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Dave McC · February 20, 2000, 05:29 PM

Mil spec here means an ambidextrous safety, AHM. I note from the footage of the Gulf War and the Somalia mess that 870s may or may not be authorized, but they're evidently used.

Mossberg gets a lot of mileage out of that milspec stuff, but I see few serious WIHTF types with them. I don't think it's because of the aftermarkets stuff either.

The 500 series are OK, IMO, but the 870's in a class by itself,unless you go back to another set of Browning patents, the ones for the Model 97 and the Model 12 Winchesters.

February 20, 2000, 05:29 PM	#8
Dave McC Staff In Memoriam Join Date: October 13, 1999 Location: Columbia, Md, USA Posts: 8,811	Mil spec here means an ambidextrous safety, AHM. I note from the footage of the Gulf War and the Somalia mess that 870s may or may not be authorized, but they're evidently used. Mossberg gets a lot of mileage out of that milspec stuff, but I see few serious WIHTF types with them. I don't think it's because of the aftermarkets stuff either. The 500 series are OK, IMO, but the 870's in a class by itself,unless you go back to another set of Browning patents, the ones for the Model 97 and the Model 12 Winchesters.