I have both except my mossberg is the 590A1 variant and the 870 is my field gun. The regular 500 vs the 870 is mostly neck and neck except:
1. The mossberg uses dual extractors which the 870 doesn't.
2. The mossberg is a little lighter.
3. The mossberg is a little faster/easier for me to load
Because my 590 is not a field gun I can't really compare how they shoot except to say I like them both a lot. In fact, it's been too long since I've shot either and there seem to be a lot of feral pumpkins around in need of some blasting.
1. The mossberg uses dual extractors which the 870 doesn't.
2. The mossberg is a little lighter.
3. The mossberg is a little faster/easier for me to load
Because my 590 is not a field gun I can't really compare how they shoot except to say I like them both a lot. In fact, it's been too long since I've shot either and there seem to be a lot of feral pumpkins around in need of some blasting.
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