Mag Extensions - Quality Differences?

[fireblast713]

So I'm looking to pickup a +2 mag extension for the Remington 870 Express I just picked up I noticed that the factory extension kit is much more expensive then say a Tac Star or other non Remington brand. Is there an appreciable difference in quality which would warrant me paying 2x as much for the Factory OEM part, or is it all marketing? I'm somewhat new to shotguns so any advice would be appreciated.

[mike100]

The wilson ones are nice, the remington one does come with a mag clamp. Tacstar is plastic, I think. Don't forget that expresses that came without the factory extension will need the dimples in the end of the mag tube pressed or drilled out for thelonger spring.

You used to be able to find a lot of 870 stuff on ebay, not sure where all the gun parts are now, but that item should be an easy find. I have a parkerized 3 shot remington that I gladly paid $55 for still in the box (not 4 sale yet).

[tyrist]

I use the remington factory extension but the wilson and scattergun extension I would say are of equal quality. The scattergun extension has the advantage of no clamp with a sling mount.

[SFFRONTMAN]

I have a brand new +2 factory mag extension w a new spring and follower I took off a customers gun, om me if you're interested

[fireblast713]

sent you a pm for the right price I might be interested, I'm guessing it has the clamp and doesn't have the sling mount though :-/

[elenius]

I'm looking for one of these too. Which ones DO have sling mounts? And if I get one that doesn't have a sling mount and want to buy a clamp w/ sling mount separate, do all clamps fit on all tubes+barrels?

[fireblast713]

the scatterguns/wilson combat ones have sling mounts, some factory ones do also. The clamp is only for factory ones generally as the wilsons combat/scatter guns are made of metal and don't require the extra support.

[Black Majik]

I prefer the factory magazine extensions the most. Both of my Wingmasters use the factory extensions, and have been flawless so far. I particularly liked the factory versions because of the magazine clamps, making them feel very sturdy.

There is a slot on the magazine clamp that can accept a sling stud.

[elenius]

What I am talking about is a side sling swivel (if that is the word), for a "tactical" sling.

[SFFRONTMAN]

Yea the mag does have the newer clamp with the sling stud on the bottom.

[fireblast713]

PM'ed you SSFRONTMAN, waiting for a response.

[elenius]

Ah, I was looking for something like this

http://www.midwayusa.com/eproductpage.exe/showproduct?saleitemid=117626&utm_source=nextag&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=655

Sorry, didn't mean to threadjack.

[Dump1567]

I prefer factory or Wilson. Bought a Choate and wasn't impressed at all. GG&G also makes a side mount. These come with the specter gear 3 point slings.

http://www.spectergear.com/870_1187_cqb_sling.htm

This also works with their 3 point sling.

http://www.spectergear.com/shotgun_bsh.htm

[mike100]

+1 on the spectre nylon reinforced elastic buttstock shotshell holder. Way less cumbersome than a reciever shellholder. CA fish and game code references the legality of the buttstock shell holder so a good one is a must in this state.

[marklbucla]

The TacStar that I had was metal, not Plastic. I believe that a previous poster was thinking of ATI.

My 870s and 1100 wear factory extensions only. I had a Choate, but it really was poor quality in comparison to the Factory. The clamp is a lot flimsier and the screw threads were stripped in no time at all. The sling stud attachment was rendered useless because of this. Also, when using a "Pull-Pull" shooting technique to rip off those shots faster, the Choate would fail to feed the first couple properly. It worked fine using a "Push-Pull" technique, but really, a Pump doesn't have to be that slow...

I don't have any experience with the Wilson, but not having a clamp isn't a good thing. One solid bump on the extension and your magazine tube can get bent.