| The Mossberg shotguns are some of the | | | | long rifle to .308, which takes the same |
| toughest, most reliable, and affordable | | | | reliability of the Mossberg shotguns, |
| shotguns on the market. The Mossberg | | | | and delivers it to the remarkable |
| shotgun has been around for almost a | | | | Mossberg rifles. The Mossberg rifles |
| century; it is a shotgun that simply | | | | have always held true to Mossberg's |
| works, no matter what conditions it is | | | | mission statement: "We are a team |
| put through. Mossberg shotguns are | | | | dedicated to safety, quality, value and |
| accredited with being the only shotgun | | | | continuous improvement through |
| to pass the military's three-thousand | | | | partnerships of employees, customers and |
| slug test, which had proven devastating | | | | our suppliers. Uncompromised customer |
| to all competitors' submissions. The | | | | satisfaction is our priority." |
| Mossberg quickly gained credit among the | | | | Making high quality firearms for the |
| troops in Iraq, proving to be effective | | | | average man without breaking the bank |
| with all types of ammunitions, including | | | | has Mossberg Arms maintaining their |
| less than lethal rounds. | | | | legacy and reputation, and constantly |
| The Mossberg firearms have come a long | | | | getting more credit, where it has been |
| way since 1919, when Mossberg Arms first | | | | far past due. Many shooters have the |
| began shotgun production. Now Mossberg | | | | stigma that affordable shotguns are not |
| shotguns are best known as the world's | | | | as effective as a shotgun four times the |
| largest pump-action shotgun producers. | | | | price, which Mossberg has proven wrong |
| Despite the changing times, Mossberg | | | | time and time again. The reason Mossberg |
| guns have a time tested design, which is | | | | shotguns are so affordable is because |
| simple, sleek, and functional. Some of | | | | Mossberg has long been established as |
| the more popular shotguns are the | | | | the average man's shotgun and is now |
| Mossberg 500 and Mossberg 590, which | | | | becoming the world's most recognizable |
| have both been out for some time, with | | | | pump-action shotgun. |
| no sign of their age showing, despite | | | | I have experience with just about every |
| the wide range of competitors, none of | | | | type of shotgun on the market, from |
| which have been able to match the | | | | Beretta to the Baikal shotguns. When it |
| innovation of Mossberg. | | | | came time for me to invest in a shotgun, |
| The major differences between the | | | | it was a no-brainier. I chose the |
| Mossberg 500 and Mossberg 590 are the | | | | Mossberg 500; it has never given me a |
| magazine tube design (which is longer, | | | | problem and it outshoots many |
| adding more capacity), heat shield, and | | | | competitors' shotguns, which I know cost |
| bayonet lug. Despite the obvious | | | | almost ten times the fee of my old |
| military advantages of the Mossberg 590, | | | | faithful 500. During my experience |
| there are great deals of competition | | | | selling firearms for a large FFL dealer, |
| shooters turning to the 590 shotgun | | | | I have nothing but praise for the |
| because of the easy feed of any type of | | | | Mossberg product lines, and would |
| ammunition. | | | | recommend all trap shooters, skeet |
| Currently Mossberg Arms produces a wide | | | | shooters, and hunters put their favorite |
| range of rifles, which vary from .22 | | | | shotgun against the Mossberg challenge. |