I still laugh when I think of the time Joe Biden made the statement that shotguns are far easier to use effectively and more deadly than an assault rifle, then later followed that statement with an anecdote in which he told his wife that if anyone should try to break into their house she should grab his double-barrel shotgun and fire both shots off the balcony because that would send them running for the hills.
Sadly, Joe Biden did not explain why assault rifles needed to either have restrictions placed on their magazine's capacity or otherwise be banned outright if they're outright inferior to shotguns, because the question was strangely never raised. It would have been fun to watch him struggle to come up with an answer to that question on the spot, not to mention if anyone countered his anecdote about his wife and the double-barrel shotgun by pointing out that his wife is obviously protected by secret service 24/7 ergo the likelihood of her ever having to defend herself are extremely slim, or how irresponsible/ineffectual blindly firing both shots off into the air would be should she actually need to defend herself from home invaders.
I am a fan of the 12 gauge, as well. However, I would much rather have 7 in the magazine than 5. And I'm gonna have more ammo hanging on the outside, as well. I have no idea how many attackers there will be and I definitely have no idea how many times I am going to miss. Take care. Tom Worthington
Personally, I'm not a fan of box magazines on shotguns due to the amount of bulk they add. I'd sooner opt for a Mossberg 590 Special Purpose with a 20" barrel and 8 round magazine tube than a 590M with a box magazine. If magazine capacity is a concern, then I'll take a bit of extra length out front along with the fringe benefit of having a longer sight radius than have a bulky box magazine hanging beneath the receiver.
Sure, they're more quick to reload, but I'd rather be more careful with my shots in order to mitigate the risk of needing to reload, and realistically speaking, if I have a moment to slap in a fresh magazine then I have enough time to load at least one more round into a conventional magazine tube.
That being said, I don't see myself likely ever having to load additional rounds into my HD shotgun, much less facing foes so determined to continue advancing after one or more of their partners gets blasted with 00 buck. I'm not a wealthy man, I don't live in a fancy house, nor have I made a lot of serious enemies, so hopefully my odds of getting attacked in such a manor is at a bare minimum, too low to consider or make decisions based around the concept of.