I have this internal debate about once a year over shotguns.
I never shoot them or think about shooting them. I own one 500 my brother gave to me and I last shot it about 2-3 years ago.
I shoot pistols the most and rifles about 1/3 to 1/4 as much. Glock’s and AR’s. My 1911 when I get nostalgic enough to pay 40-50% more for .45 FMJ and then remember it’s expensive enough to go “yeah... that’s part of why I switched isn’t it?”.
That being said I’m kind of half tempted to consider a 14” Mossberg 590 and a light. I’d just need to shoot it like 2/3 times a year.
I’m with you on qualifications to defend myself. It takes a small fortunate and a full time job to keep individuals prepared for combat referencing our military and LE here.
I think my fitness pal for weight loss and shooting clay pigeons and/or 3-gun 2-3 times a year with your 590’s sounds reasonable. Practice shoot moving targets, and reloading, etc. maybe get some stuff for dry firing and loading.
I like the 1301T’s and honestly if I did it - I’d want to do it right and that’d be most of Ernest’s modifications. Which takes the gun into super expensive (for me) territory.
I think personally - I’ll look at trading that 500 when guns are able to be located again and look at a 590 with a WML. Get back into Jiu Jitsu when the ‘Rona is over.