My police department bought a bunch of 916s back in the 70s. Within a few years all of the eight guns had pretty much fallen apart. The were not fired a lot but the department policy at the time required unloading each gun at the end of your shift before handing it over to the oncoming officer who then had to reload it before placing in the car rack. We didn't have a department armorer so the guns were traded off for Remington 870s. Some of those 870s are still in service today.

IMHO the 916 seemed to be a cheaply built gun to under sell the 870. It did not come close to the Remington or Ithaca for quality or durability.