My first shotgun was a Mossberg (mod 200D - I believe). This gun was a monstrosity which required me to extend my left arm an uncomfortable distance to grip the slide.
When I got rid of it, I swore off pumps for my own hunting, although I tended to recommend Remington pumps to new hunters - if they were comfortable with pump actions. I liked their feel and weight (I used a Reminton auto at the time.).
About 6 years ago while recuperating from hip replacement, a friend took me to an auction, where I saw a 760 carbine going for a ridiculously low price. I jumped in and ended up buying it.
Over the next 6 months, I developed loads for it and enjoyed using it so much I took it deer hunting as my back-up gun. I still had fears that using it in the field would still be uncomfortable, and might cost me in accuracy and cycling time.
After bumping the sight on my BLR, I took it out for a walk one morning, when, as I was crossing a beaver dam, I saw a deer down stream taking a drink. I aimed, but just as I shot, the deer stood up and my shot passed under him. He started to run across the water just below a dam. My second shot also went under the deer as it jumped up on top of the dam. My third shot caught him square in the chest, and he went down in about 10 yds.
The upshot was that I had worked the action quickly and smoothly without even being aware of it - so much for my fears. I now own 3 Remington pumps, including a 7600 in .35 Whelen which is my primary moose gun.
