Get something called a "snap cap" for your gun. It is basically a plastic or machined aluminimum shell that goes into the chamber, and softens the movement of the firing pin. "A-Zoom" brand is my favorite, but there are many others. I would not recomend dry firing on purpose. It's a good idea when you store your gun make sure the snap cap is in the chamber and release the hammer with the trigger. Avoid storing the gun "cocked" to reduce damage to the hammer spring. (from being compressed for a long time)
Don't know about dry firing a Mossberg but the 870's in squad cars get dry fired 1092 times a year for many years. I've never heard of a firing pin breaking on service weapons.
Military Mossbergs get dry fired everytime they go inside of a building.
Outside most buildings there is a 55 gallon drum filled with sand, prior to going into the building, you visually clear the chamber, close the action (empty magazine, of course) point the gun towards the sand, take the safety off and pull the trigger.
I have not seen a pump of any make break a firing pin or spring or any other part from dry firing. Even if they did, parts are cheap and they are easy to work on.
I have never had a problem dry firing a pump or auto. It is over/unders and side by sides that you must use a snap cap on. That said, I now use snap caps on all my shotguns. They are cheap and I sleep better knowing that I can't break a firing pin.
I dry fire my 500 and 870 all the time, and have for years. I've had my 500 since 1991,it was built in the late 70's and if I could have hurt it by dry firing it I would have by now. My 930 only gets dry fired when I put it in the safe. I used snap caps in my Savage 311 SXS, but they were very cheaply made, and they broke pretty quick. I've got new caps coming for it because I don't want to dry fire it.
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