Mossberg 590 set-up for duck hunting

[8391JE]

I am new to hunting. I?ve been out duck hunting one season and wanted to do other small game hunting and turkey hunting eventually. I wanted to get a new Mossberg shotgun.

I was thinking that I would get a Mossberg 590 and get a longer barrel with removable chokes (maybe 26, 28 or 30 inches). I wanted to get a 590 instead of a 500 because I like the Magpul furniture and I thought it would be nice to get the upgrade like the metal trigger guard and metal safety. More importantly, I also wanted a drilled and tapped receiver so it will be easier to upgrade with a red dot or sights for turkey hunting in the future.

Is it reasonable/possible for me to get a 590 and just switch out the barrel to be better for duck and small game hunting? Or would it be better to get a 500 and upgrade for the features I want?

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So basically there are 2 complications with the 590:

1) finding a barrel. I?m not sure that mossberg makes a long barrel for the 590.

And

2) plugging the magazine so it only holds 2 rounds. This isn?t that hard, but an important one to remember. Lots of different ways to make a plug, everyone has opinions on which is best.

Or

You can buy a 500 that is drilled and tapped and just swap furniture, but the magazine extension is a bit more annoying if you want more than 6 rounds.

[M1XdColt]

I am new to hunting. I?ve been out duck hunting one season and wanted to do other small game hunting and turkey hunting eventually. I wanted to get a new Mossberg shotgun.

I was thinking that I would get a Mossberg 590 and get a longer barrel with removable chokes (maybe 26, 28 or 30 inches). I wanted to get a 590 instead of a 500 because I like the Magpul furniture and I thought it would be nice to get the upgrade like the metal trigger guard and metal safety. More importantly, I also wanted a drilled and tapped receiver so it will be easier to upgrade with a red dot or sights for turkey hunting in the future.

Is it reasonable/possible for me to get a 590 and just switch out the barrel to be better for duck and small game hunting? Or would it be better to get a 500 and upgrade for the features I want?

590 may be a bit heavier over 500, but 590 and 500 share the small things. I believe today their is only up to 28 and call acc choke. Some barrel from 30 and down are fix, which mean you can't put any choke unless you have a Smith thread the barrel. Those barrel are not to great for hunting in California since it's lead free, I don't want to get into with etc. But enjoy 😉

[RayPDA]

FWIW i remembered that some folk have had success with using the barrels from the 835 provided that your 590 has the shorter) mag tube, although you could in theory make a spacer like someone did on cg years ago with an 870 security/hd with a long tube? There are a couple threads elsewhere if you do some digging

Found it

https://www.reddit.com/r/Shotguns/comments/7kjjw7/mossberg_590_with_28_835_ultimag_barrel_it_works/

If you go with an 8+1 gun, be prepared to cut a long piece of dowel to get down to 2+1

[Spyder]

I hunt ducks and brant with a Mossberg 500 with 20"barrel and 590 mag tube. Works great.

[xblax619]

i would look into the Mossberg field/security combo. theres a few different versions. they come with a 28? barrel for hunting and a 18.5? barrel for home defense. Some mossbergs come with the receiver already drilled and tapped from the factory. Not sure if all versions come with the barrels already threaded for chokes.

https://www.mossberg.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=field+500