OK - one for the collective wisdom here...
I have one shotgun, a stock Rem 870 Express pump. I keep it in the safe, loaded with 4 shells of #1 buckshot (no shell in the chamber), with another 6 on a side-saddle on the buttstock. I use a 20" barrel with rifle sights, and switch to the original 28" barrel when I take it trap shooting. I do not wish to purchase another shotgun at this time.
The role I see the shotgun filling is as the last line of defense once we are all in our bedroom/safe room. I would use my Glock to cover my wife while she got the kids into our room, as it is easier to maneuver with the pistol, and it leaves one hand free for lights, the phone, doors, and the kids. Once we are in the safe room, she gets the Glock while I get the shotgun out.
In this scenario, do I really need to get an extended mag tube installed? On my 870, I would have to drill out and sand the bumps in the stock tube. Then there is the issue of taking a "tactical" shotgun to the trap range, where only 3 shell capacity is allowed. I'm not sure if I could remove the extended mag tube and go back to stock? I'm also thinking if 4 shells of #1 buckshot (and 16 rounds of 9mm from my wife) don't do the trick, we are in heap big doo doo!:blink:
If anyone has added an extended mag tube to their newer 870, I would love to hear if you can go back to stock - or not.
Thoughts?
I have one shotgun, a stock Rem 870 Express pump. I keep it in the safe, loaded with 4 shells of #1 buckshot (no shell in the chamber), with another 6 on a side-saddle on the buttstock. I use a 20" barrel with rifle sights, and switch to the original 28" barrel when I take it trap shooting. I do not wish to purchase another shotgun at this time.
The role I see the shotgun filling is as the last line of defense once we are all in our bedroom/safe room. I would use my Glock to cover my wife while she got the kids into our room, as it is easier to maneuver with the pistol, and it leaves one hand free for lights, the phone, doors, and the kids. Once we are in the safe room, she gets the Glock while I get the shotgun out.
In this scenario, do I really need to get an extended mag tube installed? On my 870, I would have to drill out and sand the bumps in the stock tube. Then there is the issue of taking a "tactical" shotgun to the trap range, where only 3 shell capacity is allowed. I'm not sure if I could remove the extended mag tube and go back to stock? I'm also thinking if 4 shells of #1 buckshot (and 16 rounds of 9mm from my wife) don't do the trick, we are in heap big doo doo!:blink:
If anyone has added an extended mag tube to their newer 870, I would love to hear if you can go back to stock - or not.
Thoughts?