How does that SpecOps stock work with the Mossberg's bolt release?
I had read on THR where a couple of people complained about the SpecOps stock interfering with the bolt release, which I assume is the same as what Mossberg calls the Action Lock Lever.
I'm usually sensitive to user interface issues like that, and if the SpecOps stock made it harder to operate the action lock lever I'd typically be one of the first to complain. But to be honest, I didn't notice any problem. I suppose access is different, but I didn't find it at all objectionable.
I store my 12 gauge with a full magazine (four 00 buckshot loads followed by four 1 ounce slug loads), the safety is DISABLED, there is no shell in the chamber and the action is slightly open so the action lock mechanism is not engaged. If I need the shotgun in the middle of the night, I pick it up and rack the slide and it's ready to use. I don't have a lot of interaction with the action lock lever. It wasn't that ergonomic to start, and the SpecOps upgrade didn't improve it any.
I would not recommend storing a shotgun like this if you have kids, or ever will have kids in the house. You almost certainly won't remember to secure the gun if your grandkids spend the night during some unusual circumstances. My shotgun is up where kids would be unlikely to find it, but kids are very curious. Last week, a local grandfather had a 357 magnum and grabbed it to invetigate a noise in the middle of the night, returned to bed and put the revolver under the bed, intendng to secure it in the morning. His ten year old grandson found it and shot his eight year old cousin in the neck. The kid is doing OK, but he could easily have died. The ten year old probably would have shot more accurately with a shotgun and the results would have been tragic. Sorry, don't mean to preach, but it's an important message and I didn't want people to think I was encouraging leaving loaded guns where kids could find them.