{"id":113658,"date":"2025-12-03T14:35:59","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T20:35:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/?p=113658"},"modified":"2025-12-03T14:35:59","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T20:35:59","slug":"113658","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/?p=113658","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegunmag.com\/mossberg-gets-11-5m-contract-for-additional-590a1-shotguns\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mossberg Gets $11.5M+ Contract for Additional 590A1 Shotguns<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thegunmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/MOSSBERG-590A1-1024x253.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>O.F. Mossberg &amp; Sons, Inc. has announced that it has been awarded a contract for approximately $11.6 million dollars to supply the U.S. Army with additional Mossberg\u00ae 590A1\u2122 pump-action shotguns.<\/p>\n<p>First adopted by multiple branches of the U.S. Military in 1987, the Mossberg 590\u00ae proved its reliability and durability by successfully completing the rigorous MIL-SPEC 3443E testing protocol, then company said in a press release. The Mossberg 590A1 also features a heavy-walled 18.5-inch barrel; metal trigger guard; metal safety selector switch; and parkerized finish. It is chambered for 3-inch magnums.<\/p>\n<p>The 590A1 has an OAL of 39.5 inches, has a 13.87-inch length of pull, ghost ring sights and a 6+1 capacity.<\/p>\n<p>Following its adoption, the U.S. Military requested a purpose-built variant capable of withstanding sustained, high-volume use in the most demanding environments. That requirement led directly to the development of the Mossberg 590A1 \u2014 a strengthened, mission-ready evolution of the original 590 platform.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMossberg is honored to receive an additional contract from the U.S. Department of Defense for the battle-proven 590A1 shotgun,\u201d said John MacLellan, Mossberg\u2019s Vice President of Sales and Marketing. \u201cThis award reflects our long commitment to supplying rugged, mission-capable firearms built to exacting standards \u2014 and reinforces our pledge to provide timely solutions that support the safety and effectiveness of U.S. service members.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mossberg 590A1 shotguns are based upon the time-tested Mossberg 500 pump-action platform, with non-binding twin action bars; positive steel-to-steel lock-up; and an anti-jam elevator for smooth, reliable operation; dual extractors; anodized aluminum receiver for added durability, and universally-recognized, ambidextrous top-tang mounted safety.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mossberg Gets $11.5M+ Contract for Additional 590A1 Shotguns O.F. Mossberg &amp; Sons, Inc. has announced that it has been awarded a contract for approximately $11.6 million dollars to supply the U.S. Army with additional Mossberg\u00ae 590A1\u2122 pump-action shotguns. First adopted by multiple branches of the U.S. Military in 1987, the Mossberg 590\u00ae proved its reliability &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/?p=113658\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,36,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-113658","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-business","category-gun-schtuff","category-military"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113658","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=113658"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113658\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":113659,"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113658\/revisions\/113659"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=113658"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=113658"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=113658"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}