I have an 870 that the stock cracked , i have a Parker that was made in 1897 and it is as tight as the day it was built , no cracked wood !
i have seen several worn out 870's ( i know this bust alot of bubbles , SORRY )
seen Mossbergs and Winchester mod. 12's shot loose also !
when the market is flooded and the advertising hype is piled on many jump on the band wagon !
I own several 870's , and like them alot , but facts must be faced a double is 2 guns and that alone adds to strength !
you can't use shell adapters in a pump !
if the 870 was so great why does the military use Mossberg ? now and Steven's in Viet Nam ?
no you can bet all guns will break !
have you ever seen action bars break , they do on an 870 most of the time it will keep working if the broken one can be removed , try that on the highly praised model 12 !
New york city used Steven's 311's for their police shot guns not pumps maybe they still do ! hard to short stroke a SXS !
if you have opportunity go to a store that sells guns to police departments and see if they have any 870 trade ins , you will see 870's in every state of misuse and abuse some will not work , some can't be fixed and to be fair some have been thru. 20 years of neglect and do work !
point is no one gun does it all , no one price no matter how cheap fills the bill !
I also like guns other than a pump and reall don't care for golf !
as far as cash lay out , might as well have the best - YA CAN"T TAKE IT WITH YA !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
