Originally Posted by
Unobtanium
How do you go about testing a shotgun for function? When I was testing an M4 type rifle, I would hold it away from my body, and fire a round, and expect it to lock back on an empty mag. With a shotgun though, do you just hold it loosely like it was an air rifle? Do the same as with an M4? Choke up on it like you're trying to strangle it? How does one hold it when testing a lower recoil ammunition to verify function and if you "trust" that to run when it counts or not? I am not sure I am conveying this accurately, but I think I'm getting my question across?