Flascot007 Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 Any concern for putting the weight of 6-8 shells onto the soft alloy receiver rail screws? It's obvious the benelli reciver is pretty soft alloy with as many people have had problems stripping out the rail screws (even though most of those as I understand it were too small out of spec Mesa Tactical screws included with their sidesaddles). It just seems like under recoil of a lot of rounds, 6-8 loaded rounds on a side saddle could put a lot more stress on those screws than was intended, especially if the gun was taking some abuse and say some impacts to the sidesaddle. How well does the Sidearmor retain shells? One problem with the Mesa tactical I had was that either the retention was so tight it deformed the hull creating feeding problems (not to mention making it darn hard to get the shells out) or over time they would loosen up and not retain shells under recoil. Sidearmor seems to use a ball bearing in their design, perhaps it's small enough that it doesn't deform a significant portion of the hull. It might also make shell removal smoother. That was one nice thing (maybe the only nice thing, aside cost) of the TacStar sidesaddle on the 870's. Retention was always good and since it acted over the whole length of the hull there was no deformation, I've had some of those loaded for years and never had them loose tension. It would be interesting to see a hybrid design with TacStar type shell retention design but higher mount quality. No issues on any account... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtyb762 Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 I went with the Mesa Tactical 8 shell side saddle and attached 2 EMA 5shell rail mounted side saddles to my KZ rail. is 18 shells on the gun too much??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangerDanger Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 I went with the Mesa Tactical 8 shell side saddle and attached 2 EMA 5shell rail mounted side saddles to my KZ rail. is 18 shells on the gun too much??? 18" arms???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtyb762 Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 18in arms??? huh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
needncash Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 I think Stranger was referring to the biceps needed to haul around an M4 with alot of ammo. I run a Sidearmor short rail with an 8 round saddle, kinda heavy but it serves its purpose. I kinda need 18" biceps too.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangerDanger Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 needncash got it. What optic is that? Is that a scuff on the back of the receiver near the stock? You'd do yourself a huge favor by getting a full length titanium magazine tube to spare yourself 5 ounces. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtyb762 Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 Primary Arms Micro Dot and yea thats a scuff on the back. I bought it used from a guy who had some sort of singlepoint sling on it that scratched it. I plan on getting a titanium tube as soon as I can afford it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kvincent Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 AggiePhil, Why did you choose to forego the forward receiver loop? Would it be in the way? This is the solution I'm leaning toward. I currently run the Mesa 6 shot with a 3 Gun Gear 2 Shell Forward Carrier. Any concerns about the sticky back letting go over time or being impossible to remove if you go a different direction? Kerry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangerDanger Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 Primary Arms Micro Dot and yea thats a scuff on the back. I bought it used from a guy who had some sort of singlepoint sling on it that scratched it. I plan on getting a titanium tube as soon as I can afford it. If you get some Alumablack, you could probably cover over that scuff fairly well. My M4 has been beat to ****, and once in a while I'll use it to cover up the scuffs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtyb762 Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 Its not a scuff, its a beauty mark!!!! haha j/k ill have to check out Alumablack and see about covering it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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