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Originally Posted by wht06rado
I have a Mossy 500 and I kind of wish I would have gotten the 870. The ONLY reason I say so is because of the location of the safety on the 500. The safety is on top of the reciever. This isn't a problem with the standard stock, but if you plan on having a pistol grip of some sort, maybe something with a 6 position stock, the safety is kind of hard to get to. Where as the safety on the 870's is right on the trigger guard where it should be. Just my $0.02.
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I know that many would agree with you on the safety location issue. I don't blame them either because having a manual of arms, as far as where the controls are located, ingrained in your muscle memory is important in stressful situations. For me, since I usually shoot O/U and SxS shotguns with top mounted safeties, I don't have to worry because the Mossy safety is right where my reflexes expect it to be.
However, since my HD shotgun is a 1200 Defender, I just never use the safety. I keep the tube loaded and the chamber empty, so I can bring it to battery in a split second and not have to think about switching off the safety.
Here's a pic of my Winchester to add to the Winchester fan club here.
