Please critique my 590 home defense setup

[Tuflehundon]

Awesome thanks for the tip.
Was looking at getting the 930 but haven't yet. The only reason I wanted a semi automatic SG was to put the xrail or some sort of drum. Is yours on the 930 I presume.
Just got done building 2 ar's so I'll need something else to do.
Was gonna build a bullpup from the 870 i bought, but once I got it, i put some magpul furniture on it and like it too much ....so there went that. now I was looking for another SG build to do. And the xrail was something I have been wanting to do eventually.
Where did u get the xrail. Locally or Web?

Yes. My shotgun is a 24" 930 JM Pro. Highly modified too. I have almost all of the OR3GUN, and Southern Kentucky Tactical parts in mine.

 

[Iagent]

My current setup is a 1911, but I am now adding the Mossberg 590 with an 18.5 barrel to the mix. I just want to cover all the gaps. I have zero tolerance for possible scum attacking my family! So sad that it comes to this in our great country!

 

[No1Buck]

I'm in the same boat, and ordered the 590 18.5 but I'm wondering if I did good not just getting thee rugged A1. It's just for home defense, but it needs to be reliable. I guess light is good, but I am not a fan of plastic and the trigger group is said to be plastic. Maybe if I really like this shotgun, I will buy an A1 at a later date.

I prefer the standard 590. If you won't be slamming it in hatches and into metal bulkheads the heavier barrel just adds a lot of unnecessary weight. My Glock and AR15 have plastic trigger guards and it's never been an issue, but you could always swap it for a metal trigger guard.

IMO the only read advantage of the A1 is the metal safety button, but you can get a replacement metal button on Amazon for like $15.

 

[Iagent]

I prefer the standard 590. If you won't be slamming it in hatches and into metal bulkheads the heavier barrel just adds a lot of unnecessary weight. My Glock and AR15 have plastic trigger guards and it's never been an issue, but you could always swap it for a metal trigger guard.

IMO the only read advantage of the A1 is the metal safety button, but you can get a replacement metal button on Amazon for like $15.

Thanks for the input. I was thinking about that safety, and will probably get a metal one. My Sig 938 has a plastic trigger, so I bought a metal one, and never installed it as the plastic one is just fine. Just my old school plastic cynicism lol.

 

[Iagent]

I like bead sights on a shotgun. Just don't need the extra bafoonery to snag on things.

 

[nitesite]

This thread is so full of WIN. I am enjoying the things I have learned off of it.

 

[No1Buck]

I like bead sights on a shotgun. Just don't need the extra bafoonery to snag on things.

I agree. I wanted ghost ring sights since that's what I had on my 590A1. But after using the bead on a friend's 500 I prefer it for the tasks that shotguns excel at.

 

[Ghmann]

I agree. I wanted ghost ring sights since that's what I had on my 590A1. But after using the bead on a friend's 500 I prefer it for the tasks that shotguns excel at.

Bought my first 12 gauge about a year ago. I never had much experience with shotguns. Just an old Revelation 350a 20 gauge that I bought about 50 years ago. I always wondered "how are you supposed to aim this dang thing without a rear sight", lol.

So when I saw a 590A1 with GRS, I figured that's the ticket. The GSR seem to work just fine for me. I can see where they would be needed for slugs at longer range.

 

[Rossignol]

My now primary shotgun has 3 dot fiber optics. Just use it for shot, no slugs at all.