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=Additional Images= | |||
==Additional Mossberg 500 Variants== | |||
[[File:M50010th.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Custom commemorative Mossberg 500 - 12 gauge. This is the 10 millionth Mossberg 500, presented to the NRA National Firearms Museum in 2013. Full description can be seen in file description.]] | |||
[[File:Mossberg 500 Cutdown.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Mossberg 500 shotgun with cutdown barrel - 12 gauge]] | |||
[[Image:Mossberg500short.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Mossberg 500 Cruiser with a cut down barrel - 12 gauge]] | |||
[[File:Mossberg Marine with Heat Shield.JPG|thumb|none|500px|Mossberg 500 Mariner with heat shield - 12 gauge]] | |||
[[Image:Roadblocker1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Mossberg 500 Roadblocker with Barrett style flash hider - 12 gauge]] | |||
[[Image:Mossber500CPistolGrip.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Mossberg 500AT Shotgun with Pistol Grip and Custom Choke similar to one used in the film ''[[Raw Deal]]'' - 12 gauge]] | |||
[[Image:Mossberg500withHeatShield.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Mossberg 500 with heat shield - 12 gauge]] | |||
[[Image:Mossberg500WithGhostSight.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Mossberg 500 with Ghost Ring Sights - 12 gauge]] | |||
[[Image:Mossberg_500_wooden.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Mossberg 500 Bantam, frequently used by hunters - 12 gauge]] | |||
[[Image:Mossberg 500 tactical.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Mossberg 500 Tactical Shotgun - 12 gauge]] | |||
[[Image:Mossberg500 Less Lethal.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Mossberg 500 "Less Lethal"]] | |||
[[Image:XREPM500.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Mossberg 500 XREP with XREP shells - 12 gauge]] | |||
[[File:Moss500CruiserForegrip.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Mossberg 500 Cruiser with foregrip, heat shield, and saddle shell holder - 12 gauge]] | |||
[[Image:Moss500shorty.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Mossberg 500 shorty with pistol grip and MP5K foregrip - 12 gauge.]] | |||
[[File:Mossberg door.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Mossberg 500 "Persuader" with door breaching brake, folding stock and shell holder - 12 gauge]] | |||
[[File:Moss500Persuader.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Mossberg 500 "Persuader" (left view)with door breaching brake, folding stock and shell holder - 12 gauge]] | |||
[[Image:Mossberg500Surefire.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Mossberg 500 Cruiser fitted with a Surefire weaponlight and saddle shell holder - 12 gauge]] | |||
[[Image:MossDeserticCruiser.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Mossberg 500 Cruiser with 5-shot tube and in desert camoflauge - 12 gauge]] | |||
[[Image:Mossberg500RollingThunder.JPG|thumb|none|500px|Mossberg 500 Rolling Thunder - 12 gauge]] | |||
[[Image:M500PG.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Mossberg 500 with sawn-off stock - 12 gauge]] | |||
[[Image:Mossberg 500 Sidewinder.jpg|500px|thumb|none|Mossberg 500 with Sidewinder kit attachments - 12 gauge. Note the 10-round drum magazine, folding wire stock, and modified slide with an oblique vertical grip.]] | |||
[[File:Mossberg500 fullstock-with-heatshield.jpg|500px|thumb|none|Mossberg 500 with Heat shield and full stock - 12 gauge]] | |||
[[Image:Mossberg 500 Extended Wooden.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Mossberg 500 with wooden furniture and high-capacity magazine tube - 12 gauge]] | |||
[[Image:Mossberg 500 SPX.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Mossberg 500 SPX - 12 gauge.]] | |||
[[Image:Mossberg 500 Retrograde.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Mossberg 500 Retrograde - 12 gauge. Note reprinted Persuader wood model.]] | |||
[[File:Mossberg 500 ATP stainless with wood furniture.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Mossberg 500 ATP with stainless Marinecote™ finish and wooden furniture - 12 Gauge.]] | |||
[[File:Mossberg 500 HD sawed off.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Mossberg 500 with sawed-off barrel (18" barrel) and black pistol grip - 12 gauge.]] | |||
==Additional Mossberg 590 Variants== | |||
[[FIle:Mossberg590Modified.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Mossberg 590 Combat model (Parkerized) with bayonet lug and 500C wood forearm & stock - 12 gauge]] | |||
[[File:Moss590M4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Mossberg 590 with heat shield, bayonet lug, and M4-type stock - 12 gauge]] | |||
[[File:Moss590Knoxx.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Mossberg 590 with heat shield, bayonet lug, and Knoxx Spec Ops stock - 12 gauge]] | |||
[[File:Moss590PG.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Mossberg 590 with pistol grip, bayonet lug, and heat shield - 12 gauge. ]] | |||
[[File:M590A1TR.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Mossberg 590A1 Tactical Tri-Rail - 12 gauge]] | |||
[[File:M590A1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Mossberg 590A1 with 6-shot tube, rifle sights, and Speedfeed stock - 12 gauge]] | |||
[[File:M590A1F.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Mossberg 590A1 with dedicated forend weaponlight - 12 gauge]] | |||
[[File:M590A1B.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Mossberg 590A1 Blackwater Series - 12 gauge]] | |||
[[File:M590A1M4stock.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Mossberg 590A1 Compact Cruiser with M4 stock and rifle sights - 12 gauge]] | |||
[[File:Moss590A1Short.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Mossberg 590A1 Compact Cruiser - 12 gauge]] | |||
[[File:Mossberg_590A1_SBS.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Mossberg 590A1 SBS - 12 gauge]] | |||
[[File:Mossberg 500 Chainsaw.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Mossberg 590 Chainsaw - 12 gauge]] | |||
[[File:Mossberg590Mariner.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Left Side of Mossberg 590 Mariner Cruiser with high-capacity magazine tube and pistol grip - 12 gauge]] | |||
[[File:Mossberg590flextactical.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Mossberg FLEX 590 Tactical - 12 gauge]] | |||
[[File:M590shock.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Mossberg 590 Shockwave - 12 gauge.]] | |||
[[File:Mossberg 590A1 Retrograde.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Mossberg 590A1 Retrograde - 12 gauge]] | |||
[[File:M590 SPX.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Mossberg 590 SPX - 12 gauge]] | |||
[[File:M590 Shockwave Wood.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Mossberg 590 Shockwave customized with wood furniture and heat shield - 12 gauge]] | |||
==Screen-Used== | |||
[[File:CrowShotgunScreenUsed.jpg|thumb|none|500px|'''Screen-Used''' Customized Mossberg 500 shotgun fitted in a modified [[Muzzelite MZ14 Bullpup]] stock, used in the film ''[[The Crow]]'' - 20 Gauge]] | |||
[[Image:Mossberg_500_combo.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Mossberg 500 Combo Shotgun with slug and smoothbore barrels - 12 gauge.]] | |||
[[Image:BrokenArrow-Mossberg590-1-HeritageAuction.jpg|thumb|none|450px|A Mossberg 590 (12-gauge) with pistol grip, bayonet lug, heat shield, and laser sight, as used in ''[[Broken Arrow]]''. The weapon pictured here is the actual-screen used shotgun wielded by both Howie Long and Christian Slater in the film, as it appeared in a [https://entertainment.ha.com/itm/movie-tv-memorabilia/christian-slater-riley-and-howie-long-kelly-mossberg-12-gauge-shotgun-from-broken-arrow/a/997049-2833.s 2018 Heritage Auctions listing].]] | |||
[[Image:BrokenArrow-Mossberg590-2-HeritageAuction.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Opposite view of the screen-used Mossberg 590 from ''[[Broken Arrow]]''.]] | |||
[[Image:BrokenArrow-Mossberg590-3-HeritageAuction.jpg|thumb|none|450px|A close-up of the laser fitted to the screen-used Mossberg 590 from the film. While this laser is currently unidentified, it appears to be the same make/model used on the M4A1 Carbines in ''[[Air Force One#M4A1 Carbine|Air Force One]]''. (NOTE: Image has been flipped in order to show writing on the laser sight.)]] | |||
==Designs Resembling the Mossberg== | |||
[[Image:NewHavenModel600AT.jpg|thumb|500px|none|New Haven Model 600AT - 12 Gauge. New Haven is one of O.F. Mossberg & Sons' private, promotional brands. The New Haven 600 is identical to the Mossberg 500, with the addition of an anti-rattle system in the magazine tube.]] | |||
[[Image:Rexio.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Rexio shotgun - 12 gauge. Rexio is Argentinian shotgun, based on the Maverick 88 design. It's aviable with different choices of barrel length and furniture.]] | |||
==Airsoft Variants== | |||
[[Image:Mossberg 500-590.jpg|500px|thumb|none|Airsoft replica of a Mossberg 500 "Cruiser" with a heat shield - 12 gauge]] | |||
[[File:AGM M500 airsoft.jpg|thumb|500px|none|AGM Mossberg 500 Airsoft replica]] | |||
=Discussion= | |||
==Crap== | |||
In trying to upload a picture of a Mossberg Cruiser with foregrip I accidentally cocked up what uploaded picture was which and unintentionally replaced a couple of pictures. I clicked upload before I noticed that filenames for those already existed. Is there any means of salvaging this? I'm really sorry. - [[User:Kooshmeister|Kooshmeister]] | |||
:You just have to revert to the previous version of the image. I just did this. It's no big deal. -[[User:MT2008|MT2008]] 14:39, 16 April 2010 (UTC) | |||
The wood foregrip of early models is very rare and highly sought after. | |||
==What is this?== | |||
[[Image:Jackass-Mossberg500-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Closeup of the Mossberg as Hruska prepares to fire at Knoxville.]] | |||
That's been baffling me a bit - what is that thing at the foreend? A laser sight? [[User:StanTheMan|StanTheMan]] 15:27, 17 July 2011 (CDT) | |||
:Think you are right, looks like a standard laser sight with a remote switch. As for the mount, it looks like a Laser Devices dual ring mount, which attaches onto the end of the buffer tube. They make them for most shotguns and can take a torch, or a laser sight using a collar. --[[User:Commando552|commando552]] 18:10, 25 September 2011 (CDT) | |||
== 590 CC vs. FABARM == | |||
Does anyone know how the 590 Compact Cruiser compares to the FABARM Martial Ultra-Short? I'm writing a story where one of the main character's weapons is a compact shotgun, and I'm set on using the one or the other. - [[User: 2wingo]] | |||
:Main question would be, where is the story set? If it is in the US then I don't think you would be able to import it due to BATF regulations. Disregarding this, or if the story is set in Europe, then you get an extra round in the magazine of a Mossberg and the barrel is about 4 inches longer giving you more range with a tighter spread, but conversely it is longer and more cumbersome. I have never fired the Fabarm, but from my uninformed perspective I would choose the 590 based on the fact that it is more tried and tested, probably more reliable, and it will be much easier to get more spares and after-market parts. --[[User:Commando552|commando552]] ([[User talk:Commando552|talk]]) 17:37, 14 December 2012 (EST) | |||
:: The story takes place in New York City. The character gets all her guns from an unscrupulous gun store owner with ties to the black market. - [[User: 2wingo]] | |||
Where I can buy that book? --[[User:Dannyguns|Dannyguns]] ([[User talk:Dannyguns|talk]]) 04:59, 2 January 2017 (EST) | |||
== "Mariner" shotguns == | |||
Is it just me, or does it seem tactically unsound to give a shotgun a shiny, reflective barrel? I mean, even if you're just hunting, the light reflecting off that thing could easily catch your quarry's attention and scare it away. And side question: Why is it even called that? - [[User: 2wingo]] | |||
:Mariners are not for hunting, they're for marine environments. The finish protects the gun from moisture and salt corrosion. --[[User:Funkychinaman|Funkychinaman]] ([[User talk:Funkychinaman|talk]]) 02:42, 6 January 2013 (EST) | |||
:: I see. Thanks! - [[User: 2wingo]] | |||
::: Also: Only the earliest Mossberg Mariner shotguns had a shiny finish; the vast majority of the Mariners in circulation have a duller stainless finish. My own Mossberg 500 Mariner is not the least bit shiny, let alone reflective. -[[User:MT2008|MT2008]] ([[User talk:MT2008|talk]]) 18:12, 15 July 2023 (UTC) | |||
== Name == | |||
Is there a special name for a Cruiser with a Mariner finish? Mariner Cruiser? (I've been using "Mariner Cruiser." And which section should it go under, Cruiser or Mariner? --[[User:Funkychinaman|Funkychinaman]] ([[User talk:Funkychinaman|talk]]) 11:14, 8 February 2013 (EST) | |||
There's no section called "Mariner", only Cruiser, and it should obviously go under section Cruiser. I'm just a little curious about shotguns without stock, why do you need to fire it from hip? [[User:TitaniumAlloy|TitaniumAlloy]] ([[User talk:TitaniumAlloy|talk]]) 11:39, 10 February 2013 (EST) | |||
:Pistol grip shotguns are a product of both the way most repeating shotguns feed and the National Firearms Act. With most repeating shotguns by reducing barrel lenght you reduce the magazine capacity. Plus under the NFA you have minimum barrel and overall lenghts.This means that you can only legally shorten a barrel so far before neading a $200 tax stamp and registering the firearm with the BATFE. Back in the 1980 you had alot of police departments on a budget having to do drug raids. Alot of departments could not afford a bunch of $200 tax stamps but they could afford alot of rear pistol grips. Plus pistol gripped shotguns fit in budget patrol cars better. Hense the name "Cruiser" As far as fireing it from the hip it works much better fireing it from eye level.[[User:Rockwolf66|Rockwolf66]] ([[User talk:Rockwolf66|talk]]) 13:46, 10 February 2013 (EST) | |||
== Users of Mariners == | |||
Why are some Mossberg 500 & 590s called "Mariners", does USMC really uses those kind of shotguns with Marinecote finish? [[User:TitaniumAlloy|TitaniumAlloy]] ([[User talk:TitaniumAlloy|talk]]) 10:27, 2 July 2013 (EDT) | |||
:Mariners, as in sailors. The finish deals better with moisture and salt water. --[[User:Funkychinaman|Funkychinaman]] ([[User talk:Funkychinaman|talk]]) 10:36, 2 July 2013 (EDT) | |||
== This Gun Image is same thing ? == | |||
[[File:M590A1.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Mossberg 590A1 with 6-shot tube - 12 gauge]] | |||
[[Image:Moss590A1.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Mossberg 590 - 12 Gauge. With 5-round magazine tube and speedfeed stock.]] | |||
If it is the same as I will replaced a image of another one. --[[User:KINKI'boy|KINKI'boy]] ([[User talk:KINKI'boy|talk]]) 11:12, 25 October 2013 (JST) | |||
:They are different weapons; the top one has rifle sights while the bottom one doesn't. [[User:Orca1 9904|Orca1 9904]] ([[User talk:Orca1 9904|talk]]) 05:41, 6 January 2014 (EST) | |||
Latest revision as of 18:12, 15 July 2023
Additional Images
Additional Mossberg 500 Variants
Additional Mossberg 590 Variants
Screen-Used
Designs Resembling the Mossberg
Airsoft Variants
Discussion
Crap
In trying to upload a picture of a Mossberg Cruiser with foregrip I accidentally cocked up what uploaded picture was which and unintentionally replaced a couple of pictures. I clicked upload before I noticed that filenames for those already existed. Is there any means of salvaging this? I'm really sorry. - Kooshmeister
- You just have to revert to the previous version of the image. I just did this. It's no big deal. -MT2008 14:39, 16 April 2010 (UTC)
The wood foregrip of early models is very rare and highly sought after.
What is this?
That's been baffling me a bit - what is that thing at the foreend? A laser sight? StanTheMan 15:27, 17 July 2011 (CDT)
- Think you are right, looks like a standard laser sight with a remote switch. As for the mount, it looks like a Laser Devices dual ring mount, which attaches onto the end of the buffer tube. They make them for most shotguns and can take a torch, or a laser sight using a collar. --commando552 18:10, 25 September 2011 (CDT)
590 CC vs. FABARM
Does anyone know how the 590 Compact Cruiser compares to the FABARM Martial Ultra-Short? I'm writing a story where one of the main character's weapons is a compact shotgun, and I'm set on using the one or the other. - User: 2wingo
- Main question would be, where is the story set? If it is in the US then I don't think you would be able to import it due to BATF regulations. Disregarding this, or if the story is set in Europe, then you get an extra round in the magazine of a Mossberg and the barrel is about 4 inches longer giving you more range with a tighter spread, but conversely it is longer and more cumbersome. I have never fired the Fabarm, but from my uninformed perspective I would choose the 590 based on the fact that it is more tried and tested, probably more reliable, and it will be much easier to get more spares and after-market parts. --commando552 (talk) 17:37, 14 December 2012 (EST)
- The story takes place in New York City. The character gets all her guns from an unscrupulous gun store owner with ties to the black market. - User: 2wingo
Where I can buy that book? --Dannyguns (talk) 04:59, 2 January 2017 (EST)
"Mariner" shotguns
Is it just me, or does it seem tactically unsound to give a shotgun a shiny, reflective barrel? I mean, even if you're just hunting, the light reflecting off that thing could easily catch your quarry's attention and scare it away. And side question: Why is it even called that? - User: 2wingo
- Mariners are not for hunting, they're for marine environments. The finish protects the gun from moisture and salt corrosion. --Funkychinaman (talk) 02:42, 6 January 2013 (EST)
- I see. Thanks! - User: 2wingo
Name
Is there a special name for a Cruiser with a Mariner finish? Mariner Cruiser? (I've been using "Mariner Cruiser." And which section should it go under, Cruiser or Mariner? --Funkychinaman (talk) 11:14, 8 February 2013 (EST)
There's no section called "Mariner", only Cruiser, and it should obviously go under section Cruiser. I'm just a little curious about shotguns without stock, why do you need to fire it from hip? TitaniumAlloy (talk) 11:39, 10 February 2013 (EST)
- Pistol grip shotguns are a product of both the way most repeating shotguns feed and the National Firearms Act. With most repeating shotguns by reducing barrel lenght you reduce the magazine capacity. Plus under the NFA you have minimum barrel and overall lenghts.This means that you can only legally shorten a barrel so far before neading a $200 tax stamp and registering the firearm with the BATFE. Back in the 1980 you had alot of police departments on a budget having to do drug raids. Alot of departments could not afford a bunch of $200 tax stamps but they could afford alot of rear pistol grips. Plus pistol gripped shotguns fit in budget patrol cars better. Hense the name "Cruiser" As far as fireing it from the hip it works much better fireing it from eye level.Rockwolf66 (talk) 13:46, 10 February 2013 (EST)
Users of Mariners
Why are some Mossberg 500 & 590s called "Mariners", does USMC really uses those kind of shotguns with Marinecote finish? TitaniumAlloy (talk) 10:27, 2 July 2013 (EDT)
- Mariners, as in sailors. The finish deals better with moisture and salt water. --Funkychinaman (talk) 10:36, 2 July 2013 (EDT)
This Gun Image is same thing ?
If it is the same as I will replaced a image of another one. --KINKI'boy (talk) 11:12, 25 October 2013 (JST)
- They are different weapons; the top one has rifle sights while the bottom one doesn't. Orca1 9904 (talk) 05:41, 6 January 2014 (EST)