It looks like it will work. Not sure about the swivel size though.
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I have the Remmy 870 Express Tactical.
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My brother-in-law picked me up a Remmy sling from Cabela's, but when attached and fully expanded, its too taught to be useful. I assume this is because the 2-shot magazine extension moves the sling attachment point further forward. So I'm in the market for a new sling.
My brother-in-law also picked me up a buttstock saddle to hold 5 extra rounds. It serves its purpose of holding extra rounds, but I don't like the fact that it could get in the way if I have to shoot opposite handed. The Zombie Guns Thread turned me on to this Blackhawk sling, which appears to solve the sling-length and extra ammo problems (and by combining two gadgets into one, the result is more simplicity...I'm a big fan of KISS with shotties):
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(pic originally posted by seawolfxix here)
I found it over at MidwayUSA for $17 which is $4 off the MSRP from Blackhawk.
Here's my questions:
1. The sling goes from 29" to 39". That's enough, right? I'll measure the distance before I purchase, but the Mossberg 590 shown above appears to have a magazine extension and there is plenty of slack. Should work for an 870 with 2-shot extension.
2. The reviews over at MidwayUSA (and even comments in the Zombie thread) indicate that this sling won't attach to the 870 directly. I assume the Blackhawk sling swivels (available in 1" and 1¼" for $10) will allow the sling to mount to the 870, correct? Anyone have any insight/experience/photos using these swivels? Any opinions on which size (1" or 1¼") works better?
Thanks for the help, guys.
My brother-in-law picked me up a Remmy sling from Cabela's, but when attached and fully expanded, its too taught to be useful. I assume this is because the 2-shot magazine extension moves the sling attachment point further forward. So I'm in the market for a new sling.
My brother-in-law also picked me up a buttstock saddle to hold 5 extra rounds. It serves its purpose of holding extra rounds, but I don't like the fact that it could get in the way if I have to shoot opposite handed. The Zombie Guns Thread turned me on to this Blackhawk sling, which appears to solve the sling-length and extra ammo problems (and by combining two gadgets into one, the result is more simplicity...I'm a big fan of KISS with shotties):
(pic originally posted by seawolfxix here)
I found it over at MidwayUSA for $17 which is $4 off the MSRP from Blackhawk.
Here's my questions:
1. The sling goes from 29" to 39". That's enough, right? I'll measure the distance before I purchase, but the Mossberg 590 shown above appears to have a magazine extension and there is plenty of slack. Should work for an 870 with 2-shot extension.
2. The reviews over at MidwayUSA (and even comments in the Zombie thread) indicate that this sling won't attach to the 870 directly. I assume the Blackhawk sling swivels (available in 1" and 1¼" for $10) will allow the sling to mount to the 870, correct? Anyone have any insight/experience/photos using these swivels? Any opinions on which size (1" or 1¼") works better?
Thanks for the help, guys.
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When I was first looking at getting a sling for my SG I was thinks of going the same route that you are thinking of. But I ended up changing my mind. Reason being is that, that sling will add a of of weight which will make the gun harder to wield, also think about trying to get shells from that. It will be harder than you think specially in a high stress environment. Granted I have the Knoxx SpecOps stock on mine so the rear sling mount is taken care of and then the GG&G front mount. And for additional shells I used the six shot side saddle from Tacstar. YMMV
Here's what I did with mine
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Here's a close up of the GG&G mount
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And here's what she looks like over all
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Here's what I did with mine
Here's a close up of the GG&G mount
And here's what she looks like over all
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I picked up the Blackhawk sling. Here's a pic:
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Now, let me now answer my own questions:
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The sling itself is 2" wide so neither of the sling swivels referenced (1" or or 1.25") will serve as a replacement for the factory hooks. Instead, the sling swivels attach to the weapon's mounts, then the sling hooks attach to the swivels. Either the 1" or the 1.25" would work, but if I had to do it again, I'd choose the 1" so it'd be a quarter-inch "less sloppy". Really, the difference in a quarter-inch is probably un-noticeable. Here's a pic of the sling swivels:
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(Note, the two pics are not to scale... The hooks are larger than the swivels...)
If anyone wants to see images of how the sling attaches to the sling swivels and then to the gun, lemme know.
Now, let me now answer my own questions:
Absolutely. Plenty long enough. In the above pic, you can see how much additional length in available.
If you are planning on attaching it to a Remington 870, you need to pick up the sling swivels; the sling will not attach directly to the gun using the factory mounts. Here is a stock image of the hooks at the end of the sling:
The sling itself is 2" wide so neither of the sling swivels referenced (1" or or 1.25") will serve as a replacement for the factory hooks. Instead, the sling swivels attach to the weapon's mounts, then the sling hooks attach to the swivels. Either the 1" or the 1.25" would work, but if I had to do it again, I'd choose the 1" so it'd be a quarter-inch "less sloppy". Really, the difference in a quarter-inch is probably un-noticeable. Here's a pic of the sling swivels:
(Note, the two pics are not to scale... The hooks are larger than the swivels...)
If anyone wants to see images of how the sling attaches to the sling swivels and then to the gun, lemme know.
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