So apparently moss berg came out with a 6+1 version of the 18.5” 590 since I bought my 5 shot mag tube version several years back. Always thought it was weird that the 14” NFA gun and the 18.5” gun both had 5 rounds in the mag tube but the 18.5” had a longer mag tube but not enough to fit a 6th.
I asked moss berg once and they told me the 18.5” has a longer mag tube in spite of same round count so people couldn’t put a factory 14” barrel on there illegally, but of course you could take a hacksaw!
So anyway, here I’m now wondering, do I sell my old 18.5 5+1 and buy a new 6+1, or do I buy a +1 extension, or do I keep it as is with the 5 shot tube?
I’m on a budget here but just so I actually understand the pros and the cons, answer me like money is no object. Is there actually any benefit to the old 5+1 compared to the new 6+1?
Is there any benefit to a 5+1 and a +1 extension added compared to the 6 or is the 6 always better stronger mechanically? I read in an old post here that some cities BAN extensions on pump guns so that’s a negative check to the extension but maybe by virtue of the mag connection being closer to the receiver it’s stronger but I doubt it. Just wondering if my version would become more desirable in anyway to the 6+1 or if I just got the short end of the straw here.