Mossberg is a POS? Thanks buddy, for telling us how little you know. Both are extremely reliable and durable. The US military uses the 590 as their primary shotgun before transitioning to the Benelli M4. That says a lot about the 590 by itself. Anyhow, tactically speaking, I prefer the Mossberg because the controls are better placed. The Remington can fire 3.5 inch shells, if that matters. I don't know anything about the Mossberg 590 but I've seen lots on the 500 being a cheap but good shotgun one can get cheap if they find.
The CZ-612 came out last month, apparently lighter and way less expensive designed to compete with Mossberg 500 series and Remington 870
I've owned a Remington 870, Mossberg 500, Browning BPS, Winchester 1300, and an SKB pumpgun. Shot several hundred rounds through each during my dove extermination hunting heyday. Only two pumpguns gave me 100% reliability in rough field conditions: the Mossberg 500, and Winchester 1300. I kept the Winchester 1300, and the rest I sold. It needs upgrades where as the Mossberg 590 is a combat ready shotgun out of the box. All it needs is shotgun ammo. The 590 of course with the 8 shot tube and vented barrel to keep it cool under heavy firing, even a bayonet lug. The pump is complete with action arms on both sides to prevent you from bending an actuator arm during hard use.
http://www.cz-usa.com/products/view/612HC-P/
Curious - has anyone tested this out? I was looking at mossberg 590 for the quick reload, stores 9 rnds and less expensive than 870
http://www.mossberg.com/products/shotgu ... al-purpose
Remington 870 Vs Mossberg 590 Reliability
Also saw a comparison on the 590 and 870, brought up some points that make me lean towards 590 rather than 870 - but anything I'm not considering?
Remington 870 Or Mossberg 590 12 Gauge