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Over a century ago, John Moses Browning designed an auto-loader and a slide-action (aka “pump”) shotgun, the descendants of which are still with us today. Remington has made over 11 million of its Minodel 870. And it sometimes seems like a million of them made it to the movies. For the unmistakable “snick–snick” sound, of course.
By Geoffrey NormanOver a century ago, John Moses Browning designed an auto-loader and a slide-action (aka “pump”) shotgun, the descendants of which are still with us today. Remington has made over 11 million of its Minodel 870. And it sometimes seems like a million of them made it to the movies. For the unmistakable “snick–snick” sound, of course.