I will ALWAYS pigtail a receptacle! The only exception would be a GFCI protecting downstream receptacles. I also don't care for backstab receptacles.
I do primarily commercial and industrial use, so rarely get the option of a plastic box. My ideal choice is to use a deep 1900 box (4"x4" square) with an appropriately sized mud ring for the device and wall thickness. Plenty of room in most cases to tuck the tails and wire nuts in.
I also tape around devices with 2 wraps of 33+ making sure to completely cover all live parts. Just a habit after years of doing so.
Around here, the new (last few years) trend is to use devices with the yoke screw as grounding jumper. My understanding is that this is acceptable as long as the device is designed and listed for that use, and does not have the small plastic retainer holding the screw in place. I don't know if I like that either, but that's the way it is.
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