Thanks for the info guys, now I'm going to let you know my personal opinion about this shotgun ( got one last month).
The looks, the weight, the feel, the pointability are great.
The blueing on the barrels could've used more attention to detail, but it's ok( very small areas are not covered). The threads on the choke tubes and inside the barrels are a little rough. The barrels are very decent inside, but don't expect extreme shine unless you know some product that will make them really bright.
Inside the action it's not smooth like the expensive shotguns, you can see some unfinished marks , but nothing too big.
After removing the stock the wood has rough and unfinished edges, but that's inside the stock.
The trigger assembly.....BIG SURPRIZE.....THEY FIXED THE FIRING PINS. I even talked to a Mossberg rep and he said they fixed the problems.
If you read previous posts about this shotgun most of the owners were saying that when people were putting the gun together the firing pins were exposed and they tried to close the shotgun with them exposed and bending or breaking them. Well, they redesigned the firing pins, now the new ones are retracting back after the hammer strikes them.
Everything else inside the trigger mechanism works well the way it was designed to work, except for the floating block that only makes a clicking sound every time you shake the gun, and it will not let you fire the weapon if you hold it upside down. I took mine out because I couldn't stand that clicking.
Test Fire: The gun shoots great, period. I used birdshot, 00buck and slugs. No hang fires, or double fires. My first kill with it was a coyote at 35 yds.
In conclusion I think this is a great gun for hunting and it's worth the price.
