Dont do much bird hunting do ya?
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870 Remi or 500 Moss?
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Dont do much bird hunting do ya?
nope. I thought of that while reading other responses. All of my experience with shotguns is training for home defense and occasionally playing with clays on the skeet range (still using my HD 870).
I suppose people do hunt with the darn things, in which case the whole "drop scat and run" possibility is quite real, and undesirable. The only hunting I've done has been for squirrel with a .22.
tradertator
Grandmaster
Not a Mossberg 500 fan in the slightest. Fit / finish is sloppy (even compared to an Express), no way to extend the magazine, and I don't care for the safety. As already stated, the Wingmaster is the best bang for buck shotgun out there. Before I'd settle on a 500, I'd recommend looking at an old Winchester model 12, Ithaca 37, etc.....
rem 870
Hello, I would definitely go with the 870. I have owned one for 11 years and would not trade it for anything. I have shot the Mossberg 500, as well as other pumps and prefer the 870 over them all. The 870 is a very smooth shooting gun with, in my opinion, lower recoil than the Mossberg 500. The 870 costs a little more, but is worth every penny.
Hello, I would definitely go with the 870. I have owned one for 11 years and would not trade it for anything. I have shot the Mossberg 500, as well as other pumps and prefer the 870 over them all. The 870 is a very smooth shooting gun with, in my opinion, lower recoil than the Mossberg 500. The 870 costs a little more, but is worth every penny.
SubUrbanCamo317
Sharpshooter
I myself am a Mossberg raised man. My father and grandfather before me both have Mossbergs. I have an 835 ultimag turkey gun, (my first shotgun, a gift from my father) many of my friends have the Remintons. I have shot the 870, its a wonderful shotgun. They are both great shotguns. Find which one you like more and buy it. You cannot go wrong in either direction. 
Fordtough25
Grandmaster
I agree, they are both great shotguns. I prefer Mossberg but that's just me, have a 500 and 590a1. They shoot great.
I've been researching this question myself. I too am looking for a jack-of-all-trades shotgun. Before you pick one you may want to think about the tube capacity you want. I say that because the magazine tube end cap is actually part of the barrel on a mossberg 500, meaning the barrel has to match the tube. On the remington you can buy a tube extension separately that doesn't impact your barrel choice at all.
I mention this because if you want a HD shotgun with a large capacity tube (i.e. 6+) that can still use a longer barrel or slug barrel the 870 is the better choice. You can get barrels that will fit the extended tube 500s but they're expensive enough that you might as well just buy a 2nd shotgun.
So to sum up - 870 if you want a single jack-of-all-trades gun. If you go mossberg and want a large cap tube it'll be easier to just buy 2 guns - one HD and one for trap/hunting/etc.
SERparacord
Grandmaster
870 and Magpul.
If you were looking at an end of the world type scene, I would probably go with the 870 simply because the shear numbers that have been made. I believe it would be a little easier to find parts if needed. With that being said, I own a mossberg 500 w/ a 20" barrel and extended tube and it has performed above and beyond anything I've ever done with it. So you could not go wrong with either, except save a little money with mossberg.
