The most abused guns I ever saw in my life were Remington 870 Expresses. They were still operational. I was working for a Blasting company that de-slagged boilers with explosives, and shotguns.
I couldn't believe my eyes. It looked like they had been dropped a thousand times, on steel grating. I keep Firearms clean and don't drop them. They said the barrels had never been cleaned. It bothered me, I offered to clean them. They didn't care.
As a young marine, 20 years ago, I was on the USS Constellation. The Marine Armory on the ship had defender style shotguns. They were Mossberg.
I think the Browning BPS is a sound design and reliable. Perfect gun to sit in the rain and snow with; no side ejection port for water to easily get into your action and receiver. Sure the BPS can get water in the receiver, but only if you hold it upside down. It makes for a much easier cleaning job after hunting in weather. I like the BPS, it's been around since 1977, but Remington 870 is undeniably: The Legend
I couldn't believe my eyes. It looked like they had been dropped a thousand times, on steel grating. I keep Firearms clean and don't drop them. They said the barrels had never been cleaned. It bothered me, I offered to clean them. They didn't care.
As a young marine, 20 years ago, I was on the USS Constellation. The Marine Armory on the ship had defender style shotguns. They were Mossberg.
I think the Browning BPS is a sound design and reliable. Perfect gun to sit in the rain and snow with; no side ejection port for water to easily get into your action and receiver. Sure the BPS can get water in the receiver, but only if you hold it upside down. It makes for a much easier cleaning job after hunting in weather. I like the BPS, it's been around since 1977, but Remington 870 is undeniably: The Legend
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