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Engineer5:
You certainly don't need anything fancy.  You can pick up your garden variety pump action very cheap if you do some looking around.

JimP:
"In your opinion, the "Gun Doctor" would do what to improve a 500?"


........ not my opinion- the 'gun (witch?)doctor' at the Carl Jarl Locksmith place told me the 500 was not designed for hard use with magnum loads, and that could be why it started to go "click" occasionally when it should have gone "BANG!" ...... he suggested I bring it in. I found another shotgun (used) and have retired the mossy until I have money to burn fix it.........

Dtrain323i:
I'm also looking for a good HD 12 gauge. I've heard that the Mossberg is better for lefties (of which i am one). Is there any truth to this?

Jay:
I have a mossy 500 with a pistol grip that I really like. I don't know about how well it would hold up over a long period of time, because I don't use it for anything else other than the occasional practice session, and most of that is with bird shot, but so far it has functioned flawlessly.

I like the pistol grip. I have practiced clearing the house with it, and with my 12 ga with full stock, (UNLOADED OF COURSE, AND NEVER WHILE ANYONE ELSE IS IN ANY OF THE ROOMS I AM IN OR ADJACENT TO) and I prefer the pistol grip. I have practiced firing it using a stance and grip that pretty much puts it up along side my chest, and I am as accurate as I need to be with it. Of course, with basically my wrist and arm absorbing all the recoil, I couldn't fire it all day like that, but I can get through the mag tube just fine like that, and if 8 rounds weren't enough in my little house, then I've got big problems anyways.

I have often thought about buying one of those flip up folding stocks for it, or an ATI adjustable, but I just have not been able to talk myself into spending the money on it.

Rich B:
I don't care for pistol-grip shotguns due to the recoil.

Remington offers an 870 7-shot synthetic that is pretty good out of the box for home defense.  Add a light and maybe a side saddle and you'll be good to go.

They also have the Desert TAC for those who want something different.

I'm pleased with my 870, but I'd take an AR over a shotgun any day for home defense.

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