RE: mossberg Onyx Reserve
i dont have the onyx but i do have the silver reserve and i love it for a trap and skeet gun. i opted aginst the sporting version for reasons with the ported barrels. they onyx looks nice too as does the silver. and as far as other uses. i carry it some for upland and used it even to duck and goose hunt a bit this year. it did well in all catagories but for waterfowl and upland i still perfer to take my 870 but the silver performs well. i have no complaints nor have ever had anyproblem with it