870: Getting rid of the dimples is actually very easy.

stephenkl · August 25, 2004, 04:28 PM

I ordered a Choate +2 magazine extension on monday, but I was semi-dreading the process of getting rid of those damn dimples.

If anyone else is thinking about doing this, i just wanted to reassure you that's it's very easy!

I happened to have a 1" grinding wheel. As the inside diameter of the tube is about 7/8", I grinded down the wheel on a bigger sharpening wheel (all of this equipment was my dad's, so forgive me if I don't get the terminology right). Then we just put that on a power drill and reamed out the inside of the tube. It was about 1/10000th as hard as I thought it would be.

My extension gets here tomorrow, according to UPS. I will then finally have a bad-ass, non-PC 6+1 shot shotgun!

Wraith · August 25, 2004, 05:56 PM

Nice.

Mine came 8+1 right from the box.

Ahh yes, the Moss.

strambo · September 8, 2004, 01:50 PM

Yep, mine was almost as easy. Drilled out the dimples and dressed up the inside with a Dremmel.

Rocco · September 10, 2004, 07:21 PM

Oh yes, LONG LIVE the Mossbergs!

HSMITH · September 10, 2004, 10:04 PM

I did as Strambo did, just drilled out the dimples. Took me about 10 seconds after I found my drill index........

August 25, 2004, 04:28 PM	#1
stephenkl Member Join Date: May 21, 2004 Posts: 35	870: Getting rid of the dimples is actually very easy. I ordered a Choate +2 magazine extension on monday, but I was semi-dreading the process of getting rid of those damn dimples. If anyone else is thinking about doing this, i just wanted to reassure you that's it's very easy! I happened to have a 1" grinding wheel. As the inside diameter of the tube is about 7/8", I grinded down the wheel on a bigger sharpening wheel (all of this equipment was my dad's, so forgive me if I don't get the terminology right). Then we just put that on a power drill and reamed out the inside of the tube. It was about 1/10000th as hard as I thought it would be. My extension gets here tomorrow, according to UPS. I will then finally have a bad-ass, non-PC 6+1 shot shotgun!

August 25, 2004, 05:56 PM	#2
Wraith Senior Member Join Date: July 22, 2004 Location: The Free State Posts: 498	Nice. Mine came 8+1 right from the box. Ahh yes, the Moss. __________________ June 23, 2003 GRATZ et al. v. BOLLINGER et al. The day America died. Never Forget 9/11. Cold dead hands...

September 10, 2004, 07:21 PM	#4
Rocco Member Join Date: December 3, 1998 Location: South of the border. Posts: 31	Oh yes, LONG LIVE the Mossbergs! __________________ Rocco _________ *Si vis Pacem, Para Bellum -+- Audaces Fortuna juvat*

September 8, 2004, 01:50 PM	#3
strambo Junior Member Join Date: September 8, 2004 Posts: 8	Yep, mine was almost as easy. Drilled out the dimples and dressed up the inside with a Dremmel.

September 10, 2004, 10:04 PM	#5
HSMITH Senior Member Join Date: June 21, 2002 Posts: 2,019	I did as Strambo did, just drilled out the dimples. Took me about 10 seconds after I found my drill index........