The Mossberg 590A1 is an ideal platform for personalizing a pump-action shotgun, says Mike Shain of AIMPRO Tactical . Shain is one of several shops that offer action jobs, Magnaporting, accesorization and cleaning, polishing and refinishing of police scatterguns. Vang Comp and Wilson Combat are two others that offer shotgun modifications. For less than $250, Shain can reduce felt recoil and muzzle jump, giving operators a shot pattern of 4 inches or less from 50 yards. "What can we do to hot rod this gun," Shain asks, not needing an answer. "It's a great gun out of the box, but how can we squeeze every last drop of performance out of this gun."
'Hot Rod' Mossberg Shotguns
The Urban Camo with 18.5-inch barrel offers SWAT operators ghost-ring sights, a heat shield and serrated muzzel for breaching. It arrives in flat gun-metal grey with a Hogue Overmolded Stock Set and also includes the tri-rail Picatinny forend fitted with low-profile rail cover and small hand stops.
This "co-witness" 590A1 with 18.5-inch barrel arrives with a Mesa Tactical buttstock and charcoal gray (Parkerized) finish. The gun includes a Picatinny rail that allows for the mounting of various sights or lights. The co-witness feature allows the operator to use an optic and still retain iron sights for back-up sighting.
A variety of accessories can be added the the 590A1 shotguns, a versatile platform that has, like the Remington 870, been also released in a less-lethal version to fire bean-bag rounds. Accessories such as a five-shell side-saddle, ghost-ring sights or one-point sling are popular among officers looking to customize their gun.
The Urban Cruiser is equipped with a Hogue Tamer pistol grip and heat shield. It also sports a tri-rail Picatinny forend fitted with low-profile rail covers and large hand stops that can be adjusted to fit an operator's grip. To add low-light capabilities, a Tritium front bead can be installed.
This 590A1 with an 18.5-inch barrel arrives with a heat shield to protect the operator from muzzle heat, Picatinny rail forend and olive drab (OD) green stock. Also available for the receiver and/or barrel is an optional OD green and flat dark earth XCOAT, a coating developed for Navy SEALS as a non-reflective alternative to anodized alloy surfaces.
The Urban Camo C-SOG with 18.5-inch barrel offers SWAT operators a heat shield, Mesa Tactical buttstock and serrated muzzel. The gray camo-pattern XCOAT finish and laser sighting option make this one unique. It also includes the tri-rail Picatinny forend fitted with low-profile rail cover and small hand stops.
With its 18.5-inch barrel and serrated muzzel, this breacher is set up for SWAT operators to resemble an AR-type rifle. It arrives with ghost-ring sights for improved accuracy over bead sighting.