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I just purchased my M2 Tactical which is my first shotgun! I am going to be taking a weekend course which requires 300 rounds. Do you all have any recommendations for ammo that will not thrash my shoulder around too much with 300 rounds in a weekend? Thanks in advance!!

No problem. If they back out or vanish, let me know.

Honestly I want to see if they have a "G" ring that size. I'll buy a big bag, call them tactical and charge $22 each! ?

I am super shocked Fastenal had it. They have a terrible reputation in my area. I am more of a mcmaster-carr person?

Looks horrible with that Carlson breaching choke, imo. Too cramped, aesthetically. The textures are all over the place too. The Nordic is the way to go

I KNEW IT! LOL! Fastenal has everything! I'll see if they have a "G" fastener that fits, if so I'll let everyone know the part number or if someone beats me to it let us all know!

If that’s a Tacstar side saddle, it’s a notorious piece of shit that will definitely squeeze the receiver if tightened too much. Not tightened enough and it falls apart. Then it starts scratching up your receiver. Any aftermarket shell elevators in use? I’d take the magazine tube apart and clean it well inside. Do not apply oil inside the magazine tube at all. I’d recommend making a polishing jig for the magazine tube. I put a 12 gauge cleaning rod in my drill gun, then wrap fine steel wool around a 12 gauge chamber brush. Then go to town up and down the inside of the magazine tube for 5 minutes. Clean out the residue and admire the mirror finished magazine tube. Note the difference in sound once you reinstall the spring and follower. The magazine spring won’t be fighting the resistance inside the magazine tube as much so that it can deliver more of the spring energy to loading shells onto the elevator. This is particularly important when it is the last round or two being loaded from the magazine. The polishing can be done on steel, titanium or even the Briley carbon fiber magazine tubes.

While it does make loading a bit smoother/easier, I decided to forgo it for the FFT bolt release button. I basically gave up some loading ease for cosmetics. To my delight the spring didn't hang up on the receiver. I thought it was going to be a tight fit but everything worked well. I cycled dummy rounds through it 2x - loaded the mag tube full each time. No malfunctions.

It’s solid too. I use it in conjunction with a vice. You just press the tool into the plug with the jaws and index the hole for the pin so that it drops right out as soon as you have enough tension on it. Then release the jaws and the internals slide right out. Reassembly is just as easy, you just index the pin hole horizontally instead so it doesn’t just drop right thru.