It takes me a wile to trust that a gun will work in a time of need, and the SW is a firearm that every owner should practice with due to it's kind of it's own shotgun-like animal. The mini shells are expensive and depend on the spacer to cycle, so they aren't my thing. I don't trust the spacer...
It's right there when I do the cleaning so it gets wiped down anytime I clean the action. If I've shot more than a box or been out in the weather, everything gets wiped down
IMHO the SW is a "In House" fighting weapon, that you may not get to use standing on your feet, you may be woken up by a beating and need to grab a tool to fight for you life with. Once someone is in fighting distance a long gun is up for grabs, and is not as useful as a short shotgun. In the...
I don't like shooting the 3" mag 00 buck loads. I think if you were new to the SW and put that close to your face, it could bust a mouth full of teeth out. But all the other loads I've shot have been manageable. You get a feel for how much it's going to come back, and it helped me to put some...