Originally Posted by teal
Never owned one.

Do have a damn nice M31 tho. Don't necessarily know if an 870 is an upgrade over that.

agree, I also have one each in 20 ga. (870 and M31)

having 2 action bars vs. one, I can't tell any difference. As do almost all of the 31s, when you point it vertical and touch the slide release, it opens up fully on it's own. very smooth