Pump shotgun durability

[Chuck Whitlock]

After playing around with both, I much prefer Mossberg's control layout.

So do I.

Oh and don't snag your hand in the feeding gate.

Another advantage to the Mossy. No gate....the lifter stows in the up position. And any rounds in the tube that slip past the shell stop just go on the ground instead of tying up the weapon.

Ditto, even though the safety doesn't work so well with a pistol-grip stock. I'll take it over a cross-block button safety any day.

The Magpul stock makes this a moot issue.

[TR675]

Oh and don't snag your hand in the feeding gate.

This was a nasty surprise for me. 1300, Nova - never a problem. One outing with the 870 and I had a blood blister right on the tip of my thumb just under the fingernail.

Keeping my thumb vertical and using the thumb pad instead of the thumb tip to push shells in fixed the problem.