2009 moss berg gun annual

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MOSSBERG 2009 BUYER’S GUIDE

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4 hIGh cAllInGBy Lee J. HootsA remarkable six days in Alaska’s Dall sheep country leaves little doubt as to hunting’s ultimate pursuit.

10 BIRDS Of thE BADlAnDSBy Joe ByersTagging a long-beard in the open plains and rainbow bluffs of Central South Dakota takes calling skill and plenty of legwork.

14 thE nExt GEnERAtIOnBy CLair reesPassing on a legacy of shooting and hunting is easier, and more essential, than ever.

18 thE tASER RIDEBy J. GutHrieThe new TASER Mossberg X12™ shotgun and TASER XREP™ round double the effective range of this fantastic less than lethal compliance tool.

22 tActIcAl ShOtGUnSBy GreG rodriGuezMossberg’s proven tools for law enforcement, military and home defense.

26 nEw UplAnD GUnSBy NiCk sisLeyTwo new imports that deliver performance far beyond their price.

31 A vISIt wIth IvER MOSSBERGA behind-the-scenes look at one of the few remaining family-owned companies in the firearms industrystaff report

36 MOSSBERG SlUG GUnSBy diCk MetCaLfSlug guns aren’t just for whitetails anymore.

42 A clASSIc REBORnBy LayNe siMpsoNMossberg’s 464™ extends the tradition of fast-handling lever guns with a smooth action and field-worthy accuracy.

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60 RAnGE SAfEtYBy JosepH H. BartozziThe shooting sports remain among the safest sporting activities, thanks to shooter awarenessand the constant reinforcement of safety rules.

62 2009 BUYER’S GUIDE AnD cAtAlOGYour complete guide to All Things Mossberg, complete with firearm profiles, specification charts, and all about the latest chokes, barrels and accessories.

48 hIGh flYERSBy L.p. BrezNyThe right plan and the right gun give waterfowlers the edge, and so-called “nuisance geese” are in-creasing hunting opportunities.

52 BUllEtS AnD BUllEt plAcEMEnt fOR whItEtAIlSBy LayNe siMpsoN, GreG rodriGuez aNd diCk MetCaLfTips and advice from three hunting pros on choosing and using the right bullets for our favorite deer.

56 MOSSBERG fInDS A hOME In thE BIG ApplEBy J. GutHrieThe NYPD went searching for a new patrol shotgun and chose a specialized version of the Mossberg 590A1™.

Mossberg 2009 Buyer’s Guide and Catalog is published by InterMedia Outdoors Inc., 512 Seventh Avenue, 11th Floor, New York, New York: (212) 852-6649; FAX (212) 302-4472. Copyright 2008 by InterMedia Out-doors Inc. All rights reserved under international and Pan American Copyright Conventions. Reproduc-tion in whole or in part without written permission of the publisher is strictly prohibited. Mossberg 2009 Buyer’s Guide and Catalog is pub-lished by InterMedia Outdoors Inc. under license from O.F. Mossberg & Sons, Inc. Printed in the USA.

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A Message From the CEOMy father, Alan, and I greet

2009 with a great deal of excitement, as it will prove

to be a year of celebration and in-novation for O.F. Mossberg & Sons. � is year marks the 90th year since my great-grandfather, Oscar Moss-berg, founded the company, and it is a milestone of which my dad and myself—and our families, both at home and our extended family of personnel—are proud. In an indus-try of ever-changing ownership and consolidation of brands, we remain the oldest family-owned � rearms manufacturer in the United States today. And it is in the United States where we continue to manufacture

all of our Mossberg and Maverick brand � rearms.

Since 1919, value, innovation and customer service have continued to be our top goals. � is year is no dif-ferent, with the introduction of some exciting new features and models. Most notable is a brand-new trigger system on all of the 4x4™ and ATR ri� e models. Called the Lightning Bolt Action™ (or LBA™) trigger system, it is user-adjustable, creep-free and o� ers the shooter greater accuracy and con-trol when taking that all-important shot. � e LBA stays true to our roots and o� ers quality Mossberg work-manship without a hefty price tag.

� e past nine decades have seen a lot of growth in our company and product lines, but one thing that is unchanged is our e� ort to bring you top-notch customer service. When our phones ring or letters and emails arrive, the aim of each person work-ing behind the scenes is to be sure that every customer is a satis� ed one. Whether Mossberg was your � rst gun or your newest gun, we appreciate your business and hope that we have always come through for you.

Enjoy exploring our 2009 Gun Annual. In it you will � nd everything from useful articles written by the industry’s top-gun a� cionados to our current product line of � rearms, extra barrels, chokes and accessories. Hopefully, you come away with some new guns to add to your wish list.

On behalf of my father and me, best wishes on a safe and successful season.

A. Iver Mossberg, Jr.

2009 Gun Annual Publisher: Chris Agnes Editor: Jerry Lee Associate Editors: Joseph von Benedikt Daryl Carson Production Manger: Jane Phillips Art Directors: Richard Solomon Kevin Houtz Cover Photography: Mustafa Bilal Contributing Photographers: John Hafner Bruno Ratensperger

Field Editors: Lee Hoots, Joseph ByersClair Rees, J. Guthrie, Greg Rodriguez, Nick Sisley, Dick Metcalf, Layne SimpsonL.P. Brezny

Contributing Editors: A. Iver Mossberg, Jr.Mark Kresser, Lisa Baker, Joseph Bartozzi, Esq.

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Speci� cations of all products listed are subject to change without notice. Images, depictions, recommendations, speci� cations and colors are intended as a general guide only. Sizes, weights and speci� cations are approximate and may vary. Consult your local Department of Natural Resources or Wildlife Guidelines to con� rm that the use of these products will conform to local seasonal and legal requirements. ©2009 O.F. Mossberg & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. Printed in the USA. No part of this publication may be reproduced without written permission.

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High CallingA remarkable six days in Alaska’s Dall sheep country leaves little doubt as to hunting’s ultimate pursuit.By Lee J. Hoots

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People are often taken aback when they hear what I do for a living. I suppose in this day

and age—when single-parent fami-lies are the norm, farms and ranches are split among distant cousins and people are no longer held account-able for their actions—I shouldn’t be surprised. It must seem crazy to people to think that someone can actually make a living from hunting. But I remind them that hunting is the essence of man’s survival, and then I note that the editors of sur� ng magazines surf, right? Conversations generally get smoother after that, and invariably they lead to a very di� cult question: “What do you like to hunt most?”

I don’t always know a quick, easy answer. As a kid, ducks were my thing; in my late teens I loved to chase chukars, then I began bow-hunting deer. I’m also quite fond of pheasant hunting in the Dakotas and

going after sharptails in Montana. Dove hunting is a perennial favor-ite, too. In the past � ve or six years my answer has been deer, mulies or whitetails…maybe even elk. But if you asked me that question today, the answer would be Dall sheep. Hands down.

I wasn’t feeling quite so fond of sheep hunting just a week or so ago, however. Halfway up the most rugged and steep ridge I’ve ever climbed in my 40 years, I was beginning to have doubts. It was the � rst day of a nine-day hunt. I knew it would be tough, but I didn’t expect it to be so immedi-ate.

Jaydee Kirby, my 30-something guide—and someone I would grow quite fond of during the coming days—had been on the mountain several days before the chartered Helio dropped me o� in the bush. He and a client had taken a sheep in the snow on opening morning, which

allowed Jaydee to return to town for a few days before coming back to camp to hunt with me, the � atlander. Even though he carried most all of our spike camp on his back to the bottom of the basin, there was no way I could have kept his pace on that ridge—a ridge that I hoped would lead us to a big ram, and my salvation.

Alas, a ful� lling sheep hunt shouldn’t be easy. And although a Dall hunt might not be the most ex-pensive North American sheep hunt, it certainly can be among the most di� cult; getting around in the Alaska Range, where I was sucking wind while ascending its drainages and ridges, is no stroll in the park.

Recent estimates suggest that perhaps more than 60,000 Dall sheep call Alaska’s rugged landscape home. � ey occur in several distinct locations: the Alaska Range, Brooks Range, Chugach Mountains, Kenai Mountains, Talkeetna Mountains,

Seeing sheep in the Alaska Range is easy; getting to them is not. A good ri� e, like Mossberg’s 4x4™, gives con� dence at the moment of truth. Available in several variations including walnut and laminate stocks and matte-blue or stainless bar-rel and action, the 4x4 is a rugged ri� e that stands up to the rigors of the far north.

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Tanana Hills, White Mountains and the Wrangell Mountains.

� ese white sheep are spectacu-lar in contrast to their surroundings and appear fragile, even delicate in contrast to the shin-busting moun-tainsides they thrive on. � eir thick white coats glow against a dark shale background, and yet you’d be sur-prised how di� cult they are to spot up in the rocks at times.

While ewes rarely weigh in excess of 150 pounds, a mature ram is com-parable in body size to a big Rocky Mountain mule deer or Midwest-ern whitetail and may approach 250 pounds or more. Statuesque, a mature ram’s horns are breathtak-ing. Unlike the Rocky Mountain or desert bighorn sheep that most U.S. hunters have seen, at least in captiv-ity, with massive horns that curl tight to the ram’s jaw and are often worn or broomed to stumps that curve up

to about even with the bridge of the ram’s nose, a Dall’s horns are slender.

Generally speaking, they are not as tightly curled and they � are out widely at the tips in a spectacular display of natural beauty; however, one or both horns can be broomed o� short. � e large, stubbed horns of an old white sheep make for an outstanding trophy, but � ared tips are more common and elegant.

Alaska’s Dall sheep hunting regu-lations are quite rigid. A hunter may only take a ram that exhibits at least one of the following signs of maturity: It must have at least eight obvious growth rings around one horn, at least one horn that has grown into a complete 360-degree circle when viewed from the side or broomed horns on both sides. Any of these indicators satisfy state laws.

By the time I’d made it to the top of the ridge and caught up with Jaydee,

he’d had a pretty thorough look around and wasn’t too enthusiastic about our prospects for the evening. So not long after I’d made it to the top, it was time to turn around and head back to camp: MREs for suste-nance, a small willow-branch � re to warm a chilled client and a two-man tent for cover.

� e following morning, it was quickly apparent that I had pushed myself much too hard the � rst day. I struggled even more to climb to the mountain pass from which Jaydee wanted to glass. Finding very few sheep and no rams, we hauled o� the mountain shortly after a cloudbank rolled in and began covering the tall-est peaks. With the spike camp torn down and full loads on our backs, we walked back down the glacial-carved canyon a mile or more to the four-wheeler, then drove to “sheep camp,” a plywood cabin with a wood-burn-ing stove and propane grill. I needed the sleep and a good hot meal to recover. Jaydee knew it, too.

Two days down and no legal rams spotted. � at night self-doubt was creeping in on me. It’s only a 60-mile � ight from Fairbanks to the landing strip and then a two-hour Rhino ride to get to Eric Umphenour’s Hunt Alaska sheep camp, but it seems a world away and you’ll feel small if doubt starts to take over.

I suppose that now’s the time to admit that I was intimidated from the very beginning. “Get in shape,” I was told by friends who had hunted sheep many times before.

“It was the most di� cult hunt I’ve ever done,” said two others who had hunted with Eric and Jaydee just one year earlier. I hoped to sleep away any insecurities that night, and in the morning I would take a few needless things out of my pack and go at it again.

“Today we can take it a little easier if you like,” Jaydee said as we ate a warm breakfast the following day. “Maybe we can get you one of them ‘easy sheep.’”

I never truly believed the “easy” part, but a day of glassing ridge tops

Alaska’s Dall sheep thrive throughout the state’s mountains. It is estimated that there are as many as 60,000. Jaydee Kirby hopes to glass up a mature ram from his precarious post.

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from creek bottoms was � ne with me. Eric has miles of country to look at, and much of it holds sheep. Most of it, however, is extremely steep, and if Jaydee and I spotted a good ram, I would have no choice but to climb. I was feeling better, though. Tougher. Focused.

We glassed drainage basins and ridgelines and pinnacles from the riverbed that entire day and saw very few sheep. Eric had some other hunt-ers in camp during the two weeks before my hunt, and all of them shot rams, including one of those “easy” ones. Perhaps that was the reason we weren’t seeing much. An afternoon hike up into a wide basin was good for my con� dence, and we did see some sheep up near the pass. Just none with horns. It became painfully clear that we were going to have to penetrate the Alaska Range a little deeper if we were going to � nd a ram.

� e hiking became even more di� cult during the next two days, but I began to enjoy the experience more. Jaydee and Eric, who had now joined us after seeing his successful client o� to Fairbanks, had their pace and I was � nding mine. Soon I was keeping within 15 or 20 minutes of them. Catching up to my guides was becoming increasingly easier.

� at afternoon Eric spotted a very large ram at the head of the drainage we were ascending. � e only trouble was that the sheep—three rams together—had apparently spotted us � rst and were at least 1,000 yards away and working their way up an impossibly steep slope.

“� ere’s no way we can catch up to them, and we just don’t take our clients up into dangerous situations anyway,” Eric said. “� ey’ll be around tomorrow. Let’s get up to the pass and � nd some other rams. We may

shoot one this afternoon yet.”About 20 minutes later I crested

the pass and sat beside Eric and Jaydee, their spotting scopes trained on the steep slope one ridge over. � ere, about a mile away, was an ewe and a very nice ram with heavy, full-curling horns. Down the canyon from these sheep about 1,000 yards or more was another group of � ve rams. In this mix was another sheep they believed was full curl, and a second ram was perhaps legal as well.

Unfortunately, even though the August sun sets late in the evening in central Alaska, there still would not have been time enough to make a concealed approach on either sheep. We would have to climb up and through the pass at least one more time the following morning.

“Tomorrow’s the day,” Jaydee said enthusiastically as we walked o� the mountain. “We’ll come back in here

Shot angles in sheep country are often steep. The author used a Mossberg 4x4™ ri� e in .300 Winchester Magnum.

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LIGHTNING STRIKES MOSSBERG IN 2009Today’s hunters and shooters are looking to maximize as much

accuracy and performance out of their � rearms as possible. Quality-made barrels, proper stock and barrel � t and re� ned trigger groups are key components to what it takes to produce a precision ri� e. Mossberg products are known to be a great value in the marketplace, with many features found in its guns cost-ing hundreds of dollars less than similar ri� es on the market. Mossberg has taken that philosophy to yet another level with the addition of its new Lightning Bolt Action™ (LBA) Trigger System.

The engineers at Mossberg were put to the task of designing a new trigger system to equal the excellent accuracy of the button-ri� ed barrels found on the 4x4 and ATR series of ri� es. Rising to the challenge, the team devel-oped the revolutionary LBA Trigger System—enhancing performance and accuracy while keeping safety in the forefront.

With its distinctive skeletonized trigger blade, the LBA offers the best in

form and function, giving the shooter the � exibility of adjusting the trigger pull without the need of taking his ri� e to a gunsmith. A twist of a screwdriver enables the trigger to adjust from two to seven pounds. Mossberg’s design of the LBA’s sear engagement offers a truly crisp, creep-free trigger, optimizing accuracy. The trigger blade blocks the sear from releasing the striker unless the blade is fully depressed, even at the lightest adjustment

setting. Machined (not die-cast) from aircraft-grade aluminum, the LBA is hardcoat anodized to military speci� cations, which helps prevent corrosion and minimizing wear over time.

The new LBA Trigger System will be in more than 100 of Mossberg’s extensive line of 4x4™ and 100 ATR® bolt-action ri� es in 2009. Whether shooters are looking for a precision predator ri� e or a long-range big-game ri� e, the LBA Trigger System is taking Mossberg’s line of � rearms to the next level in accuracy

and performance. Mossberg’s new LBA Trigger System takes performance to the next level.

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and shoot one of these rams.”“Maybe we should get a little ear-

lier start,” Eric suggested.With at least three legal rams in

the vicinity, and possibly four or � ve,

I had a good feeling about the com-ing day.

� e following morning I asked Eric to carry my ri� e and Jaydee to carry my camera. Weighing close to

seven pounds without a scope, my Mossberg® 4x4™ ri� e was not what you would � rst think of for sheep hunting. But it certainly was up to the task. It’s uniquely skeletonized synthetic stock and .300 Winchester Magnum cham-bering were perfect for the rugged terrain and the possibility of a long shot. With a Swarovski 2.5-10X ri� e-scope atop it, the ri� e was grouping right around an inch for three shots, so I was comfortable shooting out to 300 yards. I wasn’t struggling due to its weight, but I knew shedding it and about four pounds of camera gear would take about 12 pounds o� my back and help us all get up into the basin and over the pass more quickly.

When we arrived at the top, it took only minutes to � nd the rams across the valley up on the other slope. � e situation was near perfect for a stalk. � e group of � ve rams now num-bered four but included a shooter, and the solo ram from the day before had picked up some friends.

� e plan was to climb down our mountain and stay out of sight if possible, then climb up the opposite

One last hike, down and up through the distant pass, then another mile down the other side. Carrying your sheep trophy is your reward for all the hard work that goes into � nding it.

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ridge, which would put us between the two groups of sheep. � e ram to the left was larger, so we would try for him � rst. But these sheep spotted us before we were across the streambed below them, and they quickly moved o� . � e other ram, on the other hand, had bedded down below a rock out-cropping and was shielded from our approach the entire way.

It probably only took us a half-hour to get up above the bedded ram and his three cli� mates. Eric carefully slid his way to the top and looked down, then quietly turned toward us with eyes wide.

“� ey’re only 70 yards below us,” he said with con� dence. “� e biggest one is the one on the right, but we need to make sure.”

As I slid up into shooting position and rested my Mossberg 4X4 ri� e over my pack, keeping my pro� le as low as possible, Eric and Jaydee both set up spotting scopes and crawled to the edge of the outcropping to study the ram. Within a couple of minutes they had both agreed that the ram on the right was a full-curl sheep and gave me the go-ahead.

“Lee,” whispered Eric. I turned away from the sheep. “Shoot the one on the right.”

“Right now?” I asked, wanting to make certain they were con� dent in this ram’s maturity.

“Yes, right now,” Eric whispered, trying not to laugh.

I could see the humor in my query, too, but I was feeling the high sheep hunters get at the moment of truth. � e fact that I was this close to such a magni� cent trophy—one I had dreamt about hunting most of my adult life—was overwhelming. � e hard work was about to pay o� .

After chambering a cartridge as quietly as I could, I concentrated on making a perfect shot. I’ve had closer encounters with game I’ve bagged, and I’ve made shots long enough that I didn’t want to tell anyone about them. None of them was as meaning-ful as the one I was about to take.

Boom! � e shot was perfect, but before its report could bounce o� the

canyon wall a half-mile away and re-turn to my ears, the magni� cent ram walked clear of a large boulder and I sent a second Barnes MRX bullet through its chest.

Later, some 25 noticeable pounds of sheep cape and horns riding on my back mattered little as I plodded toward sheep camp. Still carrying my ri� e and camera and all the sheep meat, Eric and Jaydee kept their pace and I was � nding mine. Only two miles to go, up one side and down the other, and the emotional journey that was my � rst sheep hunt was over.

My pace slow and my breathing heavy, I stopped frequently to take

in the unbelievable scenery. Yes, if a Dall’s sweet backstraps and long, sweeping horns are not what drives a hunter to pursue it, then it most cer-tainly is the remoteness of the white ram’s home. For me, at that moment in the fading Alaska light, it was both.

I’m not sure any other hunting will measure up.

Author’s note: If you are interested in hunting Dall sheep, grizzly bears or moose, Hunt Alaska comes highly recommended. I have several friends who have hunted with the Umphe-nours, and all have been success-ful. Contact: 907/456-3885 or www.huntalaskawithus.com.

Pack light in sheep country. Everything you need will go on your back.

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The author’s big tom in late afternoon capped off a perfect two-bird day. The wily tom ducked the � rst shot but couldn’t outrun a quick pump and load of #5s.

Birds of the BadlandsTagging a long-beard in the open plains and rainbow bluffs of Central South Dakota takes calling skill and plenty of legwork.By Joe Byers

Spring gobbler hunting on the Great Plains has the excitement and ambiance of elk or mule

deer hunting—at a fraction of the price. Tags are often available over the counter, and you’ll cover the same geography where those famous deer and antelope roam. Best of all, public land, Indian reservations and hospi-table ranchers create an abundance of easy access. On the other hand, don’t think you’ll just sit under a tree and work your best box or slate. West-ern turkeys behave radically di� er-ently than their eastern cousins, and you’ll need to add “spot and stalk” to

your list of hunting strategies. Mer-riam and Rio turkeys talk the same language as eastern birds, but a day on the plains requires miles of hiking and stalking and a plethora of setups.

� e � rst step to a successful day is locating turkeys. On a recent hunt I headed a half-mile north of our rustic cabin camp, sure that I could coax the whereabouts of a roosting tom

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Turkey populations in Central South Dakota are excellent; ranches, public lands and Indian reservations provide a wealth of access.

Box calls seem to simulate Merriam’s and Rio vocaliza-tions the best. In addition, the higher volume of these calls helps cut through the wind noise that is nearly constant in the badlands.

Afternoon hunting may be unfamiliar to those eastern hunt-ers who live in states where the season closes at noon. The best way to begin an afternoon hunt is to locate a � ock of feeding birds.

with my secret weapon—a coyote call. I had the caller to my lips when a real, live song dog cut loose in the distance. � e vibrating yodel revealed a roost a quarter-mile to the north, and I hurried in that direction in the predawn darkness. � e turkeys were across a small river, and I tried in vain to cross. Fifteen minutes later, still thwarted by deep water, I had little choice but to crank up a caller and make loud yelps. Amazingly, toms gobbled behind me from the area I had just left.

By the time I retraced my steps the turkeys were on the ground. A tom gobbled 100 yards ahead of me,

and I moved carefully to set up at the edge of a thicket. I couldn’t imagine the bird approaching through such a briary tangle, but I had no choice. I tried yelping and switched to purrs on a slate, which caused immediate gobbles. � e bird sounded hot but wouldn’t approach. I switched to � ghting purrs and really � ipped his switch. It gobbled repeatedly, but again failed to show. Eventually, I heard the tom gobble well ahead and decided to circle ahead.

Climbing onto a ridge with a good vantage point I spotted several gob-blers working toward a large � at. If I hurried, I could duck into a coulee

and cut them o� . Half a mile farther I caught the toms in the open about 75 yards away. Should I sneak closer or let them come to me?

Patience seemed to be the best bet, as three long-beards fed directly toward me. My heart pounded as I waited for those red heads and swinging beards to breach the skyline. Suddenly, two Angus calves popped over the rise, exactly where the gobblers should have come. I waited a full 20 minutes, yet the range cattle had spoiled a perfect plan.

Boomerang BirdsFood and hydration on the prairie

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METHODS FOR MERRIAM’S

Each successful big-league pitcher has special pitches to fool opponents. Often it’s not the best fastball or curve that succeeds, but the ability to deliver quality pitches in the right

combination. Hunting Merriam’s and Rio Grandes is like that, too. Calling skills are important, yet you need more than one pitch. Lo-cating, positioning, spotting and stalking will greatly increase your success. Wild-west turkeys are exciting to hunt, but simply running a slate won’t get the job done.

Locating: Typically, you will want to locate roosted birds well before daylight so that you can get in the natural feeding path of hens and toms. Our gobblers were suckers for crow calls and answered them almost every time. Also consider coyote howls and elk squeals. These prompts make the gobbler reveal its loca-tion without enticing it closer, giving you time to slip in close for maximum calling affect.

Spotting: Binoculars may be as important as your hunting vest in the vast expanses of the West. Not only can you spot turkey a mile or more away, you can determine long-beards from jakes, avoiding arduous stalks that become a waste of time. Most glass-ing is done in open sunlight so that even compact models work well. Bright, lightweight and easy to handle are the traits you

want.Stalking: Sneaking up on a gobbler is illegal in Pennsylvania

and dangerous in crowded eastern forests. However, on mega-acre ranches with excellent visibility, putting the sneak on turkeys is an accepted practice throughout the West. Waterproof, comfortable boots are a must to handle frost, dew, even snow. Quiet, camou-� aged clothing is important as you slip up and down ravines, and kneepads are a good precaution against prickly pear cactus. A ri� e sling is a must for keeping your hands free to use binoculars, calls and perhaps a GPS.

Calling: Box calls are ideal for Merriam’s and Rios. The pitch of the call seems to match that of hens, and the sound travels well in the mountains.

Closing the Deal: The Ulti-Mag® is king on the plains, where you need to be mobile, carry a light gun and have maximum range. My 930™ autoloader gave me that quick second shot when I needed it. Chase’s Super Bantam™ was the perfect gun for a youngster. The 835® Tactical Turkey™ is an equally excellent choice with the ability to load cartridges from 2¾ to 3½ inches. Often, that extra 10 yards of range make a difference, and the light weight of these guns greatly aids mobility.

Birds of the Badlandsare important, as a hunter can easily put in three to � ve miles of walk-ing. At midday and early afternoon, Merriam’s and Rios often feed on the open plains where approaching or calling them is extremely di� cult. � is is a great time to tweak your gear, check your eyelids for cracks (a.k.a.: take a nap), rehydrate and get ready for the afternoon hunt.

Ironically, as far as western turkeys range during the day, they habitu-ally return to the same roost tree at night. Although hunters can gamble on a last-minute shot at the roost, the best way to take advantage of this boomerang behavior and tag an af-ternoon tom is to glass for incoming birds. Once a bird is spotted you can sneak into an intercept position and call the tom into range.

Around 4:00 o’clock, good friend Toby Shaw and I went back to the same area I’d started in that morn-ing and looked for likely roost trees. “Let’s make a call and see what happens,” Shaw said softly as he took out a box caller and gave some yelps. Boom, a gobble sounded 100 yards away.

� e tom was on the other side of

the river, 150 yards away and an-swered every call. We looked hastily for a setup but, � nding none, decided to stay put. Toby called from behind a small bush while I sneaked 30 yards ahead, lying prone on a small rise. I saw movement across the river and motioned to my buddy to keep calling. � e tom gobbled closer and closer, then grew quiet. He was ap-parently trying to approach silently, but half a gobble kept slipping out, giving away his location.

Brush rustled and sticks cracked like those calves had returned when, suddenly, a bright-red head and neck stuck from the brush and the tall tom moved steadily closer. It began to circle and walked behind a cedar tree, allowing me to raise my Moss-berg 835®. When it emerged with its head and neck in the open, I � red, dropping the turkey in its tracks. Our hunt was barely 20 minutes old, and we already had a 15-pound prize.

Since the afternoon was young, Toby snapped some action photos as I hiked a few of the nearby badland formations. � e colorful buttes and blu� s make this one of the premier hunting spots in the nation.

With no tree in sight, to prove if it was a “limb-hanger,” the author tested his big gobbler as a “Barrel Hanger.”

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About an hour later, I was holding the turkey when Toby gave a hushed yell, “Gobbler!” Over my shoulder he’d spotted several hens and a tro-phy long-beard a quarter-mile away. � e gobbler was especially alert, yet hadn’t seen us. We waited for the � ock to feed out of sight, gathered our gear (and the turkey) and headed for my second tag. We made a wide circle trying to guess the route of the � ock. At � rst they headed north, but then they came east toward a large blu� . If we could get to that vantage point we could intercept or call to them.

� e going was steep and brushy, and we tried to move quickly and quietly. Finally, I broke out onto the ridge, inching my head above the skyline just as the tom gobbled. He was close, but where to hide? Resort-ing to our tag-team tactics, I lay in the prairie grass while Toby called, just like before. Instantly, the gobbler’s head appeared in a veil of tawny, sunlit grass. “� ere he is,” I whispered as I raised the shotgun. Trying not to move too quickly, I � red just as the tom ducked. Racing 10 steps to the horizon, the gobbler had already covered 40 yards but couldn’t outrun a second load of Federals No. 5s.

It was quite an afternoon. A quick check of the tom’s spurs showed he was probably a limb-hanger, yet there wasn’t a stout tree within a half-mile. “Will it hang on the gun barrel?” I asked. “Heck yes!” and a whole new measure of trophy turkeys was born. All in all, it was a spectacular hunt, with enough daylight left to get back to camp well before dark.

Family AffairsBack at camp we found some

other hunter success stories. Taking

two toms in one afternoon was sweet for me, but it paled in comparison to the hunt enjoyed by Kim Cahalan and her son Chase. Just 10 years old, this was the lad’s � rst turkey hunt, and experienced hunter Ken Byers took mom and son under his wing. Byers soon had turkeys gobbling and approaching as Kim coached her youngster on turkey readiness. Suddenly, turkeys sounded behind their position and began exchanging gobbles like artillery � re. � e excite-ment meter went o� the charts.

“� e birds behind us seemed closer, so I had Chase turn around and rest the Super Bantam™ 20 gauge on my knee, like a bipod,” said Kim, her pulse racing at the drama. “At

20 yards, three long-beards stepped from the weeds and began strut-ting and gobbling. My heart nearly stopped as I waited for my son to shoot. Boom! � e shotgun popped and the turkey � opped, a 19-pound trophy tom.”

Michael Mayer and his daughter, Marley, also a 10-year-old, proved that badland adventure wasn’t just for guys. Dad bagged a gobbler. and while Marley didn’t get her � rst turkey, she got to spend some quality time one-on-one with her dad.

� ere’s no denying the many rewards that come from hunting with friends and family in the rug-gedly beautiful Badlands of the Great Plains.

Kim Cahalan and her son Chase outsmarted a 19-pound gobbler that sneaked in behind them. Chase used a Mossberg® Super Bantam™ to put down the big bird with a single shot.

Michael Mayor and his daughter, Marley, smile behind the beautiful bird taken by her dad.

The Mossberg 835® Tactical Turkey™ model delivers the sure-handedfeel of a tactical shotgun in a highly effective con� guration forturkey hunting.

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The Next GenerationPassing on a legacy of shooting and hunting to youth is easier, and more essential, than ever. By Clair Rees

Chandra Patey shows her son Dillon, 9, how to a hold an 802 Plinkster.

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The 802 Plinkster with thumbhole stock and fold-down fore-end makes it easy for young shooters to take steady aim.

Dex poses with his trophy, an interac-tive target that spins when hit, which is far more fun than punching holes in paper.

My most treasured child-hood memories were of afternoons spent plinking

with my father. When I was four years old, he decided it was time I learned to shoot. I was too small to use Dad’s .22 autoloader by myself, so he’d sit on the ground while I rested the ri� e across his shoulder.

Dad � rst had me shoot at clods of dirt—they were big, easy to hit and disintegrated into satisfying pu� s of dust. Once dirt clods were no longer a challenge, I eventually graduated to picking o� expended .22 rim� re cases lined up on the fence of an aban-doned corral. “Never point a gun at anything you don’t want to shoot,” Dad sternly reminded me every time I held the ri� e. � at lesson was learned early, and I’ve never forgot-ten it.

A few years later I was allowed to roam my grandfather’s ranch, carrying his single-shot .22. I shot my share of rabbits, magpies and chicken-stealing skunks before I was old enough to hunt larger game.

Dad died when I was nine years old, and I’ve always been grateful for those times we shared. I’m also grate-ful for the shooting legacy he left me, a legacy I’ve passed on to my children and grandchildren.

The Right FitIntroducing the next generation to

shooting sports is easier than some might think. True, the world is a di� erent place than it was only a few short decades ago, yet some things never change. Even with today’s electronic distractions, most youths (both boys and many girls) still seem fascinated with hunting and the out-doors. � at should give us hope for a future where � rearms aren’t shunned as evil and where people still enjoy spending time outdoors shooting and pursuing a variety of game.

� ere’s also a wide variety of youth-size � rearms available to young shooters, proportioned to � t small frames and make shooting comfortable and fun. When you teach youngsters to shoot, it’s imperative to start them out with a � rearm they can easily manage. If a gun is too heavy or

has a stock that’s too long, a small-statured shooter simply won’t be able to shoot it well and can quickly become discouraged. A youth must be able to hold the ri� e in the proper position, then cheek the stock so he or she can align the sights. Missing your mark because an oversize gun makes accurate aim impossible is the kind of experience that can turn away a beginning shooter for good.

Fortunately, Mossberg has long made guns designed for young shoot-ers. Perhaps that’s because it began with its own strong family tradition. In 1919, Oscar Mossberg and his sons Harold and Iver founded the compa-ny. � eir � rst product was a .22 der-ringer with four barrels and a rotating � ring pin. � ree years later, pro-duction began on a new .22 rim� re pump. By 1929 the company began making a lever-operated single-shot with a falling-block Peabody action.

Two years later, Mossberg intro-

duced the Model B—a single-shot .22 bolt action specially sized for youths. Along with it came a larger Model C version for adults, allowing both par-ent and child to enjoy the same gun. A variety of single-shot .22s followed, and in 1949 Mossberg announced the Model 142, a box magazine-fed bolt-action repeater along with a .22 autoloader called the Model 152. � e Model 152K was a rakish-looking car-bine with a military-style fold-down fore-end. I remember badly wanting one, but being a cash-poor teenager prevented the purchase. � ese ri� es were highly popular in the 1950s.

Today, Mossberg International o� ers the largest variety of .22 youth guns available anywhere. � ey in-clude the new 801 Half-Pint™—a bolt-action single-shot fully proportioned to suit young shooters. It sports a 16-inch barrel, a 12-inch length of pull with a shortened pistol grip and an EZ-Reach forearm. � e agreeable

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Six-year-old Dex takes aim with the Half-Pint™ .22, which is perfectly sized for his tiny frame.

Dex gets instruction from his mom on proper shooting stance before mount-ing the .22-caliber Half-Pint™.

four-pound heft means any youngster can hold the ri� e in a safe shooting position.

An easy-to-operate crossbolt safe-ty is incorporated into the forward part of the trigger guard, and the open sights are adjustable for both windage and elevation. � e Half-Pint comes equipped with a removable magazine plug that restricts the shooter to manually loading only a single round. Once the youngster has mastered basic gun handling, a par-ent can order a 10-round magazine, converting the ri� e into a repeater.

Also available is the 802 Bantam Plinkster™, a bolt-action repeater with a 10-shot box magazine. It has an 18-inch barrel and shortened, black syn-thetic stock. (A pink-stocked version is also available.) Weight is just a hair over four pounds, and some models are o� ered with a factory-mounted four-power scope.

For parents who have decided that their young shooter is ready for an autoloader, the 702 Bantam Plink-ster™ will � ll the bill. � e Bantam version of Mossberg’s popular clip-

fed self-loader has an 18-inch barrel and weighs only 4.1 pounds. � e synthetic stock has a 12¼ -inch length of pull and is o� ered in your choice of black or pink. � e black version is also available with a four-power scope installed.

Today youth-size guns are avail-able in a wide range of calibers, not just the classic .22 rim� re. Mossberg’s 100ATR® Super Bantam is a short-action bolt ri� e with a shortened black synthetic stock and a 20-inch barrel. � e stock features a shortened length of pull that can be incremen-tally adjusted as the shooter grows. � e ri� e is chambered for the .243 Winchester—a soft-kicking round that’s adequate for hunting deer and pronghorn—as well as the venerable .308. A soft, recoil-reducing pad caps the butt. � e youth-size ri� e weighs just 6½ pounds. � is accurate, well-made hunting ri� e is priced right for beginning shooters.

Bird hunters haven’t been forgot-ten either. � e 505 Youth Field is an easy-to-carry 5¼ -pound pump-action shotgun featuring a shortened

hardwood stock and a 20-inch barrel. It’s available in either 20 gauge or .410 bore. For a little more versatil-ity, Mossberg’s 500® Super Bantam™ has a 12-inch length of pull and an adjustable-length, synthetic stock. Built on the best-selling 500® pump action, this versatile 20-gauge youth gun is o� ered in several variations ideal for upland game, waterfowl and turkey hunting. � e Super Bantam™ Slugster® is out� tted with a fully ri� ed bore for the deer woods, while Field/Deer Combo versions allow shoot-ers to switch between ri� ed-slug and smoothbore shotgun barrels.

In the FieldI recently accompanied a friend,

Chandra Patey as she gave her sons, six-year-old Dex and nine-year-old Dillon, a shooting lesson. Dillon had shot .22s before, but this would be Dex’s � rst experience � ring a gun. Chandra’s daughters—Alex, 13, and Ashlyn, 11—stayed at home. � ey were already experienced shooters, thanks to their mother’s training.

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Big brother Dillon sets up some samples of aging fruit on the target stand. Not only are such targets biodegradable, they provide a dramatic explosion that lets the shooter instantly know they hit their mark.

shoot and hunt at an early age. She has hunted a wide variety of game, is equally accomplished with ri� e and shotgun and is now passing along this legacy to her children.

Dex’s inaugural shooting session would be with Mossberg Interna-tional’s 801 Half-Pint .22. It proved to be an ideal choice with a stock sized just right for a six-year-old frame, and he had no trouble holding the four-pound ri� e to his shoulder.

Dillon also did some shooting with the Half-Pint .22, but the 802 Plink-ster™ � umbhole Tipdown was more to his taste. It had a black synthetic thumbhole stock with a hinged fore-end that can be lowered to form a vertical foregrip. � e full-size stock had a 14¼ -inch length of pull, and the ri� e weighed just a tad over 4½ pounds. � e 21-inch barrel featured a contrasting brushed-chrome � nish.

I knew that youngsters can quickly � nd shooting at paper bullseyes boring, so I had brought along a selection of interactive targets. � ey included a Duraseal Spinner Target from Champion Traps and Targets,

featuring a bright-orange prairie dog silhouette that spins when hit, then automatically returns to its upright position. I also made arrangements with my local supermarket to collect some of the aging produce they throw out each day. Overripe oranges, grapefruit and other citrus fruits satisfyingly explode when struck by a high-speed .22. Another advantage is that there’s no need clean up the re-mainders afterward—wild critters are happy for the feast you leave behind.

While this wasn’t the � rst time Dil-lon had � red a .22, his last shooting session had been long enough ago that his technique was a bit rusty. Correcting his stance and giving him a refresher course in sight alignment, Chandra soon had him spinning the orange prairie dog and shatter-ing fruit. She took more time with Dex, who was getting his � rst lesson. Chandra patiently showed him how to hold the ri� e and line up the sights. By moving him closer to the target, she improved his odds of connecting.

After a half-dozen attempts, he � nally hit the prairie dog silhouette,

bringing a big cheer from his audi-ence. Getting the knack, he then be-gan blowing fruit fragments skyward.

Dex observed safety precautions including wearing protective ear and eyewear—a must for any-age shooter. I know many adults who don’t bother wearing hearing protection when � ring .22 rim� res. � is is guaran-teed to cause hearing loss later on. Permanent hearing damage begins at a mere 85 decibels (dB) of sound, while a .22 rim� re ri� e easily gener-ates 126 dB.

� e time Chandra spends teach-ing her children to shoot and hunt will build incredible memories. It’s an investment in her family but also in a sport she loves, and it will help ensure that these wonderful tradi-tions remain alive many years from now. Like the legacy I inherited from my father, it is a precious one. We have the tools to do it, but if interest in shooting and hunting isn’t ac-tively encouraged—and encouraged now—succeeding generations face a dark future where these privileges no longer exist.

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The TASER RideThe new TASER Mossberg X12™ shotgun and TASER XREP™ round double the effective range of this fantastic less than lethal compliance tool.By J. Guthrie

The TASER XREP and Mossberg X12 have double the range of a handheld TASER and give of� cers more options.

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The X12 has a special bolt face that prevents the shotgun from � ring or even chambering conventional shotgun shells. Mossberg and TASER call it the Radial Ammunition Key system (patent pending).

The XREP can be fed through the X12’s magazine, allowing an of� cer to engage multiple targets or deliver a follow-up round, if necessary.

A clear plastic hull holds the XREP chassis. A tab attached to the hull activates the chassis as it starts its way down the barrel.

Anyone who has taken the “TASER ride” and heard the staccato clatter of arcing

electricity behind them on their way to the ground can tell you that TASER adds a new dimension to the word “compliance.”

In business since 1993, the TASER company has given peace o� cers, soldiers and civilians a very potent tool to instantly stop whomever from doing whatever, no matter how deter-mined, almost instantaneously. More than 14,000 agencies issue TASERs worldwide, and there’s a wide variety of options and accessories as a result of product that has improved over the years.

� e catch has always been the length of wire that delivers the charge to the probes. It is pretty obvious that a 15- or 25-foot cartridge required the user to come within 15 or 25 feet of the target. Distance can be a great ally, allowing more reaction time and options to bring a critical situation to a successful close.

For several years, TASER has sought to extend the range, and that day has arrived with the eXtended Range Electronic Projectile (XREP). Fired from a 12-gauge shotshell, the device � ts on a quarter but delivers the same � ght-stopping, less-than-lethal dose of electricity as the TASER X26 device. Miniaturization of key components and clever engineer-ing allow the XREP to tackle the less savory members of society out to 65 feet, nearly double the range of hand-held units.

One big problem was getting the prongs far enough apart to cover enough sensory nerves to cause Neuro-Muscular Incapacitation (NMI), the instant seizing of a target’s skeletal muscles. Engineers broke the XREP into two pieces to get the necessary distance between elec-trodes. � e nose cap, tipped with four barbed electrodes, strikes the target and sticks. Fracture pins behind the nose cap break upon impact and the body falls away, unspooling a 14-inch length of wire behind it. � e nose cap and chassis remain con-nected by these wires, two halves of a circuit waiting for a connection. As

the chassis falls, a plastic sleeve slips o� and six Cholla electrodes—named in honor of the long, nasty spines on that most vicious Southwest cactus—deploy. When the Cholla electrodes make contact with something, the circuit is completed and the juice starts to � ow.

Just in case the Cholla electrodes do not penetrate enough to deliver the shock, the circuit can be com-pleted by touching the tether be-tween nose cap and chassis, a likely reaction given the sharp pain of the

nose cap attaching. NMI causes the hand to clinch, sealing the deal and preventing the subject from tearing the device away.

� e two di� erent paths allow a signi� cant distance between probes, giving the electric pulses plenty of room to cause NMI. In a worst-case scenario, if all the other circuit-completing options fail, the shock is delivered across the nose-cap electrodes. � e dose is not enough to cause NMI, but it is certainly enough to be uncomfortable and distracting.

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The X12 is easy to use and has standard � re controls. Recoil and report are practically nil.

Practice rounds are easily identi� able due to their light-blue coloration.

� is device is smart. Twenty times a second an onboard microprocessor determines which path is the longest and most e� ective way to deliver the shock. � e self-contained system is powered by a battery that, while

quite small, is still able to deliver a 20-second ride. � is allows an o� cer to close on a subject or retreat out of harm’s way. � e XREP is activated the second it leaves the shotshell by vir-tue of a small pull tab attached inside

the hull; there is no on/o� switch. Ray Minor, TASER’s training

manager, told me that the preferred minimum deployment distance is 15 feet, though it will work inches out of the barrel. � e round shouldn’t break the skin at that range since the four nose-cap electrodes are staples and spread outward instead of penetrat-ing deeper at higher velocities. � e projectile leaves the muzzle at 260 fps and develops 30 to 50 ft-lbs of striking energy. � e impact is quite a bit less than other less-than-lethal projectiles such as baton rounds or bean bags, but it’s enough to guarantee that the nose-cap probes penetrate any cloth-ing.

Since the XREP is intended to be deployed from a shotgun, a conven-tionally positioned primer system ignites a small propellant charge. � ree spring-loaded � ns deploy immediately after the unit leaves the barrel and impart a spin on the round for improved accuracy. Minor said groups averaged in the two- to

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Impact velocities are far below other less-than-lethal rounds but enough to stick the nose-cap probes through clothing. After striking a target, the nose cap sticks and the chassis falls away. Contact with the Cholla electrodes or the tether will complete the circuit.

three-inch range. During trajectory testing, the round dropped 16 inches at its maximum recommended range of 65 feet.

Why go to the trouble of mak-ing an XREP-only shotgun? Some departments have found out the hard way that it is easy, almost inevitable, that lethal rounds will eventually be confused with not-so-lethal rounds and the department ends up in court. Mossberg and TASER worked together to turn the tried-and-true Mossberg 500® into a platform for launching the XREP.

� e X12 Dedicated Less Lethal Shotgun starts with a 500 receiver. A six-position stock allows a cus-tomized length of pull for smaller-statured o� cers or o� cers wearing heavy body armor. � e stock will collapse down to 9¼ inches and is 13¼ inches long fully extended. Ghost-Ring® rear sights, red-ramped front blade and standard � re controls minimize the need for special train-ing since all the controls are in the same place and do the same thing. A fore-end with Picatinny rails makes it a cinch to mount accessory lights, lasers or an X26 for close-range work.

Here the similarities end but they are not that easy to see. � e X12 has a circular, raised ridge on its bolt face that prevents a buckshot-toting cartridge from having its primer pounded by the � ring pin. X12/XREP rounds have a matching pro� le on the cartridge base that allows the � ring pin to reach the primer. � e Radial Ammunition Key™ system is an easy way to prevent lethal cross-contamination of ammunition. Bright-yellow highlights on the stock and fore-end also help distinguish the X12 from its more lethal counter-parts.

Initial testing revealed that the dif-ference in weight between the XREP chassis and a standard slug caused less-than-ideal accuracy. A fast-twist, 1:18-ri� ed barrel o� ers an improve-ment over standard 1:36 twist rates. � e � nal twist rate could change as the projectile is modi� ed before � nal production.

Shooting the X12/XREP combina-tion was pretty simple, even fun. � e XREP rounds load and chamber just like regular shotgun shells. Recoil is nil, as is the report of the round. During a demonstration at the Black-water USA training facility, all of the participants were able to get center-mass strikes out to the stated maxi-mum e� ective range and beyond. Most of the shooters were veterans of previous TASER training, and, taking note of the 20-second cycle time, there were no volunteers to take an XREP ride.

A training round has been devel-oped to allow cost-e� ective, live-� re practice. Both live and dummy XREP rounds have a clear hull, and the practice-round body is a distinctive light blue to avoid confusion.

O� -the-shelf watch batteries power the XREP and have a shelf life of around � ve years. Since battery-powered devices often fail at the most inopportune time, TASER is work-ing on a way to check the status of an XREP round in the � eld and will

incorporate that feature into future versions. Future rounds will also be sealed against the elements. � e XREP, in its current form, will prob-ably cost $100 to $150 per round, and training rounds will be signi� cantly cheaper. Pricing for the X12 has yet to be determined.

So what do law enforcement agencies and departments stand to gain from the X12 and the XREP? Handheld TASERs like the M26 and X26 have, according to numerous studies by TASER and law enforce-ment agencies, reduced o� cer and suspect injuries and proven to be a reliable and useful compliance tool. � e X12/XREP package only extends those capabilities, both in volume and range—multiple strikes on mul-tiple targets are just a shuck away. Both shotgun and cartridge are built around � eld-proven systems that do not complicate training schedules.

� e XREP and X12 are currently being tested in the � eld by selected agencies. A � nal version should be available by early 2009.

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During Mossberg’s training event at Blackwater USA, shooters put the company’s new 930 SPX™ tactical shotguns through a variety of drills while improving their own shooting skills.

TacticalShotguns

Mossberg’s proven tools for law enforcement, military and home defense.By Greg Rodriguez

I rolled up to the stop sign without a care in the world. Fortunately, I kept my head up and eyes scan-

ning. I noticed him, but I didn’t give the guy riding my bumper a second thought until some dude in an an-

cient hunk of American iron rolled to a stop right in front of me to block me in. Before anyone could exit either vehicle, I lined up my left headlight on the old Caddy’s front tire and punched it, leaving a trail of broken

glass, twisted metal and empty-hand-ed punks in my wake.

Fortunately, the attempted rob-bery was just a training scenario. No one was injured, although several ve-hicles were much the worse for wear

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The 930 SPX™ and J.I.C.™ (Just-in-Case) Sandstorms are two of Mossberg’s newest tactical shotgun offerings.

The SPX has a Picatinny-spec rail. An LPA rear sight is standard, but it is easily removable by those shooters who would prefer to mount a red-dot sight.

at the conclusion of the � rst annual Mossberg class at the world-famous Blackwater training facility in North Carolina.

Although we got to do fun stu� like crashing cars and spinning around the test track in formation with our fellow students, the real purpose of our class was to test the newer ad-ditions to Mossberg’s line of � ght-ing shotguns, and we left behind a mountain of paper and steel targets as proof. Many may not realize that Mossberg is the largest provider of shotguns to the U.S. military, but if the number of new tactical models Mossberg recently rolled out is any indication, that is about to change.

Just-In-CaseMossberg’s pistol-gripped Cruiser®

has been a consistent seller since its introduction. It remained largely unchanged until the Katrina disaster, which spurred sales of the handy and a� ordable shotguns to citizens clamoring for some protection in the midst of the epic hurricane’s lawless aftermath. Mossberg’s new J.I.C.™ (Just-In-Case) models are aimed squarely at a market that, by and large, consists of � rst-time gun owners in search of a handy, reliable tool with which they can defend their home and family in such situations.

Because it is meant to be stored for long periods of time by people who are probably not used to maintain-ing weapons, the J.I.C. is packaged in a waterproof storage container. In keeping with its intended role, it comes with a small survival kit. � e kit contains some handy stu� , and the storage tube is large enough to augment it with other gear. And be-cause the tube is waterproof, you can rest assured that the whole kit will stay safe and sound until you need it.

� e J.I.C. has � own o� store shelves since its introduction last year. Because of its popularity, Mossberg added two new variants to the Just-in-Case line. � e J.I.C. Mariner® model features Mossberg’s corrosion-resistant Marinecote � n-ish and comes with a handy multi-tool in place of the survival kit. It should be perfect for those living in

coastal regions or who like to keep a handy defensive tool aboard their boat. � e J.I.C. Sandstorm® variant, which I recently added to my per-sonal collection, features an attrac-tive and corrosion-resistant desert camo � nish and matching storage tube.

Pistol-gripped shotguns are spe-cialized tools, but they do have their place. As I write this, my Sandstorm sits next to my desk. Although it lacks the buttstock that would make it a well-rounded urban gun, its stubby stature makes it easy to manipulate indoors, and it packs a devastating

punch. � e six-round capacity also gives me more than enough � re-power to deal with any home-defense situation.

When cats a bump-in-the-night noise makes the hair on the back of my neck stand on end, I can easily conceal my J.I.C. at my side as I sneak out front to investigate.

� e risk of a horri� c natural disas-ter and the resultant lawless after-math may not be a concern in your area. But with prices starting near $400, Mossberg’s Just-in-Case line is a� ordable, powerful and concealable enough that it’s hard to justify not

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The front sight of the 930 SPX™ is protected by robust steel ears. Its brilliant � ber optic insert is easy to acquire in any light.

The author believes that Mossberg’s placement of the safety on top of the receiver is the best-positioned of any in the tactical shotgun class.

DEFENSIVE FAVORITES

Shotguns have long been the most popular choice for home defense. Proponents cite the intimidating appearance of that gaping maw and the frightening sound the action makes

when you pump home a fat round as reasons they love shotguns. And they’re darn good reasons. But I think shotguns are also popu-lar because they’re affordable, easy to use and as reliable a gun design as you can get. They are also devastatingly effective.

For New Shooters: A gun like the 930 SPX is an awesome home-defense weapon, but less experienced users looking for an affordable, easy-to-use shotgun might consider a Mossberg pump gun. For a modest investment you get a powerful, easy-to-use gun that will go bang every time you pull the trigger.

For Special Needs: Mossberg’s 500® series guns give users additional features for a slightly higher price. If you’re looking for a pistol-grip entry gun or a corrosion-resistant blaster for your boat, odds are the 500 series has a gun for you. The 590 A1™, for example, is the shotgun of choice of the U.S. military. Its nine-shot capacity, Parkerized � nish and ghost-ring sights also make it an excellent selection for home defense.

For Smaller Frames: Small-stature shooters can opt for 20-gauge or .410 bore Cruiser models with a pistol grip Moss-berg’s HS410 Home Security shotgun delivers six rounds of .410 bore � repower and a pistol-grip fore-end. The .410 is plenty lethal at home-defense distances, too.

keeping one around, just in case.

The Defensive SemiautoI got to test the � rst prototypes

of the Mossberg Model 930™ three-inch-chambered semiauto gas gun in Argentina two years ago. I must admit that, at the time, I was shocked that Mossberg would go out on a limb by testing a prototype semiauto in Argentina. After all, I’d seen the end-less swarms of South American doves reduce most popular semiautos to smoking hunks of non-functioning steel at one time or another in my many trips there. Still, the Mossberg folks seemed con� dent, so I packed

my bags and a pair of prototype 930 models and headed south.

My hunting partner and I ran 3,875 rounds through a pair of 930 semis over the course of that hunt. We cleaned and lubricated them each night, but we didn’t baby them. And that dirty South American ammo couldn’t have worked in the guns’ favor either. Nevertheless, the 930 ran perfectly, without a single failure to feed, � re or extract between them. I was sold on the rugged, reliable new Mossberg. So when I was invited to participate in the unveiling of a new tactical version of the 930—the 930 SPX—at Blackwater, I leapt at the

chance.Like all 930 shotguns, the SPX is

built on Mossberg’s trim 930 receiver with a top-of-the-receiver safety. It employs the reliable 930 gas-oper-ated action, and its self-regulating system employs dual vents to shed excess gases, which reduces recoil and eliminates stress on the operat-ing components. Because it is self-regulating, the 930 can also digest everything from 2 ¾-inch target loads to heavy defensive loads without a hitch.

Like the � eld model I tested in Argentina, the SPX has a comfortable black synthetic stock with a 14-inch

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The attractive Sandstorm variant of Mossberg’s J.I.C.™ (Just-in-Case) tactical shotgun has a rugged corrosion-resistant � nish.

The silver protrusion inside the triggerguard provides tac-tile and visual veri� cation that the 930 SPX™ is cocked.

length of pull and a black ventilated recoil pad of reasonably squishy ma-terial. Overall, the ergonomics were excellent.

� e 18-inch SPX di� ers from other 930 variants in that it has a seven-round magazine and LPA sights. � e magazine is a rugged, extended tube that runs all the way to the muzzle. � e LPA rear sight has a nice, wide aperture and is adjustable for wind-age and elevation. � e red, � ber optic front sight is easy to pick up in almost any light. Both sights have rugged ears to protect them. � e rear is mounted to a Picatinny-spec rail that gives a great deal of � exibility for mounting optical sights.

Mossberg’s newest 930 is indeed a slick package. It looks every bit the serious tactical shotgun and has all the necessary bits and pieces, too. It also comes to the shoulder easily and feels darn good in the hands. I was eager to put it through Blackwater’s abbreviated shotgun course to see if it ran as good as the other 930 models I’ve tested.

Our class began with the basics, with a strong emphasis early in the class on how to best mount and shoot our new blunderbusses to minimize muzzle rise. � is was a big deal for

the pure hunters in class, whose bladed positions resulted in slow shot-to-shot recovery times. � ey came around to the more squared-up style quickly, however, when shown the di� erence in muzzle rise between the two.

Next, we � red slugs o� hand at 100 yards to check our zeros. � is also proved the e� ectiveness of our new form and gave us all a wake-up call in regard to the range and capabilities of the shotgun. After a few adjust-ments, we worked our way forward in 25-yard increments, checking our zeros the whole way. At 25 yards we switched to buckshot and worked our way forward to the seven-yard line.

Once we got used to manipulating our shotguns and our new, squared-up shooting style, the rest of the class was devoted to engaging multiple targets quickly, which we incorporat-ed into room-clearing exercises and � ghting our way out of a mock vehicle ambush. We also learned the “select slug” drill, which came in handy in the � nal top-gun competition.

� e � nal exercise began with the shooter seated in a vehicle. At the buzzer, he had to dismount, perform the select slug drill, engage a hostage-taker at 50 yards without hitting the

hostage, then engage racks of plates from three positions behind three di� erent barricades. It was a fun, fast-paced exercise that put our newly developed skills and our shotguns to the test.

� e Mossberg 930 SPX passed this grueling Blackwater workout with � ying colors. It ran like a top with everything from slugs to light � eld loads, even though I didn’t clean it once during the two-day course. It also shot great, thanks to a good trigger and excellent sights. � e LPA rear sight and � ber optic front sight were easy to acquire and hit with in any light.

� anks to the e� orts of Blackwa-ter’s skilled trainers, I came away from that class with a great apprecia-tion for the capabilities of the � ghting shotgun. I’ve always known that the 12 gauge was a devastating close-range weapon, but my Blackwater experience taught me that an accu-rate shotgun such as Mossberg’s 930 SPX can also be wielded with great precision out to 100 yards.

� e � ghting shotgun is a very capable defensive tool. Mossberg’s latest o� erings in the Just-In-Case line and the new 930 SPX are among the best.

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New Upland GunsTwo new imports that deliver performance far beyond their priceBy Nick Sisley

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The curve and checkering on the pistol grip provide a good feel, something the au-thor fi nds missing on many synthetic stocks.

The SA-20™ semiauto’s fore-end has these small slots on both sides to vent gases used to operate the action.

The stalwarts of the Mossberg shotgun line have been around for years, most of them for de-

cades. Th e 500 pump gun, available in scores of diff erent confi gurations, has been responsible for countless sales, and the 835 pump wrote a new saga for waterfowling and turkey work with the 3½-inch Magnum 12 gauge. In semi-autos the 935 and 930, both

in 12-gauge, are well-proven plat-forms. Mossberg’s sister company, Mossberg International, has recently introduced two totally new shot-guns. One is a nimble-handling and inexpensive semi-auto import, the other a nicely styled side-by-side. Th e double gun is a totally new venture for the company, though in 2004 they introduced an over/under line with

its Silver and Onyx Reserve mod-els. Both new guns are made in Turkey, a place many U.S.-based manufacturers and importers are turning to more frequently, and fall under the banner of Moss-berg International.

New SA-20™Th e semiauto SA-20 weighs

six pounds, half-ounce on my digital postal scale, so it’s very light. Sometimes light shotguns of this type are tough to swing smoothly, particularly on cross-ing targets; however, I had no such problem. Just the opposite, this 20 was silky smooth. If I got behind quick quartering-away birds, this light little escopeta was quick to catch up and over-take them. When I stepped back to shoot some longer 40-yard shots, I simply tightened up with one of the fi ve screw-in chokes supplied and the 20 semiauto would start smoking birds again. Usually, it’s on the longer shots that a light shotgun loses its ap-peal, but again, I did not fi nd this to be the case with the SA-20.

My test gun was not blessed with a $3,000 piece of walnut, but rather it had a highly practi-cal black composite stock with smooth, appealing lines. Just in front of the comb there is some nice fl uting, and the shape of the pistol grip appeals to me as well. In length of pull I measured 14⅛ to the midpoint of the recoil pad, 14¼ to the top of the pad and 14½ to the toe of the pad. Incidentally, the recoil pad is rubber, it’s vented and the edges are rounded slightly, especially

at the top (to help prevent hanging up on clothing while mounting). Th e pad is also horizontally ribbed, so it stays put once you have it in place on the shoulder. Recoil-pad width is just under one inch.

Th ere’s also a good feel to the checkering on both sides of the pistol grip and fore-end. With some black composite stocks there’s very little

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An absolute honey of a 20 bore, Mossberg International’s new SA-20™ feels great between the hands and swings effortlessly.

feel to the checkering. I also really like the gun’s fore-end shape. In 20 gauge it’s quite thin (1.6 inches) and relatively long (12 inches). I think this longer, thinner fore-end adds nicely to the semiauto’s looks. Note also that there are two ports on each side of the fore-end—these help vent gases that aid in ejecting the empty shell and slamming in a new one from the magazine.

There’s a contour line on the right side of the receiver, but otherwise the receiver is black and without any gingerbread. The finish is matte black rather than polished blue, making it all the more difficult for a bird’s wary eyes to catch any reflections. The bolt is chromed, as is the opening lever, release button on the right side, car-rier underneath and trigger. That trig-ger broke at 5½ pounds on my Lyman digital trigger-pull gauge.

Operation is as simple as pulling the bolt open. In other words, there’s no secondary lever to trip to make the bolt stay back. A number of rela-tively new semiauto designs require tripping a secondary lever first.

The barrel is also black matte finished—26 inches on my test gun, but a 28-inch version is available, too. The bore measures .625. Twenty-gauge barrels tend to measure .615, so this barrel is overbored, which is a good thing. There’s a ventilated rib atop the barrel measuring .28 inch, both at the breech end and at the muzzle, so it’s not tapered. Five screw-in chokes are included and are coded with notches—skeet (five notches), improved cylinder (four), modified (three), improved modi-fied (two) and full (one notch). The chokes are flush mounted, and a changing tool is provided.

This gun has one more unexpected

bonus—a set of spacers that you can put between the front of the stock and the rear of the receiver to change the amount of drop in the stock. This is an especially nice touch from Mossberg. For smaller-framed shoot-ers, there is also an SA-20 Bantam model available with 24-inch barrel and 13-inch LOP.

We can talk all we want about this gun’s specifications, but it’s in the shooting that this semiauto really shines. Recoil is absorbed by the gas-operated mechanism, and handling can truly be appreciated with first-hand experience. The gun moves ef-fortlessly, affirming its fine dynamics. I test a lot of $5,000-and-up shotguns, and when you spend that much money you expect a lot. But, you’ll pay a pittance in comparison for the SA-20 semiauto. If you try this one I know you will be just as pleased with it as I have been. After shooting mine hundreds of times, function has been 100 percent reliable. You can’t ask more from a shotgun than this little semi delivers.

Silver Reserve™ Side-by-Side

The second new shotgun is the Silver Reserve side-by-side, and with it Mossberg International has intro-duced the gun of long tradition. The barrels, opening lever, triggerguard, fore-end iron, through-bolt the bar-rels pivot on and monobloc lug that extends down through the bottom of the receiver are all blued. The receiver itself is brightly chromed, which should mean excellent corro-sion resistance. There is engraving on the sides and bottom of the receiver as well as the triggerguard, and the “fences” are stippled to eliminate

glare when shooting in bright condi-tions. There’s also a bit of scalloping on the receiver sides, which adds a nice cosmetic touch.

Lock-up with this side-by-side is absolutely solid. Two bolts in the bot-tom of the receiver move forward into recesses milled out of the bottom of the monobloc when the gun is closed. There’s also the lug already men-tioned that dovetails into a slot milled out of the bottom of the receiver. Additionally, a bolt from the top of the receiver closes on a lug milled out of the barrel extension (rear). Cham-bers are three inches, so you can shoot those magnum loads as well as 2¾-inch shells in 12-gauge models.

The safety is on the top tang, but it’s not automatic, which is to say it does not go on safe when you open the action. Instead, it works just like a pump or semiauto safety. You have to physically put it on safe upon closing the action on a new shell, a system preferred by many shooters. The barrel selector is the safety itself, and you move it to the right to shoot the left barrel first or to the left to shoot the right barrel first. The mechanical trigger is gold plated.

The safety operates freely, so you won’t have any trouble pushing it off in the excitement of a bird flush or when those incoming birds surprise you in your blind. The opening lever also works easily, so you don’t have to be a stevedore to push the lever right. The gun closes with ease as well, and you hear a nice, satisfying click. The lever stays well to the right upon closing, which allows plenty of room for breaking in the gun.

The black walnut stock has a nice, soft sheen, which will please tradi-tionalists who shun high gloss. There are also nice lines to this stock. The

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Good lines and the best of traditional features make the new side-by-side Silver Reserve™ an excellent gun for the uplands.

The engraved receiver of the new Silver Reserve™ series side-by-side is also scalloped for enhanced eye appeal.

The side-by-side has a traditional slim and trim fore-end that is only 6½ inches long and weighs just 7.3 ounces.

recoil pad is thin rubber, rounded all around and with the slick plastic in-sert at the top to help eliminate hang-ups on clothing when mounting. Th e pad’s texture is soft, but not smooth, so it should stay put in your shoulder pocket after the fi rst shot. Checker-ing is on both the pistol grip and the fore-end, and the latter is short at just over 6½ inches. Wood-to-metal fi t is also good.

Th e barrel bores measure .719 for both right and left. Th e bluing on the barrels is a deep black, as it is on the triggerguard, opening lever, safety and fore-end iron. Five screw-in chokes are provided; two with four notches on the end of the choke measured .709 (.010 constriction—improved cylinder). Th e one with three notches measured .702 (.017 constriction—modifi ed). Th e choke with two notches measured .692 (.027 constriction—improved modifi ed). Th e choke with one notch measured .684 (.035 constriction—full).

Th e 12 bore weighed just under seven pounds—six pounds, 15½ ounces on my digital postal scale. Th e little fore-end weighed 7.3 ounces, and the 28-inch barrels weighed three pounds, 1½ ounces. Length of pull was 14 inches to the middle of the recoil pad, 14¼ inches to the top of the pad, 14½ inches to the bot-tom of the pad. Drop at comb is 1½ inches, drop at heel 2⅜ inches.

Th e fore-end is removed by push-ing in on the plunger exposed at the front end. Again, operation is straightforward in that the fore-end comes off and goes back on easily. Shells are extracted, not ejected, and this can be a nice feature. Automatic ejectors add considerable cost to a double gun and have a number of moving parts, any of which can break

down—usually when it’s least con-venient. Extractors are also preferred by many of those who reload their shotshells and don’t want to have to search for empties on the ground.

Th is Silver Reserve side-by-side is aff ordable for just about every hunter out there. Many users buy an auto-loader or a pump gun because the

cost of a typical entry-level side-by-side is usually more than a thousand dollars. However, the Silver Reserve has a suggested retail price of just $900.

In addition to the 12 gauge covered here, models are also available in 20 and 28 gauges, both of which promise to be excellent upland guns.

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O.F. Mossberg with sons Harold and Iver at the Greene St. New Haven factory in the early 1920s.

A Visit With Iver MossbergStaff ReportThis year, O.F. Mossberg &

Sons celebrates its 90th anni-versary. Founded in 1919 by

Oscar Frederick Mossberg, today it is helmed by his grandson, Alan Moss-berg as chairman of the board, and with Alan’s son, Iver, as CEO. As one of the few remaining family-owned companies in the shooting sports in-dustry, the Mossberg family remains deeply engaged in the day-to-day operations.

We recently had a chance to sit down recently with Iver at the North Haven, Connecticut plant to discuss Mossberg’s history in gun making, the current status of the company

and what the future holds.

Editors: How have you been involved in the company, leading to your position as CEO?

Iver Mossberg: When I was 16 I did everything from dumping gar-bage cans to the point where I’ve held a job in just about every department on the factory fl oor, from drilling bar-rels to machining parts here in North Haven starting in 1976. I worked my way up through the ranks—factory foreman, toolmaker and taking over

quality control. Th is led to taking over the factory fl oor and my position becoming more of an operations job. I report directly to my dad (Alan) in my current position as CEO, which means I’m responsible for just about everything that involves the manu-facturing of Mossberg fi rearms.

E: What did it feel like to assume the responsibility of the company bearing your family name?

IM: It was not handed to me. It was something I felt I had earned, and it was quite a proud moment. It was a burden, but a good burden—I can now do what I want with this com-

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One of the earliest Mossberg’s was the Brownie pistol in .22 Short.

pany. It was a good feeling to know I could make it through the ranks of a family company.

E: Is your father pretty much hands off when it comes to operat-ing the company?

IM: Very much so, almost to a fault. He’s let me make mistakes, which is part of the learning process, but he’s a remarkable man to work for and with, quite honestly. I love working on new products, as he does, but I would say he still remains very much involved in a positive way.

E: Your passions in the shooting sports?

IM: Love to hunt and shoot but am more of a hunter. Sporting clays is great, but I would rather hunt a fl ock a ducks, geese, teal, snow geese over clay targets any day. I like to hunt deer for venison whenever I can. Unfortu-nately, what is typical for manufactur-ers when you’re making the product is you don’t get to do as much [hunt-ing] as you’d like, but we do quite a few fi eld tests with our products and I’m directly involved in some of that product fi eld testing. However, I won’t be the fi rst to sign up to shoot 1,000 3½-inch shells in one of our new shotguns!

E: Do you recall what your fi rst

Mossberg fi rearm was?IM: I remember shooting into a

wood pile with a Brownie pistol (.22 Short), and I remember a Palomino .22 rimfi re rifl e that I shot a lot. Th en I was given a Mossberg 12-gauge pump gun when I was around 11 or 12. I remember my dad teaching me to shoot it by hanging clay targets on a bean pole.

E: What does it mean to you personally when you grab a shotgun or rifl e off the factory-fl oor gun rack and you see the Mossberg name stamped on the barrel?

IM: Th ere are times when it’s just another one of the many hundreds of thousands of Mossberg guns we make, but at other times it hits me that it’s still pretty cool to see our family name on the gun. It’s our obli-gation to make a very good product, and a lot of responsibility comes along with that—making a safe fi rearm and making it the best it can be—it’s a proud feeling. When your name is on it, it hits home.

E: Any idea how many total guns Mossberg has produced?

IM: I know the Model 500 pump shotgun alone is over eight million, but how many fi rearms total? I really don’t think we know with absolute certainty.

E: Your father has been quoted as saying, “Mossberg is a testimony to the power of inspiration.” Can you explain?

IM: I think his reference is to new products. Th e people on the manufacturing fl oor off er ideas on new products or have a better way to making existing products better. We do utilize their feedback—inspiration from employees—and from his [Alan’s] standpoint it’s the inspira-tion of a company building new product. We’ve certainly come up with a bunch of them over the years. Numerous workers here in North Haven are hunters and shooters, and that’s a good thing when it comes to feedback on our products.

E: Th e book on the history of Mossberg is titled “More Gun for the Money.” Is that the basic premise for how Mossberg operates today?

IM: Yes, it is still what we do. We’ve gotten out of the “cheap” part of guns, and we’ve gotten into the “value” part of gunmaking. It is absolutely what we stand for, and it’s something I’m proud of.

I don’t want to sound pompous, but we give consumers the best prod-uct for the money. I sincerely believe that, and that will always continue even as we in some cases move to a higher-end gun—a fully tricked-out 835 or higher-end lever action. Whatever gun we off er will still be the best value for the money. Th e 4x4 is a good example of that. Sell them to a higher-end market and still get sub-MOA accuracy at a price point that beats most of the competition.

E: Your profi t margins could be greater. I’m fascinated by the fact that you hold the line as much as possible on pricing and price increases. Th at’s somewhat unique to the industry. Can you explain the thought process that goes into those decisions?

IM: We have a backlog through the end of the calendar year on orders. Price increases would slow down the

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current demand we have for our fire-arms. But we want to keep it where current customers can afford to buy a Mossberg. A guy out there who is making minimum wage can still af-ford a Mossberg.

It gets back to the value of our firearms. I’m afraid if we lost sight of the value, we would lose sight of who we are to that customer who can still afford us. It’s what made us who we are today, and I’m afraid if we ever strayed in terms of price point that we would lose our identity. Things are tough right now due to fuel prices and inflation.

E: Value is still a core principle of your family?

IM: Absolutely. Being privately held allows us [our family] to do things that maybe some companies who are publicly held simply can’t do because they have to satisfy their stockholders with certain profit margins.

E: An extension of price point is how Mossberg over the years has gone about getting youngsters into the shooting sports. Just think of all the single-shot and pump-action .22s you’ve made over the years.

IM: It’s something the Mossberg family is very proud of, and it has con-tinued to be a growing segment of our market. When we sit around the new-product table, we’re very conscious about what the younger shooter wants. For example, the new insert pads we have, the youth guns, the little Half-Pint Plinkster .22—we’re very aware of the market and are able to give the parents, for example, a shotgun they can buy to introduce their youngsters to shooting.

E: It is a way to introduce young shooters to Mossberg.

IM: I can’t tell you how many times we have heard from consumers that their first gun was a Mossberg. Normally, when you buy something and you have good luck with it you will continue to buy the same brand, and we’d like to think families will

grow up with Mossberg products. In a sense it’s what keeps our business and industry alive.

E: Do you work with any youth shooting programs?

IM: We’re involved in the Youth Shooting Sports Association (YSSA). Mossberg has made substantial do-nations in youth firearms to be used at different camps. It’s something we do quietly, and we’re not looking for credit, but we’re a major contribu-tor to NWTF (National Wild Turkey Federation), for example, the youth programs such as the Jake program and the Green Wing program with Ducks Unlimited. Very quietly and in a humble way, Mossberg is a ma-jor contributor to youth and youth sports.

E: How did Mossberg get more actively involved in the turkey-gun market and the slug-gun market?

IM: On the turkey market, when Federal came up with the 3½-inch 12 gauge in 1988, we partnered with them and offered the first shotgun version, the 835 Ulti-Mag pump. It was designed around a waterfowl load, but here was this organiza-tion called the National Wild Turkey Federation. It was like a perfect storm of sorts. After we announced the 3½-inch gun, we were asked to come in and make a presentation to NWTF. We excused ourselves from the room for five minutes and made a decision and said, “We’re in.”

To this day we command our fair share of the turkey market, and we remain strong partners with NWTF. And they’ve done such a great job as an organization. I never saw turkeys when I was a kid. They have obviously done a great job of transplanting birds and supporting public aware-ness and have done a lot to turn tur-key hunting into the sport it is today.

E: Mossberg was one of the early manufacturers who focused on the turkey market and partnered with NWTF.

IM: A combination of that and the introduction of the 3½-inch shell by Federal really put us first and fore-most into the turkey market.

E: What about the deer market?IM: We were the first to offer the

cantilever base on the shotgun barrel. Mossberg did it first—the rifled bar-rels, the porting, the camo stocks. The ammo companies helped build inter-est as well—the sabot slugs and the accuracy of new factory slug loads in concert with the rifled barrel vs. the smoothbore, where you used to be only able to shoot out to 50 yards. Then all of a sudden you could accu-rately shoot out to 100-plus yards.

E: What about offering shotgun barrels as an accessory. How did that come about?

IM: It started with the barrel/com-bo concept. It was always part of his [Alan’s] core use, which was value to the customer. He’s always pushed ex-tra barrels since I was a youngster. He had a barrel promotion at one time that he was offering an extra barrel for like $19, and I’ll never forget how we got mail sacks full of coupons and requests for those barrels.

E: The Combo concept, can you explain?

IM: Yes, that goes back to the concept of more gun for the money. It’s still a good percent of our sales, as are the aftermarket-barrel sales. The Flyway Series package for the waterfowler and Grand Slam series for turkey hunters are examples of that—full camo, extra choke tube, ported, matching camo sling...

E: Mossberg is beginning to diver-

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CEO Iver Mossberg and his father Alan, Chairman of the Board, check out the 4x4 ri� e.

sify more. Is this the key to surviv-ing in today’s market? And what is Mossberg’s approach?

IM: Diversifi cation is important. Not all that long ago we were basical-ly known only as a shotgun company. We realized we didn’t want to be just a shotgun company. When sporting shotgun sales are slow, tactical guns could be better. When slug guns are slow, hopefully rifl e sales are bet-ter. We will continue to diversify more and more, but in the fi rearms category only. We don’t want to be distracted from our core business of making fi rearms.

E: It appears you’re looking to partner with other shooting sports manufacturers as well.

IM: Absolutely. We see what’s happening out there in the market-place. We’ve developed a partnership with Taser, which is still in the early development stages. But what we can do in concert with Taser in the home-defense/LE market is huge. Th e opportunity to partner with another ammunition manufacturer, for example, is something that is a high priority for our organization.

We want to extend our brand. It’s a natural progression and formula for growing our business, for us to reach the next level and at the same time supply consumers with product they want or need.

E: Has the Mossberg family taken a step back to review what is happening in the shooting sports industry, i.e., consolidation, plant closings, buyouts, etc.?

IM: Competitors are good for busi-ness, but these things (consolidation/acquisition) happen in all industries. We’ve seen it before. It doesn’t make us change our business model, but it makes us dig deeper to give us a better sense of who we are and what we off er consumers and the mar-ket. Strategically, we always discuss what’s going on in the industry, but we’re minding our business fi rst and foremost.

E: Is there a benefi t to remaining a small, family-owned business?

IM: Th ere are no layers here at Mossberg. It’s Mark Kresser (vice president/sales and marketing) and me in a room saying, “Hey, here’s an

idea...sounds good...let’s tell the engineers to get started.” We like to capitalize on certain opportunities quickly, and we can do that—our ability to be nimble in comparison to other manufacturers, the ability for us to simply say, “Do it” and it get done. Th at would take two years at some com-panies. We can do it in two months.

E: Can you go into more detail about Mossberg’s commit-ment and invest-ment in research and development of new products?

IM: We’ve commit-ted millions of dollars

into R&D and the latest technology (CNC machine, CAD systems, etc.), continue to invest in hardware/software and remain very much committed and continue to upgrade that department. Th e bottom line is new products, and we will continue to invest the money. Between R&D and manufacturing, our departments have increased in size and personnel. Th e model shop, we’ve even gone outside our company to generate more ideas, more cosmetic than mechanical.

Because we’re a small company, actual engineers have a certain level of freedom. We don’t always rein-vent the wheel, but more often than not we do start with a clean sheet of paper, such as our 464 lever action. With that gun we didn’t want to have any prior constraints. We took what we wanted to start out with with this gun and went from there. Consumers would probably be surprised to learn that some of these guns take a lot of time from start to actual production, so there are signifi cant investments in both time and money.

In that regard, there has always been an open checkbook and an

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open requisition to hire. There’s never been one time where we [man-agement] has said, “No more—you’re spending too much, we have too many engineers...” There’s never been one constraint. That’s how important it is to us.

E: The Model 500 introduced in the early 1960s, is it the platform that vaulted Mossberg to where the company is today?

IM: The actual design is not that different than what it was in the ’60s—the same platform the 835 and 535 were built on, the military guns, the 3443 mil-spec testing. I don’t see the 500 going away, even though it’s almost a 50-year-old design. The line extensions we do are still there, and I see more variations coming and a couple things we’re working on for the next generation.

E: Is the 500 hand’s-off in terms of redesigning?

IM: It’s so proven. We simply don’t want to mess with the recipe. There’s not a whole lot of reason to, because we can still accomplish the new products we want using that same platform. There’s nothing we would change as to how it works today. It’s kind of like the 1911 pistol—people have added all the bells and whistles, but it’s still the basic platform. Such is the case with the 500.

It’s hard not to think about it—what is the longevity of a product?—but look what happens when you mess with a successful product. Sometimes it ends up being a dismal failure and companies go back to the original design or recipe.

E: The Mossberg tactical product line—very little coverage used to be given to that side of the business. Under your watch, is it one of your priorities?

IM: I think it really started with the Y2K back at the turn of the century—our true first awareness, in 1999, where home defense became a part of our mainstream operation. After Y2K, things changed again, but to

Mark Kresser’s credit home defense remained our focus. I don’t think we were totally aware of what we could do with our guns. Mark, as an out-sider who came to our company, of-fered a fresh, new perspective. Now, through his expertise of the market-place and where the world is headed, it’s definitely a direction this com-pany will continue to pursue. We’ve always had our 590s and dabbled in that market, but we’ve never had the presence in the market that we’ve built today. Just In Case is a product example. This is a market I want to serve, just like the hunting market.

When people talk about protecting their family and you’re the chosen product, that’s huge. The U.S. govern-ment could have bought anything—they don’t buy the next best thing. The fact that Mossberg has been cho-sen for certain government contracts, and on the homefront, that’s a huge responsibility we take very seriously. You are putting your family’s safety in our hands.

E: You’ve experienced some suc-cess in law enforcement. Is that the driver now in the tactical market?

IM: Each one does feed off the other; we do apply military and LE concepts to the tactical guns we manufacture.

E: When you take a high-profile LE agency like the New York Police Department and the fact that these guys are counting Mossberg to pro-tect their lives...

IM: It’s a heavy obligation, and it’s a proud feeling. It’s a lot of responsi-bility that comes with that. But know-ing we make a great product, we have to have confidence in what we do. It does trickle down to the workforce, which is very much aware of the fact that some of these guns are going to law enforcement and military. So whether the guns are going to the NYPD or Iraq for our troops or a con-sumer stateside, we make sure it is the best firearm that goes in the box. There’s a great deal of pride in what we do here in North Haven.

E: What can the consumer expect in the future from Mossberg? Maybe new variations of lever guns, cen-terfire rifles, pump guns?

IM: To answer, Yes, yes and yes! Maybe something as entrenched as the 500 is, you can expect to see some new things there. The lever ac-tion is now only in plain-vanilla .30-30, but you will see almost an endless array of chamberings, octagonal barrels, saddle rings, wood choices. So the answer is Yes; the ideas keep flowing, and we remain committed to R&D. The pipeline is full of ideas. It’s exciting all the way around; it’s continuous innovation throughout. Can’t give you more specifics, but keep watching us, as we are on the fast track in terms of ideas. If you sat here [in the Mossberg confer-ence room] on a recent morning and heard what we talked about in terms of new products, you would be amazed.

E: Is the family committed to keeping Mossberg a family-owned business and totally committed to the shooting sports?

IM: Our commitment is strong; I don’t ever see us cashing out. It’s enjoyable, fun; it’s a legacy of sorts that we’re very proud of—being able to defy the odds and not sell out like others have. We haven’t been gobbled up by a bigger corporation. I believe we will remain a privately held company for the foreseeable future. Speaking for my father, to be able to hand the business over to an-other generation of Mossbergs would be our hope.

The Mossberg tradition and place in the shooting sports industry are well recognized, established and secure. The family remains engaged and passionate about the company, about the industry and about the sports of hunting and shooting. That can only be good news for the mil-lions of hunters and shooters who have Mossberg firearms in their gun cabinets or who are considering tak-ing a new Mossberg rifle or shotgun to the range or into the field.

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Mossberg Slug GunsSlug guns aren’t just for whitetails anymore.By Dick Metcalf

With the advent of full-ri� ed barrels and high-perfor-mance sabot slug ammu-

nition, today’s 12-gauge slug guns can deliver advanced-design 385- to 400-grain bullets with the same

energy at 100 yards as a 180-grain .308 Winchester. And this is with 50 percent more energy at 100 yards than a 300-grain .45-70 and two-inch accuracy as far out as 150 yards.

� ese slug “ri� es” are as e� ective

at medium-range hunting for heavy/dangerous animals such as bear, wild boar or bison as for deer. Mossberg has always been a leading player in the modern slug-gun revolution, with a wide variety of available models

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Any of Mossberg’s 12-gauge ri� ed-barrel slug guns are great woods tools for either whitetails or dangerous game.

The 930 cantilever mount keeps the barrel and optics aligned at all times and makes changing barrels a snap.

and variations of fully ri� ed auto-loading and pump slug guns. All fea-ture Mossberg’s unsurpassed reputa-tion for reliability and performance, with advanced features at remarkably economical prices. I use them, I trust

them, I like them.Mossberg’s newest entry in the

burgeoning slug-gun market is the 12-gauge 930™ autoloader, available in a variety of con� gurations and � n-ishes with recommended retail prices running from only $518 to $628. � e gas-operated 930 slug gun features a 24-inch full-ri� ed barrel and handles both standard 2¾- and three-inch magnum ammunition. � e smooth, contoured design and Mossberg Uni-Line receiver delivers instinctive eye alignment for instant target acquisi-tion. A self-regulating gas system cushions the recoil. Finish options include a blued receiver with walnut stocks, blued receiver with black synthetic stocks or overall camo with synthetic stocks in either Mossy Oak New Break-Up or Realtree AP � nish.

� e 930 Autoloader has numerous features normally found on more ex-pensive shotguns, yet it still embodies Mossberg’s no-nonsense approach to design. For example, each 930 slug gun comes with a complete set of specially designed spacers for quick adjustment of the horizontal and vertical angle of the stock, providing a custom-feel � t to every shooter.

Customizing the stock is easy. Af-ter making sure the gun is unloaded, its chamber is open, and it is pointed in a safe direction, remove the recoil pad (screws will remain in the pad),

and remove the stock nut using a ¾-inch socket wrench. � en remove the stock-nut spacer and stock and the existing stock retention plate from its oval recess in the stock. Place your selected stock spacer on the back of the receiver, with the text side facing out. � en reinstall the stock with the matching retention plate in the oval recess.

Remember to install the retention plate with the text side facing out and right-side up; you should be able to read the markings right-side up when looking into the butt end of the stock. Finally, reinstall the stock nut spacer and stock nut, and replace the recoil pad. You may want to spend some time trying the di� erent included spacers; very slight di� erences will signi� cantly alter the feel of the gun.

Another excellent 930 feature is the EZ-Empty magazine button/bolt-lock release on the right side of the receiver. When the bolt is locked to the rear, it can be released to go forward (and load the next shell in the magazine tube) simply by press-ing the button, without any need to depress the shell elevator, as is necessary on certain other makes of shotguns. � is is quick and conve-nient without breaking your shooting position, whether you are right- or left-handed. � e same button can be used to quickly and safely unload

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shells directly from the magazine tube without having to cycle them through the chamber or dump them from the ejection port while holding back the bolt.

To clear a fully loaded 930, the recommended procedure is to � rst remove the shells from the magazine tube. With the bolt forward in battery, make sure the manual-safety button is fully rearward in the Safe position, and with the muzzle in a safe direc-tion, turn the gun so the triggerguard is facing upward. Depress the eleva-tor, and while holding it down with your thumb, press the bolt-release

button. � is will release one shell from the magazine tube under spring pressure. Repeat this procedure until the magazine tube is empty. � en pull the operating handle fully rear-ward to eject the shell in the cham-ber and lock open the action. To my mind this is a vastly superior setup than any gun that requires shells in the magazine to be cleared through the chamber/ejection port.

I’m also very fond of the receiver-top manual safety Mossberg uses. Mossberg has always felt that having the safety on the back of the receiver enables the hunter to feel the safety

without having to look at it. I person-ally � nd it much more convenient to operate than typical crossbolt safeties that are located in the triggerguard. Plus, it is equally accessible and operates consistently regardless of whether you’re a right-or left-handed shooter.

All Mossberg 930 models also fea-ture an automatic cocking indicator (which cannot be manually activated or deactivated) that protrudes from inside the front of the triggerguard when the action is cocked. Unlike other � rearm cocking indicators that require the shooter to look at them or

Mossberg’s 930 slug gun and 464 .30-30 carbine both proved to be effective boar-stoppers for media representative Mark Sidelinger (left) and the author in Pennsylvania’s Allegheny Mountains.

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A unique system for unloading the magazine of the 930 allows shells to be removed without cycling through the chamber � rst.

A receiver safety makes the Mossberg 930 simple to use for both left- and right-handed shooters.

feel for them at a di� erent location on the gun, the Mossberg system can be readily felt by the trigger � nger with the gun in the � ring position at the moment of truth without taking your eye o� the target.

� e Mossberg 930 slug guns also come with a receiver drilled and tapped for convenient installation of an optics mount base. Plus, depend-ing on which version of the 930 slug gun you chose, you can either have a 24-inch barrel equipped with fully adjustable Williams-style ri� e sights or one equipped with an integral can-tilever Weaver-crosscut optics mount base that extends backward over the receiver. On any exchange-barrel shotgun system it’s always better to have your sight—optic or metal-lic—attached directly to the barrel instead of the receiver to eliminate displacement of point of impact due to barrel/receiver � ex or di� erences in alignment that may result when barrels are switched. With a cantile-ver-mounted optic, you can take the barrel o� to use your 930 with any of Mossberg’s (many) available water-fowl, upland or clay-target barrels and still have it on-zero when you return it to the gun. Any way you cut it, the Mossberg 930 has everything a serious slug hunter could ask for.

But maybe you’re a pump-gun fan. Here, Mossberg’s Model 535 ATS™ (All Terrain Shotgun) marks a new era for Mossberg pump-action shotguns as well. In� uenced by the success of the three-inch-chambered 500® and the 3 ½ -inch-chambered 835®, this shotgun brings the best attributes of both models, delivering outstanding versatility. It’s chambered to handle 12-gauge 2¾ -, 3- and even 3½-inch magnum loads, for maximum stop-ping power.

� e Uni-line receiver design as-sists in fast target acquisition and features the 500 pioneering Quiet Carry dual-action bars, as well as the standard Mossberg receiver-mount-ed safety. � e 24-inch, full-ri� ed Slugster®-version barrels are available either with fully adjustable ri� e sights or a cantilevered scope-mount sys-

tem so that barrels can be swapped without disturbing a well-sighted scope.

� e 535 ATS sleek barrel pro� le coupled with a shortened magazine tube provides a comfortable balance

and swing. A wide range of � nishes is available in satin blue/walnut, black synthetic or Mossy Oak and Realtree camo. � ere’s also a complete line of interchangeable � eld, turkey and wa-terfowl barrels in compatible � nishes

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This Hornady slug recovered from a boar shows complete upset.

with lengths from 22 to 28 inches, interchangeable chokes and a variety of rib, bead and � ber optic sight op-tions. Like the 930 autoloader, the 535 ATS o� ers features usually found on shotguns costing much more, all built into a lightweight design that’s easy to carry into the � eld.

Recommended retail prices run from $355 to $525, depending on the version (the Turkey/Deer Combo

model with 22- and 24-inch barrels, camo � nish and � ber optic sights at $459 is a spectacular value). Inciden-tally, Mossberg also o� ers a variety of similarly featured slug-barrel versions of its 3½-inch Model 935™ autoloader, the 3½-inch Model 835 Ulti-Mag® pump-action and the clas-sic 500 pump shotgun; all are equally distinguished by a wide range of features and options and at equally

accessible prices.During the past three years I’ve

used both the Mossberg 930 auto-loader and the 535 ATS pump slug guns with great success on whitetails at home in Pike County, Illinois, and last summer I had the opportu-nity to join Mossberg’s C.E.O. Iver Mossberg, VP of sales and market-ing Mark Kresser and their media representative Mark Sidelinger for a boar hunt with the 930 at the Tioga Hunting Preserve in the dense brush of Northern Pennsylvania’s Allegheny Mountains. We were using Hornady’s excellent 300-grain SST sabot slugs, which were averaging just a freckle under two inches for three shots at 100 yards from my gun. We were also equipped with the new Moss-berg lever-action 464 ri� e to try out Hornady’s 160-grain .30-30 LeverEvo-lution ammo on these tough-hided animals (for a detailed review of the 464, see Layne Simpon’s article on page 42).

� e quarry ranged from medium-weight feral hogs to 300-plus-pound Russians. Everything we shot at went right down. My � rst hog fell on its nose from a full-penetrating broad-side chest shot from the 930 slug gun at about 35 yards. Mark Sidelinger stopped a 250-pound Russian boar that had decided to come right at him dead in its tracks at about 30 feet with a single 930 slug that entered the front chest, went the full length of the body and didn’t stop until it lodged in the rear hip.

I also managed to drop an even bigger Russian boar out of the same group with a clean shoulder shot from the 464 lever-action at about 40 yards. � e recovered Hornady slugs and bullets all showed complete upset performance with remarkable penetration.

� e extensive modern Mossberg slug-gun models are accurate, reli-able and e� ective on a wide range of game. For a slug-gun hunter there’s no better value or performance on the market. I’ve now taken deer, bear and boar with them. Slug guns ain’t just for whitetails anymore.

A cocking indicator, located inside the triggerguard, is easily accessible to hunters while they keep their eye on the target.

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A Classic RebornMossberg’s 464™ extends the tradition of fast-handling lever guns with a smooth action and � eld-worthy accuracy.By Layne Simpson

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Sub-two-inch groups at 100 yards with a number of different loads make the 464 a deadly deer gun.

MOSSBERG 464TH ACCURACY CHARTAMMO TYPE VELOCITY (FPS) GROUP (IN.)

Federal 125-gr. HP 2,512 2.10Federal 150-gr. FN 2,284 1.51Remington 150-gr. Core-Lokt SP 2,247 1.76Hornady 160-gr. SST 2,363 1.79Federal 170-gr. Partition 2,209 2.27Remington 170-gr. Core-Lokt SP 2,173 1.44Remington 170-gr. Core-Lokt HP 2130 2.63

NOTES: Accuracy shown for each load represents an average of three � ve-shot groups � red at 100 yards. Velocities are averages of 15 rounds.

The message I received remind-ed me of a line from the old “Mission Impossible” televi-

sion show: “Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to hunt white-tail deer with Mossberg’s new 464™ lever-action ri� e and � le your report by late August.”

Shooting a good whitetail is not exactly an easy assignment, but it is not an impossible one if you know where to go and how to hunt. I will have to admit, though, that this par-ticular mission was made a bit more challenging since deer season opens much later than August in most states.

One of those states happens to be

South Carolina, where the season in more than 20 counties, or roughly half the state, is open from August 15th to January 1st. As far as I know, that’s the longest deer season in the nation.

It is an interesting time of year to be in the � eld; the bucks are still in velvet, and since the rut is weeks away they hang out in bachelor groups. It is not unusual to see a dozen or more bucks feeding in the same � eld.

So it was South Carolina for me, and the out� tter of my choice was Hayward Simmons, who owns Cedar Knoll Hunting Lodge. It’s a comfort-able place, nestled among huge live

oaks decorated with Spanish moss on Lakeview Plantation (803/584-0689). I’ve known Hayward for more than 20 years and hunted with him several times in the past, but it had been quite some time since our paths had crossed, so I was looking forward to not only a great deer hunt but a bit of reminiscing as well.

Removing the 464 from its factory box was like greeting another old friend from the past. As a youngster, I killed my � rst deer with a borrowed Winchester Model 94 in .32 Special, and the very � rst store-bought deer ri� e I owned was a Marlin Model 336 in .35 Remington. Despite the fact that the woods are full of ri� es that shoot � atter, hit harder, kick meaner and make more noise, I have never lost my fondness for lever-action hammer guns. So you can believe me when I say I was looking forward to hunting whitetails with the Mossberg 464. � ere is much to appreciate about this ri� e.

For starters, a thin receiver makes the 464 one of the most comfortable ri� es to carry with one hand. Weigh-ing less than seven pounds, it is the kind of light, quick-handling deer medicine you can carry all day long and for days on end without stress or strain. With an overall length of 38½ inches, it’s also handy to tote through thick brush or maneuver in a tree stand or ground blind. On top of that, should the � rst shot go astray or a � n-ishing shot be required, few ri� es are quicker on the follow-up shot than a lever action.

All of these elements combine to make the lever-action hammer gun the quintessential eastern deer ri� e. It’s been that way for more than a century, and it will likely be that way for as long as deer are out there to be hunted.

Other design features of the 464 include a hardwood stock and forearm and a 20-inch, barrel with a ri� ing twist rate of 1:10 inches. A tu-bular magazine attached to the bot-tom of the barrel holds six .30-30 car-tridges and is charged through a gate in the side of the receiver. Cartridge

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Shooting in low-light conditions or at longer distances calls for a scope. The rear sight of the Mossberg 464™ folds down to make the process easier.

A number of safety mechanisms help prevent unintentional � ring, including an easily accessed sliding thumb safety.

The receiver of the 464 blends the best of lever-action design elements, making it both rigid and lightweight.

feeding from magazine to chamber is the same as for the Winchester Model 94 but di� ers from that of the Mar-lin Model 336. In the Mossberg and Winchester ri� es, the carrier lifts a cartridge to chamber level on the for-ward stroke of the � nger lever, while the carrier of the Marlin is activated on the return stroke of the lever.

� e Mossberg 464 has a breech bolt of cylindrical shape, similar to that of the Marlin, but it is locked into battery by a sliding locking bolt at the rear, same as on the Winchester 94. � e roof of the receiver of the Moss-berg ri� e is quite di� erent. Whereas the Model 336 receiver is totally closed at the top and the Model 94 is totally open, the 464 receiver is closed at front and rear and left open in the middle.

� is makes the 464 receiver a bit lighter than the Model 336 receiver, and its closed rear section makes it a bit more rigid and suitable for scope mounting than the Model 94. Where-as the Model 336 has a � xed ejector housed in the left side of its receiver, the ejector of the 464 and the Model 94 Angle Eject are the spring-loaded type located in the bolt.

All three ri� es are designed to prevent � ring in the event that the trigger is accidentally pulled before the lever and breech bolt are fully closed. � is is accomplished in the Marlin by a two-piece � ring pin. In the Mossberg and Winchester ri� es the same cat is skinned by placing a shorter pin called a � ring-pin striker in the sliding locking bolt. Only when the locking bolt is elevated to its fully locked position are the striker and � r-ing pin aligned to allow the hammer to transfer its blow to the � ring pin through the striker.

A second safety feature in the three designs prevents the trigger from being pulled unless the lever is fully closed. On top of all that, when a sliding thumb safety located on the top tang of the Mossberg ri� e is engaged, the hammer cannot reach the striker when the trigger is pulled. To me, this is a more convenient ar-rangement than the side-mounted

safeties of the Marlin and Winchester ri� es. (Here’s a tip: Anytime you need to lower the hammer on a loaded round, engage the safety � rst.) Trig-ger-pull weight on the 464 I hunted with was 5½ pounds.

As a rule, the amount of drop-at-comb of stocks on lever-action ri� es with tubular magazines is correct for positioning the shooter’s eye in align-ment with open sights, and the 464 follows this tradition. � is is the way it should be, since open sights are still the best choice for some hunting applications, such as hunting black bear or mountain lion with hounds

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The top of the receiver is clean and drilled and tapped for scope mounting. Note the heavy side-eject extractor.

The rear sight is adjustable for elevation and windage and folds to allow low scope mounting; the front is a traditional gold bead.

where shots usually come close and quick. For that type of application, an out-of-the-box 464 is ideal.

� e front sight has a large, gold-colored bead measuring .100 inch in diameter and held in place by a dove-tail machined into the barrel. Fully adjustable for windage and elevation, the rear sight is also dovetailed to the barrel, and a white diamond high-lights the notch. � e rear sight can also be folded down and out of the way for mounting a scope.

� e handy little Mossberg has

ample accuracy capability for shots beyond the range at which most of us are pro� cient with open sights. For such instances, the 464 comes with four holes drilled and tapped in its receiver for attaching scope mounts. A good scope transmits light to the eye during low-light conditions when game movement is often at its best, and it is just the ticket for hunting black bear over bait since the big boys often wait until most of the light has drained from a day before com-ing in. Except during the rut, trophy

whitetail deer can also become a bit bashful about being seen at anytime other than early morning or late af-ternoon, when ambient light is at its worst, which held true for my hunt in South Carolina.

Mounting a scope on the 464 is as simple as removing four dummy screws from the tops of its receiver ring and bridge and installing a mount of your choice. � e two-piece base I used was a Weaver and its two sections are identical. When it’s attached, the rear section overhangs the rear of the receiver bridge, while the front section overhangs the front of the receiver ring.

Like the Winchester Model 94 Angle Eject, the Mossberg 464 is designed to eject � red cases to the side. I found the ejection of cases to be so smooth and trouble free, I think Mossberg should seriously consider giving that feature a clever name. Positive Eject perhaps?

Shooting the 464 reminded me of how far we have advanced in the accuracy department since I bagged my � rst deer with a lever action many years ago. In those days, four inches at 100 yards was quite acceptable, but every current-production lever gun I have worked with during the past decade has averaged two inches or less with at least one load.

My 464 arrived with two three-shot groups � red on a 50-yard indoor range, one measuring .583 inch and the other went an even more impres-sive .351 inch. � at’s roughly a .93 minute-of-angle average, and while I was unable to duplicate that level of accuracy I do have what I consider to be a decent alibis: I � red � ve-shot groups rather than three-shot groups, and I did it outdoors with a bit of wind.

In my opinion, any lever-action ri� e that will average less than two inches at 100 yards for � ve shots is worth sharing a deer hunt with. As you can see in the accuracy results chart, the 464 I hunted with made the accuracy cut with room to spare, and it did so with several loads. � at’s 2009 bolt-action accuracy from a ri� e

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Mossberg Model 464

Caliber: .30-30 WinchesterMagazine capacity: Six rounds Barrel length: 20 inchesRi� ing: Six grooves, 1:10-inch twist rateOverall length: 38½ inchesWeight: 6.8 poundsSights: Fully adjustable rear, brass bead frontStock: HardwoodWood � nish: Synthetic satinButt treatment: Rubber padSling swivels: NoneLength of pull: 14 inchesMetal � nish: BluedSafety: Internal plus slide atop tangAccessories: Gun lock, owner’s manualMSRP: $473

LEVERAGING VALUE

The 464 is not the � rst lever-action deer ri� e to � y the Mossberg banner. Back in the 1970s there was the Model 472, which looked a lot like the Marlin Model 336. Like the Winchester Model 88 of that era, its trigger moved with the lever when the bolt was

cycled. Available with 18-, 20- or 24-inch barrels in .30-30 or .35 Remington, the Model 472 sold for $132.60 when respective prices of the Marlin 336 and Winchester 94 were $116.95 and $115.95. Today the shoe is on the other foot, as the Mossberg 464 is a few dollars less expensive than the Marlin 336.

with a basic design that goes all the way back to 1894.

� e hunt for whitetail deer with Hayward Simmons brought back memories of the past in more ways than one. It had been about 17 years since we had hunted together so we had a lot of catching up to do.

Hayward and I had changed a bit, he missing a hair or two from his head and me with a couple of inches added to my waistline, but Cedar Knoll Lodge was exactly as I remem-bered it. I even got to stay in the room I favored in the old days.

� e hunt also brought back to mind the challenges of hunting deer in South Carolina in August. � e rut is still weeks away so mature bucks hang out in bachelor groups and since the weather is usually extreme-ly hot, they do most of their feeding

during late afternoon and on into the night.

Morning hunting is generally a bust, leaving about the last two hours of daylight as the prime time to see a good buck. But there are a lot of good deer in that country and if you spend enough afternoons in the woods,

the odds of spotting one with your name on it are quite good. And that’s exactly what happened on the � fth day of my hunt.

When I � rst spotted the deer they were about 150 yards away and headed toward me. By the time I was ready to shoot the best buck in the bunch had closed the distance to around 75 yards. A single shot from the 464 rang through the woods and suddenly I was 15 years old again. You see, I bagged my � rst deer many years ago with a borrowed Win-chester Model 94 in .32 Winchester Special. If I have anything to do with it, the one I took more recently with the Mossberg ri� e will not be the last I take with a classic lever gun.

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The right plan and the right gun give waterfowlers the edge, and so-called “nuisance geese” are increasing hunting opportunities.By L.P. Brezny

The right plan and the right gun give waterfowlers

High Flyers

Anyone for a few snow geese? Even with the advent of special hunting seasons, controlling bird numbers continues to be a chal-lenge. (Photo by Tyson Keller)

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Growing bird numbers are making it easier for waterfowlers to � nd success in the � eld. (Photo by Tyson Keller) Back in the 1970s when I � rst

started hunting Canada and snow geese, just spotting

a single � ock during a hunt was a major accomplishment. While hunt-ing opportunities were plentiful, the birds were few. Some 40 years later the complexion of goose hunting has changed dramatically. Land mass associated with productive hunting areas has been shrinking, but bird numbers have risen to a point almost beyond belief.

Geese populations have increased so much that today we have resident (non-migratory) geese living near major cites, and bird numbers in breeding areas to the far north are so high that the geese are destroying their own reproduction areas. � e Arctic tundra is dying a slow death because the white birds overgraze the available resource. Hence there’s a new term in hunting and conserva-tion circles—nuisance geese.

For the most part, I’m not fond of the term. If you came from my background as an old-school hunter, you know that for years waterfowlers regarded geese as the ultimate prize. We spent weeks on end hunting them, and when not in the � eld, we stayed busy concocting better shot-shells to harvest these high-� ying birds. I got my start in writing about hunting and ballistics when I was in my mid-20s, and it was about that time the gray Canada geese had been rediscovered in my home state at Silver Lake in Rochester, Minnesota. Over the years I’ve learned a lot about these fascinating animals. � ey have strong family traits, live for as long as 18 years and mate for life in most cas-es. Another interesting fact is that if a lead bird lands his � ock with some members wounded or missing, the whole gang kicks his tail and a new top bird is chosen. I have witnessed this leadership-role behavior over the years, and to be sure it is something special.

Extended SeasonsOne inevitable result of growing

geese populations has been in-creased hunting opportunities. � ese have come through special seasons

and can amount to doubling the tra-ditional waterfowl hunting in a given year. With spring snow goose hunt-ing, gunning time is increased a full month or more in many states along the Mississippi � yway, and an early special fall Canada goose season has taken hold in numerous states along the big river � yway as well as points west.

So, how should hunters approach these extra spring and fall hunting dates? For the most part, the spring hunt is not much di� erent from the fall. � e key is locating birds on the migration route and then simply getting permission from farmers to access the mud-soaked winter � elds where migrating � ocks like to feed. Because snow geese tend to follow the snow line closely, the hunting is almost always in wet � elds. In the fall, you can � nd birds on resting areas and refuge boundaries, but this is far more di� cult in the spring. A � exible game plan and plenty of artillery will usually make the di� erence between failure and success.

Last spring, while hunting with the boys at Avery Outdoors in South Dakota, I marveled while watching Tyson Keller, an Avery goose guide, set up a three-day hunt. It was akin to a military operation in size and scope and included out� tting ATVs with quad rear wheels and rubber tracks for mud running, setting out 800 full-body-motion decoys and arranging a special � ying decoy system that made use of automated, battery-powered birds. Added to all this was a custom sound system that used recordings of real geese. It was a deadly trap, and setup began at 2:00 a.m. on the day of the hunt.

Is all of this required to hunt snows in the spring? No, but it sure helps. On our hunt, six of us took 123 birds in three outings. Tyson said it had been a mediocre hunt. (I would like to see a good one.)

Tyson admits that getting the de-coys into the � eld is tough, but scout-ing and working with farmers is really the key. If there’s no land, there’s no hunt, decoys or not. � at’s the rub

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Both spring and fall can be produc-tive. Here, the author poses with a few spring-harvested snow geese.Special late-season hunts

for Canadas are being offered to control bird populations in some states. (Photo by Tyson Keller)

Hunting public land near the Wyoming border, Lance Lalonde and Crocket take their � rst bird of the South Dakota September early season.

today in some areas. I have hunted places in Missouri and Texas where there is no public land for miles around the refuge systems that geese use, either in spring or fall. Living in South Dakota, I have been blessed with land set aside for hunting and in many cases have hunted successfully with farmers who understand the needs of goose hunters.

� e approach to gunning Canada geese is similar, because hunting

in fall really just means getting the program underway a month ahead of schedule. In many states the non-migrating “nuisance” goose season starts the � rst week of September, and Minnesota regulators have even talked about moving the dates into August. � e challenge here is that you end up hunting in shorts under your layout blind, hopefully with copious amounts of bug spray on hand at all times. � e advantage, however, is

that birds are young, and it’s easier for hunters to take less experienced birds that are more apt to � y low over decoys.

Big GunsDuring the years I lived and

hunted Canada geese in Minnesota, I often had opportunities to gun for those non-migrating “city birds.” Sev-eral friends had fall-cut alfalfa � elds located about two miles from an area shopping mall. Canada geese will always gravitate to short grass, just as they did 150 years ago on the bu� alo-grazed water holes of the Great Plains states. � ese nutrition-rich green � elds were a magnet for every goose within a � ve-mile area. With small pocket ponds littered throughout, there was no shortage of birds, and the area amounted to a personal goose factory.

With the vast majority of the dark geese being descendants of the Giant Canada goose, the birds we hunted would top the 14-pound mark more often than not. � e term “big bird” was an understatement, and herein lies the need for a special goose gun such as Mossberg’s heavyweight 835®

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Hunting tactics for special sea-sons are not all that different from those of the traditional hunting year, especially when it comes to having a good dog at your side.

Ulti Mag® in 3½ -inch 12-gauge Mag-num. � is “long 12” had been devel-oped in my backyard at the Federal Cartridge facility in Anoka, Minneso-ta, and Mossberg was the partner gun company, designing and building the � rst 3½ -inch-chambered 12-gauge shotguns ever produced.

While many readers may be too young to remember, this new gun and load met a cynical and doubtful press. Many a gunwriter stated � atly in print that, “the gun system will never work.” Well, the naysayers were dead wrong. � e 3½ -inch 12 gauge proved to be just the ticket for spring snow geese � ying wild and high on a south wind or big Canadas cut-ting the far edge of a decoy spread. � e lightweight steel shot was highly e� ective when increased in size and packed into the “long 12.”

� e new 3½ -inch shell was so potent that within a year of trying it, � ve hunter friends of mine sold o� their 10-gauge double guns in favor of Mossberg’s 835 Ulti Mag. � is was to be an omen of sorts, as within a � ve-year span the 10 gauge had turned into a relic among many goose hunt-ers. � e 3½ -inch 12 gauge carried the same energy as the 10 gauge, same payload of shot and patterned nearly as well. It was enough to warrant turn-ing to the 12 gauge that could shoot everything from 3½ -inch goose loads all the way down to the old English 2½ -inch target rounds. Mossberg transformed the goose gun, making it not only powerful but versatile as well.

Proven StrategiesIf you want to double up on a year

of goose hunting, keep several key points in mind. First of all, scouting is paramount. If you aren’t hunting where the geese are, you’re wast-ing your time. Good guns, loads and decoys won’t help you a bit. Figure at least a full day of scouting, if not more, before most hunts. Use the Internet to help locate the main migration of spring snows across the central � yway. In the fall, hunt areas that have held birds (Canadas) all summer or are known to be general

feeding areas.As an example, one of my best

early-season fall Canada hunting locations is right in the middle of a public hunting area. � e area is a small sand bar on an open river in Wisconsin where I use a handful of � oater decoys. With a small power-boat and a good dog, the hunting has been outstanding every September for the last seven years. My strategy here is intercepting passing geese in the morning as they move to feeding areas across the river into Minnesota.

In South Dakota I turn the whole thing around and hunt a small marsh area well out on a wide � at. I discov-ered it with a friend on a public lands map. It was not marked, and you would never have known it was open to public hunting. Early-season hunts are generally good because the geese have used the small pond on the land all summer long. � ese are non-migrating birds, and as such, they qualify as nuisance geese and require a good deal of thinning.

What you don’t want to do is be-come static. I know of a hunter who has been coming to South Dakota during the spring snow goose migra-tion for � ve years with no luck at all. He uses a single farmer’s � elds that

may or may not hold birds. In his case it is usually the latter. You have to be mobile and ready to move in and out of an area quickly if required. A � eld can be hot one day and ice-cold the next. � e � ock you hunted the day before can be sitting two miles away in another cut corn � eld or wheat stubble patch.

Second, use good decoys, and use enough of them. With Canada geese you can get by with fewer, especially when hunting water, but snows are a di� erent story. Here you need quality blocks, and a whole lot of them. Not interested in getting into the full-size spreads? � en you can concentrate your hunting e� orts on fence lines and bushwhack birds on the up-wind side, although this is really a hit-and-miss strategy.

� e third and � nal element to con-sider is the aforementioned � repow-er. � e advantages of the 3½ -inch 12 gauge can’t be stressed enough. Most professional goose hunters tend to prefer the 3½ -inch to anything else, primarily because the larger shot size and higher shot count are critical to success on big, high-� ying birds. Mossberg’s line of 3½ -inch cham-bered waterfowl guns � t the task in every way.

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Bullets and Bullet Placement for WhitetailsBy Layne Simpson

Whitetail out� tter Hay-ward Simmons, whose

hunters have taken several thousand deer

since the 1980s, closely agrees with the experi-

ence of the author.

The Fusion bullet from Federal represents a good compromise in design—soft enough for a lung shot but tough enough to hold together and penetrate on a shot to the shoulder.Hayward Simmons has owned

and operated Cedar Knoll Hunting Lodge near Al-

lendale, South Carolina, since the mid-1980s and is one of the best, most successful whitetail guides and out� tters I have had the pleasure of hunting with.

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Rattling WhitetailsBy Greg Rodriguez

management and deer hunting but also by his great interest in ri� es and cartridges. Hayward has now scaled back his operation considerably, but there was a time when it was not uncommon for his hunters to take upward of 500 deer in a season.

What makes all of that � t into this story is the detailed data he has ac-cumulated on hundreds of kills. As an example, during one season in particular his hunters took 493 deer with 603 shots � red, for an average of 1.22 cartridges per deer. Other interesting data includes how far away each deer was when it was shot, what cartridge and bullet were used, where the bullet was placed, how far the animal traveled after being shot and everything else one would desire to know about cartridge and bullet e� ectiveness.

As for bullet placement, Hayward’s data reveals that the average distance traveled by a deer after being shot through the lungs is 50.4 yards. Some drop more quickly and others run farther, but that’s the average. � e cartridges used were in all the various

When I rattle in a deer for a client, his reaction is usual-ly a mix of excited babbling

and disbelief. � ey’ve seen it on TV and read it about it in magazines, but few hunters have the requisite faith in the technique and their own abilities to be successful.

Rattling and calling work because deer are, by nature, vocal creatures. Don’t believe me? Spend a little time around whitetail breeding opera-tions and you’ll see that deer have a pretty extensive vocabulary. Learn how to speak it and you’ll take more

braggin’-size bucks.You can call deer anywhere, any

time. Deer are curious creatures, and a decent fawn or contact bleat will often bring nearby deer for a closer look. But I do the majority of my call-ing in concert with rattling during the rut, where an estrus bleat and sharp grunt are my calls of choice.

� ere is no right way to rattle. I have never seen two deer � ghts that sounded exactly the same, so there is no reason rattling won’t work for you if you are rattling at the right time in the right place.

� e best time to start rattling is when you see an increase in rutting behavior, such as bucks checking does, or an increase in active scrapes. If I notice either of those behaviors, I know it’s time to try tickling the ant-lers. While the deer may not respond with the same reckless abandon that is seen during the heat of the rut, you will usually get enough takers to make rattling the pre-rut an e� ective tactic.

During the heat of the rut, I rattle every day. I’ve found that as the rut heats up, bucks respond more ag-gressively than during the pre-rut.

calibers from .243 to .30 and ranged in power from the .243 Winchester to the various .300 Magnums.

Deer shot through the lungs with what he describes as “hard” bullets traveled, on average, 57 percent far-ther before dropping than when the same placement was used with soft bullets. Some of the more commonly used soft bullets were the Sierra GameKing, Swift Scirocco and Nosler Ballistic Tip, while bullets classi� ed as “hard” included those of extreme-controlled-expansion design such as the Barnes X, Winchester Fail Safe and Swift A-Frame.

Most e� ective caliber/bullet-weight combinations are 90 and 95 grains in .243, 100 grains in .257, 140 in 7mm and 150 in .30 caliber. Even lighter bullets worked very nicely in the smaller cartridges, with 125-grain in the .308 Winchester and 130-grain in the 7mm-08 being a couple of examples.

Lung shots are OK in open country where a blood trail is easy to � nd and follow, but most of my whitetail hunt-ing through the years has taken place

in thickly wooded and cottonmouth-infested swampy areas of the south-east where a deer can be extremely di� cult to � nd. For this reason I have long preferred to drop them in their tracks with a shot through the shoul-ders, and Hayward Simmons backs up my preference.

According to his data, the aver-age distance traveled by deer shot through the shoulders by his hunt-ers is only 2.6 yards. For that type of shot, some hunters tend to move up to a heavier bullet, but I prefer to stay with a lighter bullet, in order to keep velocity high, but switch to one of tougher construction.

An example would be to use a Nosler 130-grain Partition in the .270 Winchester for a shoulder shot rather than the Nosler Ballistic Tip of the same weight, which is best suited for a lung shot. For those who would rather stick with the same bullet for both lung and shoulder shots, designs such as the Swift Scirocco, Nosler AccuBond and the Fusion from Federal in their lighter weights are not bad choices.

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With a little faith and know-how, rattling for whitetails can be a potent addition to your bag of tricks.

� e downside is that those aggressive bucks will often be sporting broken head gear. Still, rattling the rut is the best way I know to bring in mature bucks.

As the rut winds down, rattling can still be e� ective. Amorous bucks will still be looking for does coming into a second estrous, but the aggressive breeders are pretty weak, tired and

beat up by the time the rut winds down. If you call too aggressively, they may hang up. So rattle, but tone it down.

� e closer your buck-to-doe ratio is to 1:1, the better rattling works. After all, if each buck has six or eight does, why would he risk � ghting for another?

Finally, pay attention to your

setup. Responding bucks will always try to circle downwind, so use natural barriers to keep them from getting downwind or force them to cross open areas before they get down-wind. If it all works out, a sharp grunt or an estrus bleat will stop that buck within easy range.


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Whitetail Tips: Sabot Slug AccuracyBy Dick Metcalf

The rewards of a tight-shooting, highly accurate full-ri� ed slug barrel.

The best of today’s fully ri� ed slug guns with sabot slugs can deliver the same level of accu-

racy and bullet performance as many ordinary production-grade center� re ri� es, out to at least 150 yards. Sabots are spun by the ri� ing. � e faster they spin, the more stable the enclosed bullet � ies. � e key to sabot slug per-formance is smooth separation of the sabot from the projectile.

Sabot petals begin to open in-stantly as they clear the muzzle, and the bullet is typically set free by the time the sabot/bullet unit is just 12 inches away. If there is the slight-est instability, o� set or irregularity in the moment of sabot separation, the released bullet will not � y true and successive projectiles will trace varied trajectories.

� e faster you drive a sabot projectile, the more muzzle-blast turbulence you create that surrounds the sabot and bullet in the initial milliseconds of separation. Plus, the harder your propellant charge kicks the sabot at the initial moment of ignition, the more distorted (and consequently unbalanced) the sabot may become. � erefore, standard-velocity sabot slug loads are generally more accurate than magnum-velocity loads.

� e tolerance matchup of barrel-to-sabot ammunition is critical due to the fact that polymer sabot sleeves are not as tightly spec’d as actual bullets.

We all know that guns may shoot better with one load over another. � is situation is particularly acute with sabot slug loads, where very small di� erences in the tightness of the grip of the ri� ing on the polymer sabot a� ect the rotational velocity im-parted to the bullet within. � is bullet velocity determines in-� ight stability and, thus, resultant accuracy.

� is means that one fully ri� ed barrel for a slug gun may grip a sabot tightly enough to keep its bullet spin-ning stable for a killing-grade group all the way to a 200-yard target, while the very next barrel o� the line, which may be just a bit more toward the

open side of the manufacturing toler-ance range, may only impart enough rotational velocity to stabilize for kill-zone accuracy as far as 125 yards.

� e only way to know the real maximum e� ective accuracy range of any speci� c sabot/slug-barrel matchup is to shoot it at di� erent dis-tances and apply it accordingly. Try as many di� erent sabot slug loads as you can. When you � nd a good one, buy as much of the same lot as you can; the next lot of the same load will shoot di� erently. And remember: Anyfull-ri� ed sabot slug system will shoot much better, much farther, than any traditional smoothbore slug system.

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Mossberg Finds a Home in the Big Apple

For nearly two decades, New York City police o� cers could count on the venerable Ithaca

Model 37 riding in their patrol car racks. But as the supply of spare parts started to dry up and more and more guns were rendered unserviceable because of endless days of hard use, the department knew it was time to

make a change. After a long search and arduous testing process that lasted 2½ years, the department chose the Mossberg 590A1™.

But the NYPD’s chosen one is no ordinary shotgun. Over the coming months, the agency’s 36,000 o� cers will be issued a weapon as distinctive as a New York City accent. � e Moss-

berg 590® is a stalwart of law enforce-ment agencies worldwide and the U.S. military. � e team at Mossberg worked closely with NYPD o� cials to shape this old warhorse into the perfect cruiser shotgun.

“� e NYPD went to all the major shotgun manufacturers and gave us all an opportunity to provide � rearms

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The NYPD went searching for a new patrol shotgun and chose a specialized version of the Mossberg 590A1™.By J. Guthrie

The NYPD’s shotgun is designed from the ground up as a serious combat tool, providing of� cers with tremendous increase in combat power. Cruis-ers will be equipped with a specialized Model 590A1.

for testing and evaluation,” said Mark Kresser, VP of Sales and Marketing at Mossberg. “Most of the other com-petitors fell out because of reliability issues while others were hesitant to customize an existing model. Our willingness to work with them in re-gard to a specialized product is what sold the gun. We were going to make

exactly the gun they wanted.”� e Ithaca Model 37 is a great

shotgun; robust and reliable, it has very few faults. But the last 20 years did point out some improvements that needed to be made in the next issue weapon. � e bead sight was lacking in low-light and dissimilar to other issue weapons. � e department

also wanted to increase magazine capacity and have additional rounds on the gun. Another big challenge was � tting the new shotgun into the NYPD’s new cruiser. � e department recently switched most cars from Ford Crown Victorias to Dodge Char-gers and the electronics array and radio equipment between the front seats did not leave a lot of room for a big shotgun.

“Mossberg put together six di� er-ent con� gurations, including all the features we thought the NYPD might want,” Kresser said. “� at included di� erent stocks, barrel lengths and sights inside those six con� gurations. � ey tested all of them.”

Testing was the easy part, at least for the department. � e guns were dumped straight into training rota-tions at the � rearms training and test-ing facility in the Bronx.

Over 400 o� cers train there every day, � ve days a week, to get certi� ed or recerti� ed. � e test guns amassed thousands and thousands of rounds in just a few months. Training of-� cers were also able to quickly sort out which features worked and which ones didn’t for the remarkably diverse department. Since the weapon would essentially be issued to a cruiser and not an individual, the gun would have to work for any o� cer—big, tall or small.

Concurrent to the cruiser shot-gun program, NYPD’s Emergency Services Unit—the department’s SWAT team—tested several di� erent breeching guns. � ey decided on a Tactical Cruiser™ with a pistol grip and stand-o� tube. “� ose guys were really rough on the test guns,” Kresser said. “� ey literally pounded the bar-rels through cinder blocks to make sure the stand-o� tube wouldn’t come o� .”

It took a little longer to settle on a standard-issue shotgun, but the de-partment came up with a package of features ideally suited to the mission of keeping the city’s streets safe. � e gun starts with a standard 590A1 re-ceiver that is machined from an alu-minum forging. � e receiver is drilled and tapped to give the department

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the options to mount a Picatinny rail, accessories or optics in the future.

A standard, mil-spec trigger group and � re controls are protected by an aluminum trigger guard. Additional-ly, the top-of-receiver safety button is an aluminum part on the NYPD guns. All the parts have a matte-black, Parkerized � nish.

“� e 14-inch, cylinder-bore barrel has the same heavy wall thickness found on many of the U.S. Army issue weapons,” Kresser said. “� e short barrel length was an interesting development, but since you get the same performance and space was

14-inch barrels were too short for the racks. � e department wanted to retro� t the racks to their new cruis-ers, so a rack retro� t was part of the

The new shotgun’s receiver top safety is ambidextrous and very positive. A red tab gives a visual indicator of the safety’s condition.

The low-pro� le, Novak-style rear sight is soldered directly onto the barrel. The three-dot sighting system is similar to that of the department’s issue Glock, which simpli� es training.

Two different magazines in the Speed-Feed stock allow of� cers to carry and instantly deploy a wide variety of shotgun rounds.

THE NYPD CIVILIAN VERSIONThe new NYPD shotgun has a lot of proven features that make it a great weapon for

cops on the beat. Mossberg created a civilian version of the NYPD gun for those looking to defend hearth and home. It takes advantage of the extensive testing and evaluation completed by the department’s � rearms training unit.

Now available, the gun is a carbon copy of the NYPD issue weapon with the exception of the 14-inch barrel. While not quite as handy inside the con� nes of a car or bedroom, the 18½-inch barrel does add one round of capacity to the magazine tube.

The NYPD civilian shotgun is available as a stocked or special-order item at Mossberg dealers nationwide.

such a big issue, it made a lot of sense to go short.”

� e NYPD had used the Sarchie rack system for years and the new

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The rugged receivers of the 590A1 are machined from an aluminum forging at Mossberg’s North Haven, Connecticut plant.

contract.“We sent our engineers down to

solve the problem,” Kresser said. “We built a bolt-on kit that allowed them to use their old racks. � e biggest re-quirement was that they didn’t rattle. Anyone who has driven over pot holes and construction on the streets of New York can understand what a challenge this was.”

Increased onboard ammo capac-ity came in the form of the proven SpeedFeed stock. Four extra rounds, in addition to the � ve in the magazine tube, are available from two separate magazines found on each side of the stock. � e extra rounds slip into a trough in the stock and are held � rm-ly in place by the shotshell crimp area and two molded tabs over the trough. � e system is quick to load, quicker to

unload and holds the round in such a way that it is easily identi� ed should the o� cer want to carry several slug or less-than-lethal rounds and make quick ammunition changes.

“Both front and rear sights are � xed and soldered directly onto the barrel,” Kresser said. “� e depart-ment wanted the sights regulated for 25 yards so it worked best for us to put the sights directly on the barrel.” � e three-dot, low-pro� le sights are a Mossberg design but intentionally are very similar to the Novak-style sights that are on the department’s Glock pistols. Firearms trainers have found that similar sights make training easier and increase an o� cer’s ability to put rounds on target, especially in low light.

Other features include front and

rear sling swivels and an easy-to-clean magazine tube. Once the maga-zine cap is removed, the follower and magazine spring slide right out al-lowing an o� cer to swab out any dirt or debris. Since the barrel is so much shorter than the previously issued Ithaca’s barrel, a fore-end strap was added to prevent o� cers from plac-ing their hand in front of the barrel.

Mossberg started delivering the NYPD shotgun in February 2008 and the weapon has received rave reviews from o� cers. It will take about a year to train all of the department’s o� cers and armorers on the new weapon. Given the NYPD’s history of looking hard to � nd the perfect tool and then sticking with it, the NYPD Mossberg will probably be found in cruisers for some time to come.

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60 2009 buyer’s guide

60 2 0 0 9 C A T A L O G & B U Y E R ’ S G U I D E

Rifle, pistol and shotgun targetshooting is best enjoyed when all of theparticipants on the range are respectfulof their fellow shooters, utilize properrange etiquette and above-all, practicesafe firearms handling. While all shootersmust always be diligent and watchful forunsafe situations, when everyone ishandling their firearms safely, the timespent on the range is much more relaxingand enjoyable. Safe handling practicesshould not be reserved only for when thefirearm is actually loaded – rather, it mustalways be practiced so that safe handling“muscle memory” takes over.

If you are unsure about specific rulesfor any given club, it is best to ask theclub’s range safety officer. That way,any rules that are particular to a givenclub (such as caliber size limits, firingline boundaries, cease fire commands,shot size restrictions, etc.) can be fullyexplained. Only by learning safe firearmhandling practices and being constantlyaware of your and other participant’s

firearms handling practices, can onedevelop good solid safety habits.

Below you will find some selectfirearm safety practices that are basicallyuniversal to all range and shootingsituations, and, if strictly practiced, willgo a long way towards keeping you andthose around you safe at the range.While this is by no means a complete orexhaustive list, they outline some of themore important concepts to consider.

Keep the action open and the muzzle pointed in a safe direction.

This “rule” illustrates not only theimportance of rendering the firearmincapable of firing and serving as avisual indicator to all other shooters thatthe firearm cannot fire, but also stressesthe extremely important aspect ofcontrolling the direction of the muzzle.Be aware, however, that the safe directioninstruction is not always self-evident. Asafe direction is defined as a direction

B Y J O S E P H H. B A R T O Z Z I

RangeSafety

There are over 7 million skeet, trap and sporting clays shooters in the USA. There are over 20 million handgun andrifle target shooters. The shooting sports remain among the verysafest sporting activities, with shooting accidents at all-time lows.This remarkable statistic does not happen by accident — no punintended. This achievement is the result of shooter awareness,and the constant reinforcement of safety rules.

Senior Vice President and General Counsel, O.F. Mossberg & Sons

RangeSafety

An avid hunter, recreational and competition shooter, authorJoe Bartozzi, shown at left, is also an NRA Certified RangeSafety Officer. Here, he discusses firearms handling safety witha colleague at the shooting range.

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and trap fields are generally important to limit the distance tothe shot fall zone), etc. This not only helps to increase safety atthe range, but also helps the range maintain its status as a “goodneighbor” as regards shot or bullets leaving the club property andnoise limits, for example.

Never handle someone else’s firearm without their permission.

This is important because variousfirearms have similar, but different, usercontrols. As an example, some shotgunsutilize “release triggers” which, althoughthey should be clearly marked, work ina completely opposite manner fromtraditional triggers. It is important tobecome thoroughly familiar with all ofthe handling and user control featuresof any firearm BEFORE loading it withlive ammunition.

Be informed. Stay informed. Mossberg® Owner’s Manuals provide

not only familiarization, use, and main-tenance instructions for your firearm,but also a thorough set of importantsafety warnings. Please make sure thatBEFORE you handle any firearm youtake the time to read and thoroughlyunderstand all of the safety warningscontained in its Owner’s Manual.

If you are unsure about the rules atyour particular club, or an establishmentthat you are planning to visit, the on-siteRange Safety Officer can provide youwith important instructions. �

Safety and safe firearm’s handling is

everyone’s responsibility!Mossberg proudly supports programs that encourage

safety, education, and the promotionof the shooting sports through its association

with numerous organizations.

where there can be no human injury and at worst, some minorproperty damage. The “safe direction” will change depending uponwhere you are and what is around you. On the range, a safedirection is ALMOST always straight downrange, BUT be awarethat target changes, the loading of trap machines, etc. will invariablyrequire people to head downrange. Atthose times, the safest direction is probablyon a gun rack with the action open andthe muzzle pointing straight up.

Load only when appropriate.On the skeet, sporting clays and trap

fields, for example, one should loadONLY when properly positioned in theshooting station and ONLY when it’syour turn to fire. When target shootingor practicing at the range, NEVER loadprior to stepping up to the firing line.Closing the action, especially on liveammunition, at any other time shouldnot be tolerated. Be aware that certainshooting sports such as American Trap(Singles and Handicap) allow only oneround to be loaded when you’re preparingto call for your target.

Never touch a firearm if someone is forward of the firing line.

This applies when someone is loadingthe trap house, or going downrange tochange pistol or rifle targets. There shouldbe NO set of circumstances wherefirearms are being handled with shooters(or any other persons) downrange.

Know your club’s rules.The rules may consist of cease fire

commands, magazine capacity, hours ofoperation, the type of ammunition that isacceptable (e.g. shot size on the skeet

eyey

Though many safety rules are universal in nature, every shooting venue is likelyto have unique requirements and guidelines for shooters using their facility. Never assume — check with theRange Safety Officer for details beforeapproaching the line!

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Rifle, pistol and shotgun targetshooting is best enjoyed when all of theparticipants on the range are respectfulof their fellow shooters, utilize properrange etiquette and above-all, practicesafe firearms handling. While all shootersmust always be diligent and watchful forunsafe situations, when everyone ishandling their firearms safely, the timespent on the range is much more relaxingand enjoyable. Safe handling practicesshould not be reserved only for when thefirearm is actually loaded – rather, it mustalways be practiced so that safe handling“muscle memory” takes over.

If you are unsure about specific rulesfor any given club, it is best to ask theclub’s range safety officer. That way,any rules that are particular to a givenclub (such as caliber size limits, firingline boundaries, cease fire commands,shot size restrictions, etc.) can be fullyexplained. Only by learning safe firearmhandling practices and being constantlyaware of your and other participant’s

firearms handling practices, can onedevelop good solid safety habits.

Below you will find some selectfirearm safety practices that are basicallyuniversal to all range and shootingsituations, and, if strictly practiced, willgo a long way towards keeping you andthose around you safe at the range.While this is by no means a complete orexhaustive list, they outline some of themore important concepts to consider.

Keep the action open and the muzzle pointed in a safe direction.

This “rule” illustrates not only theimportance of rendering the firearmincapable of firing and serving as avisual indicator to all other shooters thatthe firearm cannot fire, but also stressesthe extremely important aspect ofcontrolling the direction of the muzzle.Be aware, however, that the safe directioninstruction is not always self-evident. Asafe direction is defined as a direction

B Y J O S E P H H. B A R T O Z Z I

RangeSafety

There are over 7 million skeet, trap and sporting clays shooters in the USA. There are over 20 million handgun andrifle target shooters. The shooting sports remain among the verysafest sporting activities, with shooting accidents at all-time lows.This remarkable statistic does not happen by accident — no punintended. This achievement is the result of shooter awareness,and the constant reinforcement of safety rules.

Senior Vice President and General Counsel, O.F. Mossberg & Sons

RangeSafety

An avid hunter, recreational and competition shooter, authorJoe Bartozzi, shown at left, is also an NRA Certified RangeSafety Officer. Here, he discusses firearms handling safety witha colleague at the shooting range.


and trap fields are generally important to limit the distance tothe shot fall zone), etc. This not only helps to increase safety atthe range, but also helps the range maintain its status as a “goodneighbor” as regards shot or bullets leaving the club property andnoise limits, for example.

Never handle someone else’s firearm without their permission.

This is important because variousfirearms have similar, but different, usercontrols. As an example, some shotgunsutilize “release triggers” which, althoughthey should be clearly marked, work ina completely opposite manner fromtraditional triggers. It is important tobecome thoroughly familiar with all ofthe handling and user control featuresof any firearm BEFORE loading it withlive ammunition.

Be informed. Stay informed. Mossberg® Owner’s Manuals provide

not only familiarization, use, and main-tenance instructions for your firearm,but also a thorough set of importantsafety warnings. Please make sure thatBEFORE you handle any firearm youtake the time to read and thoroughlyunderstand all of the safety warningscontained in its Owner’s Manual.

If you are unsure about the rules atyour particular club, or an establishmentthat you are planning to visit, the on-siteRange Safety Officer can provide youwith important instructions. �

Safety and safe firearm’s handling is

everyone’s responsibility!Mossberg proudly supports programs that encourage

safety, education, and the promotionof the shooting sports through its association

with numerous organizations.

where there can be no human injury and at worst, some minorproperty damage. The “safe direction” will change depending uponwhere you are and what is around you. On the range, a safedirection is ALMOST always straight downrange, BUT be awarethat target changes, the loading of trap machines, etc. will invariablyrequire people to head downrange. Atthose times, the safest direction is probablyon a gun rack with the action open andthe muzzle pointing straight up.

Load only when appropriate.On the skeet, sporting clays and trap

fields, for example, one should loadONLY when properly positioned in theshooting station and ONLY when it’syour turn to fire. When target shootingor practicing at the range, NEVER loadprior to stepping up to the firing line.Closing the action, especially on liveammunition, at any other time shouldnot be tolerated. Be aware that certainshooting sports such as American Trap(Singles and Handicap) allow only oneround to be loaded when you’re preparingto call for your target.

Never touch a firearm if someone is forward of the firing line.

This applies when someone is loadingthe trap house, or going downrange tochange pistol or rifle targets. There shouldbe NO set of circumstances wherefirearms are being handled with shooters(or any other persons) downrange.

Know your club’s rules.The rules may consist of cease fire

commands, magazine capacity, hours ofoperation, the type of ammunition that isacceptable (e.g. shot size on the skeet

eyey

Though many safety rules are universal in nature, every shooting venue is likelyto have unique requirements and guidelines for shooters using their facility. Never assume — check with theRange Safety Officer for details beforeapproaching the line!

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2009 Buyer’s Guide2009 Buyer’sGuide

Tableof Contents

Mossberg® Rifles & Shotguns464™ Lever-Action Rifles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 634x4™ Bolt-Action Rfiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64100ATR® Bolt-Action Rifles ............................. 66935 Magnum™ Autoloading Shotguns ............... 68930™ Autoloading Shotguns .......................... 70835® Ulti-Mag® Pump-Action Shotguns . . . . . . . . . . . 72535 ATS™ Pump-Action Shotguns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74500® Pump-Action Shotguns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76Bantam™ Series Shotguns ............................. 78

Maverick® ShotgunsMaverick® 88™ Pump-Action Shotguns .............. 79

Mossberg International™ Rifles & ShotgunsReserve Series™ Over-and-Under Shotguns ........ 80Reserve Series™ Side-by-Side Shotguns ............ 81SA-20™ Autoloading Shotguns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81702 Plinkster® Semi-Automatic Rifles . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82802 Plinkster™ Bolt-Action Rifles ..................... 83817™ Bolt-Action Rifles ................................. 84801™ Half-Pint Bolt-Action Rifle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Mossberg® Special Purpose Firearms590A1™ Pump-Action Shotguns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85500® & 590® Pump-Action Shotguns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86930™ Autoloading Shotguns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87100ATR® Night Train™ Rifle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87590A1™(Class III Restricted) Shotguns . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Specification Charts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Chokes/Barrels/Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Signature Collection Gear & Apparel ........ 103

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464™ Lever-Action Riflesn A New Era– A throwback to the days of the

‘Wild West’ and the storied traditions of hunters and trappers across the country, this series of centerfire and rimfire rifles combine the features,reliability and affordability that will surely bring forth a new era in lever-action history

n Quality Queues– Features a button-rifled barrel,recessed muzzle crown, top-tang safety, recoil softening rubber buttpad and a smooth, robust lever-action

n Special Features– Precision-machined receiver provides the 464 Lever-Action with positive lockup for consistent accuracy and long-lived reliability; ejection port developed and positioned specially to ensure proper scope clearance of spent cartridges

n Drilled & Tapped– Centerfire models includes factory drilled and tapped receiver for quick,easy optics installation

n Capacity– Tubular magazine offers 6+1 capacity (centerfire) and 13+1 capacity (rimfire)

n Every 464 Rifle includes a free gun lock and 2-year limited warranty.

464™ Centerfire Lever-Action Rifle.30-30 Win., 20" Barrel, Blued Finish,Straight Grip Wood Stock, Item #41010

464™ Centerfire Lever-Action Rifle.30-30 Win., 20" Barrel, Blued Finish,Checkered Pistol Grip Wood Stock, Item #41020

New Pistol Grip Stock– Features diamond pattern cut checkering on pistol grip and forearm for a stylish look and aneasy grip in the field. Far right: Intricate cut checkering surrounds the pistol grip stock’s forearm, edge-to-edge.

464™ Rimfire Lever-Action Rifle.22LR, 18" Barrel, Blued Finish,Straight Grip Wood Stock, Item #43000

SEE PAGES 89 – 99 FOR COMPLETE PRODUCT LISTINGS AND SPECIFICATIONS.

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464™

Lever-Action RiflesCENTERFIRE & RIMFIRE RIFLES — SEE PAGE 89 FOR PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS

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ALWAYS KEEP THE MUZZLE POINTED IN A SAFE DIRECTION.


4X4™

Bolt-Action Rifles104 BOLT-ACTION RIFLE CONFIGURATIONS — SEE PAGE 89 FOR PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS

4x4™ Rifle — Skeletonized Stock/Synthetic24" Barrel, Marinecote™ Finish, Skeletonized Black Synthetic Stock,LBA™ Trigger, Available in 6 Calibers from .25-06 Rem. to .338 Win. Mag.

4x4™ Rifle — Classic Stock/Walnut24" Barrel, Matte Blue Finish, Classic Walnut Stock, LBA™ Trigger,Available in 6 Calibers from .25-06 Rem. to .338 Win. Mag.

4x4™ Rifle — Skeletonized Stock/Synthetic Laminate 24" Barrel, Matte Blue Finish, Skeletonized Laminate Finished Synthetic Stock, LBA™ Trigger, Available in 6 Calibers from .25-06 Rem. to .338 Win. Mag.

4x4™ Rifle — Classic Stock/Laminate24" Barrel, Matte Blue Finish, Classic Laminate Stock, LBA™ Trigger,Available in 6 Calibers from .25-06 Rem. to .338 Win. Mag.

4x4™ Rifle — Sculpted Stock/Laminate24" Barrel, Matte Blue Finish, Sculpted Laminate Stock,LBA™ Trigger, Available in 6 Calibers from .25-06 Rem.to .338 Win. Mag.

4x4™ Rifle — Classic Stock/Synthetic24" Barrel, Marinecote™ Finish, Classic Black Synthetic Stock,LBA™ Trigger, Available in 6 Calibers from .25-06 Rem. to .338 Win. Mag.

4x4™ Rifle — Sculpted Stock/Walnut/Rifle Sights22" Barrel, Matte Blue Finish, Sculpted Walnut Stock,LBA™ Trigger, Adjustable Rifle Sights, Available in 3 Calibers from .30-06 Sprg. to .338 Win. Mag.

n New Adjustable Lightning Bolt Action™ (LBA™) Trigger System(Patent Pending) comes standard on all 4x4 models. With its unique skeletonized lightning bolt trigger blade, the LBA™ offers the best in form and function, including:User-Adjustable Trigger – Allows for trigger pull down to 2 lbs. (adjusts with standard screwdriver)Creep-Free Trigger Pull –Design of sear engagement offers a truly creep-free triggerSkeletonized Lightning Bolt Trigger Blade —Blocks the sear from releasing the striker unless the blade is depressedMilitary-Spec Durability — Our trigger assembly is machined from aircraft-grade aluminum, then hard-coat anodized to military spec to prevent corrosion and minimize wear over timeSelection — Our LBA™ Trigger System is found on every 4x4 Bolt-Action, over 100 models in all. Also found on 100ATR® models (see pages 66-67).



4x4™ Bolt-Action Riflesn Upgraded Trigger System– All 4x4 bolt-action

models now come standard with our new adjustable,creep-free Lightning Bolt Action™ Trigger system

n Unique, Stylish Design– High-tech, ergonomic style and robust reliability makes these guns a sheer pleasure to handle and shoot

n Stock Options– The 4x4 line includes three stock style options: “Skeletonized,” “Sculpted,” and thenew “Classic” configuration

n Scoped Combos– Factory-mounted, laser boresighted scoped combos are available, featuringa 3-9x40mm variable centerfire rifle scope

n Quality Queues– The free-floating, button-rifled barrel, recessed muzzle crown, two-piece factory installed scope bases (non-rifle sight models), and a smooth, solid action all combine for a reliable,durable bolt-action at a tremendous price

n Tack Driving Accuracy– the free-floating, button rifled barrel provides for exceptional “out-of-the-box”accuracy in the most extreme weather conditions

n Box Magazine– the handy drop box magazine provides reliable feeding, simple loading/unloading

n Scope Bases– Weaver-style, two-piece scope bases are factory installed on all non-rifle sight models for quick and easy optics installation

n Marinecote™ Models– Mossberg’s proprietary all-weather Marinecote™ finish provides the ultimate protection in extreme weather, especially near tough marine environments

n Every 4x4™ comes factory assembled and includes a free gun lock and 2-year limited warranty. SEE PAGES 89 – 99 FOR COMPLETE PRODUCT LISTINGS AND SPECIFICATIONS.

4x4™ Scoped Combo — Classic Stock/Synthetic24" Barrel, Matte Blue Finish, Classic Black Synthetic Stock,LBA™ Trigger, 3-9x40mm Variable Scope, Available in 3 Calibers from .270 Win. to .300 Win. Mag.

4x4™ Scoped Combo — Sculpted Stock/Walnut24" Barrel, Matte Blue Finish, Sculpted Walnut Stock,LBA™ Trigger, 3-9x40mm Variable Scope, Available in 3 Calibersfrom .270 Win. to .300 Win. Mag.

4x4™ Rifle — Classic Stock/Walnut24" Barrel, Matte Blue Finish, Classic Walnut Stock, LBA™ Trigger,Available in 6 Calibers from .25-06 Rem. to .338 Win. Mag.

4x4™ Scoped Combo — Skeletonized Stock/Syn. Laminate24" Barrel, Matte Blue Finish, Skeletonized Laminate Finished Synthetic Stock,LBA™ Trigger, 3-9x40mm Variable Scope, Available in 3 Calibersfrom .270 Win. to .300 Win. Mag.

4x4™ Scoped Combo — Sculpted Stock/Laminate24" Barrel, Marinecote™ Finish, Sculpted Laminate Stock,LBA™ Trigger, 3-9x40mm Variable Scope, Available in 3 Calibersfrom .270 Win. to .300 Win. Mag.

4x4™ Scoped Combo — Classic Stock/Laminate24" Barrel, Marinecote™ Finish, Classic Laminate Stock, LBA™ Trigger,3-9x40mm Variable Scope, Available in 3 Calibers from .270 Win. to .300 Win. Mag.

4x4™ Rifle — Sculpted Stock/Laminate24" Barrel, Matte Blue Finish, Skeletonized Black Synthetic Stock,LBA™ Trigger, Available in 6 Calibers from .25-06 Rem.to .338 Win. Mag.


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ALWAYS WEAR PROPER EAR AND EYE PROTECTION WHILE SHOOTING.

100ATR® Bantam™ Short-Action.308 Win., 20" Barrel, Matte Blue Finish, LBA™ Trigger,Walnut Stock, Item #26242

100ATR® Long-Action.30-06 Sprg., 22" Barrel, Matte Blue Finish, LBA™ Trigger,Mossy Oak® New Break-Up® Camo Stock, Item #26215

100ATR® Long-Action.270 Win.,22" Barrel, Matte Blue Finish, LBA Trigger™

Dura-Wood™ Walnut Finished Synthetic Stock, Item #26110

100ATR® Long-Action.30-06 Sprg.,22" Barrel, Matte Blue Finish, LBA Trigger™

Realtree® AP® Camo Stock, Item #26675

100ATR® Short-Action.308 Win., 22" Barrel, Adjustable Rifle Sights, Matte Blue FinishLBA™ Trigger, Black Synthetic Stock, Item #26252

100ATR® Short-Action.243 Win., 22" Barrel, Matte Blue Finish, LBA™ Trigger,Walnut Stock, Item #26020

100ATR® Short-Action.243 Win., 22" Barrel, Matte Blue Finish, LBA™ Trigger,Mossy Oak® Brush® Camo Stock, Item #26680


100ATR®

Bolt-Action Rifles42 BOLT-ACTION RIFLE CONFIGURATIONS — SEE PAGE 90 FOR PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS

n New Adjustable Lightning Bolt Action™ (LBA™) Trigger System(Patent Pending) comes standardon most 100ATR® models. With its unique skeletonized lightning bolt trigger blade, the LBA™ offers the best in form and function, including:User-Adjustable Trigger – Allows for trigger pull down to 2 lbs. (adjusts with standard screwdriver)Creep-Free Trigger Pull – Design of sear engagement offers a truly creep-free triggerSkeletonized Lightning Bolt Trigger Blade —Blocks the sear from releasing the striker unless the blade is depressedMilitary-Spec Durability — Our trigger assembly is machined from aircraft-grade aluminum, then hard-coat anodized to military spec to prevent corrosion and minimize wear over timeSelection — Our LBA™ Trigger System is found on almost all of our 100ATR® Bolt Action models. Also found on 4x4™ models (see pages 64-65).



100ATR® Bolt-Action Riflesn Upgraded Trigger System– Most 100ATR bolt-action

models now come standard with our new adjustable,creep-free Lightning Bolt Action™ Trigger system

n Quality Queues– The free-floating, button-rifled barrel,recessed muzzle crown, two-piece factory installed scope bases, and smooth, solid action all combine for a super-reliable bolt-action at a tremendous price

n Top-Load Magazine– the integral top-load magazine offers 4+1 capacity while providing reliable feeding and simple loading and unloading

n Scoped Combos– Factory-mounted scoped combos are available, featuring a 3-9x40mm variable centerfire rifle scope

n Bantam & Super Bantam Models– offer special features including a shortened length of pull and pistol grip, shorter barrel, and a soft, supple recoil-reducing butt pad. Super Bantam models feature an innovative adjustable stock for the growing shooter

n Scope Bases– Weaver-style, two-piece scope bases are factory installed on all non-rifle sight models for quick and easy optics installation

n Marinecote™ Models– Mossberg’s proprietary all-weather Marinecote™ finish provides the ultimate protection in extreme weather, especially near tough marine environments

n Wide Selection– choose from the standard Black Synthetic, unique Dura-Wood™ Walnut finish,functional Hi-Def Camo, or the traditional Walnut stock to suit your hunting style

n Every 100ATR® comes factory assembled and includes a free gun lock and 2-year limited warranty.

100ATR® Super Bantam™ Short-Action.308 Win., 20" Barrel, Matte Blue Finish, LBA™ Trigger,Adjustable Black Synthetic Stock (inset, below), Item #26245

100ATR® Short-Action Scoped Combo.243 Win., 22" Barrel, Matte Blue Finish, LBA™ Trigger,Black Synthetic Stock, 3-9x40mm Variable Scope, Item #26212

100ATR® Super Bantam™ Short-Action Scoped Combo.243 Win., 20" Barrel, Matte Blue Finish, LBA™ Trigger, Adjustable Black Synthetic Stock (shown extended, left), 3-9x40mm Variable Scope,Item #26260

100ATR® Short-Action Scoped Combo.308 Win., 22" Barrel, Matte Blue Finish, LBA™ Trigger,Walnut Stock, 3-9x40mm Variable Scope, Item #26232

100ATR® Long-Action Scoped Combo.30-06 Sprg., 22" Barrel, Marinecote™ Finish, LBA™ Trigger,Black Synthetic Stock, 3-9x40mm Variable Scope,Item #26150

100ATR® Long-Action Scoped Combo.30-06 Sprg., 22" Barrel,Matte Blue Finish, LBA™ Trigger,Black Synthetic Stock, 3-9x40mm Variable Scope, Item #26350

100ATR® Long-Action Scoped Combo.270 Win., 22" Barrel, Marinecote™ Finish, LBA™ Trigger,Dura-Wood™ Walnut Finished Synthetic Stock,3-9x40mm Variable Scope, Item #26340



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935 Magnum™ Autoloadersn Hardcore Versatility– Developed for use with 12

gauge 3" and 31/2" factory loaded shotshells... from high-brass small game loads to the most punishing non-toxic and lead 31/2" magnum rounds

n Gas System– Dual gas-vent system vents excess gases to aid in recoil reduction and eliminate stress on operating components

n Drilled & Tapped– All 935™ models feature a drilled and tapped receiver, factory-ready for scope base and optics installation

n Fiber Optic Sights– Fiber optic front bead sight standard on all waterfowl models; fully adjustable front and rear fiber optic sights standard on all turkey models

n Choke Tubes– Interchangeable Accu-Mag™ choke tube set and wrench (Improved Cylinder, Modified,Full) are included with all waterfowl models

n Uni-Line Stock and Receiver– Soft, angled edge of receiver marries with the stock perfectly, providinginstinctive eye/rib alignment

n Turkey Chokes– Premium ported X-Factor™ or extended Ulti-Full™ chokes on turkey models

n Quick-Empty Magazine Button– Easy-to-operate quick-empty magazine button releases contents of the magazine for quick, convenient unloading

n Every 935™ comes factory assembled and includes a free gun lock and 2-year limited warranty. TREAT EVERY FIREARM AS IF IT WERE LOADED.

935 Magnum™ Flyway Series™

12 Gauge, Advantage® Max-4®, 28" Overbored Barrel,X-Factor Ported Tube, Padded Sling, Item #82034

935 Magnum™ Turkey12 Gauge, Realtree® Hardwoods® HD Green, 24" Overbored Barrel,Item #82026

935 Magnum™ Turkey12 Gauge, Mossy Oak® New Break-Up®, 24" Overbored Barrel,Item #82036

935 Magnum™ Turkey12 Gauge, Mossy Oak® Obsession®, 24" Overbored Barrel,Item #82032

935 Magnum™ Turkey — Pistol Grip12 Gauge, Mossy Oak® Obsession®, 22" Overbored Barrel,X-Factor Ported Tube, Item #82540

935 Magnum™ Grand Slam Series™

12 Gauge, Realtree® Hardwoods® HD Green, 22" Overbored Barrel,X-Factor Ported Tube, Padded Sling, Item #81039

935 Magnum™ Grand Slam Series™

12 Gauge, Mossy Oak® New Break-Up® , 22" Overbored Barrel,X-Factor Ported Tube, Padded Sling, Item #81038


935 Magnum™

Autoloader17 AUTOLOADING SHOTGUN CONFIGURATIONS — SEE PAGE 91 FOR PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS



n Barrel Overboring– Every 935 Turkey & Waterfowl shotgun barrel is overbored to 10 gauge bore dimensions. Unlike other “backbored” brands, this unique design spans the entire length of the barrel,providing a gas “cushion” for the shot charge. Not only does this reduce felt recoil,it more importantly reduces pellet deformation andinternal friction, resulting in exceptionally uniform,dense shot patterns for which Mossberg over-bored models are known.


935 Magnum™ Waterfowl12 Gauge, Mossy Oak® New Break-Up®, 28" Overbored Barrel,Sling, Item #81035

935 Magnum™ Waterfowl12 Gauge, Black Synthetic Stock, 28"Overbored Barrel,Sling, Item #81000

935 Magnum™ Waterfowl12 Gauge, Mossy Oak® Duck Blind®, 28" Overbored Barrel,Sling, Item #81020

935 Magnum™ Slugster®

12 Gauge, Realtree® AP®, 24" Fully-Rifled Slugster® Barrel,Rifle Sights, Item #81031

935 Magnum™ Waterfowl/Turkey Combo12 Gauge, Mossy Oak® New Break-Up®, 28" and 24"Overbored Barrels, Item #81224

935 Magnum™ Waterfowl12 Gauge, Advantage® Max-4®, 26" Overbored Barrel,Item #82037

935 Magnum™ Turkey/Deer Combo12 Gauge, Mossy Oak® New Break-Up®, 24" Fully-Rifled Slugster®

Barrel and 24" Overbored Turkey Barrel, Item #82210


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930™ Autoloadersn Versatile– Developed for use with 12 gauge 23/4"

and 3" factory loaded shotshells... from low-brass 1oz. target loads to non-toxic magnum rounds

n Gas System– Dual gas-vent system vents excess gases to aid in recoil reduction and eliminate stress on operating components

n Drilled & Tapped– All 930™ models feature a drilled and tapped receiver, factory-ready for scope base and optics installation

n Sighting Options– Select models are offered in a range of standard front bead, fiber optic, traditional rifle-type and integral scope base models

n Choke Tubes– Interchangeable Accu-Choke™ tube set and wrench (Improved Cylinder, Modified, Full) are included with all waterfowl and field models

n Uni-Line Stock and Receiver– Soft, angled edge of receiver marries with the stock perfectly,providing instinctive eye/rib alignment for instant target acquisition

n Quick-Empty Magazine Button– Easy-to-operatequick-empty magazine button releases contents of the magazine for quick, convenient unloading

n Turkey Features– XX-Full extended choke and fully adjustable front and rear fiber optic sights offered on select turkey models

n Every 930™ Autoloader is factory assembled and includes a free gun lock and 2-year limited warranty. NEVER USE ALCOHOL OR DRUGS BEFORE OR WHILE SHOOTING.

930™ Waterfowl12 Gauge, Advantage® Max-4™, 28" Ported Barrel,Item #85228

930™ Turkey12 Gauge, Realtree® Hardwoods® HD Green, 24" Ported Barrel,Item #85220

930™ Field12 Gauge, American Black Walnut Stock, 28" Ported Barrel, Item #85110

930™ Turkey12 Gauge, Mossy Oak® Obsession®, 24" Ported Barrel,Item #85213

930™ Waterfowl12 Gauge, American Black Walnut Stock, 28" Ported Barrel,Item #85115

930™ Turkey — Pistol Grip12 Gauge, Mossy Oak® Obsession®, Full-Length Stock with Pistol Grip,24" Ported Barrel, Item #85270

930™ Turkey — Pistol Grip12 Gauge, Black Synthetic Full-Length Stock with Pistol Grip,24" Ported Barrel, Item #85265


930™

Autoloader17 AUTOLOADER CONFIGURATIONS — SEE PAGE 91 & 92 FOR PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS



n Barrel Porting– All 930 Autoloader barrels arefactory-ported with multiple rows of vents near the muzzle. These ports provide distinct advantages for the shooter: the comfort of lower felt recoil and reduced muzzle jump, resulting in faster recovery of your sight picture for followup shots.


930™ Slugster®

12 Gauge, Mossy Oak® New Break-Up® Monte Carlo Stock,Integral Scope Base, 24" Ported/Fully-Rifled Slugster® Barrel,Item #85310

930™ Waterfowl12 Gauge, Mossy Oak® Duck Blind®, 28" Ported Barrel,Item #85210

930™ Slugster®

12 Gauge, Black Synthetic Monte Carlo Stock,Integral Scope Base, 24" Ported/Fully-Rifled Slugster® Barrel,Item #85232

930™ Slugster®

12 Gauge, Realtree® AP® Monte Carlo Stock, Integral Scope Base,24" Ported/Fully-Rifled Slugster® Barrel, Item #85311

930™ Deer/Waterfowl Combo12 Gauge, Black Synthetic Stock, 24" Ported/Fully-Rifled Slugster®

and 28" Ported Waterfowl Barrels, Item #85238

930™ Slugster®

12 Gauge, American Black Walnut Stock, 24" Ported/Fully-Rifled Slugster® Barrel, Adjustable Rifle Sights, Item #85114

930™ Field/Deer Combo12 Gauge, American Black Walnut Stock, 26" Ported Field and24" Ported/Fully-Rifled Slugster® Barrels, Item #85125


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835® Ulti-Mag® Pump-Actionsn Hardcore Versatility– Developed for use with

12 gauge 23/4," 3" and 31/2" factory shotshells

n Drilled & Tapped– All 835® models feature a drilled and tapped receiver, factory-ready for scope base and optics installation

n Overbored & Ported Barrels– each 835® barrel is factory ported and overbored for reduced muzzle jump and felt recoil

n Quality Queues– Dual extractors, twin action bars,positive steel-to-steel lock-up, and an anti-jam elevator combine for reliable, smooth operation

n Fiber Optic Sights– Fiber optic front bead sight standard on most waterfowl models; fully adjustable front and rear fiber optic sights standard on all turkey models

n Choke Tubes– Interchangeable Accu-Mag™ choke tube set and wrench (Improved Cylinder, Modified,Full) are included with all waterfowl models

n Turkey Features– Ulti-Full™ extended choke and fully adjustable front and rear fiber optic sights offered on select turkey models

n Flyway Series™ and Grand Slam Series™–feature X-FACTOR™ ported choke, fiber optic sights for extreme low-light conditions, and a premium matching camo padded sling

n Every 835® Ulti-Mag® includes a free gun lock and 10-year limited warranty. STORE FIREARMS IN A SECURE AREA, INACCESSIBLE TO CHILDREN.

835® Ulti-Mag® Tactical Turkey™ Series12 Gauge, Mossy Oak® New Break-Up®, 20" Overbored Barrel,X-Factor™ Ported Tube, Item #63105

835® Ulti-Mag® Grand Slam Series™

12 Gauge, Mossy Oak® New Break-Up®, 20" Overbored Barrel,X-Factor™ Ported Tube, Padded Sling, Item #62337

835® Ulti-Mag® Turkey12 Gauge, Realtree® Hardwoods® HD Green,24" Ported/Overbored Barrel, Item #62237

835® Ulti-Mag® Turkey12 Gauge, Mossy Oak® Obsession®, 24" Ported/Overbored Barrel,Item #63515

835® Ulti-Mag® Thumbhole/Synthetic12 Gauge, Mossy Oak® New Break-Up®, 20" Overbored Barrel,X-Factor™ Ported Tube, Item #63130

835® Ulti-Mag® Tactical Turkey™ Series12 Gauge, Realtree® Hardwoods® HD Green, 20" Overbored Barrel,X-Factor™ Ported Tube, Item #63100

835® Ulti-Mag® Thumbhole/Synthetic12 Gauge, Black Synthetic Stock, 20" Overbored Barrel,X-Factor™ Ported Tube, Item #63125


835®

Ulti-Mag®

Pump-Action23 PUMP-ACTION SHOTGUN CONFIGURATIONS — SEE PAGE 92 FOR PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS



n Recoil Reduction System– All 835 standardstock models (excludes Tactical Turkey models) now come equipped with an insert for use with standard 4" (.875" diameter) recoil suppressor tubes. This system is designed to reduce recoil acceleration and muzzle jump, and minimize gun movement during firing. Solid core or mercury-filled tubes can be used (suppressor tubes not included). For more information on this new system, visit our website at www.mossberg.com.


835® Ulti-Mag® Waterfowl12 Gauge, Wood Stock, 28" Ported/Overbored Barrel,Item #61120

835® Ulti-Mag® Waterfowl12 Gauge, Mossy Oak® Duck Blind®, 28" Ported/Overbored Barrel,Item #63520

835® Ulti-Mag® Flyway Series™

12 Gauge, Advantage® Max-4™, 28" Overbored Barrel,X-Factor™ Ported Tube, Padded Sling, Item #62149

835® Ulti-Mag® Waterfowl12 Gauge, Advantage® Max-4™, 28" Ported/Overbored Barrel,Item #62144

835® Ulti-Mag® Turkey/Waterfowl Combo12 Gauge, Mossy Oak® New Break-Up®,24" and 28" Ported/Overbored Barrels, Item #62338

835® Ulti-Mag® Slugster®

12 Gauge, Realtree® AP®, 24" Ported/Fully-Rifled Slugster® Barrel,Rifle Sights, Item #63510

835® Ulti-Mag® Turkey/Deer Combo/Dual-Comb® Stock12 Gauge, Mossy Oak® New Break-Up®, 24" Ported/Overbored TurkeyBarrel and 24" Ported/Fully-Rifled Slugster® Barrel, Item #62414


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535 ATS™ Pump-Actionsn Hardcore Versatility– Developed for use with

12 gauge 23/4," 3" and 31/2" factory loaded shotshells– from low brass field and target loads,to the heaviest 31/2" magnum rounds

n Drilled & Tapped– All 535 ATS™ models feature a drilled and tapped receiver, factory-ready for scope base and optics installation

n Quality Queues– a combination of dual extractors,twin action bars, positive steel-to-steel lock-up,and an anti-jam elevator combine for reliable,smooth operation

n Uni-Line Stock and Receiver– Soft, angled edge of receiver marries with the stock perfectly,providing instinctive eye/rib alignment for instant target acquisition


n Shortened Magazine Tube– improved balance and lighter weight in the field and on the range,with no reduction in overall capacity

n Choke Tubes– Interchangeable Accu-Choke™

tube set and wrench (Improved Cylinder, Modified,Full) are included with all waterfowl models

n Every 535 ATS™ includes a free gun lock and 10-year limited warranty.

NEVER TRANSPORT A LOADED FIREARM.

535 ATS™ Tactical Turkey™ Series12 Gauge, Realtree® Hardwoods® HD Green, 20" Barrel,X-Factor™ Ported Tube, Item #45226

535 ATS™ Field12 Gauge, Wood Stock, 28" Barrel, Item #45000

535 ATS™ Turkey12 Gauge, Realtree® Hardwoods® HD Green, 22" Barrel,Item #45215

535 ATS™ Turkey12 Gauge, Mossy Oak® Obsession®, 22" Barrel,Item #45450

535 ATS™ Thumbhole/Synthetic12 Gauge, Mossy Oak® New Break-Up®, 20" Barrel,X-Factor™ Ported Tube, Item #45110

535 ATS™ Tactical Turkey™ Series12 Gauge, Mossy Oak® New Break-Up®, 20" Barrel,X-Factor™ Ported Tube, Item #45221

535 ATS™ Thumbhole/Synthetic12 Gauge, Black Synthetic Stock, 20" Barrel,X-Factor™ Ported Tube, Item #45100


535 ATS™

Pump-Action17 PUMP-ACTION SHOTGUN CONFIGURATIONS — SEE PAGE 93 FOR PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS



n An Array of Turkey Features– Front and rear fiber optic sights adjustable for windage and elevation are offered on all 535 ATS™ turkey models (below right); Standard Turkey models come with XX-Full extended choke tubes (below left), while 535 ATS™ Thumbhole and Tactical Turkey models are equipped with premium X-Factor™ ported tubes (below center) for a potent one-two punch of super-tight restriction and reduced felt recoil.


535 ATS™ Waterfowl12 Gauge, Advantage® Max-4™, 28" Barrel,Item #45225

535 ATS™ Slugster®

12 Gauge, Realtree® AP®, 24" Fully-Rifled Slugster® Barrel,Integral Scope Base, Dual Comb® Stock, Item #45440

535 ATS™ Waterfowl12 Gauge, Mossy Oak® Duck Blind®, 28" Barrel, Item #45600

535 ATS™ Turkey/Deer Combo12 Gauge, Mossy Oak® New Break-Up®, 22" Turkeyand 24" Fully-Rifled Slugster® Barrels, Item #45210

535 ATS™ Turkey/Waterfowl Combo12 Gauge, Mossy Oak® New Break-Up®,22" Turkey and 28" Waterfowl Barrels, Item #45315

535 ATS™ Slugster®

12 Gauge, Black Synthetic Stock, 24" Fully-Rifled Slugster® Barrel,Adjustable Rifle Sights, Item #45124

535 ATS™ Field/Deer Combo12 Gauge, Wood Stock, 28" Field and24" Fully-Rifled Slugster® Barrels, Item #45310


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500® Pump-Actionsn Drilled & Tapped– All 12 and 20 gauge 500®

models feature a drilled and tapped receiver,factory-ready for scope base/optics installation

n Ported Barrels–Select 500® 12 and 20 gauge barrels are factory ported for reduced muzzle jump and felt recoil

n Quality Queues– a combination of dual extractors,twin action bars, positive steel-to-steel lock-up,and an anti-jam elevator combine for reliable,smooth operation


n Choke Tubes– Interchangeable Accu-Choke™

tube set and wrench (Improved Cylinder, Modified,Full) are included with all waterfowl models

n Combo Sets– Seven 500® Combos are offered,including Dual-Comb® and Muzzleloader sets.

n Turkey Features– X-Factor™, XX-Full and X-Full extended chokes and fully adjustable front and rear fiber optic sights offered on select 12 and 20 gauge turkey models

n Every 500® comes with a free gun lock and 10-year limited warranty.

500® Pump-Action Waterfowl12 Gauge, Mossy Oak® Duck Blind®, 28" Ported Barrel,Item #55120

500® Pump-Action Field20 Gauge, Hardwood Stock, 26" Barrel,Item #50136

500® Pump-Action Field.410 Bore, Hardwood Stock, 24" Barrel,Item #50104

500® Pump-Action Thumbhole/Synthetic12 Gauge, Realtree® Hardwoods HD Green®, 20" Barrel,X-Factor™ Ported Tube, Item #57720

500® Pump-ActionGrand Slam Series™

12 Gauge, Realtree® Hardwoods® HD Green, 20" Barrel,X-Factor™ Ported Tube, Padded Sling, Item #52263

500® Pump-Action Tactical Turkey™ Series12 Gauge, Realtree® Hardwoods® HD Green, 20" Barrel,X-Factor™ Ported Tube, Item #53263

500® Pump-Action Turkey12 Gauge, Mossy Oak® Obsession®, 24" Ported Barrel,Item #55115


500®

Pump-Action36 PUMP-ACTION CONFIGURATIONS — SEE PAGE 93 & 94 FOR PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS

DO NOT TOUCH THE TRIGGER UNTIL YOU ARE ON TARGETAND HAVE DECIDED TO FIRE.



n Integral Scope Base Configurations– Six 500®

models are available with Mossberg’s integral,barrel-mounted cantilever scope mount. With this system, the barrel and scope become one integral unit that can be removed and remounted without re-zeroing the scope. Integral scope base models are available in both 12 and 20 gauge. They are also offered as an accessory barrel/scope combination,paired with a laser-bore sighted 3-9x40mm variable scope — removing the guesswork from setting up a scoped shotgun.


500® Pump-Action Flyway Series™

12 Gauge, Advantage® Max-4™, 28" Barrel,X-Factor™ Ported Tube, Padded Sling, Item #51266

500® Pump-ActionSlugster®

12 Gauge, Realtree® AP®, 24" Ported/Fully-Rifled Slugster® BarrelIntegral Scope Base, Dual Comb® Stock, Item #55100

500® Pump-ActionSlugster®

12 Gauge, Wood Stock, 24" Ported/Fully-Rifled Slugster® Barrel,Item #54244

500® Pump-Action Slugster®

20 Gauge, 24" Ported/Fully-Rifled Slugster® Barrel, IntegralScope Base,Hardwood Dual Comb® Stock, Item #54232

500® Pump-Action Muzzleloader.50 Caliber, Hardwood Stock, 24" Fully-Rifled Barrel,Item #54155

500® Pump-Action Field/Deer Combo20 Gauge, Mossy Oak® New Break-Up®, 26" Ported Field and 24" Ported/Fully-Rifled Slugster® Barrels, Item #54186

500® Pump-Action Muzzleloader/Deer Combo.50 Caliber/24" /Fully-Rifled Muzzleloader Barrel and 12 Gauge/24" Ported/Fully-Rifled Slugster® Barrel,Black Synthetic Stock, Item #54150


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500® Bantam™ Field/Deer Combo 20 Gauge, 22" Field and 24" Ported/Fully-Rifled Slugster® Barrels,Hardwood Stock, Item #54188

505 Youth™ Field.410 Bore, 20" Barrel, Hardwood Stock, Item #57120

500® Super Bantam™ Field 20 Gauge, 22" Barrel,Adjustable Synthetic Stock,Item #54210

500® Super Bantam™ Field 20 Gauge, 22" Barrel, Pink Marble, Adjustable Synthetic Stock,Item #54147

500® Super Bantam™ Slugster®

20 Gauge, 24" Ported/Fully-Rifled Slugster® Barrel,Realtree® AP,®

Integral Scope Base, Adjustable Synthetic Stock, Item #54254

500® Super Bantam™ Field/Deer Combo 20 Gauge, 22" Field and 24" Ported/Fully-Rifled Slugster® Barrels,Mossy Oak® New Break-Up,® Adjustable Synthetic Stock, Item #54141

500® Super Bantam™ Turkey 20 Gauge, 22" Barrel,Mossy Oak® Obsession,®

Adjustable Synthetic Stock, Item #54252

Bantam™ Series Shotgunsn Versatile– Offered in a full line of .410 bore,

20 and 12 gauge modelsn Special Features– All 500® Bantam™ and 505 Youth™

12 and 20 gauge models include special features found only on these models, including EZ-Reach™

forearm, shortened pistol grip, reduced LOP and shorter barrels for improved balance

n Drilled & Tapped– All 12 and 20 gauge 500®

Bantam™ and 505 Youth™ models feature a drilled and tapped receiver, factory-ready for scope base and optics installation

n Quality Queues– A combination of dual extractors,twin action bars, positive steel-to-steel lock-up,and an anti-jam elevator combine for reliable,smooth operation

n Ported Barrels– Select 12 and 20 gauge barrels arefactory ported for reduced muzzle jump and felt recoil

n Fiber Optic Sights– Fully adjustable front and rear fiber optic sights standard on the 500® Bantam™

turkey model – perfect for use in low light conditionsn Choke Tubes– Interchangeable Accu-Choke™ tube

set and wrench and X-Full choke tubes included on select models

n Turkey Features– X-Full extended choke and fully adjustable front and rear fiber optic sights offered on select turkey models

n Every 500® Bantam™ and 505 Youth™ includes a free gun lock and 10-year limited warranty.


500®

Bantam™ & 505Youth™

16 PUMP-ACTION CONFIGURATIONS — SEE PAGE 94 & 95 FOR PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS

DON’T RELY ON YOUR FIREARM’S “SAFETY.”


Maverick® Pump-Actionsn Versatility– Maverick shotguns are developed for

use with 12 and 20 Gauge 23/4" and 3" factory-loaded ammunition

n Quality Queues– a combination of dual extractors,twin action bars, positive steel-to-steel lock-up, and an anti-jam elevator combine for reliable, smooth operation

n Trouble-Free Maintenance– easy to maintain design requires only the removal of one pin to field strip, with no special tools required

n Durable Finishes– All models feature a blued metal finish and durable black synthetic stock and forearm

n Interchangeable Barrels– Maverick barrels are fully interchangeable and are compatible with Mossberg® 500® pump-action models

n Maverick Accu-Choke Tubes– are interchangeable with Mossberg 500® (12 and 20 gauge), 535 ATS™

and 930™ Accu-Choke models

n Every Maverick® 88™ includes a free gun lock and 1-year limited warranty.

Maverick® 88™ Security – 6 Shot12 Gauge, 18.5" Barrel, Blued Finish,Black Synthetic Stock, Cylinder Bore, Item #31023

Maverick® 88™ Slug12 Gauge, 24" Barrel, Cylinder Bore, Blued Finish,Black Synthetic Stock, Item #31017

Maverick® 88™ Security – 8 Shot12 Gauge, 20" Barrel, Blued Finish,Black Synthetic Stock, Cylinder Bore, Item #31046

Maverick® 88™ All-Purpose12 Gauge, 28" Barrel, Blued Finish, Modified Choke Tube Black Synthetic Stock, Item #31010

Maverick® 88™ All-Purpose20 Gauge, 26" Barrel, Blued Finish, Modified Choke Tube Black Synthetic Stock, Item #32200

Maverick® 88™ Slugster®

12 Gauge, 24" Slugster® Barrel, Fully Rifled Bore,Blued Finish, Black Synthetic Stock, Item #31044


Maverick®

Pump-Actions6 PUMP-ACTION CONFIGURATIONS — SEE PAGE 95 FOR PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS




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ALWAYS USE THE PROPER AMMUNITION FOR YOUR FIREARM.

Silver Reserve™ Field.410 Bore, 26" Barrels, Black Walnut Stock,Game Scene Engraving, Item #75416

Silver Reserve™ Bantam™ Field20 Gauge, 26" Barrels, Black Walnut Stock, 131/4" LOP,Game Scene Engraving, Item #75433

Silver Reserve™ Field12 Gauge, 28" Barrels, Black Walnut Stock,Game Scene Engraving, Item #75410

Silver Reserve™ Field—12/20 Combo12 and 20 Gauge, 28" and 26" Barrels, Black Walnut Stock,Game Scene Engraving, Item #75253

Silver Reserve™ Sporting12 Gauge, 28" Ported Barrels, Extra-wide 10mm Rib,Black Walnut Stock, Scroll Engraving, Item #75418

Silver Reserve™ Field—20/28 Combo20 and 28 Gauge, 26" Barrels, Black Walnut Stock,Game Scene Engraving, Item #75254

Onyx Reserve™ Sporting12 Gauge, 28" Ported Barrels, Extra-wide 10mm Rib,Black Walnut Stock, Scroll Engraving, Item #75431

Reserve Series™ Over/Undersn Bantam Model– 20 ga. Silver Reserve Bantam

model features a shortened walnut buttstock and recoil reducing buttpad

n Field Models– offered in 12, 20, 28 gauge and .410 bore models, featuring rich scroll work and gold engraved game scenes

n Sporting Models– Silver Reserve™ and Onyx Reserve™ Sporting models feature rich scroll work,a special extra-wide 10mm rib, ported barrels, and a 1/4" longer LOP for enhanced fit on the range

n Turkish Walnut– Elegant yet functional, every model features a cut checkered Turkish black walnut stock and forearm, cut with classic lines for optimum handling performance

n Dual Locking Lugs– robust lugs provide strong,secure lock-up of barrels to the receiver for maximum reliability and longevity

n Selective Trigger– single selective trigger features a crisp trigger pull and is protected via a spacious trigger guard with sweeping edges for use with gloved fingers

n Choke Tubes– Interchangeable Sport Set includes wrench and five choke tubes: Improved Cylinder (2),Modified, Improved Modified and Full.

n Safety and Barrel Selector– Each model Reserve™

is equipped with an ambidextrous thumb-operated safety and integrated barrel selector, located on the top tang for convenient, easy-to-see operation

n Chrome-Plated Chambers and Bores– a feature on all models, maximize corrosion resistance, and at the same time minimize shot/wad friction while traveling the length of the bore

n Every Reserve Series™ Over-and-Under includes a free gun lock and 1-year limited warranty.


ReserveSeries™ Over/Unders9 OVER-AND-UNDER CONFIGURATIONS — SEE PAGE 96 FOR PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS



Onyx Reserve™ Side-by-Side Field28 Gauge, 26" Barrels, Black Walnut Stock,Scroll Engraving, Item #77007


Silver Reserve™ Side-by-Side Field12 Gauge, 28" Barrels, Black Walnut Stock,Scroll Engraving, Item #77084

SA-20™ Autoloader20 Gauge, 28" Barrel, Black Synthetic Stock,Item #75771

Silver Reserve™ Side-by-Side Field12 Gauge, 26" Barrels, Black Walnut Stock,Scroll Engraving, Item #77081

SA-20™ Bantam™ Autoloader20 Gauge, 24" Barrel, Black Synthetic Stock,13" LOP, Item #75770



ReserveSeries™ SxS/SA-20™

11 SHOTGUN CONFIGURATIONS — SEE PAGE 95 & 96 FOR PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS


Reserve Series™ Side-by-Sidesn Field Models– offered in 12, 20, and 28 ga. models,

in both silver and onyx colored metal finishesn Turkish Walnut– Elegant yet functional, every model

features a cut checkered Turkish black walnut stock and forearm, cut with classic lines for optimum handling performance

n Choke Tubes– Interchangeable Sport Set includes wrench and five choke tubes: Improved Cylinder (2),Modified, Improved Modified and Full.

n Safety and Barrel Selector– Each model is equippedwith an ambidextrous thumb-operated safety and integrated barrel selector, located on the top tang for convenient, easy-to-see operation

n Chrome-Plated Chambers and Bores– a featureon all models, maximize corrosion resistance, and at the same time minimize shot/wad friction while traveling the length of the bore

n Every Reserve Series™ Side-by-Side includes a free gun lock and 1-year limited warranty.

SA-20™ Autoloadersn SA-20™ Gas System– vents excess gases to aid in

recoil reduction and to help eliminate stress on operating components

n Choke Tubes– Interchangeable Sport Set includes wrench and five choke tubes: Cylinder, Improved Cylinder, Modified, Improved Modified and Full.

n Bantam Model– SA-20 Bantam features a shortened13" LOP and 24" barrel, perfect for younger shooters or smaller stature adults

n Every SA-20™ Autoloader includes a free gun lock and 1-year limited warranty.


NEVER LEAVE A LOADED FIREARM UNATTENDED.

702 Plinkster® Bantam™ — Scoped Combo.22LR, 18" Barrel, Black Synthetic Stock,Adjustable Rifle Sights, 4X Scope, Item #37035

702 Plinkster® Semi-Automatic .22LR, 18" Barrel, Pink Synthetic Stock,Adjustable Rifle Sights, Item #37039

702 Plinkster® Bantam™ Semi-Automatic .22LR, 18" Barrel, Black Synthetic Stock,Adjustable Rifle Sights, Item #37000

702 Plinkster® Thumbhole Tipdown — Brushed Chrome.22LR, 21" Barrel, Black Synthetic Thumbhole/TipdownStock, Adjustable Rifle Sights, Item #37090

702 Plinkster® Semi-Automatic — Dura-Wood™

.22LR, 18" Barrel, Dura-Wood™ Tiger Maple FinishSynthetic Stock, Adjustable Rifle Sights, Item #37041

702 Plinkster® Semi-Automatic — Wood.22LR, 18" Barrel, Wood StockAdjustable Rifle Sights, Item #37150

702 Plinkster® Semi-Automatic — Camo.22LR, 18" Barrel, Mossy Oak® New Break-Up® FinishSynthetic Stock, Adjustable Rifle Sights, Item #37012

702 Plinkster® Semi-Automaticsn Scoped Combos– 702 Plinkster® models are

offered in factory-mounted 4X scoped combo setsn Bantam Models– 702 Plinkster® Bantam™

models feature a shortened 121/4" LOP and 18" barrel – perfect for younger shooters or smaller stature adults

n Accuracy– 18" & 21" barrels are free-floating for superior accuracy in changing weather conditions

n Stock Finishes– A variety of hardwood, Dura-Wood,™standard black, hi-definition camo, and other specialty finish synthetic stocks to choose from

n Dovetailed Receiver– Receiver grooved to accept 3/8" scope mounts for quick and easy optics installation

n Easy Operation– conveniently located cross bolt safety and magazine release button

n Performance– aluminum alloy receiver and trigger guard for improved balance and handling

n Detachable Magazine– a 10-round capacity detachable metal magazine included with each rifle

n Sights– All 702 Plinkster® models feature a fold-down rear sight, allowing for mounting of 32 mm or smaller objective diameter scope

n Every 702 Plinkster® includes a free gun lock and 1-year limited warranty.


702Plinkster ® Semi-Automatics15 SEMI-AUTOMATIC RIFLE CONFIGURATIONS — SEE PAGE 96 FOR PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS

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802 Plinkster™ Bolt-Actionsn Scoped Combos– 802 Plinkster™ bolt-action

models are offered in factory-mounted 4X scoped combo sets

n Bantam Models– 802 Plinkster™ Bantam™

models feature a shortened 121/4" LOP and 18" barrel – perfect for young shooters or smaller stature adults

n Accuracy– 18" & 21" barrels are free-floating for superior accuracy in changing weather conditions

n Stock Finishes– 802 Plinkster™ models are available in a variety of rugged, all-weather Synthetic (in Black, Pink, or Pink Marble finishes) and traditional Wood stocks

n Barrel Finishes– Models are available in both blueand brushed chrome finishes

n Scope Ready– All 802 Plinkster™ models featurea grooved receiver, compatible with 3/8" scope mounts for quick and easy optics installation

n Easy Operation– conveniently located cross bolt safety and magazine release button

n Detachable Magazine– a 10-round capacity magazine is included with each rifle

n Every 802 Plinkster™ includes a free gun lock and 1-year limited warranty.


802 Bantam™ Plinkster™ — Scoped Combo.22LR, 18" Barrel, Black Synthetic Stock,4X Scope, Item #37114

802 Plinkster™ Bolt-Action.22LR, 18" Barrel, Pink Marble Finish,Synthetic Stock, Adjustable Rifle Sights,Item #37038

802 Varmint Plinkster™ Bolt-Action — Wood.22LR, 21" Bull Barrel, Wood Stock,Adjustable Rifle Sights, Item #38086

802 Varmint Plinkster™ Bolt-Action — Wood/Brushed Chrome.22LR, 21" Bull Barrel, Wood Stock,Adjustable Rifle Sights, Item #38099

802 Plinkster™ Bolt-Action .22LR, 18" Barrel, Pink Synthetic Stock,Adjustable Rifle Sights, Item #37040

802 Varmint Plinkster™ Bolt-Action — Brushed Chrome.22LR, 21" Bull Barrel, Black Synthetic Stock,Adjustable Rifle Sights, Item #37096

802 Plinkster™

Thumbhole Tipdown.22LR, 18" Barrel, Black SyntheticThumbhole/Tipdown Stock,Adjustable Rifle Sights, Item #37091


802Plinkster ™ Bolt-Actions16 BOLT-ACTION RIFLE CONFIGURATIONS — SEE PAGE 97 FOR PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS


STORE YOUR FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION SEPARATELY.

817™ Bolt-Action — Brushed Chrome.17 HMR, 21" Barrel, Black Synthetic Stock, Item #37052

817™ Varmint Bolt-Action — Wood.17 HMR, 21" Bull Barrel, Wood Stock, Item #38173

817™ Varmint Bolt-Action — Wood/Brushed Chrome.17 HMR, 21" Bull Barrel, Wood Stock, Item #38174

817™ Thumbhole Tipdown — Brushed Chrome.17 HMR, 21" Barrel, Black Synthetic Thumbhole/TipdownStock, Item #37094

817™ Varmint Bolt-Action.17 HMR, 21" Bull Barrel, Black Synthetic Stock, Item #37097

817™ Thumbhole Tipdown .17 HMR, 21" Barrel, Black SyntheticThumbhole/Tipdown Stock, Item #37093

801 Half-Pint™ Bolt-Action — Wood.22LR, 16" Barrel, Youth Proportioned Wood StockAdjustable Rifle Sights, Item #37005

A removable magazine plug restricts the capacity of the 801 Half-Pint, rendering the rifle a “single shot”until the coach or guardian approves of its removal.

Standard 802 model 10-Round magazine may be purchased separately.

817™ Bolt-Actionsn Accuracy– 21" barrels are free-floating for

superior accuracy in changing weather conditionsn Stocks– choice of rugged, all-weather synthetic

or traditional wood stocksn Barrel Finishes– models are available in both

blue and brushed chrome finishesn Scope Ready– equipped with factory mounted,

Weaver-style scope bases for quick ring and optics attachment

n Easy Operation– conveniently located cross-bolt safety and magazine release button

n Detachable Magazine– 5-round capacity magazine is included with each rifle.

801 Half-Pint ™ Bolt-Actionn Bantam Proportions– 801 Half-Pint™ features

include EZ-Reach™ forearm, shortened pistol grip, reduced 12" LOP, 16" barrel and single-shotmagazine plug

n Easy Operation– conveniently located cross-bolt safety and magazine release button

n Every 817 and 801 Half-Pint rifle includes a free gun lock and 1-year limited warranty.


817™

&801Half-Pint™

Bolt-Actions11 BOLT-ACTION RIFLE CONFIGURATIONS — SEE PAGE 97 FOR PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS

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590A1™

Special Purpose 13 SHOTGUN CONFIGURATIONS — SEE PAGE 98 FOR PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS


590A1™ Special Purposen Superior Durability– All 590A1 models come

standard with 12 gauge heavy-walled barrels with Parkerized finish, metal trigger guards and metal safety buttons

n Sighting Options– A full range are available forquick target acquisition: Front Bead, Ghost Ring,and 3-Dot configurations

n Stock Options– Synthetic, Speedfeed and Adjustable Aluminum stocks are available

n Drilled & Tapped Receivers– All 590A1 models feature a drilled and tapped receiver, factory-ready for Picatinny rail, scope base or optics installation

n Accessory Options– Include heat shields,Picatinny rails and orange buttstocks and forearms

n Every 590A1 Special Purpose Shotgun includes a free gun lock and limited warranty.

590A1™ Mariner® – 6 Shot12 Gauge, 18.5" Barrel, Marinecote™ Finish, Bead Sight,Black Synthetic Stock, Item #51273

590A1™ – 6 Shot12 Gauge, 18.5" Parkerized Heavy-Walled Barrel, Bead Sight,Speedfeed® Black Synthetic Stock, Item #51410

590A1™ – 6 Shot12 Gauge, 18.5" Parkerized Heavy-Walled Barrel, Ghost Ring Sight,Black Synthetic Stock, Item #51517

590A1™ SPX – 9 Shot12 Gauge, 20" Parkerized, Heavy-Walled Ported Barrel, Picatinny Rail,LPA Ghost Ring Rear Sight (inset), M16-Style Front Sight,Black Synthetic Stock, Ontario M9 Bayonet and Scabbard, Item #50771

590A1™ – 6 Shot12 Gauge, 18.5" Parkerized Heavy-Walled Barrel, 3-Dot Sight (inset),Speedfeed® Black Synthetic Stock, Item #52682

590A1™ Adjustable – 9 Shot12 Gauge, 20" Parkerized Heavy-Walled Barrel, Bayonet Lug,Ghost Ring Sight, 6-Position Adjustable Aluminum Stock, Item #51670

590A1™ Adjustable – 6 Shot12 Gauge, 18.5" Parkerized Heavy-Walled Barrel, 3-Dot Sight (inset),6-Position Adjustable Aluminum Stock, Item #53690



BE SURE OF YOUR TARGET AND WHAT IS BEYOND IT.


500®

&590®

Special Purpose 26 SHOTGUN CONFIGURATIONS — SEE PAGES 98 & 99 FOR PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS

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500® & 590® Special Purposen Drilled & Tapped Receivers– All 12 and 20

gauge 500 & 590 Special Purpose models feature a drilled and tapped receiver, factory-ready for Picatinny rail, scope base or optics installation

n Stock Options– Pistol Grip, Synthetic, Speedfeedand Adjustable Tactical stocks are available

n Interchangeable Barrels– Fully interchangeable barrels offer a wide range of special purpose configurations

n Durable Finishes– Select from a full range of traditional blue, non-glare matte blue, or corrosion resistant Marinecote™ finished models

n Capacity Options– Choose from 6, 8, and 9-shot capacity models to meet your security requirements

n Sighting Systems– Front bead, white dot front,or Ghost Ring® sights available for quick target acquisition

n Accessory Options– Include heat shields,Picatinny rails and orange buttstocks and forearms

n Every 500 & 590 Special Purpose shotgun includes a free gun lock and limited warranty.

500® Tactical – 6 Shot12 Gauge, 18.5" Barrel, Marinecote™ Finish, Bead Sight,Adjustable Tactical Black Synthetic Stock, Item #50278

500® Persuader® – 6 Shot20 Gauge, 18.5" Tactical Barrel, Black Synthetic Stock,White Dot Front Sight, Item #50145

500® Rolling Thunder™ – 6 Shot12 Gauge, 18.5" Barrel with Heat Shield and Barrel Stabilizer,Bead Sight, Pistol Grip, Item #55605

500® SPX – 6 Shot12 Gauge, 18.5" Ported Barrel, Picatinny Rail,LPA Ghost Ring® Rear Sight (inset), M16-Style Front Sight,Adjustable Tactical Black Synthetic Stock, Item #51523

500® Road Blocker™ – 6 Shot12 Gauge, 18.5" Barrel with Heat Shield, Pistol Grip, Bead Sight,Muzzle Brake (inset, top left), Item #50591

500® Cruiser® – 6 Shot12 Gauge, 18.5" Tactical Barrel, Pistol Grip, White Dot Front Sight, Item #54125

500® J.I.C.™ Mariner®

12 Gauge, 18.5" Barrel with Marinecote Finish,Pistol Grip, Bead SightIntl. Orange Tube/Carrying Strap, Multi-Tool/Knife, Item #52340





930™

&100ATR®

Special Purpose 6 SHOTGUN AND 1 RIFLE CONFIGURATIONS — SEE PAGE 99 FOR PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS

930™ Special Purposen Drilled & Tapped Receivers– All 930 Special

Purpose models feature a drilled and tapped receiver, factory-ready for Picatinny rail, scope base or optics installation

n Interchangeable Barrels– fully interchangeable barrels offer a wide range of special purpose configurations

n Capacity Options– Choose from 5 or 8-shot capacity models to meet your security requirements

n Sighting Systems– Front bead, white dot front,or Ghost Ring® sights available for quick target acquisition

n Every 930 Special Purpose Shotgun includes a free gun lock and limited warranty.

100ATR® Night Train™

n Creep-Free Trigger– the 100ATR has been upgraded for 2009 to feature our new Lightning Bolt Action™

(LBA™) Trigger System (see page 64 for more details)

n Tack Driving Accuracy– a free-floating, button rifledbarrel provides exceptional “out-of-the-box” accuracy

n Top-Load Magazine– the integral top-load magazine offers 4+1 capacity while providing reliable feeding and simple loading and unloading

n Every 100ATR® comes factory assembled and includes a free gun lock and 2-year limited warranty.

930™ Tactical – 5 Shot12 Gauge, 18.5" Tactical Barrel, Black Synthetic Stock,White Dot Front Sight, Item #85330

930™ Road Blocker™ – 5 Shot12 Gauge, 18.5" Barrel with Muzzle Brake (see inset,facing page), Black Synthetic Stock, Item #85335

930™ SPX Pistol Grip – 8 Shot12 Gauge, 18.5" Barrel, Picatinny Rail, Magazine Extension,LPA Ghost Ring Rear Sight (inset), M16-Style Front Sight,Pistol Grip Full-Length Black Synthetic Stock, Item #85370

930™ Home Security/Field Combo – 5 Shot12 Gauge, Black Synthetic Stock, 18.5" Barrel28" Ported Barrel, Bead Sights, Item #85325

930™ SPX – 8 Shot12 Gauge, 18.5" Barrel, Picatinny Rail, Magazine Extension,LPA Ghost Ring Rear Sight (inset), M16-Style Front Sight,Black Synthetic Stock, Item #85360

100ATR® Night Train™

Short-Action Scoped Combo – 5 Shot.308 Win., 22" Barrel, LBA™ Trigger System (inset),Matte Blue finish, Synthetic Stock, Bi-Pod, Picatinny Rail, 4-16x50mm Variable Scope with Sun Shade and Flip-Open Lens Protectors (inset), Item #26200


SEE PAGES 89 – 99 FOR COMPLETEPRODUCT LISTINGS AND SPECIFICATIONS.


590A1™

-Class III Restricted 7 SHOTGUN CONFIGURATIONS — SEE PAGE 99 FOR PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS

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590A1™– Class III Restricted Modelsn Superior Durability– All 590A1 Class III models

come standard with 12 gauge 14-inch heavy-walled barrels with Parkerized finish, metal trigger guards and metal safety buttons

n Sighting Options– A full range are available forquick target acquisition: Front Bead, Ghost Ring,Tritium Ghost Ring, and 3-Dot configurations

n Stock Options– Pistol Grip, Synthetic, Speedfeed and Adjustable Aluminum-reinforced stocks are available

n Drilled & Tapped Receivers– All 590A1 models feature a drilled and tapped receiver,factory-ready for Picatinny rail, scope base or optics installation

n Accessory Options– Include heat shields,Picatinny rails and orange buttstocks andforearms

n Every 590A1– Class III Restricted Shotgun includes a free gun lockand limited warranty.

590A1™ – 6 Shot (Class III Regulations Apply)

12 Gauge, 14" Parkerized Heavy-Walled Barrel,Black Synthetic Stock, Bead Sight, Item #51681


12 Gauge, 14" Parkerized Heavy-Walled Barrel, Ghost Ring Sight,Speedfeed® Black Synthetic Stock, Item #51689

With an eye to innovation, Mossberg is partnering with companies like TASER International todevelop exclusive products like the X12 shotgun, a less-lethal-only variant of the Mossberg 500.®

The X12 was designed to fire the fully self-contained XREP (eXtended Range Electronic Projectile)shell, while its specially-designed bolt head prevents the accidental chambering or firing of standardammunition (patent pending).


12 Gauge, 14" Parkerized Heavy-Walled Barrel, Bead Sight,Speedfeed® Black Synthetic Stock, Item #51686

590A1™ Adjustable – 6 Shot (Class III Regulations Apply)

12 Gauge, 14" Parkerized Heavy-Walled Barrel, 3-Dot Sight (inset),6-Position Adjustable Stock, Item #52681


12 Gauge, 14" Parkerized Heavy-Walled Barrel, 3-Dot Sight (inset),Speedfeed® Black Synthetic Stock, Item #53688


12 Gauge, 14" Parkerized Heavy-Walled Barrel, Pistol Grip, Bead Sight, Item #51683


464™ LEVER-ACTION RIFLESITEM TOTAL OVERALL BARREL APPROX.

TYPE NUMBER CALIBER CAP BARREL SCOPE BASES/SIGHTS TWIST LENGTH LOP FINISH STOCK/FINISH WEIGHT

464 LEVER-ACTION RIFLESTRAIGHT GRIP – RIMFIRE 43000 .22LR 14 18" DOVETAIL RECEIVER 1 TURN IN 16" 353/4" 133/4" BLUED STRAIGHT GRIP/WOOD 5.6 LBS

STRAIGHT GRIP – CENTERFIRE 41010 .30-30 WIN. 7 20" DRILLED & TAPPED RECEIVER 1 TURN IN 10" 381/2" 137/8" BLUED STRAIGHT GRIP/WOOD 6.7 LBS

NEW PISTOL GRIP – CENTERFIRE 41020 .30-30 WIN. 7 20" DRILLED & TAPPED RECEIVER 1 TURN IN 10" 381/2" 137/8" BLUED PISTOL GRIP/WOOD 6.7 LBS

IMPORTANT NOTES TOTAL CAP: CAPACITY–INCLUDES ONE IN CHAMBER. LOP: LENGTH OF PULL. ALL MODELS INCLUDE A FREE GUN LOCK.


Specifications


4X4™ BOLT-ACTION CENTERFIRE RIFLES – FEATURING THE NEW LIGHTNING BOLT ACTION™ “LBA™” TRIGGERITEM NUMBER (BY CALIBER)

.25-06 .270 .30-06 7MM REM. .300 WIN. .338 WIN. TOTAL SCOPE BASES OVERALL BARREL APPROX.REM. WIN. SPRG. MAG. MAG. MAG. CAP BARREL OR SIGHTS TWIST* LENGTH LOP FINISH STOCK/FINISH WEIGHT

4X4 BOLT-ACTION CENTERFIRE RIFLE – CLASSIC STOCK (ADJUSTABLE “LBA™” TRIGGER, BOX MAGAZINE)

NEW 26552 26553 26554 26555 26556 26557 5 (STD)

24"WEAVER-STYLE

1 TURN IN 10"* 42" 131/4" MATTE BLUEWALNUT

7.3 LBS 4 (MAG) BASES CLASSIC STYLE

NEW 26540 26541 26542 26543 26544 26545 5 (STD)

24"WEAVER-STYLE

1 TURN IN 10"* 42" 131/4" MATTE BLUELAMINATE


NEW 26564 26565 26566 26567 26568 26569 5 (STD)

24"WEAVER-STYLE

1 TURN IN 10"* 42" 131/4" MARINECOTELAMINATE


NEW 26546 26547 26548 26549 26550 26551 5 (STD)

24"WEAVER-STYLE

1 TURN IN 10"* 42" 131/4" MATTE BLUESYNTHETIC (BLACK)


NEW 26570 26571 26572 26573 26574 26575 5 (STD)

24"WEAVER-STYLE

1 TURN IN 10"* 42" 131/4" MARINECOTESYNTHETIC (BLACK)


4X4 BOLT-ACTION CENTERFIRE RIFLE – CLASSIC STOCK – SCOPED COMBOS (3-9X40MM VARIABLE SCOPE, ADJUSTABLE “LBA™” TRIGGER, BOX MAGAZINE)

NEW — 26591 26592 — 26593 — 5 (STD)

24"WEAVER-STYLE

1 TURN IN 10" 42" 131/4" MATTE BLUEWALNUT


NEW — 26579 26580 — 26581 — 5 (STD)

24"WEAVER-STYLE

1 TURN IN 10" 42" 131/4" MATTE BLUELAMINATE


NEW — 26582 26583 — 26584 — 5 (STD)

24"WEAVER-STYLE

1 TURN IN 10" 42" 131/4" MARINECOTELAMINATE


NEW — 26576 26577 — 26578 — 5 (STD)

24"WEAVER-STYLE

1 TURN IN 10" 42" 131/4" MATTE BLUESYNTHETIC (BLACK)


NEW — 26585 26586 — 26587 — 5 (STD)

24"WEAVER-STYLE

1 TURN IN 10" 42" 131/4" MARINECOTESYNTHETIC (BLACK)


4X4 BOLT-ACTION CENTERFIRE RIFLE – SCULPTED STOCK (ADJUSTABLE “LBA™” TRIGGER, BOX MAGAZINE)

26480 26470 26450 26440 26420 26400 5 (STD)

24"WEAVER-STYLE


7.1 LBS 4 (MAG) BASES SCULPTED STYLE

— — 26460 — 26430 26410 5 (STD)

22"ADJUSTABLE


7.1 LBS 4 (MAG) RIFLE SIGHTS SCULPTED STYLE

26431 26432 26449 26444 26447 26451 5 (STD)

24"WEAVER-STYLE

1 TURN IN 10"* 42" 131/4" MATTE BLUELAMINATE


26467 26468 26476 26471 26473 26477 5 (STD)

24"WEAVER-STYLE

1 TURN IN 10"* 42" 131/4" MARINECOTELAMINATE


4X4 BOLT-ACTION CENTERFIRE RIFLE – SCULPTED STOCK – SCOPED COMBOS (3-9X40MM VARIABLE SCOPE, ADJUSTABLE “LBA™” TRIGGER, BOX MAGAZINE)

— 26412 26419 — 26417 — 5 (STD)

24"WEAVER-STYLE

1 TURN IN 10" 42" 131/4" MATTE BLUEWALNUT


— 26453 26461 — 26458 —5 (STD)

24"WEAVER-STYLE

1 TURN IN 10" 42" 131/4" MATTE BLUELAMINATE


— 26479 26487 — 26484 — 5 (STD)

24"WEAVER-STYLE

1 TURN IN 10" 42" 131/4" MARINECOTELAMINATE


4X4 BOLT-ACTION CENTERFIRE RIFLE – SKELETONIZED STOCK (ADJUSTABLE “LBA™” TRIGGER, BOX MAGAZINE)

26485 26475 26455 26445 26425 26405 5 (STD)

24"WEAVER-STYLE

1 TURN IN 10"* 42" 131/4" MATTE BLUESYNTHETIC (BLACK)

6.7 LBS 4 (MAG) BASES SKELETONIZED STYLE

26600 26605 26620 26635 26640 26655 5 (STD)

24"WEAVER-STYLE

1 TURN IN 10"* 42" 131/4" MARINECOTESYNTHETIC (BLACK)


26501 26502 26507 26508 26504 26511 5 (STD)

24"WEAVER-STYLE

1 TURN IN 10"* 42" 131/4" MATTE BLUESYN. (LAMINATE FINISH)


4X4 BOLT-ACTION CENTERFIRE RIFLE – SKELETONIZED STOCK – SCOPED COMBOS (3-9X40MM VARIABLE SCOPE, ADJUSTABLE “LBA™” TRIGGER, BOX MAGAZINE)

— 26610 26625 — — 26645 5 (STD)

24"WEAVER-STYLE

1 TURN IN 10" 42" 131/4" MATTE BLUESYNTHETIC (BLACK)


— 26615 26630 — — 26650 5 (STD)

24"WEAVER-STYLE

1 TURN IN 10" 42" 131/4" MARINECOTESYNTHETIC (BLACK)


26521 26522 26527 26528 — 26524 5 (STD)

24"WEAVER-STYLE

1 TURN IN 10" 42" 131/4" MATTE BLUESYN. (LAMINATE FINISH)


IMPORTANT NOTES TOTAL CAP: CAPACITY–INCLUDES ONE IN CHAMBER. TOTAL CAPACITY IS 5 FOR STANDARD CALIBERS, 4 FOR MAGNUM CALIBERS. TWIST*: 7MM REM. MAG. MODELS HAVE A TWISTOF 1 TURN IN 91/2." SYN.: SYNTHETIC STOCK. LAMINATE: LAMINATE STOCK. LOP: LENGTH OF PULL. ALL MODELS INCLUDE A FREE GUN LOCK.

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100ATR® BOLT-ACTION CENTERFIRE RIFLES – FEATURING THE NEW LIGHTNING BOLT ACTION™ “LBA™” TRIGGERITEM TOTAL OVERALL APPROX.

TYPE NUMBER CALIBER CAP BARREL SCOPE BASES/SIGHTS TWIST LENGTH LOP BARREL FINISH STOCK WEIGHT

100ATR ALL-TERRAIN RIFLE — SHORT-ACTION (ADJUSTABLE “LBA™” TRIGGER, TOP LOAD MAGAZINE)

ALL-PURPOSE 26020 .243 WIN. 5 22" WEAVER-STYLE BASES 1 TURN IN 10" 42" 131/4" MATTE BLUE WALNUT 7 LBS ALL-PURPOSE 26010 .308 WIN. 5 22" WEAVER-STYLE BASES 1 TURN IN 10" 42" 131/4" MATTE BLUE WALNUT 7 LBS ALL-PURPOSE 26220 .243 WIN. 5 22" WEAVER-STYLE BASES 1 TURN IN 10" 42" 131/4" MATTE BLUE SYNTHETIC (BLACK) 6.7 LBS ALL-PURPOSE 26230 .308 WIN. 5 22" WEAVER-STYLE BASES 1 TURN IN 10" 42" 131/4" MATTE BLUE SYNTHETIC (BLACK) 6.7 LBS ALL-PURPOSE 26660 .243 WIN. 5 22" WEAVER-STYLE BASES 1 TURN IN 10" 42" 131/4" MATTE BLUE SYNTHETIC (REALTREE AP) 6.7 LBS ALL-PURPOSE 26665 .308 WIN. 5 22" WEAVER-STYLE BASES 1 TURN IN 10" 42" 131/4" MATTE BLUE SYNTHETIC (REALTREE AP) 6.7 LBS ALL-PURPOSE 26680 .243 WIN. 5 22" WEAVER-STYLE BASES 1 TURN IN 10" 42" 131/4" MATTE BLUE SYNTHETIC (MOSSY OAK BRUSH) 6.7 LBS ALL-PURPOSE 26685 .308 WIN. 5 22" WEAVER-STYLE BASES 1 TURN IN 10" 42" 131/4" MATTE BLUE SYNTHETIC (MOSSY OAK BRUSH) 6.7 LBSALL-PURPOSE 26254 .243 WIN. 5 22" ADJ. RIFLE 1 TURN IN 10" 42" 131/4" MATTE BLUE SYNTHETIC (BLACK) 6.6 LBS ALL-PURPOSE 26252 .308 WIN. 5 22" ADJ. RIFLE 1 TURN IN 10" 42" 131/4" MATTE BLUE SYNTHETIC (BLACK) 6.6 LBS

100ATR ALL-TERRAIN RIFLE — LONG-ACTION (ADJUSTABLE “LBA™” TRIGGER, TOP LOAD MAGAZINE)

ALL-PURPOSE 26030 .270 WIN. 5 22" WEAVER-STYLE BASES 1 TURN IN 10" 423/4" 131/2" MATTE BLUE SYNTHETIC (BLACK) 7 LBS ALL-PURPOSE 26040 .30-06 SPRG. 5 22" WEAVER-STYLE BASES 1 TURN IN 10" 423/4" 131/2" MATTE BLUE SYNTHETIC (BLACK) 7 LBS ALL-PURPOSE 26670 .270 WIN. 5 22" WEAVER-STYLE BASES 1 TURN IN 10" 423/4" 131/2" MATTE BLUE SYNTHETIC (REALTREE AP) 7 LBS ALL-PURPOSE 26675 .30-06 SPRG. 5 22" WEAVER-STYLE BASES 1 TURN IN 10" 423/4" 131/2" MATTE BLUE SYNTHETIC (REALTREE AP) 7 LBS ALL-PURPOSE 26690 .270 WIN. 5 22" WEAVER-STYLE BASES 1 TURN IN 10" 423/4" 131/2" MATTE BLUE SYNTHETIC (MOSSY OAK BRUSH) 7 LBS ALL-PURPOSE 26695 .30-06 SPRG. 5 22" WEAVER-STYLE BASES 1 TURN IN 10" 423/4" 131/2" MATTE BLUE SYNTHETIC (MOSSY OAK BRUSH) 7 LBSALL-PURPOSE 26210 .270 WIN. 5 22" WEAVER-STYLE BASES 1 TURN IN 10" 423/4" 131/2" MATTE BLUE SYNTHETIC (MO NEW BREAK-UP) 7 LBS ALL-PURPOSE 26215 .30-06 SPRG. 5 22" WEAVER-STYLE BASES 1 TURN IN 10" 423/4" 131/2" MATTE BLUE SYNTHETIC (MO NEW BREAK-UP) 7 LBS ALL-PURPOSE 26110 .270 WIN. 5 22" WEAVER-STYLE BASES 1 TURN IN 10" 423/4" 131/2" MATTE BLUE SYNTHETIC (DURA-WOOD FINISH) 7 LBS ALL-PURPOSE 26115 .30-06 SPRG. 5 22" WEAVER-STYLE BASES 1 TURN IN 10" 423/4" 131/2" MATTE BLUE SYNTHETIC (DURA-WOOD FINISH) 7 LBS ALL-PURPOSE 26320 .270 WIN. 5 22" WEAVER-STYLE BASES 1 TURN IN 10" 423/4" 131/2" MARINECOTE SYNTHETIC (BLACK) 7 LBS ALL-PURPOSE 26310 .30-06 SPRG. 5 22" WEAVER-STYLE BASES 1 TURN IN 10" 423/4" 131/2" MARINECOTE SYNTHETIC (BLACK) 7 LBSALL-PURPOSE 26120 .270 WIN. 5 22" WEAVER-STYLE BASES 1 TURN IN 10" 423/4" 131/2" MARINECOTE SYNTHETIC (DURA-WOOD FINISH) 7 LBS ALL-PURPOSE 26130 .30-06 SPRG. 5 22" WEAVER-STYLE BASES 1 TURN IN 10" 423/4" 131/2" MARINECOTE SYNTHETIC (DURA-WOOD FINISH) 7 LBS ALL-PURPOSE 26156 .270 WIN. 5 22" ADJ. RIFLE 1 TURN IN 10" 423/4" 131/2" MATTE BLUE SYNTHETIC (BLACK) 7 LBS ALL-PURPOSE 26153 .30-06 SPRG. 5 22" ADJ. RIFLE 1 TURN IN 10" 423/4" 131/2" MATTE BLUE SYNTHETIC (BLACK) 7 LBS

100ATR ALL-TERRAIN RIFLE — SHORT-ACTION SCOPED COMBOS (3-9x40mm VARIABLE SCOPE, ADJUSTABLE “LBA™” TRIGGER, TOP LOAD MAGAZINE)

ALL-PURPOSE 26211 .243 WIN. 5 22" WEAVER-STYLE BASES 1 TURN IN 10" 42" 131/4" MATTE BLUE WALNUT 73/4 LBS ALL-PURPOSE 26232 .308 WIN. 5 22" WEAVER-STYLE BASES 1 TURN IN 10" 42" 131/4" MATTE BLUE WALNUT 73/4 LBS ALL-PURPOSE 26212 .243 WIN. 5 22" WEAVER-STYLE BASES 1 TURN IN 10" 42" 131/4" MATTE BLUE SYNTHETIC (BLACK) 73/4 LBS ALL-PURPOSE 26231 .308 WIN. 5 22" WEAVER-STYLE BASES 1 TURN IN 10" 42" 131/4" MATTE BLUE SYNTHETIC (BLACK) 73/4 LBS

100ATR ALL-TERRAIN RIFLE — LONG-ACTION SCOPED COMBOS (3-9x40mm VARIABLE SCOPE, ADJUSTABLE “LBA™” TRIGGER, TOP LOAD MAGAZINE)

ALL-PURPOSE 26330 .270 WIN. 5 22" WEAVER-STYLE BASES 1 TURN IN 10" 423/4" 131/2" MATTE BLUE SYNTHETIC (BLACK) 73/4 LBS ALL-PURPOSE 26350 .30-06 SPRG. 5 22" WEAVER-STYLE BASES 1 TURN IN 10" 423/4" 131/2" MATTE BLUE SYNTHETIC (BLACK) 73/4 LBS ALL-PURPOSE 26340 .270 WIN. 5 22" WEAVER-STYLE BASES 1 TURN IN 10" 423/4" 131/2" MARINECOTE SYNTHETIC (DURA-WOOD FINISH) 73/4 LBS ALL-PURPOSE 26360 .30-06 SPRG. 5 22" WEAVER-STYLE BASES 1 TURN IN 10" 423/4" 131/2" MARINECOTE SYNTHETIC (DURA-WOOD FINISH) 73/4 LBS ALL-PURPOSE 26160 .270 WIN. 5 22" WEAVER-STYLE BASES 1 TURN IN 10" 423/4" 131/2" MARINECOTE SYNTHETIC (BLACK) 73/4 LBS ALL-PURPOSE 26150 .30-06 SPRG. 5 22" WEAVER-STYLE BASES 1 TURN IN 10" 423/4" 131/2" MARINECOTE SYNTHETIC (BLACK) 73/4 LBS

IMPORTANT NOTES TOTAL CAP: CAPACITY–INCLUDES ONE IN CHAMBER. LOP: LENGTH OF PULL. MO: MOSSY OAK BRAND CAMO. MOSSY OAK AND BREAK-UP ARE REGISTERED TRADEMARKS OF HAASOUTDOORS, INC. REALTREE AND AP ARE REGISTERED TRADEMARKS OF SPARTAN REALTREE PRODUCTS, INC. ALL MODELS INCLUDE A FREE GUN LOCK.

100ATR® BANTAM™ BOLT-ACTION RIFLES – FEATURING THE NEW LIGHTNING BOLT ACTION™ “LBA™” TRIGGERITEM TOTAL OVERALL APPROX.

TYPE NUMBER CALIBER CAP BARREL SCOPE BASES/SIGHTS TWIST LENGTH LOP BARREL FINISH STOCK WEIGHT

100ATR BANTAM — SHORT-ACTION (ADJUSTABLE “LBA™” TRIGGER, TOP LOAD MAGAZINE, 12” LOP)

ALL-PURPOSE 26241 .243 WIN. 5 20" WEAVER-STYLE BASES 1 TURN IN 10" 42" 12" MATTE BLUE WALNUT 61/2 LBS ALL-PURPOSE 26242 .308 WIN. 5 20" WEAVER-STYLE BASES 1 TURN IN 10" 42" 12" MATTE BLUE WALNUT 61/2 LBS


100ATR® SUPER BANTAM™ BOLT-ACTION RIFLES – FEATURING THE NEW LIGHTNING BOLT ACTION™ “LBA™” TRIGGERITEM TOTAL OVERALL APPROX.

TYPE NUMBER CALIBER CAP BARREL SCOPE BASES/SIGHTS TWIST LENGTH LOP BARREL FINISH STOCK/FINISH WEIGHT

100ATR SUPER BANTAM — SHORT-ACTION (ADJ. “LBA™” TRIGGER, TOP LOAD MAGAZINE, ADJ. LOP)

ALL-PURPOSE 26240 .243 WIN. 5 20" WEAVER-STYLE BASES 1 TURN IN 10" 42"* 12—13" MATTE BLUE SYNTHETIC (BLACK) 7 LBS ALL-PURPOSE 26245 .308 WIN. 5 20" WEAVER-STYLE BASES 1 TURN IN 10" 42"* 12—13" MATTE BLUE SYNTHETIC (BLACK) 7 LBS

100ATR SUPER BANTAM — SHORT-ACTION SCOPED COMBO (3-9x40mm VARIABLE SCOPE, ADJ. “LBA™” TRIGGER, TOP LOAD MAGAZINE, ADJ. LOP)

ALL-PURPOSE 26260 .243 WIN. 5 20" WEAVER-STYLE BASES 1 TURN IN 10" 42"* 12—13" MATTE BLUE SYNTHETIC (BLACK) 73/4 LBS ALL-PURPOSE 26265 .308 WIN. 5 20" WEAVER-STYLE BASES 1 TURN IN 10" 42"* 12—13" MATTE BLUE SYNTHETIC (BLACK) 73/4 LBS

IMPORTANT NOTES TOTAL CAP: CAPACITY–INCLUDES ONE IN CHAMBER. LOP: LENGTH OF PULL. *: OVERALL LENGTH IS MEASURED WHEN STOCK IS SET AT MINIMUM LENGTH OF PULL. ALL MODELSINCLUDE A FREE GUN LOCK.


Specifications

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Specifications


935 MAGNUM™ 31/2" AUTOLOADING SHOTGUNSITEM 3" OVERALL APPROX.

TYPE NUMBER GA. CHAMBER CAP. BARREL SIGHTS CHOKES LENGTH LOP FINISH STOCK WEIGHT

935 MAGNUM — TURKEY (OVERBORED BARREL)TURKEY 82026 12 31/2" 5 24" VR OB ADJ. FO ULTI-FULL TUBE 45" 141/2" RT HARDWOODS HD-GREEN SYNTHETIC 71/2 LBSTURKEY 82032 12 31/2" 5 24" VR OB ADJ. FO ULTI-FULL TUBE 45" 141/2" MO OBSESSION SYNTHETIC 71/2 LBSTURKEY 82036 12 31/2" 5 24" VR OB ADJ. FO ULTI-FULL TUBE 45" 141/2" MO NEW BREAK-UP SYNTHETIC 71/2 LBS

935 MAGNUM — PISTOL GRIP – TURKEY (FULL-LENGTH STOCK WITH PISTOL GRIP, X-FACTOR PORTED TUBE, OVERBORED BARREL)

NEW TURKEY 82540 12 31/2" 5 22" VR OB ADJ. FO X-FACTOR PORTED TUBE 411/2" 13" MO OBSESSION PISTOL GRIP/SYNTHETIC 71/2 LBS

935 MAGNUM — GRAND SLAM SERIES – TURKEY (X-FACTOR PORTED TUBE, SLING, OVERBORED BARREL)

TURKEY 81038 12 31/2" 5 22" VR OB ADJ. FO X-FACTOR PORTED TUBE 43" 141/2" MO NEW BREAK-UP SYNTHETIC 71/2 LBSTURKEY 81039 12 31/2" 5 22" VR OB ADJ. FO X-FACTOR PORTED TUBE 43" 141/2" RT HARDWOODS HD GREEN SYNTHETIC 71/2 LBS

935 MAGNUM — WATERFOWL (OVERBORED BARREL, SLING)

WATERFOWL 81000 12 31/2" 5 28" VR OB FO FRONT ACCU-MAG SET 49" 141/2" MATTE BLACK SYNTHETIC (BLACK) 73/4 LBSWATERFOWL 81001 12 31/2" 5 26" VR OB FO FRONT ACCU-MAG SET 47" 141/2" MATTE BLACK SYNTHETIC (BLACK) 73/4 LBSWATERFOWL 81020 12 31/2" 5 28" VR OB FO FRONT ACCU-MAG SET 49" 141/2" MO DUCK BLIND SYNTHETIC 73/4 LBSWATERFOWL 81022 12 31/2" 5 26" VR OB FO FRONT ACCU-MAG SET 47" 141/2" MO DUCK BLIND SYNTHETIC 73/4 LBSWATERFOWL 81035 12 31/2" 5 28" VR OB FO FRONT ACCU-MAG SET 49" 141/2" MO NEW BREAK-UP SYNTHETIC 73/4 LBSWATERFOWL 82035 12 31/2" 5 28" VR OB FO FRONT ACCU-MAG SET 49" 141/2" ADVANTAGE MAX-4 SYNTHETIC 73/4 LBSWATERFOWL 82037 12 31/2" 5 26" VR OB FO FRONT ACCU-MAG SET 47" 141/2" ADVANTAGE MAX-4 SYNTHETIC 73/4 LBS

935 MAGNUM — FLYWAY SERIES – WATERFOWL (X-FACTOR PORTED TUBES, CAMO SLING, OVERBORED BARREL)

WATERFOWL 82034 12 31/2" 5 28" VR OB FO FRONT X-FACTOR PORTED TUBES 49" 141/2" ADVANTAGE MAX-4 SYNTHETIC 73/4 LBS

935 MAGNUM — SLUGSTERDEER 81030 12 31/2" 5 24" ISB FULLY-RIFLED BORE 45" 141/2" REALTREE AP SYNTHETIC (MONTE CARLO) 71/2 LBS

935 MAGNUM — COMBOS (TWO BARREL SETS )

TURKEY/DEER 82210 12 31/2" 5 24" VR OB ADJ. FO ULTI-FULL TUBE 45" 141/2" MO NEW BREAK-UP SYNTHETIC 71/2 LBSCOMBO 12 31/2" 5 24" ADJ. RIFLE FULLY-RIFLED BORE 45" ––– MO NEW BREAK-UP 71/2 LBS

TURKEY/WATERFOWL 81224 12 31/2" 5 24" VR OB ADJ. FO ULTI-FULL TUBE 45" 141/2" MO NEW BREAK-UP SYNTHETIC 71/2 LBSCOMBO 12 31/2" 5 28" VR OB FO FRONT ACCU-MAG SET 49" ––– MO NEW BREAK-UP 73/4 LBS

IMPORTANT NOTES ALL 935 MAGNUM MODELS COME FACTORY ASSEMBLED. CAP: CAPACITY–INCLUDES ONE IN CHAMBER. ONE LESS FOR 31/2" SHELLS. (PENDING AMMUNITION TOLERANCE VARIATIONS,TOTAL CAPACITY MAY BE REDUCED BY ONE ADDITIONAL ROUND). ACCU-MAG SET: INCLUDES FULL, MODIFIED AND IMPROVED CYLINDER CHOKE TUBES. X-FACTOR PORTED TUBES (FLYWAY SERIES):MODELS COME WITH PORTED IMPROVED CYLINDER & MODIFIED TUBES. OB: OVERBORED BARREL. VR: VENT RIB. ISB: INTEGRAL SCOPE BASE. FO FRONT: FIBER OPTIC FRONT BEAD SIGHT. ADJ FO: FRONT& REAR FIBER OPTIC SIGHTS ADJUST FOR WINDAGE & ELEVATION. LOP: LENGTH OF PULL. MO: MOSSY OAK BRAND CAMO. MOSSY OAK, BREAK-UP, OBSESSION AND DUCK BLIND ARE REGISTEREDTRADEMARKS OF HAAS OUTDOORS, INC. RT: REALTREE BRAND CAMO. REALTREE, ADVANTAGE, MAX-4, HARDWOODS AND AP ARE REGISTERED TRADEMARKS OF SPARTAN REALTREE PRODUCTS, INC. ALLMODELS INCLUDE A FREE GUN LOCK.

930™ 23/4–3" AUTOLOADING SHOTGUNSITEM 3" OVERALL APPROX.


930 — ALL-PURPOSE FIELD ALL-PURPOSE 85110 12 3" 5 28" VR PTD BEAD ACCU-SET 481/2" 14" BLUE WALNUT 73/4 LBSALL-PURPOSE 85120 12 3" 5 26" VR PTD BEAD ACCU-SET 461/2" 14" BLUE WALNUT 73/4 LBS

930 — TURKEY TURKEY 85235 12 3" 5 24" VR PTD FO FRONT XX-FULL 441/2" 14" MATTE BLUE SYNTHETIC (BLACK) 71/2 LBSTURKEY 85220 12 3" 5 24" VR PTD ADJ. FO XX-FULL 441/2" 14" RT HARDWOODS HD GREEN SYNTHETIC 71/2 LBSTURKEY 85312 12 3" 5 24" VR PTD ADJ. FO XX-FULL 441/2" 14" MO OBSESSION SYNTHETIC 71/2 LBS

930 — PISTOL GRIP – TURKEY (FULL-LENGTH STOCK WITH PISTOL GRIP)

NEW TURKEY 85265 12 3" 5 24" VR PTD ADJ. FO XX-FULL 431/2" 13" MATTE BLUE PISTOL GRIP/SYNTHETIC (BLACK) 71/2 LBSNEW TURKEY 85270 12 3" 5 24" VR PTD ADJ. FO XX-FULL 431/2" 13" MO OBSESSION PISTOL GRIP/SYNTHETIC 71/2 LBS

930 — WATERFOWL WATERFOWL 85128 12 3" 5 28" VR PTD FO FRONT ACCU-SET 481/2" 14" MATTE BLUE SYNTHETIC (BLACK) 73/4 LBSWATERFOWL 85115 12 3" 5 28" VR PTD FO FRONT ACCU-SET 481/2" 14" MATTE BLUE WALNUT 73/4 LBSWATERFOWL 85210 12 3" 5 28" VR PTD FO FRONT ACCU-SET 481/2" 14" MO DUCK BLIND SYNTHETIC 73/4 LBSWATERFOWL 85228 12 3" 5 28" VR PTD FO FRONT ACCU-SET 481/2" 14" ADVANTAGE MAX-4 SYNTHETIC 73/4 LBS

IMPORTANT NOTES ALL 930 MODELS COME FACTORY ASSEMBLED. CAP: CAPACITY–INCLUDES ONE IN CHAMBER. ACCU-SET: INCLUDES FULL, MODIFIED AND IMPROVED CYLINDER CHOKE TUBES.PTD: PORTED BARREL. VR: VENT RIB. ISB: INTEGRAL SCOPE BASE. FO FRONT: FIBER OPTIC FRONT BEAD SIGHT. ADJ FO: FRONT & REAR FIBER OPTIC SIGHTS ADJUST FOR WINDAGE & ELEVATION.LOP: LENGTH OF PULL. MO: MOSSY OAK BRAND CAMO. MOSSY OAK, BREAK-UP, DUCK BLIND AND OBSESSION ARE REGISTERED TRADEMARKS OF HAAS OUTDOORS, INC. RT: REALTREE BRAND CAMO.REALTREE, ADVANTAGE, MAX-4, AP AND HARDWOODS ARE REGISTERED TRADEMARKS OF SPARTAN REALTREE PRODUCTS, INC. ALL MODELS INCLUDE A FREE GUN LOCK.



Specifications

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930™ 23/4–3" AUTOLOADING SHOTGUNSITEM 3" OVERALL APPROX.


930 — SLUGSTER DEER 85232 12 3" 5 24" PTD ISB FULLY-RIFLED BORE 441/2" 14" MATTE BLUE SYNTHETIC MONTE CARLO 71/2 LBSDEER 85114 12 3" 5 24" PTD ADJ. RIFLE FULLY-RIFLED BORE 441/2" 14" MATTE BLUE WALNUT 71/2 LBSDEER 85311 12 3" 5 24" PTD ISB FULLY-RIFLED BORE 441/2" 14" REALTREE AP SYNTHETIC MONTE CARLO 71/2 LBSDEER 85310 12 3" 5 24" PTD ISB FULLY-RIFLED BORE 441/2" 14" MO NEW BREAK-UP SYNTHETIC MONTE CARLO 71/2 LBS

930 — COMBOS (TWO BARREL SETS)

DEER/FIELD 85125 12 3" 5 24" PTD ADJ. RIFLE FULLY-RIFLED BORE 441/2" 14" BLUE WALNUT 71/2 LBSCOMBO 12 3" 5 26" VR PTD FO FRONT ACCU-SET 461/2" ––– BLUE 73/4 LBS

DEER/WATERFOWL 85238 12 3" 5 24" PTD ADJ. RIFLE FULLY-RIFLED BORE 441/2" 14" MATTE SYNTHETIC (BLACK) 71/2 LBSCOMBO 12 3" 5 28" VR PTD FO FRONT ACCU-SET 481/2" ––– MATTE 73/4 LBS

IMPORTANT NOTES ALL 930 MODELS COME FACTORY ASSEMBLED. CAP: CAPACITY–INCLUDES ONE IN CHAMBER. ACCU-SET: INCLUDES FULL, MODIFIED AND IMPROVED CYLINDER CHOKE TUBES. PTD: PORTEDBARREL. VR: VENT RIB. ISB: INTEGRAL SCOPE BASE. FO FRONT: FIBER OPTIC FRONT BEAD SIGHT. ADJ FO: FRONT & REAR FIBER OPTIC SIGHTS ADJUST FOR WINDAGE & ELEVATION. LOP: LENGTH OF PULL.MO: MOSSY OAK BRAND CAMO. MOSSY OAK AND BREAK-UP ARE REGISTERED TRADEMARKS OF HAAS OUTDOORS, INC. RT: REALTREE BRAND CAMO. REALTREE AND AP ARE REGISTERED TRADEMARKS OF SPARTANREALTREE PRODUCTS, INC. ALL MODELS INCLUDE A FREE GUN LOCK.

835® ULTI-MAG® 23/4–31/2" PUMP-ACTION SHOTGUNSITEM 23/4" OVERALL APPROX.


835 ULTI-MAG — TURKEY (OVERBORED BARREL)

TURKEY 68231 12 31/2" 6 24" VR PTD ADJ. FO ULTI-FULL TUBE 443/4" 141/2" WOODLANDS SYNTHETIC 71/2 LBSTURKEY 63515 12 31/2" 6 24" VR PTD ADJ. FO ULTI-FULL TUBE 443/4" 141/2" MO OBSESSION SYNTHETIC 71/2 LBSTURKEY 62237 12 31/2" 6 24" VR PTD ADJ. FO ULTI-FULL TUBE 443/4" 141/2" RT HARDWOODS HD GREEN SYNTHETIC 71/2 LBSTURKEY 62235 12 31/2" 6 24" VR PTD ADJ. FO ULTI-FULL TUBE 443/4" 141/2" MO NEW BREAK-UP SYNTHETIC 71/2 LBS

835 ULTI-MAG — GRAND SLAM SERIES – TURKEY (X-FACTOR PORTED TUBE, SLING, OVERBORED BARREL)

TURKEY 62336 12 31/2" 6 20" VR ADJ. FO X-FACTOR PTD TUBE 403/4" 141/2" RT HARDWOODS HD GREEN SYNTHETIC 71/4 LBSTURKEY 62337 12 31/2" 6 20" VR ADJ. FO X-FACTOR PTD TUBE 403/4" 141/2" MO NEW BREAK-UP SYNTHETIC 71/4 LBS

835 ULTI-MAG — SYNTHETIC THUMBHOLE TURKEY SERIES (THUMBHOLE STOCK, X-FACTOR PORTED TUBE, OVERBORED BARREL)

TURKEY 63125 12 31/2" 6 20" VR ADJ. FO X-FACTOR PTD TUBE 403/4" 14" MATTE BLUE SYNTHETIC (BLACK) 71/4 LBSTURKEY 63130 12 31/2" 6 20" VR ADJ. FO X-FACTOR PTD TUBE 403/4" 14" MO NEW BREAK-UP SYNTHETIC 71/4 LBSTURKEY 63135 12 31/2" 6 20" VR ADJ. FO X-FACTOR PTD TUBE 403/4" 14" RT HARDWOODS HD GREEN SYNTHETIC 71/4 LBS

835 ULTI-MAG — TACTICAL TURKEY SERIES (ADJUSTABLE STOCK, X-FACTOR PORTED TUBE, SLING, OVERBORED BARREL)

TURKEY 63100 12 31/2" 6 20" VR ADJ. FO X-FACTOR PTD TUBE 381/2"* 103/4"-145/8" RT HARDWOODS HD GREEN ADJ. SYNTHETIC 71/4 LBSTURKEY 63105 12 31/2" 6 20" VR ADJ. FO X-FACTOR PTD TUBE 381/2"* 103/4"-145/8" MO NEW BREAK-UP ADJ. SYNTHETIC 71/4 LBS

835 ULTI-MAG — WATERFOWL (OVERBORED BARREL)WATERFOWL 61120 12 31/2" 6 28" VR PTD DUAL BEAD MODIFIED TUBE 483/4" 141/2" BLUE WOOD 73/4 LBSWATERFOWL 66720 12 31/2" 6 28" VR PTD DUAL BEAD MODIFIED TUBE 483/4" 141/2" MATTE BLUE SYNTHETIC (BLACK) 73/4 LBSWATERFOWL 63520 12 31/2" 6 28" VR PTD FO FRONT ACCU-MAG SET 483/4" 141/2" MO DUCK BLIND SYNTHETIC 73/4 LBSWATERFOWL 63525 12 31/2" 6 26" VR PTD FO FRONT ACCU-MAG SET 463/4" 141/2" MO DUCK BLIND SYNTHETIC 71/4 LBSWATERFOWL 62144 12 31/2" 6 28" VR PTD FO FRONT ACCU-MAG SET 483/4" 141/2" ADVANTAGE MAX-4 SYNTHETIC 73/4 LBSWATERFOWL 61144 12 31/2" 6 26" VR PTD FO FRONT ACCU-MAG SET 463/4" 141/2" ADVANTAGE MAX-4 SYNTHETIC 71/4 LBSWATERFOWL 62145 12 31/2" 6 28" VR PTD FO FRONT ACCU-MAG SET 483/4" 141/2" MO NEW BREAK-UP SYNTHETIC 73/4 LBSWATERFOWL 61145 12 31/2" 6 26" VR PTD FO FRONT ACCU-MAG SET 463/4" 141/2" MO NEW BREAK-UP SYNTHETIC 71/4 LBS

835 ULTI-MAG — FLYWAY SERIES – WATERFOWL (X-FACTOR PORTED TUBE, CAMO SLING, OVERBORED BARREL)

WATERFOWL 62149 12 31/2" 6 28" VR FO FRONT X-FACTOR PTD TUBES 483/4" 141/2" ADVANTAGE MAX-4 SYNTHETIC 73/4 LBS

835 ULTI-MAG — SLUGSTERDEER 63510 12 31/2" 6 24" PTD RIFLE FULLY-RIFLED BORE 44" 137/8" REALTREE AP SYNTHETIC 73/4 LBS

835 ULTI-MAG — COMBOS (TWO BARREL SETS)

TURKEY/DEER 62414 12 31/2" 6 24" VR PTD ADJ. FO ULTI-FULL TUBE 443/4" 137/8" MO NEW BREAK-UP WOOD (DUAL COMB) 71/2 LBSCOMBO 12 31/2" 24" PTD ISB FULLY-RIFLED BORE 44" ––– MO NEW BREAK-UP 71/2 LBS

TURKEY/ 62338 12 31/2" 6 24" VR PTD ADJ. FO ULTI-FULL TUBE 443/4" 141/2" MO NEW BREAK-UP SYNTHETIC 71/2 LBSWATERFOWL COMBO 12 31/2" 28" VR PTD FO FRONT ACCU-MAG SET 483/4" ––– MO NEW BREAK-UP 73/4 LBS

IMPORTANT NOTES CAP: CAPACITY–INCLUDES ONE IN CHAMBER. ONE LESS FOR 3" & 31/2" SHELLS. (PENDING AMMUNITION TOLERANCE VARIATIONS, TOTAL CAPACITY MAY BE REDUCED BY ONE ADDITIONALROUND). ACCU-MAG SET: INCLUDES FULL, MODIFIED AND IMPROVED CYLINDER CHOKE TUBES. X-FACTOR PORTED TUBE (FLYWAY SERIES): MODELS COME WITH PORTED IMPROVED CYLINDER & MODIFIEDTUBES. PTD: PORTED BARREL. VR: VENT RIB. ISB: INTEGRAL SCOPE BASE. FO FRONT: FIBER OPTIC FRONT BEAD SIGHT. ADJ FO: FIBER OPTIC SIGHTS ADJUST FOR WINDAGE & ELEVATION. LOP: LENGTH OF PULL.*: OVERALL LENGTH IS MEASURED WHEN STOCK IS SET AT ITS MINIMUM LENGTH OF PULL. WOOD: SATIN FINISHED WOOD STOCK AND FOREARM. MO: MOSSY OAK BRAND CAMO. MOSSY OAK, SHADOWGRASS, BREAK-UP, OBSESSION AND DUCK BLIND ARE REGISTERED TRADEMARKS OF HAAS OUTDOORS, INC. RT: REALTREE BRAND CAMO. REALTREE, ADVANTAGE, MAX-4, HARDWOODS AND AP ARE REGISTEREDTRADEMARKS OF SPARTAN REALTREE PRODUCTS, INC. ALL MODELS INCLUDE A FREE GUN LOCK.



Specifications535ATS™ (ALL-TERRAIN SHOTGUN) 23/4–31/2" PUMP-ACTION SHOTGUNS

ITEM 23/4" OVERALL APPROX.TYPE NUMBER GA. CHAMBER CAP. BARREL SIGHTS CHOKES LENGTH LOP FINISH STOCK WEIGHT

535 ATS — ALL-PURPOSE FIELDALL-PURPOSE 45000 12 31/2" 6 28"VR BEAD ACCU-SET 481/4" 14" BLUE WOOD 63/4 LBS

535 ATS — TURKEYTURKEY 45450 12 31/2" 6 22"VR ADJ. FO XX-FULL 421/4" 14" MO OBSESSION SYNTHETIC 61/2 LBSTURKEY 45220 12 31/2" 6 22"VR ADJ. FO XX-FULL 421/4" 14" MO NEW BREAK-UP SYNTHETIC 61/2 LBSTURKEY 45215 12 31/2" 6 22"VR ADJ. FO XX-FULL 421/4" 14" RT HRDWDS HD GREEN SYNTHETIC 61/2 LBS

535 ATS — SYNTHETIC THUMBHOLE TURKEY SERIES (X-FACTOR PORTED TUBE)

TURKEY 45100 12 31/2" 6 20"VR ADJ. FO X-FACTOR PTD TUBE 401/2" 14" MATTE BLUE SYNTHETIC (BLACK) 7 LBSTURKEY 45110 12 31/2" 6 20"VR ADJ. FO X-FACTOR PTD TUBE 401/2" 14" MO NEW BREAK-UP SYNTHETIC 7 LBSTURKEY 45115 12 31/2" 6 20"VR ADJ. FO X-FACTOR PTD TUBE 401/2" 14" RT HARDWOODS HD GREEN SYNTHETIC 7 LBS

535 ATS — TACTICAL TURKEY SERIES (ADJUSTABLE STOCK, X-FACTOR PORTED TUBE, SLING)

TURKEY 45221 12 31/2" 6 20"VR ADJ. FO X-FACTOR PTD TUBE 371/4"* 103/4"-145/8"* MO NEW BREAK-UP ADJ. SYNTHETIC 7 LBSTURKEY 45226 12 31/2" 6 20"VR ADJ. FO X-FACTOR PTD TUBE 371/4"* 103/4"-145/8"* RT HARDWOODS HD GREEN ADJ. SYNTHETIC 7 LBS

535 ATS — WATERFOWLWATERFOWL 45120 12 31/2" 6 28"VR FO FRONT ACCU-SET 481/4" 14" MATTE BLUE SYNTHETIC (BLACK) 63/4 LBSWATERFOWL 45600 12 31/2" 6 28"VR FO FRONT ACCU-SET 481/4" 14" MO DUCK BLIND SYNTHETIC 63/4 LBSWATERFOWL 45225 12 31/2" 6 28"VR FO FRONT ACCU-SET 481/4" 14" ADVANTAGE MAX-4 SYNTHETIC 63/4 LBS

535 ATS — SLUGSTERDEER 45124 12 31/2" 6 24" ADJ. RIFLE FULLY-RIFLED BORE 441/4" 14" MATTE BLUE SYNTHETIC (BLACK) 7 LBSDEER 45440 12 31/2" 6 24" ISB FULLY-RIFLED BORE 441/4" 14" REALTREE AP WOOD (DUAL COMB) 7 LBS

535 ATS — COMBOS (TWO BARREL SETS)

FIELD/DEER 45310 12 31/2" 6 28"VR BEAD ACCU-SET 481/4" 14" BLUE WOOD 63/4 LBSCOMBO 12 31/2" 24" ADJ. RIFLE FULLY-RIFLED BORE 441/4" ––– BLUE 7 LBSTURKEY/DEER 45210 12 31/2" 6 22"VR ADJ. FO XX-FULL 421/4" 14" MO NEW BREAK-UP SYNTHETIC 61/2 LBSCOMBO 12 31/2" 24" ADJ. RIFLE FULLY-RIFLED BORE 441/4" ––– MO NEW BREAK-UP 7 LBSTURKEY/ 45315 12 31/2" 6 22"VR ADJ. FO XX-FULL 421/4" 14" MO NEW BREAK-UP SYNTHETIC 61/2 LBSWATERFOWL COMBO 12 31/2" 28"VR FO FRONT ACCU-SET 481/4" ––– MO NEW BREAK-UP 63/4 LBS

IMPORTANT NOTES CAP: CAPACITY–INCLUDES ONE IN CHAMBER. ONE LESS FOR 3"& 31/2" SHELLS. (PENDING AMMUNITION TOLERANCE VARIATIONS, TOTAL CAPACITY MAY BE REDUCED BY ONE ADDITIONALROUND). ACCU-SET: INCLUDES FULL, MODIFIED AND IMPROVED CYLINDER CHOKE TUBES. VR: VENT RIB. FO FRONT: FIBER OPTIC FRONT BEAD SIGHT. ADJ FO: FRONT & REAR FIBER OPTIC SIGHTS ADJUST FORWINDAGE & ELEVATION. LOP: LENGTH OF PULL. *: OVERALL LENGTH IS MEASURED WHEN STOCK IS SET AT ITS MINIMUM LENGTH OF PULL. WOOD: SATIN FINISHED WOOD STOCK AND FOREARM. MO: MOSSYOAK BRAND CAMO. MOSSY OAK, BREAK-UP, OBSESSION AND DUCK BLIND ARE REGISTERED TRADEMARKS OF HAAS OUTDOORS, INC. RT: REALTREE BRAND CAMO. REALTREE, ADVANTAGE, MAX-4, AP ANDHARDWOODS ARE REGISTERED TRADEMARKS OF SPARTAN REALTREE PRODUCTS, INC. ALL MODELS INCLUDE A FREE GUN LOCK.

500® PUMP-ACTION SHOTGUNSITEM 23/4" OVERALL APPROX.


500 — ALL PURPOSE FIELDALL PURPOSE 50120 12 3" 6 28" VR PTD TWIN BEAD ACCU-SET 471/2" 137/8" BLUE WOOD 71/2 LBSALL PURPOSE 56420 12 3" 6 28" VR PTD TWIN BEAD ACCU-SET 481/2" 141/2" MATTE BLUE SYNTHETIC (BLACK) 71/2 LBSALL PURPOSE 52215 12 3" 6 26" VR PTD TWIN BEAD ACCU-SET 461/4" 141/2" MO NEW BREAK-UP SYNTHETIC 71/4 LBSALL PURPOSE 50136 20 3" 6 26" VR TWIN BEAD ACCU-SET 451/2" 137/8" BLUE WOOD 7 LBSALL PURPOSE 56436 20 3" 6 26" VR TWIN BEAD ACCU-SET 451/4" 14" MATTE BLUE SYNTHETIC (BLACK) 7 LBSALL PURPOSE 50104 .410 3" 6 24" VR TWIN BEAD FULL-FIXED 433/4" 14" BLUE WOOD 61/4 LBS

500 — TURKEY TURKEY 52270 12 3" 6 24" VR PTD ADJ. FO XX-FULL 441/4" 141/2" MO NEW BREAK-UP SYNTHETIC 71/4 LBSTURKEY 55115 12 3" 6 24" VR PTD ADJ. FO XX-FULL 441/4" 141/2" MO OBSESSION SYNTHETIC 71/4 LBSTURKEY 54241 20 3" 6 24" VR PTD ADJ. FO XX-FULL 441/4" 141/2" MO NEW BREAK-UP SYNTHETIC 71/4 LBS

500 — SYNTHETIC THUMBHOLE TURKEY SERIES (X-FACTOR PORTED TUBE)

TURKEY 57700 12 3" 6 20" VR ADJ. FO X-FACTOR PTD TUBE 401/4" 141/2" MATTE BLUE SYNTHETIC (BLACK) 7 LBSTURKEY 57710 12 3" 6 20" VR ADJ. FO X-FACTOR PTD TUBE 401/4" 141/2" MO NEW BREAK-UP SYNTHETIC 7 LBSTURKEY 57720 12 3" 6 20" VR ADJ. FO X-FACTOR PTD TUBE 401/4" 141/2" RT HARDWOODS HD GREEN SYNTHETIC 7 LBS

500 — GRAND SLAM SERIES – TURKEY (X-FACTOR PORTED TUBE, SLING)

TURKEY 52263 12 3" 6 20" VR ADJ. FO X-FACTOR PTD TUBE 401/4" 141/2" RT HARDWOODS HD GREEN SYNTHETIC 7 LBSTURKEY 52262 12 3" 6 20" VR ADJ. FO X-FACTOR PTD TUBE 401/4" 141/2" MO NEW BREAK-UP SYNTHETIC 7 LBSTURKEY 54239 20 3" 6 22" VR ADJ. FO X-FACTOR PTD TUBE 391/4" 14" RT HARDWOODS HD GREEN SYNTHETIC 63/4 LBSTURKEY 54238 20 3" 6 22" VR ADJ. FO X-FACTOR PTD TUBE 391/4" 14" MO NEW BREAK-UP SYNTHETIC 63/4 LBS

IMPORTANT NOTES CAP: CAPACITY–INCLUDES ONE IN CHAMBER. ONE LESS FOR 3" SHELLS. (PENDING AMMUNITION TOLERANCE VARIATIONS, TOTAL CAPACITY MAY BE REDUCED BY ONE ADDITIONAL ROUND).ACCU-SET: INCLUDES FULL, MODIFIED AND IMPROVED CYLINDER CHOKE TUBES. VR: VENT RIB. PTD: PORTED ADJ FO: FIBER OPTIC SIGHTS ADJUST FOR WINDAGE & ELEVATION. LOP: LENGTH OF PULL. WOOD: SATINFINISHED WOOD STOCK AND FOREARM. MO: MOSSY OAK BRAND CAMO. MOSSY OAK, OBSESSION AND BREAK-UP ARE REGISTERED TRADEMARKS OF HAAS OUTDOORS, INC. RT: REALTREE BRAND CAMO. REAL-TREE AND HARDWOODS ARE REGISTERED TRADEMARKS OF SPARTAN REALTREE PRODUCTS, INC. ALL MODELS INCLUDE A FREE GUN LOCK.



500® PUMP-ACTION SHOTGUNSITEM 23/4" OVERALL APPROX.


500 — TACTICAL TURKEY SERIES (ADJUSTABLE STOCK, X-FACTOR PORTED TUBE, SLING)

TURKEY 53264 12 3" 6 20" VR ADJ. FO X-FACTOR PTD TUBE 361/2"* 103/4"-145/8"* MO NEW BREAK-UP ADJ. SYNTHETIC 71/4 LBSTURKEY 53263 12 3" 6 20" VR ADJ. FO X-FACTOR PTD TUBE 361/2"* 103/4"-145/8"* RT HARDWOODS HD GREEN ADJ. SYNTHETIC 71/4 LBS

500 — WATERFOWL WATERFOWL 55120 12 3" 6 28" VR PTD FO FRONT ACCU-SET 481/4" 141/2" MO DUCK BLIND SYNTHETIC 71/2 LBSWATERFOWL 52266 12 3" 6 28" VR PTD FO FRONT ACCU-SET 481/4" 141/2" ADVANTAGE MAX-4 SYNTHETIC 71/2 LBS

500 — FLYWAY SERIES – WATERFOWL (X-FACTOR PORTED TUBE, CAMO SLING)

WATERFOWL 51266 12 3" 6 28" VR FO FRONT X-FACTOR PORTED TUBES 481/4" 141/2" ADVANTAGE MAX-4 SYNTHETIC 71/2 LBS

500 — SLUGSTERDEER 54232 12 3" 6 24" PTD ISB FULLY-RIFLED BORE 431/2" 137/8" BLUE WOOD (DUAL COMB) 71/4 LBSDEER 54244 12 3" 6 24" PTD RIFLE FULLY-RIFLED BORE 431/2" 137/8" BLUE WOOD 71/4 LBS DEER 55100 12 3" 6 24" PTD ISB FULLY-RIFLED BORE 431/2" 137/8" REALTREE AP WOOD (DUAL COMB) 71/4 LBS DEER 52265 12 3" 6 24" PTD ISB FULLY-RIFLED BORE 431/2" 137/8" MO NEW BREAK-UP WOOD (DUAL COMB) 71/4 LBS DEER 54310 20 3" 6 24" PTD ISB FULLY-RIFLED BORE 431/2" 137/8" REALTREE AP WOOD (DUAL COMB) 63/4 LBS DEER 54233 20 3" 6 24" PTD ISB FULLY-RIFLED BORE 431/2" 137/8" BLUE WOOD (DUAL COMB) 63/4 LBS DEER 54137 20 3" 6 24" PTD RIFLE FULLY-RIFLED BORE 431/2" 137/8" MO NEW BREAK-UP SYNTHETIC 71/4 LBS

500 — MUZZLELOADER (.50 CALIBER, #209 PRIMER)

MUZZLELOADER 54155 12 3" 6 24" ADJ. RIFLE FULLY-RIFLED BORE 431/2" 137/8" BLUE WOOD 71/4 LBS

500 — COMBOS (TWO BARREL SETS)

MUZZLELOADER/ 54150 12 3" 6 24" ADJ. RIFLE FULLY-RIFLED BORE 431/2" 137/8" BLUE SYNTHETIC (BLACK) 71/2 LBSDEER COMBO 12 3" 6 24" PTD ADJ. RIFLE FULLY-RIFLED BORE ––– BLUE

FIELD/DEER 54243 12 3" 6 28" VR PTD DUAL BEAD ACCU-SET 471/2" 137/8" BLUE WOOD (DUAL COMB) 71/2 LBSCOMBO 12 3" 6 24" PTD ISB FULLY-RIFLED BORE ––– BLUE

FIELD/DEER 54264 12 3" 6 28" VR PTD DUAL BEAD ACCU-SET 471/2" 137/8" BLUE WOOD 71/2 LBSCOMBO 12 3" 6 24" PTD ADJ. RIFLE FULLY-RIFLED BORE ––– BLUE

FIELD/SECURITY 54169 12 3" 6 28" VR PTD DUAL BEAD ACCU-SET 471/2" 137/8" BLUE WOOD 71/2 LBSCOMBO 12 3" 6 181/2" BEAD CYLINDER BORE ––– BLUE WITH PISTOL GRIP KIT

FIELD/DEER 52264 12 3" 6 28" VR PTD DUAL BEAD ACCU-SET 471/2" 137/8" MO NEW BREAK-UP SYNTHETIC 71/2 LBSCOMBO 12 3" 6 24" PTD ADJ. RIFLE FULLY-RIFLED BORE ––– MO NEW BREAK-UP

FIELD/DEER 54282 20 3" 6 26" VR PTD DUAL BEAD ACCU-SET 451/2" 137/8" BLUE WOOD 7 LBSCOMBO 20 3" 6 24" PTD ADJ. RIFLE FULLY-RIFLED BORE ––– BLUE

FIELD/DEER 54186 20 3" 6 26" VR PTD DUAL BEAD ACCU-SET 451/2" 137/8" MO NEW BREAK-UP SYNTHETIC 7 LBSCOMBO 20 3" 6 24" PTD ADJ. RIFLE FULLY-RIFLED BORE ––– MO NEW BREAK-UP

IMPORTANT NOTES CAP: CAPACITY–INCLUDES ONE IN CHAMBER. ONE LESS FOR 3" SHELLS. (PENDING AMMUNITION TOLERANCE VARIATIONS, TOTAL CAPACITY MAY BE REDUCED BY ONE ADDITIONAL ROUND).ACCU-SET: INCLUDES FULL, MODIFIED AND IMPROVED CYLINDER CHOKE TUBES. X-FACTOR PORTED TUBE (FLYWAY SERIES): MODELS COME WITH PORTED IMPROVED CYLINDER & MODIFIED TUBES. VR: VENTRIB. PTD: PORTED BARREL. ISB: INTEGRAL SCOPE BASE. FO FRONT: FIBER OPTIC FRONT BEAD SIGHT. ADJ FO: FIBER OPTIC SIGHTS ADJUST FOR WINDAGE & ELEVATION. LOP: LENGTH OF PULL. *: OVERALLLENGTH IS MEASURED WHEN STOCK IS SET AT ITS MINIMUM LENGTH OF PULL. WOOD: SATIN FINISHED WOOD STOCK AND FOREARM. MO: MOSSY OAK BRAND CAMO. MOSSY OAK, OBSESSION, BREAK-UPAND DUCK BLIND ARE REGISTERED TRADEMARKS OF HAAS OUTDOORS, INC. RT: REALTREE BRAND CAMO. REALTREE, ADVANTAGE, MAX-4, AP AND HARDWOODS ARE REGISTERED TRADEMARKS OF SPARTANREALTREE PRODUCTS, INC. ALL MODELS INCLUDE A FREE GUN LOCK.


Specifications

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500® BANTAM™ PUMP-ACTION SHOTGUNSITEM 23/4" OVERALL APPROX.


500 BANTAM (13” LOP)

ALL PURPOSE 52132 12 3" 6 24"VR DUAL BEAD ACCU-SET 425/8" 13" BLUE WOOD 71/4 LBSALL PURPOSE 54132 20 3" 6 22"VR DUAL BEAD ACCU-SET 403/4" 13" BLUE WOOD 61/2 LBSALL PURPOSE 50112 .410 3" 5 (21/2") 24"VR DUAL BEAD FIXED-FULL 423/4" 13" BLUE SYNTHETIC (BLACK) 6 LBS

500 BANTAM— COMBO (TWO BARREL SET, 13” LOP)

FIELD/DEER 54188 20 3" 6 22"VR DUAL BEAD ACCU-SET 403/4" 13" BLUE WOOD 61/4 LBSCOMBO 20 3" 6 24" ADJ. RIFLE FULLY-RIFLED BORE –––– BLUE

IMPORTANT NOTES CAP: CAPACITY–INCLUDES ONE IN CHAMBER. ONE LESS FOR 3" SHELLS. (PENDING AMMUNITION TOLERANCE VARIATIONS, TOTAL CAPACITY MAY BE REDUCED BY ONE ADDITIONAL ROUND).ACCU-SET: INCLUDES FULL, MODIFIED AND IMPROVED CYLINDER CHOKE TUBES. VR: VENT RIB. LOP: LENGTH OF PULL. WOOD: SATIN FINISHED WOOD STOCK AND FOREARM. ALL MODELS INCLUDE A FREE GUN LOCK.

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Specifications


500® SUPER BANTAM™ PUMP-ACTION SHOTGUNS (ADJUSTABLE SYNTHETIC STOCK)ITEM 23/4" OVERALL APPROX.


500 SUPER BANTAM— ALL PURPOSE FIELD (12” TO 13” ADJUSTABLE LOP)

ALL PURPOSE 54210 20 3" 6 22"VR DUAL BEAD ACCU-SET 393/4"* 12—13" BLUE ADJ. SYNTHETIC 51/4 LBSALL PURPOSE 54147 20 3" 6 22"VR DUAL BEAD ACCU-SET 393/4"* 12—13" PINK MARBLE ADJ. SYNTHETIC 51/4 LBS

500 SUPER BANTAM — TURKEY (12” TO 13” ADJUSTABLE LOP)

TURKEY 54140 20 3" 6 22"VR ADJ. FO X-FULL 393/4"* 12—13" RT HARDWOODS HD GREEN ADJ. SYNTHETIC 51/4 LBSTURKEY 54252 20 3" 6 22"VR ADJ. FO X-FULL 393/4"* 12—13" MO OBSESSION ADJ. SYNTHETIC 51/4 LBS

500 SUPER BANTAM — SLUGSTER (12” TO 13” ADJUSTABLE LOP)

SLUG 58253 20 3" 6 24"PTD ADJ. RIFLE FULLY-RIFLED BORE 413/4"* 12—13" BLUE ADJ. SYNTHETIC 51/4 LBSSLUG 54256 20 3" 6 24"PTD ISB FULLY-RIFLED BORE 413/4"* 12—13" BLUE ADJ. SYNTHETIC 51/4 LBSSLUG 54254 20 3" 6 24"PTD ISB FULLY-RIFLED BORE 413/4"* 12—13" REALTREE AP ADJ. SYNTHETIC 51/4 LBS

500 SUPER BANTAM — COMBO (TWO BARREL SET, 12” TO 13” ADJUSTABLE LOP)

FIELD/DEER 54250 20 3" 6 22"VR DUAL BEAD ACCU-SET 393/4"* 12—13" BLUE ADJ. SYNTHETIC 51/4 LBSCOMBO 20 3" 6 24"PTD ADJ. RIFLE FULLY-RIFLED BORE 413/4"* BLUE

FIELD/DEER 54247 20 3" 6 22"VR DUAL BEAD ACCU-SET 393/4"* 12—13" REALTREE AP ADJ. SYNTHETIC 51/4 LBSCOMBO 20 3" 6 24"PTD ADJ. RIFLE FULLY-RIFLED BORE 413/4"* REALTREE AP

FIELD/DEER 54141 20 3" 6 22"VR DUAL BEAD ACCU-SET 393/4"* 12—13" MO NEW BREAK-UP ADJ. SYNTHETIC 51/4 LBSCOMBO 20 3" 6 24"PTD ADJ. RIFLE FULLY-RIFLED BORE 413/4"* MO NEW BREAK-UP

IMPORTANT NOTES CAP: CAPACITY–INCLUDES ONE IN CHAMBER. ONE LESS FOR 3" SHELLS. (PENDING AMMUNITION TOLERANCE VARIATIONS, TOTAL CAPACITY MAY BE REDUCED BY ONE ADDITIONAL ROUND).ACCU-SET: INCLUDES FULL, MODIFIED AND IMPROVED CYLINDER CHOKE TUBES. VR: VENT RIB. PTD: PORTED BARREL. ADJ FO: FIBER OPTIC SIGHTS ADJUST FOR WINDAGE & ELEVATION. LOP: LENGTH OF PULL.*: OVERALL LENGTH IS MEASURED WHEN STOCK IS SET AT ITS MINIMUM LENGTH OF PULL. ADJ. SYNTHETIC: ADJUSTABLE FOR LENGTH OF PULL BETWEEN 12 AND 13 INCHES. MO: MOSSY OAK CAMO PATTERN.MOSSY OAK, BREAK-UP AND OBSESSION ARE REGISTERED TRADEMARKS OF HAAS OUTDOORS, INC. RT: REALTREE CAMO PATTERN. REALTREE, HARDWOODS AND AP ARE REGISTERED TRADEMARKS OF SPARTANREALTREE PRODUCTS, INC. ALL MODELS INCLUDE A FREE GUN LOCK.

505™ YOUTH PUMP-ACTION SHOTGUNS ITEM OVERALL APPROX.


505 YOUTH— ALL PURPOSE FIELD (12” LOP)

ALL PURPOSE 57110 20 3" 5 (23/4") 20"VR DUAL BEAD ACCU-SET 371/2" 12" BLUE WOOD 51/4 LBSALL PURPOSE 57120 .410 3" 5 (21/2") 20"VR DUAL BEAD FIXED MODIFIED 371/2" 12" BLUE WOOD 51/4 LBS

IMPORTANT NOTES CAP: CAPACITY–INCLUDES ONE IN CHAMBER. ONE LESS FOR 3" SHELLS. ACCU-SET: INCLUDES FULL, MODIFIED AND IMPROVED CYLINDER CHOKE TUBES. VR: VENT RIB. LOP: LENGTH OF PULL.WOOD: SATIN FINISHED WOOD STOCK AND FOREARM. ALL MODELS INCLUDE A FREE GUN LOCK.

MAVERICK® PUMP-ACTION SHOTGUNSITEM 23/4" OVERALL APPROX.


MAVERICK 88 — ALL-PURPOSEALL-PURPOSE 32200 20 3" 6 26" BEAD MODIFIED TUBE 451/4" 14" BLUE SYNTHETIC (BLACK) 7 LBSALL-PURPOSE 31010 12 3" 6 28" BEAD MODIFIED TUBE 471/2" 141/2" BLUE SYNTHETIC (BLACK) 7 LBS

MAVERICK 88 — SLUGSLUG 31017 12 3" 6 24" ADJ. RIFLE CYLINDER BORE 431/2" 141/2" BLUE SYNTHETIC (BLACK) 7 LBSSLUGSTER 31044 12 3" 6 24" ADJ. RIFLE FULLY-RIFLED BORE 431/2" 141/2" BLUE SYNTHETIC (BLACK) 7 LBS

MAVERICK 88 — SPECIAL PURPOSE6-SHOT 31023 12 3" 6 181/2" BEAD CYLINDER BORE 391/2" 141/2" BLUE SYNTHETIC (BLACK) 7 LBS8-SHOT 31046 12 3" 8 20" BEAD CYLINDER BORE 41" 141/2" BLUE SYNTHETIC (BLACK) 7 LBS

IMPORTANT NOTES CAP: CAPACITY–INCLUDES ONE IN CHAMBER. ONE LESS FOR 3" SHELLS. (PENDING AMMUNITION TOLERANCE VARIATIONS, TOTAL CAPACITY MAY BE REDUCED BY ONE ADDITIONAL ROUND.LOP: LENGTH OF PULL. ALL MODELS INCLUDE A FREE GUN LOCK.

MOSSBERG INTERNATIONAL™ SA-20™ 23/4–3" AUTOLOADING SHOTGUNSITEM 3" OVERALL APPROX.


SA-20 — ALL-PURPOSE FIELD ALL-PURPOSE 75771 20 3" 5 28" VR FRONT BEAD SPORT-SET (5 TOTAL) 481/2" 14" MATTE BLUE SYNTHETIC (BLACK) 6.0 LBSALL-PURPOSE 75772 20 3" 5 26" VR FRONT BEAD SPORT-SET (5 TOTAL) 461/2" 14" MATTE BLUE SYNTHETIC (BLACK) 5.8 LBS

SA-20 BANTAM — ALL-PURPOSE FIELD (13” LOP)

ALL-PURPOSE 75770 20 3" 5 24" VR FRONT BEAD SPORT-SET (5 TOTAL) 431/2" 13" MATTE BLUE SYNTHETIC (BLACK) 5.6 LBS

IMPORTANT NOTES CAP: CAPACITY–INCLUDES ONE IN CHAMBER. CHOKES/SPORT SET: INCLUDES FULL, IMPROVED MODIFIED, MODIFIED, IMPROVED CYLINDER AND CYLINDER CHOKE TUBES. VR: VENT RIB.LOP: LENGTH OF PULL. ALL MODELS INCLUDE A FREE GUN LOCK.



SpecificationsMOSSBERG INTERNATIONAL™ RESERVE SERIES™ OVER-AND-UNDER SHOTGUNS

ITEM OVERALL APPROX.TYPE NUMBER GA. CHAMBER BARREL SIGHTS CHOKES LENGTH LOP FINISH STOCK WEIGHT

SILVER RESERVE FIELD — OVER-AND-UNDER (CHROME PLATED BORES, DUAL LOCKING LUGS)FIELD 75410 12 3" 28"VR FRONT BEAD SPORT SET (5 TOTAL) 46" 141/4" BLUED BBLS, SILVER REC., GOLD GAME SCENES SATIN/SELECT BLACK WALNUT 7.7 LBSFIELD 75411 20 3" 26"VR FRONT BEAD SPORT SET (5 TOTAL) 44" 141/4" BLUED BBLS, SILVER REC., GOLD GAME SCENES SATIN/SELECT BLACK WALNUT 6.9 LBSFIELD 75413 28 3" 26"VR FRONT BEAD SPORT SET (5 TOTAL) 44" 141/4" BLUED BBLS, SILVER REC., GOLD GAME SCENES SATIN/SELECT BLACK WALNUT 6.3 LBSFIELD 75416 .410 3" 26"VR FRONT BEAD FIXED MOD., FIXED FULL 44" 141/4" BLUED BBLS, SILVER REC., GOLD GAME SCENES SATIN/SELECT BLACK WALNUT 6.0 LBS

SILVER RESERVE BANTAM FIELD — OVER-AND-UNDER (131/4 LOP, CHROME PLATED BORES, DUAL LOCKING LUGS)

BANTAM FIELD 75433 20 3" 26"VR FRONT BEAD SPORT SET (5 TOTAL) 43" 131/4" BLUED BBLS, SILVER REC., GOLD GAME SCENES SATIN/SELECT BLACK WALNUT 6.9 LBS

SILVER RESERVE FIELD COMBO — OVER-AND-UNDER (2 BARREL/FOREND SET, CHROME PLATED BORES, DUAL LOCKING LUGS)

12/20 GA. 75253 12 3" 28"VR FRONT BEAD TWO SPORT SETS 46" 141/4" BLUED BARRELS, SILVER RECEIVER SATIN FINISH 7.7 LBSFIELD COMBO 20 3" 26"VR FRONT BEAD (10 TOTAL) 44" 141/4" WITH GOLD GAME SCENES SELECT BLACK WALNUT 6.9 LBS20/28 GA. 75254 20 3" 26"VR FRONT BEAD TWO SPORT SETS 44" 141/4" BLUED BARRELS, SILVER RECEIVER SATIN FINISH 6.9 LBSFIELD COMBO 28 3" 26"VR FRONT BEAD (10 TOTAL) 44" 141/4" WITH GOLD GAME SCENES SELECT BLACK WALNUT 6.3 LBS

SILVER RESERVE SPORTING — OVER-AND-UNDER (PORTED BARRELS, EXTRA-WIDE 10MM RIB, CHROME PLATED BORES, DUAL LOCKING LUGS)

SPORTING 75418 12 3" 28"VR DUAL BEAD SPORT SET (5 TOTAL) 461/2" 143/4" BLUED BBLS, SILVER REC., SCROLL ENGRAVING SATIN/SELECT BLACK WALNUT 7.7 LBS

ONYX RESERVE SPORTING — OVER-AND-UNDER (PORTED BARRELS, EXTRA-WIDE 10MM RIB, CHROME PLATED BORES, DUAL LOCKING LUGS)

SPORTING 75431 12 3" 28"VR DUAL BEAD SPORT SET (5 TOTAL) 461/2" 143/4" BLUED BBLS, SILVER REC., SCROLL ENGRAVING SATIN/SELECT BLACK WALNUT 7.7 LBS

IMPORTANT NOTES CHOKES/SPORT SET: INCLUDES IMPROVED CYLINDER (2), MODIFIED, IMPROVED MODIFIED & FULL CHOKES FOR EACH GAUGE/BARREL SET. VR: VENT RIB. LOP: LENGTH OF PULL. ALLMODELS INCLUDE A FREE GUN LOCK.

MOSSBERG INTERNATIONAL™ RESERVE SERIES™ SIDE-BY-SIDE SHOTGUNSITEM OVERALL APPROX.

TYPE NUMBER GA. CHAMBER BARREL SIGHTS CHOKES LENGTH LOP FINISH STOCK WEIGHT

SILVER RESERVE SIDE-BY-SIDE SHOTGUNS (CHROME PLATED BORES, DUAL LOCKING LUGS)FIELD 77084 12 3" 28" FRONT BEAD SPORT SET (5 TOTAL) 45" 141/4" BLUED BBLS, SILVER REC., SCROLL ENGRAVING SATIN/SELECT BLACK WALNUT 7.2 LBSFIELD 77081 12 3" 26" FRONT BEAD SPORT SET (5 TOTAL) 43" 141/4" BLUED BBLS, SILVER REC., SCROLL ENGRAVING SATIN/SELECT BLACK WALNUT 7.1 LBSFIELD 77019 20 3" 26" FRONT BEAD SPORT SET (5 TOTAL) 43" 141/4" BLUED BBLS, SILVER REC., SCROLL ENGRAVING SATIN/SELECT BLACK WALNUT 6.5 LBSFIELD 77006 28 3" 26" FRONT BEAD SPORT SET (5 TOTAL) 43" 141/4" BLUED BBLS, SILVER REC., SCROLL ENGRAVING SATIN/SELECT BLACK WALNUT 6.4 LBS

ONYX RESERVE SIDE-BY-SIDE SHOTGUNS (CHROME PLATED BORES, DUAL LOCKING LUGS)

FIELD 77085 12 3" 28" FRONT BEAD SPORT SET (5 TOTAL) 45" 141/4" BLUED BBLS, SILVER REC., SCROLL ENGRAVING SATIN/SELECT BLACK WALNUT 7.2 LBSFIELD 77083 12 3" 26" FRONT BEAD SPORT SET (5 TOTAL) 43" 141/4" BLUED BBLS, SILVER REC., SCROLL ENGRAVING SATIN/SELECT BLACK WALNUT 7.1 LBSFIELD 77028 20 3" 26" FRONT BEAD SPORT SET (5 TOTAL) 43" 141/4" BLUED BBLS, SILVER REC., SCROLL ENGRAVING SATIN/SELECT BLACK WALNUT 6.5 LBSFIELD 77007 28 3" 26" FRONT BEAD SPORT SET (5 TOTAL) 43" 141/4" BLUED BBLS, SILVER REC., SCROLL ENGRAVING SATIN/SELECT BLACK WALNUT 6.4 LBS

IMPORTANT NOTES CHOKES/SPORT SET: INCLUDES IMPROVED CYLINDER (2), MODIFIED, IMPROVED MODIFIED & FULL CHOKES. LOP: LENGTH OF PULL. ALL MODELS INCLUDE A FREE GUN LOCK.

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MOSSBERG INTERNATIONAL™ 702 PLINKSTER® AUTOLOADING RIMFIRE RIFLESITEM TOTAL OVERALL BARREL APPROX.

DESCRIPTION NUMBER CALIBER CAP BARREL TWIST SIGHTS LENGTH LOP FINISH STOCK WEIGHT

702 PLINKSTER AUTOLOADING .22 LR RIFLE (10 ROUND MAGAZINE)

BLACK SYNTHETIC 37001 .22 LR 11 18" 1 TURN IN 16" ADJ. RIFLE 37" 141/4" BLUE SYNTHETIC (BLACK) 4.1 LBS BLACK SYNTHETIC/CHROME 37021 .22 LR 11 21" 1 TURN IN 16" ADJ. RIFLE 40" 141/4" BRUSHED CHROME SYNTHETIC (BLACK) 4.5 LBS WOOD STOCK 37150 .22 LR 11 18" 1 TURN IN 16" ADJ. RIFLE 37" 141/4" BLUE WOOD 4.4 LBS WOOD STOCK/CHROME 37152 .22 LR 11 21" 1 TURN IN 16" ADJ. RIFLE 40" 141/4" BRUSHED CHROME WOOD 4.8 LBS PINK SYNTHETIC 37039 .22 LR 11 18" 1 TURN IN 16" ADJ. RIFLE 37" 141/4" BLUE SYNTHETIC (PINK) 4.1 LBS PINK MARBLE FINISH 37088 .22 LR 11 18" 1 TURN IN 16" ADJ. RIFLE 37" 141/4" BLUE SYNTHETIC (PINK MARBLE FINISH) 4.1 LBS TIGER MAPLE DURA-WOOD 37041 .22 LR 11 18" 1 TURN IN 16" ADJ. RIFLE 37" 141/4" BLUE DURA-WOOD (TIGER MAPLE FINISH) 4.1 LBS CARBON FIBER 37042 .22 LR 11 18" 1 TURN IN 16" ADJ. RIFLE 37" 141/4" BLUE SYNTHETIC (CARBON FIBER FINISH) 4.1 LBS CAMO 37012 .22 LR 11 18" 1 TURN IN 16" ADJ. RIFLE 37" 141/4" BLUE SYNTHETIC (MO NEW BREAK-UP) 4.1 LBS

702 PLINKSTER THUMBHOLE TIPDOWN AUTOLOADING .22 LR RIFLE (10 ROUND MAGAZINE, THUMBHOLE STOCK WITH TIPDOWN FOREND)

BLACK SYNTHETIC 37089 .22 LR 11 18" 1 TURN IN 16" ADJ. RIFLE 37" 141/4" BLUE SYNTHETIC (BLACK) 4.2 LBS BLACK SYNTHETIC/CHROME 37090 .22 LR 11 21" 1 TURN IN 16" ADJ. RIFLE 40" 141/4" BRUSHED CHROME SYNTHETIC (BLACK) 4.6 LBS

702 BANTAM PLINKSTER AUTOLOADING .22 LR RIFLE (10 ROUND MAGAZINE)

BANTAM/BLACK SYNTHETIC 37000 .22 LR 11 18" 1 TURN IN 16" ADJ. RIFLE 35" 121/4" BLUE SYNTHETIC (BLACK) 4.1 LBS BANTAM/PINK SYNTHETIC 37010 .22 LR 11 18" 1 TURN IN 16" ADJ. RIFLE 35" 121/4" BLUE SYNTHETIC (PINK) 4.1 LBS

702 PLINKSTER & 702 BANTAM PLINKSTER — SCOPED COMBO (4X SCOPE, 10 ROUND MAGAZINE)

BLACK SYNTHETIC/SCOPE COMBO 37044 .22 LR 11 18" 1 TURN IN 16" ADJ. RIFLE/SCOPE 37" 141/4" BLUE SYNTHETIC (BLACK) 4.6 LBS BANTAM BLK. SYN./SCOPE COMBO 37035 .22 LR 11 18" 1 TURN IN 16" ADJ. RIFLE/SCOPE 35" 121/4" BLUE SYNTHETIC (BLACK) 4.1 LBS

IMPORTANT NOTES TOTAL CAP: CAPACITY–INCLUDES ONE IN CHAMBER. BBL: BARREL. WOOD: WOOD STOCK. CHROME: BRUSHED CHROME. ADJUSTABLE SIGHTS: SIGHTS ADJUST FOR WINDAGE & ELEVATION.LOP: LENGTH OF PULL. MO: MOSSY OAK CAMO PATTERN. MOSSY OAK AND BREAK-UP ARE REGISTERED TRADEMARKS OF HAAS OUTDOORS, INC. ALL MODELS INCLUDE A FREE GUN LOCK.



MOSSBERG INTERNATIONAL™ 802 PLINKSTER™ BOLT-ACTION RIMFIRE RIFLESITEM TOTAL OVERALL BARREL APPROX.


802 PLINKSTER BOLT-ACTION .22 LR RIFLE (10 ROUND MAGAZINE)

BLACK SYNTHETIC 37030 .22 LR 11 18" 1 TURN IN 16" ADJ. RIFLE 37" 141/4" BLUE SYNTHETIC (BLACK) 4.1 LBSBLACK SYNTHETIC/CHROME 37060 .22 LR 11 21" 1 TURN IN 16" ADJ. RIFLE 40" 141/4" BRUSHED CHROME SYNTHETIC (BLACK) 4.5 LBSWOOD STOCK 38100 .22 LR 11 18" 1 TURN IN 16" ADJ. RIFLE 37" 141/4" BLUE WOOD 4.4 LBSWOOD STOCK/CHROME 38101 .22 LR 11 21" 1 TURN IN 16" ADJ. RIFLE 40" 141/4" BRUSHED CHROME WOOD 4.8 LBSPINK SYNTHETIC 37040 .22 LR 11 18" 1 TURN IN 16" ADJ. RIFLE 37" 141/4" BLUE SYNTHETIC (PINK) 4.1 LBSPINK MARBLE FINISH 37038 .22 LR 11 18" 1 TURN IN 16" ADJ. RIFLE 37" 141/4" BLUE SYNTHETIC (PINK MARBLE FINISH) 4.1 LBS

802 PLINKSTER THUMBHOLE TIPDOWN BOLT-ACTION .22 LR RIFLE (10 ROUND MAGAZINE, THUMBHOLE STOCK WITH TIPDOWN FOREND)

BLACK SYNTHETIC 37091 .22 LR 11 18" 1 TURN IN 16" ADJ. RIFLE 37" 141/4" BLUE SYNTHETIC (BLACK) 4.2 LBSBLACK SYNTHETIC/CHROME 37092 .22 LR 11 21" 1 TURN IN 16" ADJ. RIFLE 40" 141/4" BRUSHED CHROME SYNTHETIC (BLACK) 4.6 LBS

802 VARMINT PLINKSTER BOLT-ACTION .22 LR RIFLE (10 ROUND MAGAZINE, 21” BULL BARREL)

BLACK SYNTHETIC 37095 .22 LR 11 21" 1 TURN IN 16" ADJ. RIFLE 40" 141/4" BLUE SYNTHETIC (BLACK) 4.9 LBSBLACK SYNTHETIC/CHROME 37096 .22 LR 11 21" 1 TURN IN 16" ADJ. RIFLE 40" 141/4" BRUSHED CHROME SYNTHETIC (BLACK) 4.9 LBSWOOD STOCK 38086 .22 LR 11 21" 1 TURN IN 16" ADJ. RIFLE 40" 141/4" BLUE WOOD 5.2 LBSWOOD STOCK/CHROME 38099 .22 LR 11 21" 1 TURN IN 16" ADJ. RIFLE 40" 141/4" BRUSHED CHROME WOOD 5.2 LBS

802 BANTAM PLINKSTER BOLT-ACTION .22 LR RIFLE (10 ROUND MAGAZINE)

BLACK SYNTHETIC 37047 .22 LR 11 18" 1 TURN IN 16" ADJ. RIFLE 35" 121/4" BLUE SYNTHETIC (BLACK) 4.1 LBSPINK SYNTHETIC 37140 .22 LR 11 18" 1 TURN IN 16" ADJ. RIFLE 35" 121/4" BLUE SYNTHETIC (PINK) 4.1 LBS

802 PLINKSTER & 802 BANTAM PLINKSTER — SCOPED COMBO (4X SCOPE, 10 ROUND MAGAZINE)

BLACK SYNTHETIC/SCOPE COMBO 37045 .22 LR 11 18" 1 TURN IN 16" ADJ. RIFLE/SCOPE 37" 141/4" BLUE SYNTHETIC (BLACK) 4.6 LBS BANTAM BLK. SYN./SCOPE COMBO 37114 .22 LR 11 18" 1 TURN IN 16" ADJ. RIFLE/SCOPE 35" 121/4" BLUE SYNTHETIC (BLACK) 4.2 LBS

IMPORTANT NOTES TOTAL CAP: CAPACITY–INCLUDES ONE IN CHAMBER. WOOD: WOOD STOCK. CHROME: BRUSHED CHROME. ADJUSTABLE SIGHTS: SIGHTS ADJUST FOR WINDAGE & ELEVATION. LOP: LENGTHOF PULL. ALL MODELS INCLUDE A FREE GUN LOCK.


Specifications

MOSSBERG INTERNATIONAL™ 801™ HALF-PINT PLINKSTER™ BOLT-ACTION RIMFIRE RIFLESITEM TOTAL OVERALL BARREL APPROX.


801 HALF-PINT PLINKSTER BOLT-ACTION .22 LR RIFLE (SINGLE SHOT, YOUTH-SIZED WOOD STOCK)

WOOD STOCK 37005 .22LR 1* 16" 1 TURN IN 16" ADJ. RIFLE 331/2" 121/4" BLUE WOOD 4.0 LBS

IMPORTANT NOTES TOTAL CAP: CAPACITY–SINGLE SHOT CAPABILITY ONLY WHILE USING SUPPLIED MAGAZINE PLUG. *CAPACITY IS 10 ROUNDS WITH STANDARD 802 MAGAZINE (SOLD SEPARATELY). LOP: LENGTHOF PULL. WOOD: WOOD STOCK. ALL MODELS INCLUDE A FREE GUN LOCK.

MOSSBERG INTERNATIONAL™ 817™ BOLT-ACTION RIMFIRE RIFLESITEM TOTAL OVERALL BARREL APPROX.

DESCRIPTION NUMBER CALIBER CAP BARREL TWIST SCOPE BASES LENGTH LOP FINISH STOCK WEIGHT

817 BOLT-ACTION .17 HMR RIFLE (WEAVER-STYLE SCOPE BASES, 5 ROUND MAGAZINE)

BLACK SYNTHETIC 37050 .17 HMR 6 21" 1 TURN IN 9" WEAVER-STYLE 40" 141/4" BLUE SYNTHETIC (BLACK) 4.5 LBSBLACK SYNTHETIC/CHROME 37052 .17 HMR 6 21" 1 TURN IN 9" WEAVER-STYLE 40" 141/4" BRUSHED CHROME SYNTHETIC (BLACK) 4.5 LBSWOOD STOCK 38171 .17 HMR 6 21" 1 TURN IN 9" WEAVER-STYLE 40" 141/4" BLUE WOOD 4.8 LBS WOOD STOCK/CHROME 38172 .17 HMR 6 21" 1 TURN IN 9" WEAVER-STYLE 40" 141/4" BRUSHED CHROME WOOD 4.8 LBS

817 THUMBHOLE TIPDOWN BOLT-ACTION .17 HMR RIFLE (WEAVER-STYLE SCOPE BASES, 5 ROUND MAGAZINE, THUMBHOLE STOCK WITH TIPDOWN FOREND)

BLACK SYNTHETIC 37093 .17 HMR 6 21" 1 TURN IN 9" WEAVER-STYLE 40" 141/4" BLUE SYNTHETIC (BLACK) 4.5 LBSBLACK SYNTHETIC/CHROME 37094 .17 HMR 6 21" 1 TURN IN 9" WEAVER-STYLE 40" 141/4" BRUSHED CHROME SYNTHETIC (BLACK) 4.5 LBS

817 VARMINT BOLT-ACTION .17 HMR RIFLE (WEAVER-STYLE SCOPE BASES, 5 ROUND MAGAZINE, 21” BULL BARREL)

BLACK SYNTHETIC 37097 .17 HMR 6 21" 1 TURN IN 9" WEAVER-STYLE 40" 141/4" BLUE SYNTHETIC (BLACK) 4.9 LBSBLACK SYNTHETIC/CHROME 37098 .17 HMR 6 21" 1 TURN IN 9" WEAVER-STYLE 40" 141/4" BRUSHED CHROME SYNTHETIC (BLACK) 4.9 LBSWOOD STOCK 38173 .17 HMR 6 21" 1 TURN IN 9" WEAVER-STYLE 40" 141/4" BLUE WOOD 5.2 LBSWOOD STOCK/CHROME 38174 .17 HMR 6 21" 1 TURN IN 9" WEAVER-STYLE 40" 141/4" BRUSHED CHROME WOOD 5.2 LBS

IMPORTANT NOTES TOTAL CAP: CAPACITY–INCLUDES ONE IN CHAMBER. CHROME: BRUSHED CHROME. LOP: LENGTH OF PULL. SYNTHETIC: SYNTHETIC STOCK. ALL MODELS INCLUDE A FREE GUN LOCK.



Specifications590A1™ SPECIAL PURPOSE PUMP-ACTION SHOTGUNS

ITEM 23/4" OVERALL APPROX.TYPE NUMBER GA. CHAMB. DESCRIPTION/FEATURES CAP. BARREL SIGHTS CHOKES LENGTH LOP FINISH STOCK WEIGHT

590A1 ADJUSTABLE — 6 SHOT (6-POSITION ADJUSTABLE ALUMINUM STOCK, 3-DOT SIGHT)NEW 6 SHOT 53690 12 3" HVY WALL BBL, MTL TRIG GRD & SAFETY BUTTON 6 181/2" 3-DOT CYL. BORE 361/8" 101/2"-141/4"* PARKERIZED 6-POS. ADJ. ALUMINUM (BLACK) 71/2 LBS

590A1— 6 SHOTNEW 6 SHOT 52682 12 3" HVY WALL BBL, MTL TRIG GRD & SAFETY BUTTON 6 181/2" 3-DOT CYL. BORE 391/2" 137/8" PARKERIZED SYNTHETIC (BLACK), SPEEDFEED 71/4 LBSNEW 6 SHOT 51410 12 3" HVY WALL BBL, MTL TRIG GRD & SAFETY BUTTON 6 181/2" BEAD CYL. BORE 391/2" 137/8" PARKERIZED SYNTHETIC (BLACK), SPEEDFEED 71/4 LBSNEW 6 SHOT 51411 12 3" HVY WALL BBL, MTL TRIG GRD & SAFETY BUTTON 6 181/2" BEAD CYL. BORE 391/2" 137/8" PARKERIZED SYNTHETIC (BLACK) 71/4 LBSNEW 6 SHOT 51517 12 3" HVY WALL BBL, MTL TRIG GRD & SAFETY BUTTON 6 181/2" GHOST RING® CYL. BORE 391/2" 137/8" PARKERIZED SYNTHETIC (BLACK) 71/4 LBSNEW 6 SHOT 51518 12 3" HVY WALL BBL, MTL TRIG GRD & SAFETY BUTTON 6 181/2" GHOST RING® CYL. BORE 391/2" 137/8" PARKERIZED SYNTHETIC (BLACK), SPEEDFEED 71/4 LBS

590A1 COMPACT— 6 SHOT (13 INCH LENGTH OF PULL)NEW 6 SHOT 51520 12 3" HVY WALL BBL, MTL TRIG GRD & SAFETY BUTTON 6 181/2" GHOST RING® CYL. BORE 385/8" 13" PARKERIZED WOOD w/SYN. FOREND (BLACK) 71/4 LBS

590A1 MARINER— 6 SHOTNEW 6 SHOT 51273 12 3" HVY WALL BBL, MTL TRIG GRD & SAFETY BUTTON 6 181/2" BEAD CYL. BORE 391/2" 137/8" MARINECOTE SYNTHETIC (BLACK) 63/4 LBS

590A1 ADJUSTABLE — 9 SHOT (6-POSITION ADJUSTABLE ALUMINUM STOCK)NEW 9 SHOT 51670 12 3" HVY WALL BBL, MTL TRIG GRD & SAFETY BUTTON 9 20" GHOST RING® CYL. BORE 41" 101/2"-141/4"* PARKERIZED 6-POS. ADJ. ALUMINUM (BLACK) 71/2 LBS

590A1 SPX— 9 SHOT (M9 BAYONET & SCABBARD, PICATINNY RAIL, LPA GHOST RING REAR SIGHT & WINGED FIBER OPTIC FRONT SIGHT)

NEW 9 SHOT 50771 12 3" HVY WALL BBL, MTL TRIG GRD & SAFETY BUTTON 9 20" GHOST RING® CYL. BORE 41" 137/8" PARKERIZED SYNTHETIC (BLACK) 71/4 LBS**

590A1— 9 SHOTNEW 9 SHOT 51660 12 3" HVY WALL BBL, MTL TRIG GRD & SAFETY BUTTON 9 20" BEAD CYL. BORE 41" 137/8" PARKERIZED SYNTHETIC (BLACK) 71/4 LBSNEW 9 SHOT 51663 12 3" HVY WALL BBL, MTL TRIG GRD & SAFETY BUTTON 9 20" GHOST RING® CYL. BORE 41" 137/8" PARKERIZED SYNTHETIC (BLACK) 71/4 LBSNEW 9 SHOT 51668 12 3" HVY WALL BBL, MTL TRIG GRD & SAFETY BUTTON 9 20" GHOST RING® CYL. BORE 41" 137/8" PARKERIZED SYNTHETIC (BLACK), SPEEDFEED 71/4 LBS

IMPORTANT NOTES CAP: CAPACITY–INCLUDES ONE IN CHAMBER. 500 & 590 MODELS: ONE LESS FOR 3" SHELLS. (PENDING AMMUNITION TOLERANCE VARIATIONS, TOTAL CAPACITY MAY BE REDUCED BY ONEADDITIONAL ROUND. CYL. BORE: CYLINDER BORE. SPEEDFEED: STOCK HOLDS 4 EXTRA ROUNDS. LOP: LENGTH OF PULL. *: OVERALL LENGTH IS MEASURED WHEN STOCK IS SET AT ITS MINIMUM LENGTH OFPULL. **APPROX. WEIGHT: (FOR 590A1 SPX MODELS) WEIGHT EXCLUDES BAYONET. ALL MODELS INCLUDE A FREE GUN LOCK.

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500® SPECIAL PURPOSE PUMP-ACTION SHOTGUNSITEM 23/4" OVERALL APPROX.

TYPE NUMBER GA. CHAMBER DESCRIPTION/FEATURES CAP. BARREL SIGHTS CHOKES LENGTH LOP FINISH STOCK WEIGHT

500 SPX— 6 SHOT (ADJUSTABLE STOCK, PICATINNY RAIL, LPA GHOST RING REAR SIGHT & WINGED FIBER OPTIC FRONT SIGHT)NEW 6 SHOT 51523 12 3" ADJUSTABLE TACTICAL STOCK 6 181/2" GHOST RING CYL. BORE 363/8" 103/4"-145/8"* MATTE ADJ. SYNTHETIC (BLACK) 63/4 LBS

500 ROLLING THUNDER — 6 SHOT (BARREL STABILIZER, PICATINNY RAIL)6 SHOT 55605 12 3" PISTOL GRIP ONLY, BARREL STABILIZER 6 23" BEAD CYL. BORE 331/2" ––––– MATTE SYNTHETIC (BLACK) 63/4 LBS

500 ROAD BLOCKER— 6 SHOT (MUZZLE BRAKE, HEAT SHIELD)NEW 6 SHOT 50591 12 3" PISTOL GRIP ONLY, HEAT SHIELD 6 181/2" BEAD CYL. BORE 31" ––––– MATTE SYNTHETIC (BLACK) 6 LBS

500 PERSUADER/CRUISER— 6 SHOT (STAND-OFF BARREL)6 SHOT CRUISER 54125 12 3" PISTOL GRIP ONLY, STAND-OFF BARREL 6 181/2" BEAD CYL. BORE 31" ––––– MATTE SYNTHETIC (BLACK) 53/4 LBS6 SHOT 50145 20 3" STAND-OFF BARREL 6 181/2" BEAD CYL. BORE 41" 141/2" MATTE SYNTHETIC (BLACK) 51/2 LBS

500 PERSUADER/CRUISER— 6 SHOT6 SHOT 50411 12 3" INCLUDES PISTOL GRIP KIT 6 181/2" BEAD CYL. BORE 391/2" 141/2" BLUE SYNTHETIC (BLACK) 63/4 LBS6 SHOT CRUISER 50440 12 3" HEAT SHIELD, PISTOL GRIP ONLY 6 181/2" BEAD CYL. BORE 283/4" ––––– BLUE SYNTHETIC (BLACK) 53/4 LBS6 SHOT CRUISER 50450 20 3" PISTOL GRIP ONLY 6 181/2" BEAD CYL. BORE 28" ––––– BLUE SYNTHETIC (BLACK) 51/2 LBS6 SHOT 50452 20 3" INCLUDES PISTOL GRIP KIT 6 181/2" BEAD CYL. BORE 381/2" 14" BLUE SYNTHETIC (BLACK) 61/2 LBS6 SHOT CRUISER 50455 .410 3" PISTOL GRIP ONLY 6 181/2" BEAD CYL. BORE 291/2" ––––– BLUE SYNTHETIC (BLACK) 51/2 LBS

500 TACTICAL— 6 SHOT 6 SHOT 50420 12 3" ADJUSTABLE TACTICAL STOCK 6 181/2" BEAD CYL. BORE 363/8" 103/4"-145/8"* MATTE ADJ. SYNTHETIC (BLACK) 63/4 LBS6 SHOT 50278 12 3" ADJUSTABLE TACTICAL STOCK 6 181/2" BEAD CYL. BORE 363/8" 103/4"-145/8"* MARINECOTE ADJ. SYNTHETIC (BLACK) 63/4 LBS

500 PERSUADER/CRUISER— 8 SHOT8 SHOT 50577 12 3" BEAD SIGHT 8 20" BEAD CYL. BORE 41" 141/2" BLUE SYNTHETIC (BLACK) 7 LBS8 SHOT 50579 12 3" INCLUDES PISTOL GRIP KIT 8 20" BEAD CYL. BORE 41" 141/2" BLUE SYNTHETIC (BLACK) 7 LBS8 SHOT CRUISER 50580 12 3" HEAT SHIELD, PISTOL GRIP ONLY 8 20" BEAD CYL. BORE 301/4" ––––– BLUE SYNTHETIC (BLACK) 6 LBS

500 HS410 HOME SECURITY— 9 SHOT6 SHOT 50359 .410 3" SPREADER CHOKE 9 181/2" BEAD SPREADER 371/4" 137/8" BLUE SYNTHETIC (BLACK) 51/2 LBS

500 J.I.C. (JUST IN CASE) SHOTGUNS— 6 SHOT (WATERPROOF TUBE WITH CARRY STRAP)500 J.I.C. CRUISER 51340 12 3" OD GREEN TUBE, SURVIVAL KIT-IN-A-CAN 6 181/2" BEAD CYL. BORE 283/4" ––––– MATTE SYNTHETIC (BLACK) 51/2 LBS**500 J.I.C. MARINER 52340 12 3" INTL. ORANGE TUBE, MULTI-TOOL/KNIFE 6 181/2" BEAD CYL. BORE 283/4" ––––– MARINECOTE SYNTHETIC (BLACK) 51/2 LBS**500 J.I.C. SANDSTORM 53340 12 3" DESERT CAMO TUBE/CARRY STRAP 6 181/2" BEAD CYL. BORE 283/4" ––––– DESERT CAMO SYNTHETIC 51/2 LBS**

500 MARINER— 6 SHOT6 SHOT 50273 12 3" INCLUDES PISTOL GRIP KIT 6 181/2" BEAD CYL. BORE 391/2" 137/8" MARINECOTE SYNTHETIC (BLACK) 63/4 LBS

IMPORTANT NOTES CAP: CAPACITY–INCLUDES ONE IN CHAMBER. 500 & 590 MODELS: ONE LESS FOR 3" SHELLS. (PENDING AMMUNITION TOLERANCE VARIATIONS, TOTAL CAPACITY MAY BE REDUCED BY ONEADDITIONAL ROUND. CYL. BORE: CYLINDER BORE. SYN: SYNTHETIC STOCK & FOREARM. SPEEDFEED: STOCK HOLDS 4 EXTRA ROUNDS. LOP: LENGTH OF PULL. *: OVERALL LENGTH IS MEASURED WHEN STOCK ISSET AT ITS MINIMUM LENGTH OF PULL. **APPROX. WEIGHT: (FOR J.I.C. MODELS) WEIGHT EXCLUDES TUBE & ACCESSORIES. ALL MODELS INCLUDE A FREE GUN LOCK.



Specifications

930™ SPECIAL PURPOSE AUTOLOADING SHOTGUNSITEM 3" OVERALL APPROX.


930 TACTICAL — 5 SHOT (STAND-OFF BARREL)

5 SHOT 85330 12 3" 5 181/2" BEAD CYLINDER BORE 39" 14" MATTE SYNTHETIC (BLACK) 71/2 LBS

930 ROAD BLOCKER — 5 SHOT (MUZZLE BRAKE)

NEW 5 SHOT 85335 12 3" 5 181/2" BEAD CYLINDER BORE 39" 14" MATTE SYNTHETIC (BLACK) 73/4 LBS

930 SPX— 8 SHOT (EXT. MAGAZINE TUBE, PICATINNY RAIL, LPA GHOST RING REAR SIGHT & WINGED FIBER OPTIC FRONT SIGHT)

8 SHOT 85360 12 3" 8 181/2" GHOST RING® CYLINDER BORE 401/2" 14" MATTE SYNTHETIC (BLACK) 73/4 LBS

930 SPX — PISTOL GRIP — 8 SHOT (FULL LENGTH STOCK W/PISTOL GRIP, EXT. MAGAZINE TUBE, PICATINNY RAIL, LPA GHOST RING REAR SIGHT & WINGED FIBER OPTIC FRONT SIGHT)

NEW 8 SHOT 85370 12 3" 8 181/2" GHOST RING® CYLINDER BORE 391/2" 13" MATTE PISTOL GRIP/SYNTHETIC (BLACK) 73/4 LBS

930 — HOME SECURITY — 5 SHOT 5 SHOT 85320 12 3" 5 181/2" BEAD CYLINDER BORE 39" 14" BLUE SYNTHETIC (BLACK) 71/2 LBS

930 — COMBO — 5 SHOT (TWO BARREL SET)

FIELD/SECURITY 85325 12 3" 5 28" VR PTD BEAD ACCU-SET 481/2" 14" BLUE SYNTHETIC (BLACK) 71/2 LBSCOMBO 12 3" 5 181/2" BEAD CYLINDER BORE 39" ––– BLUE 73/4 LBS

IMPORTANT NOTES ALL 930 MODELS COME FACTORY ASSEMBLED. CAP: CAPACITY–INCLUDES ONE IN CHAMBER. ACCU-SET: INCLUDES FULL, MODIFIED AND IMPROVED CYLINDER CHOKE TUBES. VR: VENT RIB.PTD: PORTED BARREL. LOP: LENGTH OF PULL. ALL MODELS INCLUDE A FREE GUN LOCK.

100ATR® NIGHT TRAIN™ SPECIAL PURPOSE BOLT-ACTION CENTERFIRE RIFLEITEM TOTAL OVERALL APPROX.

TYPE NUMBER CALIBER CAP BARREL SCOPE BASES/SCOPE TWIST LENGTH LOP BARREL FINISH STOCK/FINISH WEIGHT

100ATR NIGHT TRAIN (SHORT-ACTION, LBA™ TRIGGER SYSTEM, TOP LOAD MAGAZINE, PICATINNY RAIL, 4-16x50MM VARIABLE SCOPE, BI-POD)

ALL-PURPOSE 26200 .308 WIN. 5 22" PICATINNY RAIL, 4-16x50MM SCOPE 1 TURN IN 10" 42" 131/4" MATTE BLUE SYNTHETIC (BLACK) 81/2 LBS



590® SPECIAL PURPOSE PUMP-ACTION SHOTGUNSITEM 23/4" OVERALL APPROX.

TYPE NUMBER GA. CHAMBER DESCRIPTION/FEATURES CAP. BARREL SIGHTS CHOKES LENGTH LOP FINISH STOCK WEIGHT

590 SPECIAL PURPOSE— 9 SHOT9 SHOT 50645 12 3" HEAT SHIELD 9 20" BEAD CYL. BORE 41" 141/2" BLUE SYNTHETIC (BLACK) 71/4 LBS9 SHOT 50660 12 3" HEAT SHIELD 9 20" BEAD CYL. BORE 41" 141/2" MATTE BLUE SYNTHETIC (BLACK) 71/4 LBS9 SHOT 50665 12 3" HEAT SHIELD 9 20" BEAD CYL. BORE 41" 14" MATTE BLUE SYNTHETIC (BLACK), SPEEDFEED 71/4 LBS9 SHOT 50663 12 3" GHOST RING® SIGHTS 9 20" GHOST RING® CYL. BORE 41" 141/2" MATTE BLUE SYNTHETIC (BLACK) 71/4 LBS9 SHOT 50668 12 3" GHOST RING® SIGHTS 9 20" GHOST RING® CYL. BORE 41" 14" MATTE BLUE SYNTHETIC (BLACK), SPEEDFEED 71/4 LBS

590 MARINER— 9 SHOT9 SHOT 50299 12 3" INCLUDES PISTOL GRIP KIT 9 20" BEAD CYL. BORE 41" 13" MARINECOTE SYNTHETIC (BLACK) 7 LBS

IMPORTANT NOTES CAP: CAPACITY–INCLUDES ONE IN CHAMBER. 500 & 590 MODELS: ONE LESS FOR 3" SHELLS. (PENDING AMMUNITION TOLERANCE VARIATIONS, TOTAL CAPACITY MAY BE REDUCED BY ONEADDITIONAL ROUND. CYL. BORE: CYLINDER BORE. SPEEDFEED: STOCK HOLDS 4 EXTRA ROUNDS. LOP: LENGTH OF PULL. ALL MODELS INCLUDE A FREE GUN LOCK.

590A1™ CLASS III (BATF RESTRICTED) LE/MILITARY PUMP-ACTION SHOTGUNSITEM 23/4" OVERALL APPROX.

TYPE NUMBER GA. CHAMB. DESCRIPTION/FEATURES CAP. BARREL SIGHTS CHOKES LENGTH LOP FINISH STOCK WEIGHT

590A1 ADJUSTABLE — 6 SHOT (6-POSITION ALUMINUM ADJUSTABLE STOCK)NEW 6 SHOT 52681 12 3" HVY WALL BBL, MTL TRIG GRD & SAFETY BUTTON 6 14" 3-DOT CYL. BORE 325/8" 101/2"-141/4"* PARKERIZED 6-POS. ADJ. ALUMINUM (BLACK) 7 LBS

590A1— 6 SHOTNEW 6 SHOT 53688 12 3" HVY WALL BBL, MTL TRIG GRD & SAFETY BUTTON 6 14" 3-DOT CYL. BORE 35" 137/8" PARKERIZED SYNTHETIC (BLACK), SPEEDFEED 63/4 LBS6 SHOT 51681 12 3" HVY WALL BBL, MTL TRIG GRD & SAFETY BUTTON 6 14" BEAD CYL. BORE 35" 137/8" PARKERIZED SYNTHETIC (BLACK) 63/4 LBS6 SHOT CRUISER 51683 12 3" HVY WALL BBL, MTL TRIG GRD & SAFETY BUTTON 6 14" BEAD CYL. BORE 261/2" — PARKERIZED PISTOL GRIP SYNTHETIC (BLACK) 53/4 LBS6 SHOT 51686 12 3" HVY WALL BBL, MTL TRIG GRD & SAFETY BUTTON 6 14" BEAD CYL. BORE 35" 137/8" PARKERIZED SYNTHETIC (BLACK), SPEEDFEED 63/4 LBS6 SHOT 51689 12 3" HVY WALL BBL, MTL TRIG GRD & SAFETY BUTTON 6 14" GHOST RING® CYL. BORE 35" 137/8" PARKERIZED SYNTHETIC (BLACK), SPEEDFEED 63/4 LBS6 SHOT 52689 12 3" HVY WALL BBL, MTL TRIG GRD & SAFETY BUTTON 6 14" TRITIUM GR CYL. BORE 35" 137/8" PARKERIZED SYNTHETIC (BLACK), SPEEDFEED 63/4 LBS

IMPORTANT NOTES CAP: CAPACITY–INCLUDES ONE IN CHAMBER. ONE LESS FOR 3" SHELLS. (PENDING AMMUNITION TOLERANCE VARIATIONS, TOTAL CAPACITY MAY BE REDUCED BY ONE ADDITIONAL ROUND.BBL: BARREL. CYL. BORE: CYLINDER BORE. SPEEDFEED: STOCK HOLDS 4 EXTRA ROUNDS. TRITIUM GR: TRITIUM GHOST RING SIGHTS. LOP: LENGTH OF PULL. *: OVERALL LENGTH IS MEASURED WHEN STOCK ISSET AT ITS MINIMUM LENGTH OF PULL. ALL MODELS INCLUDE A FREE GUN LOCK.


ACCESSORY BARREL SPECIFICATIONS


Specifications–Barrels&Accessories

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ITEM CALIBER BARRELTYPE NUMBER DESCRIPTION/FEATURES OR GA. LENGTH CHOKE FINISH

BARREL & SCOPE COMBO SETS (INTEGRAL SCOPE BASE, MOUNTED 3-9X32 SCOPE)

SLUG/SCOPE COMBO 92156 500 BARREL, PORTED, INTEGRAL SCOPE BASE, SCOPE 12 GA. 24" FULLY-RIFLED BORE BLUESLUG/SCOPE COMBO 92010 500 BARREL, PORTED, INTEGRAL SCOPE BASE, SCOPE 20 GA. 24" FULLY-RIFLED BORE BLUESLUG/SCOPE COMBO 95355 535 ATS BARREL, INTEGRAL SCOPE BASE, SCOPE 12 GA. 24" FULLY-RIFLED BORE BLUESLUG/SCOPE COMBO 90835 835 BARREL, PORTED, INTEGRAL SCOPE BASE, SCOPE 12 GA. 24" FULLY-RIFLED BORE BLUESLUG/SCOPE COMBO 92356 REMINGTON 870 BARREL, PORTED, ISB, SCOPE 12 GA. 24" FULLY-RIFLED BORE MATTE BLUE

500 BARRELS

ALL PURPOSE 90130 VENT RIB, PORTED, BEAD SIGHT 12 GA. 28" ACCU-SET BLUEALL PURPOSE 90135 VENT RIB, BEAD SIGHT 12 GA. 24" ACCU-SET BLUESECURITY 90140 VENT RIB, BEAD SIGHT 12 GA. 20" ACCU-SET BLUESECURITY 90015 PLAIN, BEAD SIGHT 12 GA. 181/2" CYLINDER BORE BLUESLUG 92056 INTEGRAL SCOPE BASE, PORTED 12 GA. 24" FULLY-RIFLED BORE BLUESLUG 92256 INTEGRAL SCOPE BASE, PORTED 12 GA. 24" FULLY-RIFLED BORE MATTE BLUESLUG 92049 ADJUSTABLE RIFLE SIGHTS, PORTED 12 GA. 24" FULLY-RIFLED BORE BLUESLUG 98049 FIBER OPTIC RIFLE SIGHTS, PORTED 12 GA. 24" FULLY-RIFLED BORE BLUESLUG 90249 ADJUSTABLE RIFLE SIGHTS, PORTED 12 GA. 24" FULLY-RIFLED BORE WOODLANDSSLUG 90055 ADJUSTABLE RIFLE SIGHTS, PORTED 12 GA. 24" CYLINDER BORE BLUEMUZZLELOADER 95302 MUZZLELOADER CONV. BBL/RIFLE SIGHTS (PHOTO, PG 101) .50 CAL. 24" .50 CAL. RIFLED BORE BLUEALL PURPOSE 90136 VENT RIB, BEAD SIGHT 20 GA. 26" ACCU-SET BLUESLUG 90063 INTEGRAL SCOPE BASE, PORTED (PHOTO, PG 101) 20 GA. 24" FULLY-RIFLED BORE BLUESLUG 92062 ADJUSTABLE RIFLE SIGHTS, PORTED 20 GA. 24" FULLY-RIFLED BORE BLUESLUG 90060 ADJUSTABLE RIFLE SIGHTS 20 GA. 24" CYLINDER BORE BLUEALL PURPOSE 92241 VENT RIB, PORTED, BEAD SIGHT 12 GA. 28" ACCU-SET WOODLANDS

535 BARRELS

WATERFOWL 91300 VENT RIB, FRONT BEAD FO SIGHT (PHOTO, PG 101) 12 GA. 28" ACCU-SET MO NEW BREAK-UPSLUG 91310 ADJUSTABLE RIFLE SIGHTS 12 GA. 24" FULLY-RIFLED BORE MO NEW BREAK-UPSLUG 91315 INTEGRAL SCOPE BASE (PHOTO, PG 101) 12 GA. 24" FULLY-RIFLED BORE MO NEW BREAK-UPTURKEY 91320 ADJUSTABLE FIBER OPTIC SIGHTS 12 GA. 22" XX-FULL TURKEY MO NEW BREAK-UP

835ULTI-MAGBARRELS (PORTED BARRELS)

SLUG 90820 INTEGRAL SCOPE BASE, PORTED (PHOTO, PG 101) 12 GA. 24" FULLY-RIFLED BORE BLUESLUG 90720 INTEGRAL SCOPE BASE, PORTED 12 GA. 24" FULLY-RIFLED BORE WOODLANDSSLUG 92802 ADJUSTABLE RIFLE SIGHTS, PORTED (PHOTO, PG 101) 12 GA. 24" FULLY-RIFLED BORE BLUESLUG 98802 ADJUSTABLE FIBER OPTIC RIFLE SIGHTS, PORTED 12 GA. 24" FULLY-RIFLED BORE BLUESLUG 92803 ADJUSTABLE RIFLE SIGHTS, PORTED 12 GA. 24" FULLY-RIFLED BORE WOODLANDSSLUG 90800 ADJUSTABLE RIFLE SIGHTS, PORTED 12 GA. 24" CYLINDER BORE BLUEALL PURPOSE 90831 VENT RIB, PORTED, BEAD SIGHT 12 GA. 28" ACCU-MAG SET MATTE BLUEALL PURPOSE 92831 VENT RIB, PORTED, BEAD SIGHT 12 GA. 28" ACCU-MAG SET WOODLANDSSLUG 92830 INTEGRAL SCOPE BASE, PORTED 12 GA. 24" FULLY-RIFLED BORE MATTE BLUESLUG 96830 INTEGRAL SCOPE BASE, PORTED 12 GA. 24" FULLY-RIFLED BORE RT HARDWOODS

935 MAGNUMBARRELS

SLUG 90910 RIFLE SIGHTS (PHOTO, PG 100) 12 GA. 24" FULLY-RIFLED BORE MATTE BLUESLUG 90920 INTEGRAL SCOPE BASE 12 GA. 24" FULLY-RIFLED BORE MATTE BLUEWATERFOWL 90932 VENT RIB, FRONT BEAD FO SIGHT (PHOTO, PG 101) 12 GA. 28" ACCU-MAG SET MO NEW BREAK-UPSLUG 90936 ADJUSTABLE RIFLE SIGHTS 12 GA. 24" FULLY-RIFLED BORE MO NEW BREAK-UPSLUG 90938 INTEGRAL SCOPE BASE 12 GA. 24" FULLY-RIFLED BORE MO NEW BREAK-UPTURKEY 90931 ADJUSTABLE FIBER OPTIC SIGHTS (PHOTO, PG 1011) 12 GA. 24" ULTI-FULL TURKEY MO NEW BREAK-UP

930 BARRELS (PORTED BARRELS)

ALL PURPOSE 93021 VENT RIB, FRONT BEAD FIBER OPTIC SIGHT, PORTED 12 GA. 28" ACCU-SET MATTE BLUEALL PURPOSE 93022 VENT RIB, FRONT BEAD FIBER OPTIC SIGHT, PORTED 12 GA. 28" ACCU-SET BLUEALL PURPOSE 93023 VENT RIB, FRONT BEAD FO SIGHT, PORTED (PHOTO, PG 101) 12 GA. 28" ACCU-SET MO NEW BREAK-UPALL PURPOSE 93024 VENT RIB, FRONT BEAD FIBER OPTIC SIGHT, PORTED 12 GA. 28" ACCU-SET REALTREE APTURKEY 93025 VENT RIB, ADJUSTABLE FIBER OPTIC SIGHTS, PORTED 12 GA. 24" ULTI-FULL TURKEY MATTE BLUETURKEY 93026 VENT RIB, ADJUSTABLE FIBER OPTIC SIGHTS, PORTED 12 GA. 24" ULTI-FULL TURKEY MO NEW BREAK-UPTURKEY 93027 VENT RIB, ADJUSTABLE FO SIGHTS, PORTED (PHOTO, PG 101) 12 GA. 24" ULTI-FULL TURKEY REALTREE APSLUG 93028 ADJUSTABLE RIFLE SIGHTS, PORTED 12 GA. 24" FULLY-RIFLED BORE BLUESLUG 93029 INTEGRAL SCOPE BASE, PORTED (PHOTO, PG 101) 12 GA. 24" FULLY-RIFLED BORE BLUESLUG 93010 ADJUSTABLE RIFLE SIGHTS, PORTED 12 GA. 24" FULLY-RIFLED BORE MATTE BLUESLUG 93030 INTEGRAL SCOPE BASE, PORTED 12 GA. 24" FULLY-RIFLED BORE MATTE BLUESLUG 93031 ADJUSTABLE RIFLE SIGHTS, PORTED 12 GA. 24" FULLY-RIFLED BORE MO NEW BREAK-UPSLUG 93032 INTEGRAL SCOPE BASE, PORTED 12 GA. 24" FULLY-RIFLED BORE MO NEW BREAK-UPSECURITY 93020 ADJUSTABLE RIFLE SIGHTS, PORTED (PHOTO, PG 101) 12 GA. 181/2" CYLINDER BORE MATTE BLUE

REMINGTON 870BARRELSSLUG 91356 INTEGRAL SCOPE BASE 12 GA. 24" FULLY-RIFLED BORE MATTE BLUESLUG 91048 ADJUSTABLE RIFLE SIGHTS 12 GA. 24" FULLY-RIFLED BORE MATTE BLUESLUG 90048 ADJUSTABLE RIFLE SIGHTS 12 GA. 24" FULLY-RIFLED BORE BLUENEW SECURITY 93456 ROLLING THUNDER BBL, STABILIZER, BEAD (PHOTO, PG 101) 12 GA. 181/2" CYLINDER BORE MATTE BLUENEW SECURITY 92335 ROAD BLOCKER BBL, MUZZLE BREAK, BEAD (PHOTO, PG 101) 12 GA. 181/2" CYLINDER BORE MATTE BLUESECURITY 93356 STANDOFF, BEAD SIGHT (PHOTO, PG 101) 12 GA. 181/2" CYLINDER BORE MATTE BLUESECURITY 90335 PLAIN, BEAD SIGHT 12 GA. 181/2" CYLINDER BORE BLUESECURITY 91335 PLAIN, BEAD SIGHT 12 GA. 181/2" CYLINDER BORE MATTE BLUESLUG 91330 ADJUSTABLE RIFLE SIGHTS 12 GA. 24" CYLINDER BORE MATTE BLUE

IMPORTANT NOTES ISB: INTEGRAL SCOPE BASE FO: FIBER OPTIC BEAD: FRONT BEAD SIGHT SCOPE: MOUNTED 3-9X32MM SCOPE ACCU-MAG SET: INCLUDESIMPROVED CYLINDER, MODIFIED AND FULL CHOKE TUBES ACCU-SET: INCLUDES IMPROVED CYLINDER, MODIFIED AND FULL CHOKE TUBES. MO: MOSSY OAKBRAND CAMO. MOSSY OAK AND BREAK-UP ARE REGISTERED TRADEMARKS OF HAAS OUTDOORS, INC. RT: REALTREE BRAND CAMO. REALTREE, HARDWOODSAND AP ARE REGISTERED TRADEMARKS OF SPARTAN REALTREE PRODUCTS, INC.

Accessory Barrels are available for a variety of Mossberg 500, 535, and 835Ulti-Mag pump-actions; 935 Magnum and930 autoloaders; as well as replacementbarrels for Remington 870 Slug andSecurity shotguns.

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ITEM GAUGE/ FOR THE NO. DESCRIPTION/FEATURES CALIBER FOLLOWING MODELS

STOCKS & FOREARMS95025 BANTAM SYNTHETIC BUTTSTOCK– BLACK (13” LOP) .410 BORE 50095010 SYNTHETIC PISTOL GRIP .410 BORE 50095005 SYNTHETIC PISTOL GRIP 20 GA. 500, 50595000 SYNTHETIC PISTOL GRIP 12 GA. 835, 535, 500, 59095030 SYNTHETIC FIELD BUTTSTOCK– BLACK (14” LOP) 12 GA. 835, 535, 500, 59095051 SYNTHETIC FOREARM– BLACK 12 GA. 835, 535, 500, 590

ACCESSORIES95065 BARREL HEAT SHIELD– BLUE 12 GA. 500, 59095066 BARREL HEAT SHIELD– PARKERIZED 12 GA. 500, 59095068 BARREL HEAT SHIELD– MARINECOTE 12 GA. 500, 59095092 LOC-BOX FIREARM SECURITY SYSTEM ALL GAUGES *SEE NOTE BELOW95300 GHOST RING SIGHT KIT 12 GA. 500, 590, 93095507 CABLELOCK– SINGLE UNIT ALL GAUGES 935, 930, 835, 535, 500, 505, 590, 695, 10095530 CABLELOCK– 5 PACK (KEYED ALIKE) ALL GAUGES 935, 930, 835, 535, 500, 505, 590, 695, 10095695 REPLACEMENT MAGAZINE 12 GA. 695

PICATINNY RAILS/SCOPE BASES95208 SCOPE BASE, MATTE FINISH ALL GAUGES DRILLED & TAPPED MODELS95206 SCOPE BASE, BLUED FINISH ALL GAUGES DRILLED & TAPPED MODELS95207 PICATINNY RAIL, BLUED FINISH ALL GAUGES DRILLED & TAPPED MODELS95200 PICATINNY RAIL, MATTE FINISH ALL GAUGES DRILLED & TAPPED MODELS95201 PICATINNY RAIL, MARINECOTE FINISH ALL GAUGES DRILLED & TAPPED MODELS95202 SCOPE BASE, MOSSY OAK NEW BREAK UP ALL GAUGES DRILLED & TAPPED MODELS95203 SCOPE BASE, MOSSY OAK OBSESSION ALL GAUGES DRILLED & TAPPED MODELS95204 SCOPE BASE, REALTREE HARDWOODS HD GREEN ALL GAUGES DRILLED & TAPPED MODELS

RIFLE MAGAZINES95033 4x4 STANDARD LONG-ACTION 4-ROUND MAGAZINE STANDARD* 4X495034 4x4 MAGNUM LONG-ACTION 3-ROUND MAGAZINE MAGNUM* 4X495702 702 PLINKSTER SEMI-AUTO 10-ROUND MAGAZINE .22LR 702 PLINKSTER95803 802 PLINKSTER BOLT-ACTION 10-ROUND MAGAZINE .22LR 802 PLINKSTER95887 817 BOLT-ACTION 5-ROUND MAGAZINE .17 HMR 817

IMPORTANT NOTES LOC-BOX: USE WITH MOSSBERG 935, 930, 835, 535, 500, 505, 590, 590DA, HS 410, 5500, 9200 AND MAVERICK 88 AND91 MODELS. COMPATIBLE WITH RIGHT-HANDED REMINGTON MODELS 870, 1100 & 11-87 AND WINCHESTER MODEL 1300. OTHER MODELSMAY ALSO APPLY. STANDARD: COMPATIBLE WITH .25-06 REM., .270 WIN., and .30-06 SPRG. CALIBERS FOR 4X4 RIFLES. MAGNUM:COMPATIBLE WITH 7MM REM. MAG., .300 WIN. MAG., and .338 WIN. MAG. CALIBERS FOR 4X4 RIFLES. DRILLED & TAPPED MODELS:FITS ALL RECEIVERS THAT ARE FACTORY DRILLED & TAPPED. MOSSY OAK, BREAK-UP AND OBSESSION ARE REGISTERED TRADEMARKS OFHAAS OUTDOORS, INC. REALTREE, AND HARDWOODS ARE REGISTERED TRADEMARKS OF SPARTAN REALTREE PRODUCTS, INC.

STOCKS, FOREARMS & ACCESSORIES

ACCESSORY BARRELS &BARREL/SCOPE COMBOSExtend your hunting season with a Mossbergaccessory barrel. Offered in a variety of themost popular Slug, Turkey, All-Purpose andSecurity configurations (chart, Page 100).Choose different barrel lengths, finishes andsighting options — including two new modelsfor 870 owners — Rolling Thunder™ and RoadBlocker™ (below left and right respectively).Looking to take the guesswork out of fittingoptics for your shotgun? Mossberg’s high-valueAccessory Barrel/Scope Combos are availablefor five pump-action models.

MOSSBERG ACCESSORIESA full range of replacement parts andaccessories are available to improve yourhunting and shooting experience. Look for our attractive, coordinated packaginglines at your favorite retailer.


FIREARMS CLEANING SWABSOffered by Solon Manufacturing Company, these disposable foam-covered swabsare the perfect way to keep your firearm looking its best, and ready for action.For more information on retail locations or to order direct, call 800.341.6640

CUTLERY & FLASHLIGHTSBased on designs by Meyerco, you’ll find quality cutlery for hunting and personal use along with a selection of tactical-style flashlights. For more information on retail locations, call 214.467.8949

ITEM FOR USENUMBER DESCRIPTION/FEATURES GAUGE WITH MODELS

ACCU-CHOKE™ TUBES (FOR LEAD, STEEL & OTHER NON-TOXIC SHOT)

95235 SKEET 12 GA. 500,535,93095200 IMPROVED CYLINDER 12 GA. 500,535,93095195 MODIFIED 12 GA. 500,535,93095190 FULL 12 GA. 500,535,93095267 XX-FULL TURKEY (LEAD ONLY) 12 GA. 500,535,93095225 IMPROVED CYLINDER 20 GA. 500,50595220 MODIFIED 20 GA. 500,50595215 FULL 20 GA. 500,50595230 X-FULL TURKEY (LEAD ONLY) 20 GA. 500,505

CHOKE TUBE WRENCH

95205 CHOKE TUBE WRENCH ALL FOR USE WITH 500, 505, 535, 835, 930, 935 MODELS

IMPORTANT NOTES ACCU-CHOKE: CHOKE TUBES MAY BE USED ON THE FOLLOWING INTERCHANGEABLE CHOKE MODELS: MOSSBERG, SMITH & WESSON, SAVAGE, U.S. REPEATING ARMS AND MAVERICK. ACCU-MAG: ACCU-MAG CHOKE TUBES ARE FOR USE WITH 935, 835 & SSi-ONE MODELS ONLY.


ACCU-MAG™ CHOKE TUBES 835® & 935™ MODELS (FOR LEAD, STEEL & OTHER NON-TOXIC SHOT)

95256 SKEET 12 GA. 835,935 95252 IMPROVED CYLINDER 12 GA. 835,93595253 MODIFIED 12 GA. 835,93595254 FULL 12 GA. 835,93595255 X-FULL 12 GA. 835,93595257 ULTI-FULL TKY TUBE (LEAD ONLY) 12 GA. 835,935

CHOKE TUBE SPECIFICATIONS (500, 505, 535, 930, 835 & 935 MODELS)


X-FACTOR™ PORTED CHOKE TUBES 500,505, 535,835,930 & 935 MODELS

X-FACTOR PORTED WATERFOWL CHOKE TUBES95290 IMPROVED CYLINDER 12 GA. 835, 935 95280 MODIFIED 12 GA. 835, 93595270 FULL 12 GA. 835, 935X-FACTOR PORTED TURKEY CHOKE TUBES95258 ULTI-FULL TURKEY TUBE (LEAD ONLY) 12 GA. 835, 935 95268 XX-FULL TURKEY TUBE (LEAD ONLY) 12 GA. 500, 535, 93095231 X-FULL TURKEY TUBE (LEAD ONLY) 20 GA. 500, 505

#95225 #95195

#95267 #95253 #95231 #95268

#95258 #95270

OFFICIAL MOSSBERG LICENSED PRODUCTSFor nearly a century, the Mossberg brand has been synonymous with providing shooters with safe, reliable firearms — at a price fewothers can match. Now, the Mossberg tradition of “more gun for the money” has been expanded to include high-quality, outdoorproducts. Under license from Mossberg, you’ll find a number of hunting, shooting and outdoor products — scrutinized by us, andendorsed with the Mossberg brand. Check for them at your local retailer or visit our website for a current list of licensed products.

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X-FACTOR PORTED CHOKE TUBESCombining precision-engineered choke constrictions with two rows of specially angled ports, the X-FACTORchoke tubes provide the dedicated waterfowl and turkey hunter an added edge in the field.

ACCU-CHOKE & ACCU-MAG CHOKE TUBESFor consistent pattern performance with a variety of loads, look for Accu-Choke and Accu-Mag choke tubes in a variety of gauges and constrictions for hunting andrecreational shooting.


Specifications–Chokes&Licensed Products

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MOSSBERG® GEAR DUFFELS & SOFT CASESWhether spending a day at the range or in the field, here’s the perfect way to stow all of your Mossberg gear. All bags feature stylish embroidered logo. Both duffels feature multiple zippered compartments and handy shoulder strap for easy carry.Tactical Gear Duffel ...................... Item #99190Gear Duffel ...................................... Item #99010Rifle Soft Case ................................ Item #99003Shotgun Soft Case ........................ Item #99002Mossberg InternationalOver/Under Soft Case ..................... Item #91002

MOSSBERG® HITCH COVERBrushed chrome finish is accented with raised gloss black logo. Fits Class II & III hitches........... Item #99008

MOSSBERG® LICENSE PLATE FRAMEHit the road in style. Bright polished finish, embossed gloss black lettering for Mossberg logo and ’Cuz Hunting slogan. Fits most standard frames............. Item #99004

MOSSBERG® PATCH & DECALSDisplay your Mossberg pride with your choice of anembroidered patch or clear-backed adhesive decals.

Patch —“Mossberg/Special Purpose” 3x3”size, Blue,Black and Silver embroidery ........................ Item #99170Decals —“Mossberg/Special Purpose” 4.75”wide oval,foil-finish Blue and Black ............................ Item #99171“Mossberg” 7” wide, Bronze color .............. Item #99192“Mossberg” 7” wide, Silver color ................. Item #99191

MOSSBERG® LOC-BOX™

Unique, two-piece, wall mounted shotgun locking deviceis perfect for your home or workplace. Installs in minutes. Helps prevent unwanted access to firearms by children or unauthorized persons. Secures the shotgun, inhibits operation of the action. Key-operated. Fits a variety of Mossberg® models and many other major shotgun brands.Item #95092 (Single Unit) Item #95530 (5 Pack/Keyed Alike)

MOSSBERG® BEVERAGE HOLDERSKeep your choice of beverages hot or cold in a variety of holders:Insulated Neoprene Sleeve Black with two-sided tan imprint ..... Item #99001Sports Water Bottle holds 32oz., Silverlogo on Smoke ................ Item #99172Coffee Mug Stainless steel inside/out with logo on both sides ..... Item #99008

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Ladies “Mossberg/Special Purpose” Cap-Sleeve T-ShirtWhite/Blue on Black. Sizes: S–XL. Item Number: #99188Ladies “Mossberg/Catch & Release” Cap-Sleeve T-ShirtDark Pink on Pink. Sizes: S–XL. Item Number: #99189Mossberg Fleece Long-Sleeve Jacket Full zipper front, pockets.Juniper Green. Sizes: M–XXL. Item Number: #99182“Wild Turkey” Short-Sleeve T-Shirt Multi-color imprint.Sizes: M–XXL. Item Numbers: #99199 (Avocado Green), #99185 (Black)

“Monster Buck” Short-Sleeve T-ShirtBlack on Texas Orange. Sizes: M–XXL. Item Number: #99186“Mallard Flight” Short-Sleeve T-ShirtSlate Grey on Oceana Teal or White. Sizes: M–XXL.Item Numbers: #99200 (Oceana Teal), #99201 (White)

“Mossberg Compass” Short-Sleeve T-ShirtBrown/Grey imprint on Black. Sizes: M–XXL.Item Number: #99183“Mossberg Tactical” Short-Sleeve T-ShirtMulti-color imprint. Sizes: M–XXL. Item Numbers:#99202 (Black), #99187 (White)

“Special Purpose” Long-Sleeve T-ShirtWhite/Blue on Black. M–XXL. Item Number: #99027“Catch & Release” Short-Sleeve T-Shirt (bottom, on model) White/Military Green. M–XXL.Item Number: #99184

MOSSBERG® HATSA variety of styles and colors. Adjustable back.Top Row (from left): “Camo/Mossberg Patch” Realtree AP Camo ... #99173; “Camo/Deer Skull” AP Camo and Tan ... #99174; “MallardFlight” on Slate Grey ... #99180; “Turkey Tracks” White/Green on Brown ... #99179;Bottom Row (from left): “Mossberg Tactical” on Black ... #99181; “Team Mossberg”on Black ... #99121; “Mossberg Signature” on Blue ... #99198; “Mossberg Logotype”Brown on Black/Brown ... #99177; “Mossberg/Deer Skull”on Dark Red ... #99178; “Catch & Release” (on model, far right) White/Military Green ... #99176.

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