wasn’t trying to phrase it like that. Everybody has personal preference. I have a relative on my wifes side that is an active duty marine and said for actual combat use he would prefer the 870, but wanted me to sell him the 535 for a home defense weapon. This after talking about how reliabilty on a 870 is superior to the 535. So if somebody who has seen active duty and has to put his life on the line with a firearms is confident enough in the product to use it to defend his family if need be thats good enough for me. I just prefer the remington myself. I have both because my wife can shoulder and fire the 535 without issue, but the 870 is a little too long for her.