Finished my Home Defense Shotgun

[lovemachine]

I just finished my Home Defense Shotgun today. It's a Rem 870 Express. Extended mag tube. Speedfeed 12 LOP stock. Mesa Tactical sidesaddle. And Streamlight TLR1 on a Nordic Rail mount. With a Streamlight pressure switch.

I've been practicing a lot with it. And I think I've gotten quite accurate with it.
I also plan on running Hornaday Critical Defense 12 gauge 00 Buckshot. I like the way it patterns.

 

[Sylvain]

Nice system.
Is that back full of ammo?
How bright is that light (how many lumens)?

Im looking at ways to attach a regular flashlight without mount to a shotgun, it's a nightmare to find the right system of mount.

 

[lovemachine]

Nice system.
Is that back full of ammo?
How bright is that light (how many lumens)?

Im looking at ways to attach a regular flashlight without mount to a shotgun, it's a nightmare to find the right system of mount.

I believe it's 80 lumens. And yes the sidesaddle is full of ammo.

I looked at different ways to mount a light. And this just seemed to be the best way to do it.

 

[Sylvain]

I believe it's 80 lumens. And yes the sidesaddle is full of ammo.

I looked at different ways to mount a light. And this just seemed to be the best way to do it.

I find most mounted light not bright enough, im a flashlight nuts so I want to mount other flashlights I already have.

 

[lovemachine]

It's enough lumens to blind a person in a dark room.

The problem I found when mounting a regular flashlight is that's it's bulky. And a lot of lights aren't made to withstand the recoil from a shotgun. Some lights will break from the force, others will turn on and off. And then there is finding the right mount.
And you also have to think of how you're going to activate the light. With a pressure switch, you can activate the light anytime. Without one, you can only activate it when you rack the slide forward.

From what I have found in my own research, this is really the best way. For me anyway.

 

[sgreen3]

I like the flashlight set up on it, with the pressure switch mounted like that, Very nice

 

[Kedric]

Looks like an effective and well-thought setup to me.

 

[tacmedic]

Looks nice! I have had good results with Mesa Tactical Shotshell holders.

 

[JohnP82]

Congrats! Job well done, looks nice!

 

[pierce195]

Nice set up, look perfect for home defense. Hornady is also a good choice in buck shoot.

 

[Sylvain]

It's enough lumens to blind a person in a dark room.

The problem I found when mounting a regular flashlight is that's it's bulky. And a lot of lights aren't made to withstand the recoil from a shotgun. Some lights will break from the force, others will turn on and off. And then there is finding the right mount.
And you also have to think of how you're going to activate the light. With a pressure switch, you can activate the light anytime. Without one, you can only activate it when you rack the slide forward.

From what I have found in my own research, this is really the best way. For me anyway.

Well what I mean by "regular flashlights" it's lights that dont come with a weapon mount.I still use lights that are designed for tactical use, not $2 flashlights.
Some even come with a remote pressure switch but they have no mount.
I just think that most weapon mounted lights are not up to date in term of light output and throw.
Even thought 80 lumens is still enough to light a room, I think that 65 lumens is the limit to blind the human eye so you could still blind someone with it.
But like you said finding the right mount is the problem for those lights.

 

[gunman41mag]

Nice looking 870 shotgun

 

[MontereyC6]

Looks good! You'll have to let me run some rounds through it soon!

 

[Sylvain]

One more question.
How many shells do you carry in that bag (I like the color btw)?
That must be a heavy bag if it's full of slugs and 00 buchshot, but must be fun to bring to the range.

 

[paperboy]

That Hornady 00 is some good stuff

 

[Steelman]

Looks good! In the immortal words of Dave McCracken, "Needs wear marks....please rectify. BA/UU/R"

 

[sloughfoot]

When you flip the shells over in your side saddle you are GTG. (They are upside down) Good looking rig overall.

 

[Sylvain]

When you flip the shells over in your side saddle you are GTG. (They are upside down) Good looking rig overall.

Good point on the shells in the side saddle, you can load faster if you put them the other way around.
However it depends on how you train, I dont think there is a right or wrong side.
A good tip, if you are using more than one kind of shells, is to have some facing up (slugs for example) and some facing down (00 buck shot for example).
This way even in the dark you know what kind of shell you are loading by just feeling their position on the side saddle.

 

[lovemachine]

When you flip the shells over in your side saddle you are GTG. (They are upside down) Good looking rig overall.

I wasn't really sure which direction the shells should go. I've just been experimenting on that. I'm hoping to be able to catch a shotgun training course to learn all that anyway.

 

[sloughfoot]

Shoot, load, shoot, load. It will be obvious about the orientation after about a hundred times.

You are wise to be seeking training.