My job doesnt typically cause me to infuriate people.
My 870 is rarely my primary defensive firearm. Bad guy does more bad things to you or others that you could have prevented had your 870 not been locked up. You are unable to get yourself out of harms way or transition to an alternate firearm.ĥ. You fumble the reload and lock up your shotgun.Ĥ. But I probably wouldnt reload until I fired at least three rounds AND found myself behind good cover with a lull in the action.ģ. Does not imply that youve shot your gun empty, you shouldnt do that. You've fired your weapon and are reloading. Find yourself in a confrontation where you are using your 870.Ģ. Lets think about the factors that would lead to a life-risking misfeed error that could be cleared had the weapon had the upgrade.ġ. For example the probability of a coin flip coming up heads (1/2) followed by drawing ace of hearts from deck of cards (1/52) is 0.5 x 0.019 = 0.0095 = 0.95% probability. To determine the probability of sequential events all lining up to arrive at a result is calculated by multiplying the probability of each individual factor. I believe it was one of the first few outings with my first 870 when I was 13 yr old. I do not consider myself immune from olerator error, but I can recall locking up an 870 one time due to this particular loading error.
While I appreciate that Remington made the effort to improve their design, I do not think the advantage of the upgrade warrants refitting earlier guns.įlexi-Tab addresses operator error. The 870 earned a reputation for reliability and durability long before the flexi-tab came around. I have three older 12 ga 870, and after considering the FlexiTab upgrade I have decided to do nothing instead.