Recent content by Dan Goodwin

Get a Remington 870. Between the two, it is the superior shotgun

Get 10 Rem 870s

I recommend the 870. It's cheap and effective, it will last forever, lots of options for customization, does not "jam". I use my 870 for doubles trapshooting and close-range rapid fire, and have never had a problem with it "jamming" even in those fast-pace applications. An additional thought...

"Confidence and familiarity breed confidence." - 19-3Ben I'm trying to figure out how confidence can breed itself... Kind of embarassing considering he was busting someone else's b*lls for capitalizing the letter A. If they don't require that you open-carry, consider not doing it...

Rebates suck, go to a gun store.

Probably won't happen, but it'll ruin your whole day if it does.

The pistol grip makes it smaller, so it will be faster to get it to where it needs to be in an emergency.

The pistol grip makes it smaller, that's it. It makes it worse for target aquisition and for subsequent shots. But in "real life", your target will be right there, and you will only need one well-placed shot. So a stockless pistol grip is great for your home defense shotgun, unless you like to...

Get an 870. It's cheaper than the mossberg, and better. Get it with a short barrel and use the money you saved buying the less expensive gun to buy a pistol grip. Sure, the pistol grip makes it worse on the range, but in a situation where you have to defend yourself, your target won't be a...

My 870 served me extremely well for four years as a trap gun. I never had a problem with it, not even the preference issues that previous posts mentioned. My local gun store had several in stock that had the parkerized finish, and I picked it up for $270 brand new with a 28" ribbed barrel. A...

Since we're all on this site, we can all probably figure out how to use the gun plus or minus some bolt-ons. Odds are good that you'll use it at the range a few times before you have to use it "in real life". And in response to Dave McCracken, the police often use a short-barreled shotgun...