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Originally Posted by ziadel
all the controls can be reached without altering your firing grip on the mossberg, this cannot be done on the remington, thats my observation about why people choose the mossberg over the remington.
apparently the army thought the same way  |
I believe the Army decision was also based on the cost factor of the Mossberg and needing to rapidly supply many troops during wartime. For the same dollar, more Mossbergs could get into the field. That is just plain smart.
The only control you cannot reach on the 870 without removing your firing grip is the slide release. That could be a major issue in a room clearing firefight should you have a misfire while on target. If it is to rack the action after reloading, you would have to have your hand off the grip anyway.