Mesa Tactical Remington 870 SureShell Carrier & 20" Saddle Rail w/ Mag Clamp (6-Shell, 12-GA)

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SKU: 133-MT-92130
UPC: 878405001607
Manufacturer: Mesa Tactical
MFG#: MESA

This item is outstanding. I like it much better than similar products made by other manufacturers. It was easy to install and fit perfectly. It satisfies all my accessory attachment requirements.

Great mount. Very solid and high quality build. No complaint and I would definitely purchase again.

If fits well. Instructions could have been better. Take your time! Check out all you hardware before starting install. Make sure the all hardware threads properly don't force fitl and cross thread. Have some Loctite (blue) or like available. I used Loctite on the magazine / barrel clamp and recommend the individual decide on using with Chicago screws (these go inside the trigger assembly) and the standoff pin just in case I need to remove to work on saddle (i.e. cleaning or replace tension tube) and don't want to strip the screw heads. I removed the retention clips that hold the OEM trigger assembly pins. I tried leaving them in and the tolerance was just too tight. You can try and hammer the new pins pass the retention clips but be careful you don't damage the pins. Specifically the rear pin where you could deform the threads and have a problem with the screw caps. Hence, I drop the trigger assembly and removed the pins. Keep the OEM pins and the retention clips together is a zip lock bag and label. I would suggest that Mesa Tactical increase the chamfer their pins and include detents with the rear pin if they want us to use the OEM clips. Instructions could have been better. They need a YouTube install video specific to this product. Specific Notes: 1) The saddle is a fine part of the total package along with the included increase "tension" tube; Santoprene Elastomer. White is stiffer elastic tube in the kit. See above on understanding removing same at a later date. 2) The magazine / barrel clamp fits well. Make sure that you do not cinch down during the assembly. "Free float" to do final alignment before cinching down retaining screws. 3) I forgot how much a rail can aid in the sighting process. However, you do lose the front sight down the rail but can drop down a peek under the rail to regain use of the front bead sight...uncomfortable for me so I will be installing rail sights. Mileage may vary by user, hence just be aware if you want to install iron sights and or optical sights and then take into consideration co-witnessing. Personally I will probably install iron pop ups and decide if I want to add opticals. Doing so may need to have a rise on the cheek plate. Again, have an updated Mesa Tactical YouTube installation video available. Would I recommend this product? Yes.

After taking my Remington 870 to the range and conducting some drills. I found that the rail needs back up iron sights for shooting slugs. Rail length is good for mounting a front sight post as well as the rear. Currently I was using red dot sights and the batteries died.

The Mesa Tactical Remington 870 20" Saddle Rail is an absolutely excellent product. If you want to run battle sites on your shotgun for more accuracy with slugs, a longer distances? Then this product is a must. Be warned, the clamp that mounts toward the front of the gun comes with bolts in it. When I removed these, it seemed like one bolt was much bigger than the other three. It turns out that instead of just threading the holes in the clamp someone at Mesa thought it would be a good idea to make sleeves that thread into the clamp and then have the bolts thread into the envelope. Well, when I removed the one bolt, the sleeve came with it. Then when I removed the sleeve from the bolt, I deformed it, and it wouldn't thread back in. After a while of trying to reform the sleeve with a vice I figured out if I thread the bolt back in, it would make the sleeve the correct shape again, but then I'm back where I was, with the sleeve still attached to the bolt and it wouldn't fit in the hole on the rail to thread into the clamp. Luckily when I threaded the sleeve and bolt back into the clamp when I loosened it, the bolt came out, and the sleeve stayed in the clamp. So, if this happens to you, good luck trying to get the sleeve back in. If the sleeve had not come out then the install would have been a breeze.

I was worried when I bought this because my Remington 870 is a standard 4+1 ( no ext tube), but its fit was rock solid without a bottom mag tube to grab. 200 rds of 00buck so far and still solid. Magpul MBUS sight and this Mesa Tactical rail is all you need.

The great part of having a full-length rail of this type is the ability to overcome the problem of mounting a mini red-dot which normally would be too low even void of a cheek rest, to see through because it would require mounting at the rail area of the gun where most Picatinny/Weaver style mounts (with or without the side saddle shell holder(s). Having a small red dot close to your face on a rifle (even when I tried on my AR15 makes for an impossible view of the dot unless you use a 1" or better riser. Pushing the mini red dot down the barrel even only 1/4 the length allows for full view and quick acquisition of that dot when you're sight is focused on the target. You get the same view as you would using the much larger full-sized rifle made red-dots as it's the MOA size that determines your coverage amount on your target. For 50 or less yard slug shots I prefer the 6MOA dot. For longer slug shots, (even 100yards), the 3MOA dot is my preference. (the MOA size of a dot means: ie; 3MOA means at 100yards, the 3MOA red-dot will cover up 3 inches of your target, and a 6MOA will cover 6inches on top of your target. The math is simple as at 50yards with 3MOA, the dot will cover 1.5 inches and .75" at 25 yards. Similarly, with a 6MOA, a target at 50 yards will be covered by 3inches of the dot and 1.5 inches at 25 yards. It's really a personal preference and also something you factor in for what you will be shooting or how far you will be shooting most of the time. But being able to reduce weight with a mini-dot, lower the profile, all while being able to see the dot (in my opinion easier than a larger framed red dot optic because of less mass around the dot) perfectly without looking for it once you've set it at the distance from the receiver that allows for it. **I use 3 and 6MOA for demo purposes. There certainly are many other sizes ranging from 2 to as large as 16 (that I've seen personally). The gentleman giving the 5-star rating but speaking about the propensity to "SCRATCH" the barrel or gun if not careful may have forgotten to mention that on Remington 870's (the gun he used for this excellent attachment), that nearly all 870's have a "parkerized" finish and are very sensitive to scratching. ANYTHING you mount to these "parkerized" finishes has the propensity to "scratch" the finish on the 870 (parkerized) receivers and barrels. This is my largest complaint but "EXCLUSIVE" to the Remington 870's Parkerized finish, not to the Mesa Tactical SureShell Carrier. In fact, a blued finish or marine finish is much more resistant to scratching by anything and doesn't seem to cause any type of scratching when matched with the SureShell Carrier by Mesa Tactical. A great addition for any shotgun allowing you to opt-out of rails attached to the forend pump which add weight and also tilt the balance if ladened with a heavy light or other attachment to the pump-action portion. Additionally, you can always mount the Picatinny/Weaver-style 45 degree angled mounts anywhere along the full length of the SureShell for offsetting and using iron sights and;/or a light to the other side etc.

Worked excellent on my Remington 870 12ga. Very simple to put on, but you gotta be careful, or you'll scratch the gun. Looks cool on there and holds the shells pretty good also.