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    Are the 870 DM mag fed shotguns good to go?

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    Member GearFondler's Avatar
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    For what? Self defense?
    Not really.

    Heavy and unwieldy vs a tube mag
    You can't top it off as you go
    Difficult to slug select
    Storing loaded mags can cause the shells to deform over time causing feed issues
    Rimmed cartridges usually suck in mags

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    Quote Originally Posted by 4given View Post
    Are the 870 DM mag fed shotguns good to go?
    Is anything from Remington these days?
    "Gunfighting is a thinking man's game. So we might want to bring thinking back into it."-MDFA

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hambo View Post
    Is anything from Remington these days?
    true ....

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    Quote Originally Posted by GearFondler View Post
    For what? Self defense?
    Not really.

    Heavy and unwieldy vs a tube mag
    You can't top it off as you go
    Difficult to slug select
    Storing loaded mags can cause the shells to deform over time causing feed issues
    Rimmed cartridges usually suck in mags

    Thanks! All great points. I guy has one for sale pretty cheap. Now I know why.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 4given View Post
    Thanks! All great points. I guy has one for sale pretty cheap. Now I know why.
    If it works, and if you don't have a shotgun and want one, it's pandemic panic, it might be the best option you get.
    "Gunfighting is a thinking man's game. So we might want to bring thinking back into it."-MDFA

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hambo View Post
    If it works, and if you don't have a shotgun and want one, it's pandemic panic, it might be the best option you get.
    I have an 870 already.

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    If you aren't desperate, I'd skip it.

    I don't see the magazines being reliable in the long term. And just searching right now I can only find one place that has the 3 round magazines in stock. And they're 30 bucks a pop. That's most of the way towards a good +2 tube magazine extension.

    From a functionality standpoint they're not terribly useful on a shotgun for a myriad of reasons.
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    I really wanted one after watching the Remington promo video, they guy doing the demo was pretty dialed in.

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    Quote Originally Posted by TCinVA View Post
    From a functionality standpoint they're not terribly useful on a shotgun for a myriad of reasons.
    And carrying those magazines would be a PITA. Do you happen to know how hard it would be to covert one to tube feed?
    "Gunfighting is a thinking man's game. So we might want to bring thinking back into it."-MDFA

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