Just cause it looks cool don't mean it'll work worth a shit. I need you to come to a couple of my classes and give that speech. not general police issue mind you, i mean as close to HSLD as you can get w/ state and city swat teams. I havn't seen an 870 (even LL set ups) w/out that light in a long time. and when i get tired from a day of training lifting up that muzzle, i remind myself to hit the gym a little harder. i use the SF fore end on my personal (commonality) and on issue 870's. but then again, my experience is limited to six years on a tactical team. With the exception of the light idea, i agree. ![]() Look at a gun used by a real pro and you'll see a nearly box-stock gun without all the lights and chrome. If what you really want is a Hollywood gun to impress the other guys at the range or gun shop, go for it. What makes it so good is the SPEED at which you can get that shot on target.Īnything you add costs you in speed, so you better do a "real world" cost-benefit analysis to determine if that "Gee-whiz" accessory is really worth it.Īll this holds UNLESS what you really want is a range toy. What makes the shotgun so effective isn't the shot spread or the devastating load of shot. ![]() Wilson actually uses the cheaper Express models for their guns.įor MUCH less money, you can buy the absolute BEST.The Remington 870P Police gun, with most of the same bells and whistles as factory installed options.ĮVERYTHING you add to a true HD or combat shotgun has a price in effectiveness.Įverything adds weight and bulk, which slow down how fast you can get the gun on target. Heat Shield (Because it looks cool, but I won't dare admit that's why I bought it- instead, I will make up some excuse like I am a total uncoordinated klutz and keep burning my hands on the barrel) - X dollarsĬhutes and Ladders in the buttstock - X dollarsĪnd when you're done, you've turned this. Shitty little mounting rails all over the place - X dollarsīarrel modification that achieves the same pattern effect as a $70 Patternmaster - $275 I don't understand what all these 'mods' really achieve, but people sure do get off paying for them and then posting detailed lists of what they paid for.Īssorted replacement parts that don't do anything better than the factory unit, but since it's a 'replacement part', it must somehow be better - X dollars Time has shown that you can kick the everloving shit out of a box stock Mossberg 590 or a Remington 870 or an Ithaca 37 without it missing a beat. They sell well to the crowd who gets off on listing all the 'mods' done to their shotgun.
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