. I saw it on the newly-arrived rack yesterday afternoon. FWIW, you can slam-fire the model 12, just hold the trigger on the first shot and pump away (same hole precision guaranteed, of course!).

 

[Deleted member 12999]

I’d stretch the budget and get a 930 spx. I have so much fun emptying that thing into steel plates

 

[FiremanBob]

Remingtons of the Cerberus era are terribly finished and rust very quickly. So I recommend a Mossy 590 (metal trigger guard).

 

[PL-52]

What ever you get, take it to the range and get real chummy with it if your going to use it to defend your life.

 

[kalash]

Modern 870s are junk, just like everything Remington has been making. Go with a 500 or 590.

 

[blindndead]

Four seasons email this week they have Mossberg 590 12 gauge RETRO I want one so bad!! awesome looking shotgun.

 

[fencer]

Buy an old used Mossy 500. Good medicine.

 

[whacko]

870 or 500

But remy has had quality issues the last couple years....not sure if the new ownership will fix that

 

[boiler_eng]

Yup, I love my 80s 870 wingmaster. Smooth as butter, beautiful wood and bluing.
Also have a mossberg 500, less refined but 100 percent reliable.

Can't go wrong with either.

I have a similar older 870 it is NICE. Not sure what they go for now but mine was bought a few years ago for at or less than a new bottom quality 870 price wise.

It came with a fixed choke barrel at IC, I put down a bit more money to get a new wingmaster barrel with changeable chokes so it was usable for shotgun sports.

Modern 870s are junk, just like everything Remington has been making. Go with a 500 or 590.

Bought new I would agree, though if someone just wants a generic shotgun to have around I do recommend older 870s that have some nice fit and wood.

For something tilting to the utility/tactical route mossberg is probably the way to go unless you are stepping up in price OP listed.

 

[BUMPA01603]

Consider a Keltec KSG and mini shells. With a few easy upgrades they as good as any.

 

[safetyfirst2125]

There’s probably a thread dedicated to this somewhere but curious…why pump over semi-auto?


View: https://youtu.be/Z522Qe-4lQw

 

[Arto]

Pumps always cycle.... not finicky to ammo or cleanliness...

 

[Mtn_Guy]

That’s how I roll…

 

[Mtn_Guy]

Consider a Keltec KSG and mini shells. With a few easy upgrades they as good as any.

Or that…

 

[looser38]

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But seriously, 870 FTW.

There goes the $500 budget.

 

[Amputee Marksman]

Modern 870s are junk, just like everything Remington has been making. Go with a 500 or 590.

I agree. That's why I commented you can get a good used one for less than $500. I picked up an early 90s for $350 a year ago. Basically unfired. The fit and finish are no where near as nice as older ones but functionally it works fine. That would be about the newest Remington I would buy.