The stand I hunt out of has room to set the shotgun down. I will likely get a shotgun scabbard though as well. As for when to defend myself the would be if the bear started acting noticeably aggressive. That said, the odds of me using the shotgun with an arrow nocked are really low. Hopefully I will never need it at all. Basically a couple of scenarios could come up where a shotgun could come in handy. 1. I shoot a bear with an arrow but it is a bad shot I would need to track the thing. I would leave the bow and track it with a shotgun as wounded bears attack more often. 2. I shoot a bear and it a good shot but another bear won't leave I would not be comfortable gutting with another bear around a warning shot would likely suffice but either way it is handy to have a shotgun around. 3. Wolves and cougars are moving the area last fall I came across a cougar when I was pushing a bush thankfully it ran off but I didn't feel comfortable as I had nothing to defend myself with.
Bear defense backup
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The stand I hunt out of has room to set the shotgun down. I will likely get a shotgun scabbard though as well. As for when to defend myself the would be if the bear started acting noticeably aggressive. That said, the odds of me using the shotgun with an arrow nocked are really low. Hopefully I will never need it at all. Basically a couple of scenarios could come up where a shotgun could come in handy. 1. I shoot a bear with an arrow but it is a bad shot I would need to track the thing. I would leave the bow and track it with a shotgun as wounded bears attack more often. 2. I shoot a bear and it a good shot but another bear won't leave I would not be comfortable gutting with another bear around a warning shot would likely suffice but either way it is handy to have a shotgun around. 3. Wolves and cougars are moving the area last fall I came across a cougar when I was pushing a bush thankfully it ran off but I didn't feel comfortable as I had nothing to defend myself with.
I have a Benelli SuperNova tactical, I like it but it's extractor skips over the base of the spent casing regularly creating a failure to eject.
The Mossberg 590 shockwave with a regular stock installed has been 100% reliable after 400 rounds (and it's cheaper).
There are plenty of parts and upgrades for the Mossberg making it hard to ignore.
The Mossberg 590 shockwave with a regular stock installed has been 100% reliable after 400 rounds (and it's cheaper).
There are plenty of parts and upgrades for the Mossberg making it hard to ignore.
Regarding your Benelli with the extractor issue, I had a similar problem with a Benelli in the past and had them send me a new extractor spring under warranty. Turned out the original spring was shorter then the replacement somehow, replaced it and 100% working since then. Just an FYI
