Olon
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I love my 870. Shoot it all the time and I've never had any issues. Get you an extended mag and a forend light and you should be good to go. Tons of parts available for the 870 so it makes an already versatile gun that much better.
I like my old 20 gauge but I see 870's getting stuck at matches all the time.I love my 870. Shoot it all the time and I've never had any issues. Get you an extended mag and a forend light and you should be good to go. Tons of parts available for the 870 so it makes an already versatile gun that much better.
As was mine, as was my older son's.I grew up with the Remington M870 and a Wingmaster was actually the first 4473 I filled out, half a lifetime ago when I turned 18.
I like my old 20 gauge but I see 870's getting stuck at matches all the time.
You ever experience the slide getting stuck?
Seems like that is too darned common on recent built 870's.
I still have an old Winchester 1300 that seems capable of doing the job.
However, a Mossberg Shockwave with an SBL brace is easier to maneuver in close quarters.
Winchester 1300 Defender with a 7 shot tube and a 20 inch heavy barrel it soaks up alot of the recoil but you play he** finding a longer barrel and it is cyl choke only no screw in tubes
I chose the Maverick 88. YouTube reviewers said its the 500 with a different safety location and because the safety location is where it is on the Model 12 Winchester that I've hunted with all of my life.... that location is a natural for me. Price $180 at Academy on sale. I'll probably never use it in "combat" but its there leaning in the corner if the situation every arrises.
Its at the top of my shotgun group photo, the other two are Model 12s
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That middle one a 16?
Yes it is. An Uncle gave it to me some 40 years ago while he was still living. It is possibly my most cherished possession.
Being a shotgun would be a good start, so maybe not the .22 Mag, but I'll agree with you on the 37; I have one for an HD gun.Not sure about being a requirement for combat, but my Rossi 59 slamfire pump in .22 mag sure is fun. Also like my Ithaca 37 (post-slam-fire era) set up in home defense config - have no idea what's "best".
I don't think either the 870 or 500 is what they used to be. I've seen a lot of plastic and crude fitting parts lately.As a police firearms instructor, and generally experienced old dude, I believe the 870 ain't like she used to be, and the Mossberg 500 is easier to train for, and use under stress. (Combat)
I agree, and I own one of the older 870 Express Super Mags I found at a decent price and converted into a HD Shotgun.I don't think either the 870 or 500 is what they used to be. I've seen a lot of plastic and crude fitting parts lately.
An old WIng Master OTOH sounds like closing a bank vault, and smooth. Mossbergs were trustworthy too.