[ShotgunPro]

i have a mossy 500 w/16" barrel. Has an evil "barrel shroud" so you cant even really see the barrel...or at least thats how its supposed to work according to many of the people running things right now. Back to reality, i have the pistol grip it came with and a knoxstock, along with a side saddle.

so i think i would like a railed "pump" section to hold a small tac light and stubby VFG.

i do have a dedicated VFG from surefire for one AR and like the simplicity. Is the Surefire dedicated forend really better in any other way than simplicity over a rail system? seems to me that the rails would allow for a super light weight light like the x300 that is also an LED and a bit more rugged.

so what says you? which way would you go, or would you go a completely different way? No ego here, just want the best setup and everyone here combines to know more about the reasons for and against than anything else out there! Plus i know most all of it is first hand.

 

[ShotgunPro]

I hate VFG's on shotguns; look recockulous, but that's just me.

I'd get a Surefire forend with an integrated light and call it good.

(After ditching the heat shield and putting a fixed, short-length Speedfeed or Hogue stock on it...but again, that's just me...).

 

[ShotgunPro]

I can't say I've ever held anything with a vfg that I DID like. To me, it always felt top heavy in my hand and slower to swing onto a target.

 

[ShotgunPro]

I'm different I guess. I love a VFG on my pump and I have a tri-railed forend and have a grip and a light and I LOVE IT!! It works for me. It looks Mall Ninja but it works well and it's comfortable in my hands. I'll dig up a picture.

It's a Mako forend, you can find better quality but this works just fine and fits tight. I use a Streamlight TLR-1s on the left side rail and can actuate the light with my index finger perfectly. It's much cheaper than a Surefire forend but like I said, it works for me.

 

[ShotgunPro]

there are several reasons that i would like a VFG. one is due to a slight disability that makes the VFG much more comfy than without. also would like the option of having one when i need it but removing it if not. if im really being practical i could care less what my weapon looks like, if it gives me ANY advantage ill take it, as im sure anyone else will.

i prefer to make each weapon as durable as possible. so i am not sure whether a polimer would hold up, but the metal adds weight.

while the autoloaders are great, i wouldnt want one unless it was a benelli combat model or a saiga. i prefer the reliability and agility of the pump.

 

[ShotgunPro]

Those surefire forends cost almost as much as my 870 did. If you already have a tac-light I'd just get a railed forend or a railed barrel clamp. That's what I'm doing since my TLR-1 is just collecting dust right now.

 

[ShotgunPro]

I have the surefire forend with light on an 870:
http://www.surefire.com/surefire/content/cat_shotgun_full.jpg

And yes, while it is expensive, it's built extremely well and I do not need to change my grip to actuate the switches at all.. I don't know if I would do it again but at the time I couldn't help myself. Overall I'm very happy with it.

 

[ShotgunPro]

I really like the Surefire forend.