I waited well over a year to get the opportunity to pick up one of these. Never in stock locally, crazy high prices on Gunbroker combined with insane trader fees here at a lot of shops to discourage people from doing it beaus it's not really worth the shops time. Then had a friend let me know they just got two of the new 7+1 1301 Tactical in stock and drove down and bought one and while I was there another guy was finishing up paperwork on the other one. they do not last long! I paid full retail for my 7+1. Then the very next day after buying mine SPortsman's Warehouse had both the greed and FDE colors ion stock (Gen2, 5+1 versions). I would have preferred the green and would have been nice to pay a little less (they were selling them for $1,098 I think). But then again, after buying the nordic components extension and what not it would have been a little closer in price, and I'm not going to complain or lose any sleep for not saving $100 in the end or not getting my first color choice. Front end feel and swing weight were the least of my concerns and was jsut happy to actually have the opportunity to be able to own one. But with that said, everyone has their own list of wants/needs, but I do feel like many of us spend way too much time on the keyboard scoring the internet, reading posts and watching Youtube videos and get sucked down into the rabbit hole and start to lose sight of what's really important. I mean, go back through this thread and you'll see people nit-picking sling stud locations, this or that, when in reality the one thing that will probably make us all better at running the firearm is straight up practice and repetition, not saving a few ounces or trying to rationalize weight savings by having two less rounds in the magazine tube. While many of us will actually be putting the shotgun through it's paces in classes the overwhelming majority of us will probably not even use it that much, occasionally shoot paper or steel with it, probably wont every dry practice with it at home and get better at loading and manipulating the shotgun more efficiently, because for many that's not as fun as staying in front of a piece of paper, cans or a watermelon and shooting it. Yet the same people probably agonize over which sling or QD attachment they should go with, or will upgrade the snot out of it, spending hundreds on aftermarket stocks and forends, but don't put the time in to actually train.Originally Posted by rob_s
As a general note, I’m aware that I’m “overthinking” all of this, but frankly it’s not hurting anything at the moment. Me deciding between a 5-round vs 7-round tube isn’t the go/no-go on this purchase. It’s timing. So I can sit here and have a though-experiment all day long and it’s not an analysis paralysis issue putting us in danger or whatever.
Eventually what’s likely to happen is that I’ll be presented with the opportunity to buy one or the o other in person and ultimately THAT will be the deciding factor. 5 shells in hand is worth 7 stuck in an online shop availability notification email
And in the meantime I’d still like to hear peoples perceptions of actual use of the two models, or the effect on front-heaviness of adding the +2 tube on the 5-shot model.
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