I changed my mind about side saddles....

[357wheelgunner]

I used to dislike side saddles on my Remington 870.

The main reason was that it made my shotgun twice as wide as it was tall, and felt unbalanced. I recently got a Surefire weaponlight, and now the weapon doesn't feel so unbalanced with the 6 round sidesaddle on it. It's also easier to load from the action or the loading port from the sidesaddle instead of the buttcuff.

I used to keep 4 spare shells on my stock in a buttcuff, but after trying it both ways I prefer the added weight in the center of the gun. I don't think that the shotgun balances well with the spare shells on or in the stock.

Anyone else do a 180 on accessories like buttcuffs and side saddles?

 

[foxmeadow]

I took all that stuff off my 870, as well as my 1100. If I can't settle things with 8 rounds of 00B, maybe I can fight my way across the room to a rifle...

 

[Mercaptan]

For me a side saddle doesn't represent more ammunition, it represents different ammunition. Say having slugs on the side saddle and 00 buck in the tube.

 

[cacop]

I did a 180 when I took mine off. Now I use a two pocket shouder bag for extra and different ammo.

 

[357wheelgunner]

For me a side saddle doesn't represent more ammunition, it represents different ammunition. Say having slugs on the side saddle and 00 buck in the tube.

That's the only reason that I keep extra ammunition on the gun.

With the side saddle, I can keep the tube loaded with buckshot, and have slugs handy.

Also, if something happened like my magazine tube snapped off at the extension, and my spring, follower, and all my shells flew out the end of the gun, I could single load shells from the side saddle.

It just seems like a really good backup plan, for both extra, different, and single loaded ammunition, if you can get over the width it adds to the weapon.