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Low round count goes with shotguns due to size and weight of the rounds, 5 + 1 is pretty average. The only real solution is keeping the gun loaded, topping off at every opportunity from spares either on your gun or body. Gun courses often emphasize practicing fire and reload drills. You can do practice drills on your own at the range or with dummy rounds at home. You may surprise yourself how quickly you pick up topping off on the fly, there are people who are amazingly fast at it. 5 + 1 also aids in keeping the gun lighter and more easily swung to acquire targets. As with anything, practice improves performance, good luck!

I almost spit my coffee out laughing as I can relate with my own M1014 (and other things around the house) suddenly feeling a lot heavier than they used to. In my case, it's due to age/health issues, but I know what you are saying. I used to be a really strong guy, but not any more. I just had some cancer removed from my forearm that left a good-sized hole there that is finally healing, thank you Jesus. Age/health issues are truly the great equalizers. Anyway, it's such a great gun that my advice is to just deal with it. Or at least that is what I have decided to do. Best wishes. 🙂