[XD40EZO]

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[Dave McCracken]

Nice shotgun, but somehow I expected you to be older.....

More seriously, I do urge you to get a clamp on the extension. Then, go shoot it plenty. Expertise comes with use, and the finest shotgun in the world is useless without expertise.....

[Black Majik]

wow! what magazine tube is that! Looked like an Over/Under at first glance! :D

Nice finger safety by the kid. Good looking shotgun. I'll 2nd Dave's suggestion and get yourself a magazine clamp...... or two??? :neener:

[SapperLeader]

Ill definitly third the suggestion for the magazine clamp, how long of a extension is that thing anyway :eek: Is that a 28 inch barrel with a tube going out all the way? Other than that, go forth and shoot it, and tell us all about it.

[45R]

That rocks!!!!!! :D

[AEA]

close quarters and mag extension on that gun is useless as you cannot do ANY hunting with it ANYWHERE......

I don't understand the purpose of that gun. :rolleyes:

[357wheelgunner]

I also can't figure out why you'd do something like that to a shotgun, unless you are gonna be blasting a lot of rats at the junkyard or something. For hunting I'd pull off the extension and for self defense I'd get a shorter barrel and extension.

Loaded that sucker will be so front heavy you'll need to mount a tripod where the extension screws on just to hold it steady enough to get a shot off.

Anyway, it does look really really fun! Good luck with it, hope it works as you planned...

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Handsome kid, Handsome shotgun.

That set up works for 3 gun

Correia will really like this - seriously .

[Greg Bell]

That rocks! :D

[Gordon]

TWO mag clamps!!!!! ;)

[MrTuffPaws]

Clamp It!!!!

[XD40EZO]

i told you guys my extended mag was EXTENDED... it holds 10 loads. yes i will try to find a clamp for it... can i buy that at my local gunstore?

peace,

[XD40EZO]

AEA and 357Wheelgunner... to answer your curiousity about the hyper-extended mag tube: BEATS ME! I bought the 870 looking like that.

But it looks cool doesn't it?

Peace,

[c_yeager]

But it looks cool doesn't it?

Sometimes thats all that matters. I have thought about setting up something very much like that just for fun because not very many people have one. I think it looks awesome. (and TWO mag-clamps would make it look a bit more "industrial" and evil.) If you can find one the factory Remington clamp is actually pretty functional and nice looking. Brownells probably has them.

[Dave McCracken]

There's a few things on the downside from having a full length extension like this one.

First of course, is weight. These are nose heavy as heck. Especially when loaded.

Second, all repeating shotguns change their balance a bit as each shell is fired. With 10 or so on tap,it becomes quite obvious.

I've seen a few 10 shot extensions used well in Practical matches. Without exception, the operators were big and strong. Work up to a full load aboard by degrees.

Advantages, there's little muzzle rise with that much weight up front and kick is cut nicely also.

[XD40EZO]

hey dave...you're absolutely right, it does have a little bit weight to it especially when its fully loaded...

...i will try too look for a shorter mag tube, but unfortunately (or fortunately), i'm stuck with that for now, since that's the mag that came with my purchase... but i will definitely get me a clamp or clamps.

peace,

[Marshall]

Hey man, whether people see a need or not, if you like it that is all that matters! If practicality were the benchmark for everything I buy, a ton of my possessions would be very different than what I have now, if I had them at all. ;)

Enjoy your new shotty! :)

[Correia]

Looks reasonable to me. I've got one kind of like that, but a few inches longer myself. :) (12 shot)

Not practical? Jeez folks, come on. The room I'm sitting in as I type this has five shotguns in it. How practical is that?

[XD40EZO]

thanks for all the great suggestions and comments... i will keep it at heart... i can't wait to more stuff with it...

i'm getting ready to order an 18" barrel, 5 round mag tube and currently bidding on a synthetic stock... i'm going to turn it into a MARINE (but in Blue Finish)... i guess thats the cool thing about 870s, i could go back and forth (depending on the need) from an 18" to my current 28"...

...awesome, i'll post new picture when my conversion is done...

peace,

[Black Majik]

i'm going to turn it into a MARINE (but in Blue Finish)...

Wouldn't that be a Express HD model instead?? ;)

[XD40EZO]

true...very true...