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Powderflask I got one for “home defense“ a few years back as I was starting my independence again after a long stint at my parents. Healing from a spinal surgery. It’s a 500 variant. My dad had a Remington 870 for work. But for my first shotgun I was told it’s about the same. I did learn after that for the style I have Remington’s design has a better safety position (who’d have guessed of all manufacturers of firearms Remington would be “safer” easier to reach with a pistol style grip. But that’s the only thing I’d change.
And reliable I’ve found in getting familiar. Slugs to birdshot I don’t know if safer is the word. But I feel prepared just in case.
I grew up in a law enforcement family and we had a crazy locksmith try and break in the first night with new locks. I woke to the burglar alarm. Guess he didn’t notice it or thought it was obsolete as he used a key 🔑 to enter left it in the lock.
My dad met him mid hallway and had a flashlight and an S&W .357
Now I hadn’t left my room to witness this. But I did hear my dad outside my window on the lawn yelling to stop or he’d shoot. Luckily it didn’t go that way and my dad was barefoot so he stopped at the sidewalk as he saw the mans direction of fleeing and I saw about 6 cars arrive and then get the description and head off. We prob had 10 units at our house but they did catch the suspect a few blocks over. I’m pretty sure it wasn’t the flashlight that scared him off.
Guns don’t solve all problems. But when you have a problem that needs a gun I’d never want to know the feeling of not being prepared.
