Extra Shells Up or Down?

[ar15barrels]

Benelli makes a lefty autoloader

Are you sure?

[ar15barrels]

i wish they had these for an on gun application

http://youtube.com/watch?v=zdowUS0eekA

On that russian video, did you notice the rubber pad on the front of the triggerguard?
That's to help guide a tecloader.

[randy]

I had a tac force or choate or something or other side saddle on my shotgun once. It was filled brass down. After running 8 shells through my gun on at a hot Palm Springs match. I didn't have all my shells in the caddy anymore. If I still used a side saddle I'd run my shells brass up and roll the shotgun on my shoulder to load. There are some disadvantages to loading that way but there some advantages to loading that way too.

Nothing is going to work for everybody my best advice is keep it simple. All this color, position stuff is going out the window if you have to do a reload diving for cover and somebody shooting at you.

I watch people at a 3 gun match over think a shotgun stage where they mix shot and slugs. The buzzer goes off and they forget or brain fade or totally screw up.

I am not imune to that.

[trinydex]

On that russian video, did you notice the rubber pad on the front of the triggerguard?
That's to help guide a tecloader.

i meant the things on his belt... but yeah, i wonder if there are tecloader sidemounts

[NwG]

IMO brass down works better.. But not all that much..

With brass down you can see what you may be loading.. Doesn't really matter to be as I run select slug from the side saddle and only keep slugs in there. I usually chamber load for select slug so loading from under is a bit safer than over the top.

I have noticed it is much faster to go brass up when running the gun one handed. Very much so running it one handed with the support side only..

[L-2]

Are you sure?

http://www.benelliusa.com/firearms/lefthand.tpl

Yes, Benelli has a web-page for left-handed models, although they appear to all be hunting guns, not HD guns.

[gunrun45]

Third option I've heard mentioned--but it takes practice and consistency to make it instinctive.: slugs brass up, shot brass down, or vice versa.

+1.
Only way to go if you are carrying a mixed load.
I do slugs up at the rear (also easier to shoot one handed and access shells due to firing hand placement) and buckshot down at the front.

[RedDawn]

While brass down is slightly faster to reload, it does not dissuade my paranoia the shells may dislodge while manoeuvring. As a HD weapon, I have the shells brass up on the side of my mossberg 500A (7 in the tube). Last thing I need to be doing is checking whether the shells are still on the sidesaddle.

[STAGE 2]

Brass up. Murphy likes to drop things no matter how well made your carrier is. As far as the slugs down shot up method, if you have some consistency as far as how you load your carrier (i.e. slugs are always the 2 closest or the 2 furthest away) and you practice (as you should anyway) then you shouldnt need to flip the shells since you will already know where the slugs are whether its noon or midnight and pitch black.

[SteveH]

Brass up. A fraction of a second slower but the shells will always be there after you have run the gun dry. Brass down they can walk out under recoil.