Mossberg 590A1 LE

O.F. Mossberg & Sons, more commonly known as Mossberg, is an American arms manufacturer that was founded in 1919 by Swedish-born Oscar Frederick Mossberg alongside his two sons. Mossberg came to the United States in 1886, where he worked in a bicycle factory owned by Iver Johnson. Though the company was founded on the Mossberg Brownie – a four-barreled handgun chambered in .22 LR – it is now known the world over for producing exceptional rifles and shotguns.

As one may guess based on its name, the Mossberg 590A1 LE is a shotgun that traces its lineage all the way back to 1961 when the Mossberg 500 series made its debut. The Mossberg 500 series is a series of shotguns that represents a range of varying hammerless, pump-action shotguns, all of which feature the same receiver. Variations were generally found in the barrel length, bore size, choke options, capacity, sights and stock/fore-end materials. The 500 series has always been marketed as multi-purpose shotguns designed for use in less-than-favorable conditions. As such, all Mossberg 500s feature interchangeable barrels, which provides for a number of different configurations that can quickly turn a 500 into a field gun, a slug gun, a defensive gun or a sport gun. Additionally, they are all easily disassembled to allow for easy cleaning and simple maintenance. The versatility of the line has even earned it a spot with military forces the world over – often as the Model 590A1, which typically features an aluminum trigger guard and safety as well as a heavily-walled barrel.

One of the greatest selling points for the Mossberg 500 series, which includes the Mossberg 590A1 LE, is the fact that they all boast MIL-SPEC performance. The Mossberg 500 series is the only shotgun that has passed the United States Military's MIL-SPEC 3443G standards, which just serves to illustrate the superior performance and reliability associated with the Mossberg 590A1 LE – must-have qualities for any shotgun.

As noted, the Mossberg 590A1 LE is a 12-gauge, pump-action shotgun with a 20-inch, heavily-walled barrel alongside an overall length of 41 inches. The magazine tube provides a nine-shell capacity for an overall capacity of 10 with one shell in the chamber. If you want to get technical – and I know that you do – the 590A1 LE is actually capable of carrying 12 shells in total. This, of course, takes the synthetic SpeedFeed® stock into account, which stores two additional shells and joins the aircraft-grade aluminum construction of the receiver to provide for a light weight of just 7 1/4 pounds. Other features include an aluminum trigger guard and ambidextrous thumb safety, ghost ring sights and a parkerized finish for enhanced protection against rust and corrosion.

The Mossberg 590A1 LE is an excellent choice for:

- Military and law enforcement

- Personal and home defense

- Hunting

- Trap shooting

- Skeet shooting

- Collections

- Much more…