Once upon a time I had a rattley Savage "corn-shucker" as my only gun. I loved it, mostly because it was a 3", but one moves on.
When I could afford several guns I went back to a pump (R.87) but found I had lost the reflex of automatically cycling it on recoil. I have since had others including a Browning 10. I think if you are going to have one you need to use it a lot.
Not sure about extra shots. When I had the Savage and later on a 5-shot Auto 5 I seldom had the magazine full. The advantage was more that you could top up the mag without looking down in a busy corner.
When I could afford several guns I went back to a pump (R.87) but found I had lost the reflex of automatically cycling it on recoil. I have since had others including a Browning 10. I think if you are going to have one you need to use it a lot.
Not sure about extra shots. When I had the Savage and later on a 5-shot Auto 5 I seldom had the magazine full. The advantage was more that you could top up the mag without looking down in a busy corner.