Day in and day out, I like my 870 because I don't have to fret over it. However, the same can be said for my 1100. I guess it just depends on whether I have more 3 inch or 2 3/4 inch shells around.

On fair weather days, I usually break out my old A5 16ga or my double guns. But only on nice days, and usually only on walk in, low impact hunts.