Originally Posted by grumpy1

with the added information that you are a lefty, I would go with the 590. I have a friend who is lefty and loves the Mossberg 500/590 shotguns. Just to clearify, a true 590 is not quite the same as a 500, it has a metal trigger guard, metal safety, extra thick barrel and uses a differant magazine tube and tube cap. If you ever think you are going to change the barrel if you get the 590 it may be quite hard to do so. with all that being said I like both but lean towards the 870 because I'm more familliar with the safety set up. As far as reliablity goes they are both rock solid and the 590 beat out the 870 in the military trials.

Originally Posted by Sahara_Maverick

That's a very nice setup!