This may be a stupid question but... Why do so many people dislike the Remington keyed safeties? I understand sort of a "moral" objection to added pointless safety junk on modern firearms, but is there anything really functionally wrong with them? If so, what kind of trouble can they cause? I did some searching, and found countless people complaining about 'em, but I couldn't find an instance where one actually failed or caused trouble.
I've got two guns equipped with them, and I've yet to have any trouble with either. I just keep the safeties unlocked, the keys in the box with my owner's manuals, and forget about 'em. If the lock is not used, they are functionally indistinguishable from a standard safety (at least in my experience). They may be sort of gimmicky and pointless, but they haven't caused me any irritation, and as far as unnecessary safety junk goes, these seem pretty innocuous. If I wanted to complain about something, it would be the horrendous placement of the slide release on the 870. Next to that, the little markings on the side of the safety button seem pretty insignificant.
Am I missing something? Has anybody had any actual trouble with one of these? I'm not saying I particularly like them, but I just don't see what all the fuss is about.
I've got two guns equipped with them, and I've yet to have any trouble with either. I just keep the safeties unlocked, the keys in the box with my owner's manuals, and forget about 'em. If the lock is not used, they are functionally indistinguishable from a standard safety (at least in my experience). They may be sort of gimmicky and pointless, but they haven't caused me any irritation, and as far as unnecessary safety junk goes, these seem pretty innocuous. If I wanted to complain about something, it would be the horrendous placement of the slide release on the 870. Next to that, the little markings on the side of the safety button seem pretty insignificant.
Am I missing something? Has anybody had any actual trouble with one of these? I'm not saying I particularly like them, but I just don't see what all the fuss is about.