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870 or a 500 series.
no better pump shotguns exist.
over 20k rounds thru my 535. not one issue. ever.
nah probably 95% of its all 2 3/4" the rest is a mix of 3" and 3 1/2"If that's 20k rounds of 3 1/2", you've got a hell of a recoil tolerance
Ya'll can easily tell from my forum name that shot guns are not my primary source of firearms delight. Back in the late 1970's I inherited a Remington 870 Wingmaster in 12ga. Never really used it much. Yes, I did take it out in the field for dove, quail and pheasant but only a small hand full of times. Mostly I drug it from town to town with job relocations and kept it in a series of closet corners. Honestly the last time I had it out for its intended use was probably 6 years ago when I needed to dispatch a feral rooster who had been causing a ruckus with my chickens. Tasted good too. I did run a mop down the barrel after that successful hunting expedition but little else.
Recently I have been, thanks to some of our forum members, reconsidering my home defense options. I dug the old shotty out of the safe and did a little research on it. Come to find out it is dead simple stupid easy to change barrels on this one. Even for me! Additionally the serial number revealed that is was manufactured in February of 1950! Someone writing this post has the exact same birthday!! It was a sign. I have ordered an 18.5 inch new barrel from Midway thinking the shorter barrel and 00buck would mount a fairly effective in-house defense if needed. After watching several youtube videos on disassembly/reassembly I decided that I could manage that. The gun was very dirty [no rust] but with some Hoppe's Gun Medic, q-tips and toothpicks it cleaned up really nice. Feeling almost embarrassed that it has been so neglected over the years.
I can state now from today's experience that the 870 is mechanically so much more straight forward than my 1911s. So, when is that UPS truck supposed to arrive here?
That'll do it. I like #4 because you get lots more respectable sized pellets down range. But ain't nothing wrong with the classic either!