I want a shotgun...

I have crossed numerous swollen creeks by shimmying across downed trees with my mossberg in front of my scooting across.
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Brent,
Good thing those trees were there, else you might use your Mossberg as a paddle. ;)
 
I own several fine long guns and handguns, but I'm shotgun ignorant. I know I want one that I can change barrels from birding to home defence, and can change the tubes that hold the shells out.

I just had shoulder surgery, and the pain pills and muscle relaxant compel me to tell everyone that...
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My Mossberg is just one of several brands and my 20 gauge is in the middle between the .410 and the 10 gauge. No need to swap out barrels to make it a HD gun. Deer gun back up with slugs out to 100 yards, Turkey out to 30 yards, Varmints in the yard gun out to 60 yards.

Smoothbore and will handle Brenneke slugs as well as bird shot, A shorter barrel would make it more maneuverable but unless you intend to do a room to room sweep with it and get into hand to hand combat Rambo style a long barrel fired from your bedroom door will work just fine.

Rotator cuff surgery on my right shoulder 5 years ago and my left needs it so pump action 20 gauge is my go to for nearly everything gun. The fact that it's a Mossberg is coincidental, it could have just as easily been my Winchester or Browning or Stevens or...you get the point. For me the Mossberg fits me best and I'm faster with it and that is the only reason its my go to gun.
 
Buy an American made gun. No, not for patriotic reasons, but because ATF has decided that only American made shotguns should be able to accept things like magazine extensions and some other "tactical" accessories. I have a Charles Daly (made in Turkey) that is a good cheap (well under $200.00) gun that hold 5 ea 2 3/4" shells, and that's enough for home defense which is what I bought it for, but if I wanted to go tactical with it, I couldn't put a rifled barrel or a 22" barrel on it. I can't put a magazine extension on it. I did a little surgury on it and put a picatiny rail on top and an M-3 Aimpoint red dot on it. There is a Chinese Remington 870 clone that can be had that accepts all of the 870 add ons, and I'm not too sure if they are still being imported or not, if not you should be able to find one on one of the online gun auctions. Be careful of the Mosburgs too. You can't add on a magazine extension without changing the barrel at the same time. That can get expensive.
 
I will buck the trend and suggest spending the extra money a Remington 870.

The action is smoother and the fit & finish are nicer. (At least on all the ones I tried before purchasing.) Also, the 870 is what all the local PD's and county sheriffs use around here......if that matters to you. (They also use Sigs in .40s&w.)

As far as the military issued guns.....

They USED to issue the Garande. They NOW issue the M-4.
They USED to issue 1911. They NOW issue the Beretta M-9.
They USED to issue Remingtons. They NOW is Mossbergs.

Just sayin'
:)
 
If you want a smooth pump action than buy a BPS. Beats the 870 any day of the week and twice on Sunday. If I wanted a good pump gun to use a lot than that would be it.
 
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