Mossberg 500 Price Guide: What to Pay & Current In-Stock Deals

Mossberg 500 prices only compare when the gauge and the barrel match. The Maverick 88 is the budget neighbor. The 590 is the duty neighbor. This page is the 500.

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Mossberg, 56425, 500 Field 12 Ga Pump Action Shotgun, 28″ Barrel, Woodland Camo

$629.95

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What you are actually buying

The Mossberg 500 is a pump shotgun shotgun in 12 gauge or 20 gauge. Often 5+1 on a security gun, less on some field guns, more with a longer tube. Shell length changes the real count. A bead on field guns. Rifle sights or a heat shield on some security guns. A rail is not standard.

Top tang safety, dual extractors on many guns, and a pump you can run with a short or a long barrel. Wood, synthetic, and cruiser pistol-grip stocks change the fit.

Variants worth separating

The 500 is the twin-bar pump. The Maverick 88 is the cheaper cousin with a different safety and fewer shared parts. The 590 is the heavier-duty gun. Combo packages with two barrels are a different offer from a single security barrel.

Who it suits

A first shotgun, a field gun, or a home gun, depending entirely on the barrel. The name 500 does not tell you which.

What to look for in a deal

Gauge, barrel length, and whether a second barrel is in the box. A Maverick 88 is not a 500. A 28-inch vent-rib barrel is not an 18.5-inch security gun. Match gauge and barrel. Combo guns need both barrels listed or they are a single-barrel price. The wider in-stock set is on Mossberg deals. If this size is wrong, the Mossberg 590 is the nearby model. The category board is shotgun deals. The category buying guide is Best Home Defense Shotguns.