Mossberg just landed a serious win with a brand-new $11.6 million U.S. Army contract to supply more of their legendary 590A1 pump-action shotguns. And it’s another notch in the belt for a platform that’s been serving America’s military since the late ’80s.
The original Mossberg 590 was adopted across multiple branches back in 1987 after surviving the brutal MIL-SPEC 3443E testing protocol, the kind of endurance gauntlet that chews up lesser guns.
The military loved the platform, but they wanted something even tougher, built specifically for sustained, high-volume abuse in the worst environments on Earth. That request led directly to the 590A1, a mission-ready tank of a shotgun beefed up from the standard 590.
“Mossberg is honored to receive an additional contract from the U.S. Department of Defense for the battle-proven 590A1 shotgun,” said John MacLellan, the company’s VP of Sales and Marketing.
He added that the award reinforces Mossberg’s long-standing commitment to delivering rugged, mission-capable firearms built to exacting standards and supporting the safety and effectiveness of America’s service members.
If you’ve run a 590A1, you know why the military keeps coming back. It’s built on the rock-solid Mossberg 500 action with non-binding twin action bars, steel-to-steel lockup, an anti-jam elevator, dual extractors, and that classic ambidextrous top-tang safety everyone recognizes instantly.
The 590A1 upgrades the formula with a heavy-walled barrel, metal trigger guard, metal safety selector, and a durable parkerized finish: all designed to survive fights, deployments, and whatever the world throws at a pump gun.
Bottom line: the Army wants more 590A1s because they work. They’ve worked for decades. And with this new contract, they’ll keep doing exactly what they were built to do.
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