THE NAME MOSSBERG ON GUNS HAS STOOD FOR quality and value for more than a century, and the company has a rich history. Formed in New Haven, Connecticut, in 1919 by Oscar Frederick Mossberg and his sons Iver and Harold, the company is still headquartered in Connecticut but has added a new, ultra-modern facility in Eagle Pass, Texas, where about 90 percent of its guns are now made; some are imported from Turkey, as well. Mossberg is the largest family-owned firearms manufacturer in the United States, and it produces a wide variety of firearms, including bolt-action rifles; a nifty little handgun; and pump-action, semiautomatic, and over-under shotguns. Most are “Ruggedly built” and “proudly American,” as the firm’s mottos attest.
An example of a Mossberg’s durability is a Model 500 ATP-8…