r/canadaguns • u/Panjaab1 • Jul 17 '26
Feets / Collection / My build My First Gun
How do you guys like my build? It is a Mossberg 590A1 with the following
M-Lok Forend
Picatinny rail with ghost rings
Holosun 507C-X3
Streamlight Protac H-LX with a pressure switch on the other side
Arisaka mount for stream light (highly recommend)
Aluminum milled mount for the pressure switch off of amazon but fits perfectly
Velcro shotgun cards cut to receiver shape
Run of the mill Cabelas Sling
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u/TheeJoCanadian Jul 17 '26
590A1 was my first gun as well. Still works like an absolute champ. Solid buy. Enjoy your many years of pump action fun. Only thing ill say is make sure the grub screw on the front sight is properly torqued. Had the sight come off at the range the second time out.
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u/Panjaab1 Jul 17 '26
Thank you for this. I hit it with some medium strength thread locker so hopefully it will hold.
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u/dannysmackdown Jul 17 '26
Double check the nut that keeps the stock on too.
Honestly everything will rattle itself loose on it lol. Had to put thread locker on my flashlight too since it was coming loose. Same light as well.
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u/Panjaab1 Jul 17 '26
I originally had a magpul picatinny section with the original stream light mount and it was so bulky. It also just came loose from dry fire exercises and the screws that held it on were really small. A big reason why I was really happy with the arisaka mount is that it uses stronger screws and removes the need for picatinny.
I think next range day I will take an assortment of needed tools just to keep everything in order and see what gets loose so I can threadlock it. I appreciate the heads up.
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u/dannysmackdown Jul 17 '26
I use the mlok mount but yeah the screws are pretty small. Put some blue loctite on them and they've been fine for a few hundred shells but I'll look into the arisaka mount.
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u/iatekane Jul 17 '26
Very good gun, nice setup but that’s not a magpul forend. Looks to be the Mossberg aluminum Mlok forend that comes on the 590a1 SPX, which I believe yours is.
Good way to start for sure!
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u/PlanetGuardian-42 Jul 17 '26
You've chosen well. My 590 is my favorite gun, even pushing out certain ones that were lost in a tragic boating accident.
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u/Panjaab1 Jul 17 '26
Damn I heard Mike from Canmore was magnet fishing so maybe he found them and is looking to buy them off your hands.
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u/Financial-Big-7814 Jul 17 '26
Starting to look at these over the Beretta a300 ultima... Anyone have any comparisons?
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u/Panjaab1 Jul 17 '26
The only real downside of a semi automatic is perceived reliability but with shotguns like the Benelli M4 you see that they are no less reliable then any of the most reliable pumps.
The whole reasoning for going with a pump atleast for me and a 590A1 at that was that I wanted a gun that would last me my lifetime and was everything short of bomb proof although there are rumours these survived some grenades and other explosives in war. I didn’t want to have to worry about gas seals in 20 years time pretty much.
Another thing with semis is that they can sometimes be pretty sensitive to the load you are shooting. Some don’t cycle with certain loads while others cycle with some. I wanted to remove that possibility for error which is why I went pump.
If home defense ever becomes legal in Canada I do imagine picking up a semi auto shotgun one day for sure and plan on getting one regardless as I feel for everything short of shtf/grid down they are superior in many ways especially with today’s technology.
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u/Miserable-Quiet9660 Aug 11 '26
Totally agree with you, pump action is best for the reliability. I have a Maverick under my bed.
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u/EnterIPAddress Jul 20 '26
Thats one hell of a first gun! Congrats!
P.S I have a 590 (9 Shot) myself
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u/scottsuplol Jul 17 '26
This is like buying a lambo for your first gun. Fantastic choice! You’ll love it
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u/PlanetGuardian-42 Jul 17 '26
I mean, a Benelli would be the lambo.
These things are bombproof utilitarian tools. Like the Hilux of guns lol.
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u/DinklesTheDank qb Jul 17 '26
Nice to see it’s not Turkslop