Saiga 12 or Mossberg 590?

[mons meg]

Well, I just have the lowly 590, no A1, but haven't had any problems with the safety switch or triggerguard. I assume Mossberg still makes both variants?

 

[okshooter6]

Well, I just have the lowly 590, no A1, but haven't had any problems with the safety switch or triggerguard. I assume Mossberg still makes both variants?

What is the difference between the 590 and the 590A1?

 

[mons meg]

Metal triggerguard and safety switch (the 590 is synthetic), plus heavier barrel. If I missed something, someone let me know.

 

[Glocktogo]

Metal trigger guard & safety as opposed to plastic, and a heavy walled barrel. The 590-A1 is a true mil-spec gun.

 

[mons meg]

That being said, you can replace the plastic safety switch on the 590 with a part from Mossberg and a screwdriver. Not sure about the triggerguard, but I bet it can be done as well without too much trouble.

As for the barrel, IMO it's not so much that the 590A1 has a "heavy" barrel that it has a "heavier" barrel. There's nothing flimsy about the "old" 590s.

 

[Glocktogo]

That being said, you can replace the plastic safety switch on the 590 with a part from Mossberg and a screwdriver. Not sure about the triggerguard, but I bet it can be done as well without too much trouble.

As for the barrel, IMO it's not so much that the 590A1 has a "heavy" barrel that it has a "heavier" barrel. There's nothing flimsy about the "old" 590s.

Nope. They're all very stout. I know the A1's barrel is backbored for lower recoil. Don't know about the regular 590 though.

 

[Causality]

What kind of ammo is the Saiga "ammo sensitive" to? I also wonder what the current market is bringing for the mags on the Saiga? I do have a 590A1 that sleeps with me loaded with felon repellant...and with it being a pump, it will eat anything you feed it from factory to reloads. I can see the Saiga having function problems with some reloads.

 

[Glocktogo]

Saigas have a 2 position gas regulator, one for heavy and one for light loads. If you try to run light loads on the heavy setting it can malf. If you do vice versa, it beats the crap out of the gun.

It's not so much the gun that's ammo sensitive as it is the mags. Mine runs great with Reminton slugs & buck and Winchester birdshot. It doesn't run as well with Federal slugs & buck or Remington birdshot. One magazine I have won't feed Federal birdshot reliably, but the others will.

Saiga hi-caps generally run about $50 each.

You just have to spend some time and ammo figuring out what they like. Once you do that, they're da bomb!

 

[Soulman]

I like the Mossy 500s.

I might try finding a second barrel to have cut down for my Ithaca Model 37 Featherweight.

 

[BobAsh]

...the most incredible combat shotgun readily available to the public (Tromix Saiga)...

Thanks bro.

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