Weekend Photo: A Home Defense Rem' 870 Police Magnum

@Manny Fal Manny- Agree 100% with your statements above. The truth hurts -especially to Home Defense shotgun lovers. However,some caveats;
-Low fire rate. True, but with technique and low recoil rounds it can be fired as fast as you can recover from recoil which is the same (relative) for other weapons. With a little training I have seen novices hitting with High brass at 3 rounds (.30-.35 splits) a second. The "I didn't shoot fast enough" scenario is EXCEEDINGLY rare.
-Requires two hands to operate. True, but nearly everything else does as well to function properly and reliably. Even more so w/ lights and lasers and "High rates of fire".
-Too long for moving indoors.True, but so are most long guns, and handguns with poor technique.Keep it close. Searching and clearing are extraordinarily dangerous, tiring and ill advised for the home defender. The Shotgun w/ min legal barrel and OAL offers a LOT of power and versatility for it's size. Stay where you are if possible,let the bad guy(s) come to your defensible position, if not-move smart.Under arm assault position reduces OAL by about 20% or to about as long as the muzzle of your handgun w/ arms extended..
-Low Magazine capacity, True, but HIGH cap is not needed. 5 rounds of 00 Buck is 45 projectiles.Are you confronting a problem greater than what 5 HITS w/ buckshot or slugs can solve? Any body carrying 45 rounds IN their bedroom rifle or pistol ready to go? Likely not.
-Prone to malfunctions. True and unfortunately True.While the SHOTGUN is reliable and RARELY malfunctions, I have seen more manual shotgun OPERATOR INDUCED malfunctions ie; short stroking, NOT stroking, dropped shells, loaded BACKWARD shells,cycling WITHOUT FIRING, under stress than everything else combined. KISS training can address those issues as it does for other weapons systems.
While the 12 Gauge pump shotgun is not easily mastered and certainly a 9mm high cap pistol or light recoiling AR is a better tool for the job for most folks.Several nights ago when I heard a commotion outside, I went past my Smith & Wesson M&P in 45 acp, reached over my AR in 300 Black and grabbed that too long, too few rounds, too heavy 12 Ga. Night sight equipped, Remington 870 with a Streamlight TRL-1 HL light mounted on it and headed to the door.
Not busting your chops, just my 2c.

@USMC03Vet Putting the gun on top of that chest helps it, but I think the key to good pictures is lighting. There's a large window letting in lots of sunlight directly above the shotgun, out of the frame. So find a table, or shelf, whatever, that gets a lot of sun - or see if you can get a good shot outside. It might turn out better than you think, give it a try.