A couple generations ago, the High Standard shotgun was one of the perenial police favorites for "riot gun" use. It, the Remington 870, and the Ithaca 37 Featherweight were nose-to-nose police choices. Since then, of course, with the demise of HS and Ithaca, only Remington 870 remains as the classic police shotgun. It is a good, sturdy, reliable design.