Spectator6

Hi John! I recently purchased the same hardware you now have and I too ran into the same dilemma. With the pistol grip, I'm sure you've noticed how it "wedges" the trigger guard into the gun. Well, don't yank on it or anything, there's a way around that. It involves the extra step of removing the buttstock and is the only way to remove the trigger guard to get the gun's innards. Why the manual doesn't explain this I have no idea... To do this, just take a firm grip on the rubber shoulder pad at the back of the shotgun, and pull it away. I find that it's easier to sort of "tear" it downward as though you were pulling the skin away from a banana. It's a little tough to do the first few times you take it off, but after that it becomes easier. Once you get that part off, you need to then remove the bolt that sets inside the stock. This will let you slide the stock completely away from the frame and voila! You can now remove the trigger guard as shown in the manual =) Once you're done cleaning just do everything in reverse, BEING SURE that you put the rubber shoulder pad back on! I just take the pointed "knife" end, slide that into position, then ram the curved upper end firmly into place. If you have any problems let me know!

Yes, it is the Tactical version. If I didn't get the shim kit, is that something I should be worried about or not really? I don't plan on doing anything fancy with the shotgun other than recreational shooting at the range every now and then. But if I were to get more involved in maybe sport shooting or hunting, is the shim kit something I'd then have a great need for? Sorry for being so green with shotguns, I appreciate all of your help!

Hmmm, okay... So no small wrench to adjust the ghost-ring sights either? thanks for the quick reply

I just purchased my first shotgun and, being a pistol man for the most part, I'm pretty excited to see this other side of the fence. However, I'm afraid I may have been short-changed on what was supposed to come with it. If anyone could look over these things and let me know if they should have been included, I'll call the dealer Monday morning to let the store know. Flipping through the manual to the SuperNova Tactical, toward the back I see it mentions a few items that I did not receive. First off is the Drop Change Kit "The shotgun is supplied with a DCK which enables you to adjust the original drop the shotgun is supplied with. The kit consists of..." Second, Internal Choke. "The barrel is equipped with interchangeable internal chokes.... To change or clean the internal choke.... unscrew the internal choke using the special tool supplied with the firearm..." It looks something like a metal key and it was not with the gun when I unpacked it from the store. Lastly, for adjusting the back-sight it mentions a slender, metal wrench. "Using the wrench provided, slacken the two sight screws.." And then it shows a few pictures, a couple of them making adjustments with what looks to be the same key-like tool showed previously for the choke. Should I have received these three items when I purchased the shotgun? Because I literally only got the gun, an owner's manual, and copies of my receipts tucked into the cardboard box. I've seen a thread or two in this forum talking about a bottle of oil that also usually supplied with the firearm; I didn't receive that either. Thanks for your help everyone! I paid too much of my hard earned cash to get jipped out of a few minor, yet in my opinion no less important, parts to this excellent shotgun. Not only that, but it's the principle of the matter that bothers me...