I really wasn't sure where to put this, so please feel free to move it...
I very recently started branching out into sporting clays. Definitely a lot of fun! I was the only one in my squad with a pump gun (just your basic/class Remington 870). One of the things I noticed was that the approach to safety was much more... relaxed... than the pistol matches I have been to. I wouldn't go as far to say it was unsafe, but the rules and norms were much less clear on things like show clear commands, safeties, and the like.
My actual question is - what is the correct usage of the safety on a shotgun in these sorts of games? Should the safety stay on at all times when you aren't actively shouldering the gun? Or is good muzzle direction and finger placement considered good enough?
I just noticed I was being much less consistent with it than I am with the one on my 1911 (including leaving the gun sitting on the rack with the action open and the safety off, and one accidentally forgetting to take it off when I went to shoot), and wanted some advice on how I *should* be training myself to use it.