A little over a year ago, I bought my first gun/s from a gift of money that was given to me specificly for guns. My main purchase was a Glock 21. With the money left over, I had exactly enough for a 870 Express Super Mag, so I picked that up too.
I had shot plenty of shotguns, and am quite fond of (and good at) shooting skeet. When I bought my "own" 870, I had this grand plan of turning it into a HD tactical shotgun that looked like something out of a Hollywood movie...I'm talking new SpecOps stock, fore-end, barrel, heat shields, lights, the works. At the time, I read a lot of posts on THR and my desire to make a zombie killer seemed to be the norm. So I thoght, why the heck not. It will be "cool."
Months later, I finally got the 18" barrel, and I LOVED it. The gun was 100% more user friendly for HD. I could hold the shotgun at the receiver/stock point with the barrel pointing straight down without the barrel touching the ground, going around corners was much easier, I could bring the gun up faster, and most important (I think), I could hold the gun up with one hand for long periods of time. I was so happy with a simple swap of barrels that I let the other additions float to the back of my mind.
Months later, and with a few extra dollars in my pocket, I remembered that I wanted to add lots of stuff to my shotgun. So I started looking around online again. I kept watching the SpecOps videos (and the like), watching, going back and forth on wheather or not I really needed one.
Common sense man!!! It just hit me. I've been shooting this 12 gauge for months...my shoulder never hurt from recoil, at least not too bad. And I'm good with this gun, pretty quick too. Why would I swap out the stock? Plus, the traditional butt of a gun works great for hitting bad guys in the head (or so I hear). Granted, I don't have a wood stock, but even the black syn stock is pretty hard and will get the job done. So again I ask...what was I thinking?
I certainly don't need a heat shield. I probalby don't need a shortened fore-end. I don't think I need a flashlight (though I have read some good reasons otherwise). But I would still like to put a +2 extension on it.
On that note, these extensions say I need to drill out the dimple with a 3/16" drill bit. They refer to the two dimples near the end of the stock mag tube, correct? If I did this, would I be able to go back to stock if I decided againsts the extension? I'm looking at the dimples right now. It seems that if I wanted to revert once I drilled out the dimples, the old mag spring retainer would spin in the tube...I don't think that is an issue, but can someone confirm?
Anyway, I just wanted to note that I'm glad I didn't spend more money on "stuff" than what the 870 actually cost me initially...but I was close. I actually wish some folks would have told me a year ago when I was planning all this tactical stuff that real tactical pros don't tack on so much tactical nonsense (try saying that 10 times fast).
I had shot plenty of shotguns, and am quite fond of (and good at) shooting skeet. When I bought my "own" 870, I had this grand plan of turning it into a HD tactical shotgun that looked like something out of a Hollywood movie...I'm talking new SpecOps stock, fore-end, barrel, heat shields, lights, the works. At the time, I read a lot of posts on THR and my desire to make a zombie killer seemed to be the norm. So I thoght, why the heck not. It will be "cool."
Months later, I finally got the 18" barrel, and I LOVED it. The gun was 100% more user friendly for HD. I could hold the shotgun at the receiver/stock point with the barrel pointing straight down without the barrel touching the ground, going around corners was much easier, I could bring the gun up faster, and most important (I think), I could hold the gun up with one hand for long periods of time. I was so happy with a simple swap of barrels that I let the other additions float to the back of my mind.
Months later, and with a few extra dollars in my pocket, I remembered that I wanted to add lots of stuff to my shotgun. So I started looking around online again. I kept watching the SpecOps videos (and the like), watching, going back and forth on wheather or not I really needed one.
Common sense man!!! It just hit me. I've been shooting this 12 gauge for months...my shoulder never hurt from recoil, at least not too bad. And I'm good with this gun, pretty quick too. Why would I swap out the stock? Plus, the traditional butt of a gun works great for hitting bad guys in the head (or so I hear). Granted, I don't have a wood stock, but even the black syn stock is pretty hard and will get the job done. So again I ask...what was I thinking?
I certainly don't need a heat shield. I probalby don't need a shortened fore-end. I don't think I need a flashlight (though I have read some good reasons otherwise). But I would still like to put a +2 extension on it.
On that note, these extensions say I need to drill out the dimple with a 3/16" drill bit. They refer to the two dimples near the end of the stock mag tube, correct? If I did this, would I be able to go back to stock if I decided againsts the extension? I'm looking at the dimples right now. It seems that if I wanted to revert once I drilled out the dimples, the old mag spring retainer would spin in the tube...I don't think that is an issue, but can someone confirm?
Anyway, I just wanted to note that I'm glad I didn't spend more money on "stuff" than what the 870 actually cost me initially...but I was close. I actually wish some folks would have told me a year ago when I was planning all this tactical stuff that real tactical pros don't tack on so much tactical nonsense (try saying that 10 times fast).