I’ve previously had an 88 & a 500 over the last few years. I had sold both of em totally regretted it. I have since just picked me up another 88 20 inch pistol grip! Totally love these firearms! Simple, easy to use, clean, disassemble etc. & great defense weapons, very reliable.
I bought a Mossberg 500 in 1998. Years later I cut the barrel to the length of yours and added a front and rear pistol grip and the same shell holder you have on the side. Love this shotgun!
When it comes to home defense, you don't want to use something that may penetrate walls and accidentally kill an innocent person in the house. Only the attacker. However, as some have pointed out, the shells shown in this video will easily penetrate walls, therefore, they are not ideal for a home defense round. However, I live by myself and don't have anybody else to worry about shooting haha
Great shotgun, poor facts, I would strongly recommend you go test your overpenetration first hand before you go blasting away with your shotgun. Sheetrock is not good for stopping anything, even birdshot. It might not kill someone going threw a wall but it could definatly blind them, if you are concerned for your family I would make sure you are aware of the danger you could become if you are not properly trained or educated, that's coming from someone who sleeps with a loaded 12 gauge with 00buck at the bedside.
Perfectly said! Thank you for bringing that up...people just do not understand!!! (Regarding home defense; most are loaded for bear when un-necessary...)
Good choice for home defense Firearm. I had the same shotgun. My model was The Mossburg 500 JIC model. Came with a carry bag an the finish on the receiver was different an my bolt was black parkerized so was the finish on the receiver. I kept my house Gun loaded with Military grade buckshot.
since you have the usual pistol grip that mossberg's come with, that little stud on the grip for slings how good is it? i have the 500 "breacher" and want to put a sling on it but i dont trust that little stud for rough fast shooting/shotting drills. im afraid of that little thing coming out when i throw it around my back real quick to go to pistol when at the range
I have that shotgun I changed the grip and forend with hogue pistol grip and forend it made a huge difference I can't explain it here but you need to do it I also added a rail and red dot optics with a laser my shots hit right where that laser is and it's awesome
Let's see where do we start here #1 Buckshot will definitely penetrate a wall and the person on the other side #2 you do have to aim with a shotgun #3 not having a stock is a huge disadvantage and has no real advantage in shooting
Great review! I JUST bought this gun online today and am getting it shipped here to California. You have NO idea how hard it is to find this shotgun today in a 7+1 capacity. Everyone is making a run on this shotgun at the moment because of all the craziness going on. I plan on buying a good adjustable stock from ATIGunStocks. What type of good home defense ammo do you recommend for a shotgun, krazy86cu?
Thanks for the info, I have been considering changing over my 1985 model 500 turkey gun. Am going with a 18 1/2 " barrel, but maybe I'll stay with the regular stock.
What sort of kickback are we looking at with this weapon? Could an elderly woman use it, for instance, if she had to? I looked it up and it said this gun is around 9 pounds, is that accurate?
I have a mossberg 500 with stock loaded ready to go, but I have my Winchester model 1300 “defender” pistol grip next to my bed as well for home defense (I have a light mounted on it plus strobe) . I believe this is the best weapon for home defense. You have to worry about ar15’s rounds going through walls (especially drywall) so that is a concern. I believe they discontinued the 1300 defenders but I’m not sure. My mossberg 500 stays loaded downstairs if I’m down there and need immediate access to it. You can’t go wrong with a good 12 gauge shotgun. That is just my opinion and I’ve had a lot of experience on all small arms being ex-army infantry 11bravo. I would take my 12 gauge any day over my pistols for home defense.
great set up man. mines set up the same way. about the fioche shells. they look awesome have you fired them yet? I love the hornady zmax 00buck zombie rounds. they are 8 pellet and are bad ass
@romelus69 i agree. get what your comfortable with. but i just got the extended 500. 20" barrel and 2 extra rounds that only add maybe 3 ounces of weight; worth it.
I just bought a Mossberg 50588 today and I've never owned a gun before. Too much crazy stuff going on in the world today. Great tutorial, but mine Moss has an 8 round capacity. Do you suggest buckshot or slug?
where did you get those fiocchi shells from? they look really nice! I would highly recommend you replace the factory pistol grip with one from hogue. they feel alot nicer and less recoil on the wrist. again your gun looks really good
nice, clean, leathal looking set up....I am going to buy one this week, but can`t decide on the shorter 5 plus1 mossberg ...or the 7 plus 1....I like the shorter one but 8 shots....keeps me thinking I like the one you got...lol
Try putting your shells in upside down. Turn the gun to your left on its side with the shell holder down and pull them from the bottom, you will notice a shorter distance to the loading tube. Much faster reload than pulling them out from the top and over the top of the gun.
Is it hard for a lady to shoot? Since there's no stock... is it more like a shotgun, with a kick, or a handgun with recoil? Thanks!
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I use a remington 11-48 semi auto. I have seen many more misfeeds in a pump due to mishandling than I have ever had in my semi auto. I shortened the wrist on the PG and cut 2 inces off the stock. 18.5 in cylinder bore with a 2 shot extension. I got it for $170 and it has gone through 1000 shells without a failure.
im 20 years old and im interested in buying this model but im wondering what is it that i need to get it i just want to have it in a safe in my home for protection and go to the range every now and then how do i go about getting one do i need a permit ???
Also, I do enjoy the sense of having a fully loaded shotty, BUT it does condense the bullets possibly causing a misfire - got this from my brother, a Marine who served in Iraq.
Great video buddy, very informative. Question, how many different length shells can be used in this weapon and what size are they? I gave this video a gigantic👍thumbs up, take care buddy.
Shells that are 2 3/4 in length and/or 3x inch shells. And, this gun does not have a choke (in the end of the barrell - Called "Open Bore.") so...you can mix shells. Ex: 1 shell can be birdshot, the next #4 "OO" Buck, then slug, etc... blackgunsmatter
The 12 gauge with most 00 buckshot, fires 8 or 9 .33 caliber pellets at about 1200 feet per second. Each pellet carries about as much energy (approximately 175 ft./lbs.) as a .380 ACP.
Great gun! Same one i got. Don't say shotgun won't penetrate walls, because thats not true! It all depends on the load ur using. All buckshot and slugs will penetrate dry-wall. There are some birdshot that may not when u start to get in the #7, 8 range.
00 Buck will not over penetrate? I have shot drywall as it would be set up with a 2x4 and another piece of drywall just as a house would and the 00 will penetrate with force. It can very well kill someone in the next room. Nice shotty, cool video!
well may viewers have pointed out that the kind shells I have in the video will definitely penetrate interior walls which you don't want. If you live with others in the house you are going to want a low powered bird shot. It still may penetrate walls, but its less likely than buck. As far as stopping power... I think the pump sound of a shotgun is more than enough to scare off most intruders ;)
If I pull a gun on somebody (Which I seriously hope o never have to) I don't want them to hear it and have any kind of warning until I have it aiming directly at their chest. I don't buy into that idea of Scaring them away with the sound. They cities just warn them and let them have a chance to get the jump on you. Just my opinion
I have this exact same setup. Hit 10/10 clay pigeons first time shooting a gun. I can't tell the difference in recoil between buck, slug or birdshot with the pistol grip. The bead sight is accurate if you know how to use it and i had no problem with the pistol grip. however my friend smacked his lip open!
Thanks for clarifying that! I had no idea. Luckily for me the only person living with me at the moment is my dog, so I shouldn't have to worry about that lol. I reckon birdshot would be a better choice then?
You are going to have to turn it around when you go to load, so you might as well have the shells turned around in anything that holds shells like that. "You should think before you load!"
Training issue. Even if a firearm does have a hair trigger, it won't matter as long as you keep your finger off the trigger until you're ready to shoot. Proper training = no ND.
