Older 1187 police are my favorites. They tame recoil well. I also saw a nicely tricked out 1100, maybe that's the way to go.
Fired a 590 today (nasty whiplash-like recoil, gritty slide and safety that would turn on from recoil), Ithaca 37 (smooth, but lack of side ejection port and lack of disconnector would take getting used to). I see rather few older gas autos, maybe that's a hint on their reliability and longevity. FWIW, I'd like to stick to older guns now. Even a Sears cheapo pump I saw today was of better built than most expensive new guns.
Franchi 612 Defense has perfect specs and pointing BUT the manual of arms mimics a Benelli and I dislike that.
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