Mossberg 500 series shotgun

Mossberg 500 - 12 gauge

Mossberg 500 with heat shield - 12 gauge

Mossberg 500 with Ghost Ring Sights - 12 gauge

The Mossberg 500 series shotguns can be seen in the following films, television series, and anime used by the following actors:

For information on how to tell the Mossberg 500 series shotguns apart from the Remington and Winchester shotguns, please visit the 12 Gauge Pump Shotgun page.

This includes all variations of the model 500 and 590, including the AT, hunting and field models, tactical, military & law enforcement models and special purpose models (like the Persuader, Cruiser and the 'Mariner').

Mossberg 500

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Mossberg 500A Mariner (18.5" barrel) with the proprietary Marinecote™ Finish and Synthetic Stock - 12 gauge.

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Mossberg 500A Mariner (20" barrel) with Extended Magazine Tube - 12 gauge.

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Mossberg 500 with wooden furniture - 12 gauge.

The Mossberg 500 was introduced in 1961, with all early models sporting wood furniture. Mossberg also had a combat police model, the 500 AT, which was not advertised for sale among sporting catalogs but was strictly aimed at police sales. The Home Defense model with black synthetic buttstock and a black riot fore grip with either an 18.5" barrel or a 20" barrel were both referred to as the 'Persuader'.

Film

Two of Joe Sarno's thugs in The Way of the Gun (Mossberg 500AT models)

Police at the roadblock in Men in Black

Simon Pegg as PC Sergeant Nicholas Angel in Hot Fuzz

Arnold Schwarzenegger as Mark Kaminsky in Raw Deal

Dawn of the Dead (1978)

Ralph Fiennes as The Tooth Fairy in Red Dragon

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson as Chris Vaughn, Kevin Durand as Booth, and Johnny Knoxville as Ray Templeton in Walking Tall

Prison Guard in The Fugitive

Seen in the Strip Club Owner's Office in Kill Bill Vol. 2

Prison Guard in The Fugitive

Police Officer in Assault on Precinct 13

Sonny Landham as Billy in Predator (Mounted on AR-15/SP1)

Security guard in Lucky Number Slevin ( Mariner version)

Mace in Strange Days (Mariner version)

Ona Grauer as Alicia in House of the Dead

Blind Horizon

Vinnie Jones as Lou Harris in The Big Bounce (2004)

U.S. Navy Shipyard guard in The Hunt for Red October

Emma Stone as Wichita in Zombieland (fitted with front and rear pistol grips and shell holder)

Television

A biker in Pizza

Various characters in The X-Files

Video Games

Battlefield: Vietnam

Rainbow Six: Vegas

Resident Evil 4

Mossberg 590

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A Mossberg 590 - 12 gauge. Without heat shield.

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Mossberg 590 - 12 gauge. The Military version has a subdued matte finish, either matte blued or parkerized.

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Mossberg 590 with ghost ring sights and speedfeed stock - 12 Gauge.

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Mossberg 590 Mariner - 12 gauge

The Mossberg 590 shotgun was introduced in 1987 (the same year as the Mossberg Mariner). The Mossberg 590 shotguns differ from the 500 series primarily because of the design of the cap for the shell tube. The 500 series shotguns are designed for easy swapping of barrels. The 590 magazine tube is designed for ease of cleaning and maintenance. The 'nub' at the end of the 590's magazine tube was originally designed for holding the ring of the M7/M9 Bayonet when the bayonet is attached to the lug underneath the barrel. Other versions of the 590 maintain this style of end cap, even those without bayonet lugs.

Film

Wes Studi as Detective Casals and Mykelti Williamson as Sergeant Drucker in Heat

Convenience store robber in Spider-Man

Bridgette Wilson as Sonya Blade in Mortal Kombat (Mariner model fitted with Mag-Lite flashlight above barrel)

Bruce Willis as Harry Stamper and a police officer in Armageddon (Willis using one with a heat shield, the police using a Mariner version)

Chow Yun-Fat as Inspector "Tequila" Yuen in Hard Boiled (Tactical model with heat shield and pistol grip without stock in warehouse shootout; tactical model with heat shield and regular stock in hospital shootout)

Taye Diggs as Jeffers in The Way of the Gun (Mariner model)

U.S. Navy Security Detail in Crimson Tide

LL Cool J as Officer Deacon 'Deke' Kay in S.W.A.T. (modified to fire a rappelling line)

Ruben Santiago-Hudson as Blanket in Blown Away (Mariner model)

Thomas Jane as Frank Castle in The Punisher

Common as Coates in Street Kings (fitted with spare shell holder mounted on receiver)

S.W.A.T. member in Crank (fitted with Surefire forend)

Larenz Tate in Dead Presidents (fitted with wooden furniture)

Vin Diesel as Dominic Toretto in Fast and Furious (Mariner model)

Deputy in Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada, The

Ethan Suplee in Without A Paddle (Millitary Version)

Television

Kiefer Sutherland as Agent Jack Bauer in 24 (Mariner version)

Rick Aviles as Rat Man in The Stand (590 Mariner version)

Anime

Momomi in Mezzo Forte

Mossberg 500 Cruiser

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Mossberg 500 Cruiser with heat shield - 12 gauge

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Mossberg 500 Cruiser with extended magazine tube and heat shield - 12 gauge

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Mossberg 500 Cruiser with plain barrel, no heat shield - 12 gauge

The Mossberg 500 Cruiser is a Model 500 Shotgun with a factory Pistol grip. Some have the heat shield and some don't. What's confusing is that the full stocked Mossberg 500 is called the Persuader, however, the Persuader always came with an optional pistol grip so that the user could swap stocks. Which is why we see shotguns identified as 'Persuaders' with pistol grips, however, that is a modification made by the owner and not a factory configuration. All shotguns that came from the factory with pistol grips are 'Cruisers'. Not to be confused with Mossberg 590 Cruisers or 590 Compact Cruisers (see below).