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Rules to remember your safety's position.
Remington 870: port=POW!, starboard=SAFE
Benelli Nova: I think the same as Remington 870
Mossberg: tang safety, forward=FIRE!
On trigger-guard safeties:
starboard = right-most postition
port = left-most position
It is very important you develop a simple way of remembering your shotgun's safety switch's positions by touch in case of emergencies especially in the dark. You will not be able to see RED for DEAD in the dark. This is especially true of home defense/tactical shotguns where they could be called to duty in the dark.
It might be prudent to keep a tactical pump gun at home with some shells in the mag tube, the bolt closed on an EMPTY chamber, the gun hanging on the wall by the sling with the muzzle DOWN and the safety already in the FIRE position. One less thing to worry about when in a hurry. Just rack to shoot, period. Just put the gun back on SAFE before handling in a non-tactical situation.
Keeping the muzzle down on the stored gun on guard adds to safety as well as for keeping dust out of the barrel and allows for any excessive oil to seep out the muzzle.
Know your gun's controls by FEEL, not just by sight or sound.
Benelli Nova: I think the same as Remington 870
Mossberg: tang safety, forward=FIRE!
On trigger-guard safeties:
starboard = right-most postition
port = left-most position
It is very important you develop a simple way of remembering your shotgun's safety switch's positions by touch in case of emergencies especially in the dark. You will not be able to see RED for DEAD in the dark. This is especially true of home defense/tactical shotguns where they could be called to duty in the dark.
It might be prudent to keep a tactical pump gun at home with some shells in the mag tube, the bolt closed on an EMPTY chamber, the gun hanging on the wall by the sling with the muzzle DOWN and the safety already in the FIRE position. One less thing to worry about when in a hurry. Just rack to shoot, period. Just put the gun back on SAFE before handling in a non-tactical situation.
Keeping the muzzle down on the stored gun on guard adds to safety as well as for keeping dust out of the barrel and allows for any excessive oil to seep out the muzzle.
Know your gun's controls by FEEL, not just by sight or sound.
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