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My fiance is getting a 870 remington shotgun for my valentines day present. I’m okay with it but I don’t know anything about it. I’ve recently been exposed to firearms though him and his family (they’re military/police affiliated) and feel like the noob..
I want to know everything about this shotgun. What does it feel like? (I’ve shot a mosin nagant with out the recoil pad is it like that? that hurt..) What is good about it being a home defense weapon? What are it’s flaws? How accurate is it? What kind of shells does it take? What shells are best for it? Etc.. What are good sites to look up such information?