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Dave McC · January 26, 2011, 09:04 AM

My HD 870s have been kept thus since the early 80s.

Action locked closed on an empty chamber, safety on, mag loaded one round below capacity.This mimics the condition weapons were kept at my old agency and unlike many of their policies, this makes sense.

It's quite difficult for kids or unauthorized/irresponsible adults to make these fire at all, while cognizant folk can do the moves during the mount.

If you can't,you need to practice until you can.

Once or twice a year, I take these weapons out to a shooting spot, shoot up the ammo in them. Then at home, I clean and lube them, load up again with my 00 of choice, and store them where I can get to them PDQ.

January 26, 2011, 09:04 AM	#6
Dave McC Staff In Memoriam Join Date: October 13, 1999 Location: Columbia, Md, USA Posts: 8,811	My HD 870s have been kept thus since the early 80s. Action locked closed on an empty chamber, safety on, mag loaded one round below capacity.This mimics the condition weapons were kept at my old agency and unlike many of their policies, this makes sense. It's quite difficult for kids or unauthorized/irresponsible adults to make these fire at all, while cognizant folk can do the moves during the mount. If you can't,you need to practice until you can. Once or twice a year, I take these weapons out to a shooting spot, shoot up the ammo in them. Then at home, I clean and lube them, load up again with my 00 of choice, and store them where I can get to them PDQ.