Mossberg 590M
Posted: Sat Jun 30, 2018 1:23 am
So I handled one of these today at a local shop, and it was a lot less awkward than I expected it to be given the extreme girth of the magazine. What makes it actually work, is the ambi push button mag release. If it had a paddle mag release like the Saiga, I think it would be a bit too much of a stretch (literally) to actuate the release with the same hand as you are grasping the mag with. But pushing the button with your firing hand as you remove the mag with your support hand, that works pretty well. It was also quite a bit easier to lock a mag into the mag well than it is with my S-12. The little nubs on the mag that match with the bottom of the receiver seem to help a lot in that regard, so that it's more difficult to get it wrong.
Keep in mind though that I have fairly large hands, and I was obviously doing that with an unloaded magazine, so your mileage may vary. I don't expect to be trading in my Saiga for one any time soon, but if I were in the market for another social shotgun, the 590M is probably what I would buy.
Keep in mind though that I have fairly large hands, and I was obviously doing that with an unloaded magazine, so your mileage may vary. I don't expect to be trading in my Saiga for one any time soon, but if I were in the market for another social shotgun, the 590M is probably what I would buy.