What Are the Best Shotguns under $500? Ranked by Tracked Prices
Built from GunDealAlerts’ own price record — 12,504 tracked prices across 1,919 products from 891 retailers since 2024.
5 of the picks below carry GunDealAlerts’ own tracked-price record — real prices from r/gundeals postings, each shown with the date it was tracked. Price figures on this page were generated August 1, 2026; the underlying deals are dated individually.
Every price on this page comes from GunDealAlerts’ own record of 12,504 tracked deal prices across 1,919 products from 891 retailers since 2024. Set a price alert and we will email you when one of these drops below what it normally sells for — that is the difference between paying the average and paying the low.
How this list was ranked
These are the best shotguns under $500 that GunDealAlerts holds a dated price record for — 5 of the 5 that qualified. They are ordered by how active the deal flow is (the number of r/gundeals postings behind each 90-day street price), and then by how far each product’s lowest tracked price sits below that street price. Nothing here is weighted or scored; it is a sort order, and every figure above is the real tracked price with the date it was tracked.
This is a price-data ranking, not a range report. Nobody at GunDealAlerts has shot every product on this page, and this list does not pretend otherwise. What it can tell you — and what a reviewer who has never seen a price history cannot — is which of these actually come up for sale, how often, and what counts as a good price when they do. How we build these numbers →
1. Benelli Nova
The most recent Benelli Nova deal tracked on r/gundeals was $520 on Apr 8, 2026; no newer one has been posted. The lowest price ever tracked is $250, from Mar 13, 2025.
Every tracked Benelli Nova deal and its full price history → · what to pay for a Benelli Nova →
2. Blue Line Solutions BL-18
The most recent Blue Line Solutions BL-18 deal tracked on r/gundeals was $126 on Feb 21, 2026; no newer one has been posted. The lowest price ever tracked is $112, from Jan 1, 2026.
Every tracked Blue Line Solutions BL-18 deal and its full price history → · what to pay for a Blue Line Solutions BL-18 →
3. MAC 1014 (M4 Clone)
The most recent MAC 1014 (M4 Clone) deal tracked on r/gundeals was $350 on May 21, 2026; no newer one has been posted. The lowest price ever tracked is $319, from Dec 16, 2024.
Every tracked MAC 1014 (M4 Clone) deal and its full price history → · what to pay for a MAC 1014 (M4 Clone) →
4. Mossberg Maverick 88
The most recent Mossberg Maverick 88 deal tracked on r/gundeals was $230 on Mar 23, 2026; no newer one has been posted. The lowest price ever tracked is $200, from Jan 15, 2026.
Every tracked Mossberg Maverick 88 deal and its full price history → · what to pay for a Mossberg Maverick 88 →
5. Winchester SXP
The most recent Winchester SXP deal tracked on r/gundeals was $300 on Dec 17, 2025; no newer one has been posted. The lowest price ever tracked is $155, from Nov 27, 2024.
Every tracked Winchester SXP deal and its full price history → · what to pay for a Winchester SXP →
What to do with this list
Prices on this page are recomputed from the tracked record every time it loads, so the ordering moves as the market does. The practical move is not to buy the top entry — it is to pick the one you want and let us tell you when it drops below what it normally sells for. Set a free price alert →
Frequently Asked Questions
How are the best shotguns under $500 ranked on this page?
By GunDealAlerts' tracked price record: first by how many r/gundeals postings sit behind each product's 90-day street price, then by how far its lowest tracked price falls below that street price. It is a ranking of what the price data shows, not a review.
Are these hands-on reviews?
No. This page ranks products by tracked price data only. GunDealAlerts pages that carry a first-hand opinion say so and carry the author's name and background.
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