Detachable magazines

HKguy9 · February 13, 2002, 08:36 PM

Why don't more manufacturers have detachable magazines? It seems the main downside of the shotgun would be the long reload times.

C.R.Sam · February 13, 2002, 09:31 PM

If you are talkin bout pumps n autoloaders with tube mags, I imagine the demand is so low as to make the cost unacceptably high.

They load pretty fast anyway, plus tactical reloading while shooting. Then there is the matter of where you gonna carry the long tubes.

There are shotguns with detachable box magazines.

Sam

stinger · February 13, 2002, 09:44 PM

detachable magazines...detachable sights...

i guess next you will be asking about a folding pistol grip stock and a sawed off barrel?

what are you up to skunkability

HKguy9 · February 14, 2002, 02:16 AM

Stinger, you forgot the evil barrel shroud.

I am miserably slow with reloading a shotgun. Is there anything wrong with box magazines?

No magazine fed shotguns are legal in CA. I may take a look at the Knoxx conversion for the 870.

stinger · February 14, 2002, 09:03 PM

i've got my eye on you, skunkability.

Bowser · February 17, 2002, 12:40 AM

Magazine fed pump action shotguns are legal in California.

I just bought a Valtro here.

So much for more internet lawyers.

C.R.Sam · February 17, 2002, 01:15 AM

Don't forget to pick up a rattle can so you can paint it black.

Sam

Adamantium · February 17, 2002, 06:05 PM

I always figured that the two major pluses of detachable mags were to carry a large ammount of ammo in the mag and keep the tip of the cartridges or the primers of the next one if front of them, so you can use point ammo. But neither really applies to shotguns because there are spitzer shotshells and the shotshells are so large and bulky it becomes unpractical to carry more than you can fit into a tube mag. Plus the extra cost and parts to lose wouldn't make them good sellers to a general market anyway.

OTOH, if you have the money Knoxx industries, www.knoxx.com , makes a detachable mag for the Moss 500 and Rem 870.

Sincerely,
Adam

Mannlicher · February 17, 2002, 07:43 PM

Saiga, the Russian manufacturer, makes a derivative of the AK47 in 12 ga. It is magazine fed, semi-auto. Looks cool too.!!

slick slidestop · February 17, 2002, 09:58 PM

I recently obtained my late Uncle's shotgun.....Kinda crappy, but it is the first magazine fed shotgun I have ever seen.

It is a Sears model Bolt action, magazine fed .410. Wierd little shotgun, but kinda neat. I haven't shot it yet, but will soon.

HKguy9 · February 17, 2002, 10:30 PM

Semi-autos are out of the question because they are "Assault Weapons" in CA.

I wonder if a Knoxx conversion can be done on a Benelli Nova.

February 13, 2002, 08:36 PM	#1
HKguy9 Senior Member Join Date: December 1, 2001 Posts: 2,132	Detachable magazines Why don't more manufacturers have detachable magazines? It seems the main downside of the shotgun would be the long reload times. __________________ P7M8, VP9

February 14, 2002, 02:16 AM	#4
HKguy9 Senior Member Join Date: December 1, 2001 Posts: 2,132	Stinger, you forgot the evil barrel shroud. I am miserably slow with reloading a shotgun. Is there anything wrong with box magazines? No magazine fed shotguns are legal in CA. I may take a look at the Knoxx conversion for the 870. __________________ P7M8, VP9

February 17, 2002, 06:05 PM	#8
Adamantium Senior Member Join Date: June 6, 1999 Location: El Paso, TX Posts: 1,021	I always figured that the two major pluses of detachable mags were to carry a large ammount of ammo in the mag and keep the tip of the cartridges or the primers of the next one if front of them, so you can use point ammo. But neither really applies to shotguns because there are spitzer shotshells and the shotshells are so large and bulky it becomes unpractical to carry more than you can fit into a tube mag. Plus the extra cost and parts to lose wouldn't make them good sellers to a general market anyway. OTOH, if you have the money Knoxx industries, www.knoxx.com , makes a detachable mag for the Moss 500 and Rem 870. Sincerely, Adam __________________ New gun, same ol' shot.

February 17, 2002, 07:43 PM	#9
Mannlicher Senior Member Join Date: July 8, 2001 Location: North Central Florida & Miami Posts: 3,209	Saiga, the Russian manufacturer, makes a derivative of the AK47 in 12 ga. It is magazine fed, semi-auto. Looks cool too.!! __________________ Nemo Me Impune Lacesset "The trouble with our liberal friends is not that they're ignorant; it's just that they know so much that isn't so.".........Ronald Reagan

February 17, 2002, 10:30 PM	#11
HKguy9 Senior Member Join Date: December 1, 2001 Posts: 2,132	Semi-autos are out of the question because they are "Assault Weapons" in CA. I wonder if a Knoxx conversion can be done on a Benelli Nova. __________________ P7M8, VP9

February 13, 2002, 09:31 PM	#2
C.R.Sam Senior Member Join Date: October 29, 1999 Location: Dewey, AZ Posts: 12,858	If you are talkin bout pumps n autoloaders with tube mags, I imagine the demand is so low as to make the cost unacceptably high. They load pretty fast anyway, plus tactical reloading while shooting. Then there is the matter of where you gonna carry the long tubes. There are shotguns with detachable box magazines. Sam

February 13, 2002, 09:44 PM	#3
stinger Senior Member Join Date: November 6, 2001 Location: west texas Posts: 772	detachable magazines...detachable sights... i guess next you will be asking about a folding pistol grip stock and a sawed off barrel? what are you up to skunkability

February 14, 2002, 09:03 PM	#5
stinger Senior Member Join Date: November 6, 2001 Location: west texas Posts: 772	i've got my eye on you, skunkability.

February 17, 2002, 12:40 AM	#6
Bowser Senior Member Join Date: January 20, 2001 Posts: 257	Magazine fed pump action shotguns are legal in California. I just bought a Valtro here. So much for more internet lawyers.

February 17, 2002, 01:15 AM	#7
C.R.Sam Senior Member Join Date: October 29, 1999 Location: Dewey, AZ Posts: 12,858	Don't forget to pick up a rattle can so you can paint it black. Sam

February 17, 2002, 09:58 PM	#10
slick slidestop Senior Member Join Date: October 30, 2001 Location: Texas Posts: 394	I recently obtained my late Uncle's shotgun.....Kinda crappy, but it is the first magazine fed shotgun I have ever seen. It is a Sears model Bolt action, magazine fed .410. Wierd little shotgun, but kinda neat. I haven't shot it yet, but will soon.