Thanks for the stock suggestion. I'll keep that under advisement. I haven't handled the 590A1 yet, so I don't know how well the OEM stock fits me, but it does strike me that being able to be more squared up on the gun rather than bladed to it is better in a tactical long gun.ShootDontTalk wrote:The 590A1 will serve you extremely well. I don't know how you are with the NBA size LOPs, but check out the Hogue 12" LOP stock kit. I handle shotguns better when swinging from left to right with the short LOP stock. You might find it useful. Best $50 I ever spent on a defensive shotgun. In fact all my shotguns have them. Also makes it super for Mrs. SDT to handle and reduces the overall length about 2".
I'm not much for AR stocks on shotguns. As others pointed out, the Mossberg safety placement advantage becomes a liability with a pistol grip of any flavor.
I have to agree with Andy in spades about the Hawk 982. That particular gun runs much better than all but the most expensive tactical 870s. Every part from an 870 fits, except the barrel. It is the value of the century. Mine has been simply perfect for many years now. I would recommend the Mossberg 930SPX for an autoloader. Hard to argue with being able to empty the magazine in less than 2 seconds - every time!
I bought my Stevens 350 right after Andy bought his Hawk 982, reasoning that bottom ejection would be better for me as a lefty. (But after years of shooting ARs and other semiautos, including my Benelli SBE II, I've concluded that direction of ejetion is irrelevant for me.) Also, Cabelas was completely sold out on the 982, which helped me to opt for the 350. This was during the last major market upset, when $700 ARs were selling for twice that. At the $249 I paid for the Stevens, it seemed like a heck of a deal. But when Andy and I were able to compare shotguns side by side, it was apparent to me that he got the better gun, even though mine was adequate for the price.
I hadn't considered the 930SPX at all, but then, I didn't even know it existed. My SBE II is my first foray into semiauto shotguns. But even if there were an aftermarket magazine of higher capacity for it, the barrel is either 24" or 27.5" long - depending on whether or not the 3.5" chamber is included in the measurement.....I don't know how shotgun barrels are measured. Benelli does not offer an aftermarket 18" or 20" barrel for it, so it remains pretty exclusively a hunting weapon - too long to be handy inside the home. But I will say that I had generally considered semiautos, but had kind of settled on a pump action for the reasons of reliability and parts availability. While this would be primarily a home-defense weapon, it is also a TEOTWAWKI gun ....which is one reason why I'm more interested in a 20" barrel and higher capacity magazine tube. Mossberg 500s and 590s are pretty much as ubiquitous as 870s, so scavenging parts is made easier. So I guess my question is: "do you think that your 930SPX is AS reliable as a 590A1?"
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I figured that would be your advice. In my searches, I even found one that was designed for 3-gun, but that acts like a replaceable magazine......but on the side of the gun........made by Aridus Industries. It has a base which mounts to the side of the gun, and the shell carriers clip into the base. When you empty a shell carrier, you grab another full one off of your belt and use the end of the full one to pop the empty one off the base, and clip the full one in, all in one motion: 
