JamesLeic Posted February 16, 2010 Report Share Posted February 16, 2010 (edited) Mossberg 590, its not really imported from the USA as the main use of them is home defence.They pass all stringent military tests and get taken to Afghanistan etc Im an avid enhusiast though and things like this make me excited I dont doubt though, that I could go to USA and pick one up brand spank for £200 MAX If this is only going to be used for clays save your money this is over priced for what you will be using it for and what it is, as has been said before this is really a self defense/ military firearm. It is designed to be used with large buckshot (sg) or solid slug ammunition the intention being that open choked guns have better accuracy at range with these than full or even half choked (due to less shot deformation) the pump allows it to cycle special purpose rounds (breaching rounds for doors etc) without jamming more easily which semi auto's struggle with. In short it is not designed to be a Clays gun and it should only be used as a "make do" not a first, second or even third choice for this type of thing my original post was assumeing you already had it and was wondering if you could use a pump at cylinder bore on clays the answer is yes you can deffinately but this type of shotgun is really a "boys toy"/military style firearm best left to use for what its intended (or practical shotgun which is as near as damn it). Shuck has it spot on this is going to be geared towards its intended use be sensible and avoid. Edited February 16, 2010 by JamesLeic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wymberley Posted February 16, 2010 Report Share Posted February 16, 2010 HiI dont know what you mean, youre saying that I shouldnt get it because its got a wider choke then single slug? Its an american gun if thats any help but Im really just trying to find out how expensive it would be to put a choke on it Hi, No, what I'm just pointing out is that the gun (because of its design purpose) is TC. In reality, there are two types of TC. One is the nominal boring of an actually parallel barrel and the other is the actual gun's performance, ie, 40% pattern at 40 yards. Your gun probably falls into the former category. In my experience, unless you try various cartridges and find one make that proves me wrong, if I hadn't already spent it, I would have bet last week's pension that it will not perform as per the latter case and will shoot a more open pattern. Consequently, you are right to ask as to be effective you will need something doing to it. There's nowt wrong about being an avid enthusiast; we all are to a greater or lesser degree. Therefore, why not get it if you're really keen and leave it as it was designed and get something more appropriate to clays?pigeon? Whatever you decide, good luck. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeywrench Posted February 16, 2010 Report Share Posted February 16, 2010 Mossberg 590, its not really imported from the USA as the main use of them is home defence.They pass all stringent military tests and get taken to Afghanistan etc They aren't that rare mate (except for the lack of interst in them) they are available here Mossbergs for £450 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shuck. Posted February 16, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2010 Hi, No, what I'm just pointing out is that the gun (because of its design purpose) is TC. In reality, there are two types of TC. One is the nominal boring of an actually parallel barrel and the other is the actual gun's performance, ie, 40% pattern at 40 yards. Your gun probably falls into the former category. In my experience, unless you try various cartridges and find one make that proves me wrong, if I hadn't already spent it, I would have bet last week's pension that it will not perform as per the latter case and will shoot a more open pattern. Consequently, you are right to ask as to be effective you will need something doing to it.There's nowt wrong about being an avid enthusiast; we all are to a greater or lesser degree. Therefore, why not get it if you're really keen and leave it as it was designed and get something more appropriate to clays?pigeon? Whatever you decide, good luck. Cheers Good point you have and youre right, I suppose Ill wait till I get some more gun space and keep that one for the odd close bird/clay.. They aren't that rare mate (except for the lack of interst in them) they are available here Mossbergs for £450 Its the lack on interest which makes them rare in the UK, anyway cheers for the link Ill have a luke, not a bad price either mate cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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