oregonshooter Posted November 19, 2008 Share Posted November 19, 2008 I remember seeing a tube mounted on the side of a shotgun (Remy 1100?) that allowed the user to hit a paddle and release a shell into his hand near the loading gate. Basically it was an exterior mounted shotgun tube magazine. Did those ever make it to production? Can someone point me to a picture or video of it? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidwiz Posted November 19, 2008 Share Posted November 19, 2008 About a year ago, Front Sight did a review of it. I don't remember what it was called. I haven't seen it advertised in Front Sight in a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racerba Posted November 19, 2008 Share Posted November 19, 2008 http://arrowheadind.com/tube.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbrowndog Posted November 19, 2008 Share Posted November 19, 2008 you can also call Grant with Nordic components, he had one on his SG the last time I saw him. You might get a good idea of its effectiveness. Trapr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oregonshooter Posted November 19, 2008 Author Share Posted November 19, 2008 awesome racerba, Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlmiller1 Posted November 19, 2008 Share Posted November 19, 2008 That looks cool but $269????? OUCH! Yeah, what is it worth to you? I don't know about anyone else but it's not worth that to me. Neat invention, though. MLM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oregonshooter Posted November 20, 2008 Author Share Posted November 20, 2008 It's not worth a dime to me, but I was in a conversation with a recent TR shotgun grad and I was pointing out that most innovations in equipment come from competition and not the "tactical" side of things. One was a shell holder that is impervious to dropping shells with rigorous movement. Behold "The Tube." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken hebert Posted November 20, 2008 Share Posted November 20, 2008 Okay, but how does it "feel" shooting and transitioning with all that extra weight out there on the end of the gun? ONe of the things I like about a sidesaddle is that the weight is centered up over the receiver, balanced and for lack of a better term, neutralized, if you get my drift.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRUBL Posted November 20, 2008 Share Posted November 20, 2008 you can also call Grant with Nordic components, he had one on his SG the last time I saw him. You might get a good idea of its effectiveness.Trapr Not to my knowledge, or if he did, it ain't on there anymore. Had a guy show up to my shotgun training class with 'the Tube' on his shotgun. Afterwards, he kinda figured out that it was a little too much weight and that he now had to learn 3 different loading techniques as the the tube didn't hold enough capacity for most stages. He also loaded off his belt and a chest rig. He figured that trying to remember on a stage where he had to go for ammo was NOT the thing to do. You know...having to THINK in the middle of a stage.....can anyone really do that?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbrowndog Posted November 20, 2008 Share Posted November 20, 2008 I can but I have to stop shooting. Trapr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Posted November 20, 2008 Share Posted November 20, 2008 (edited) At one point there was a local shooter that had two of them on his 1100. Don't know if he still does, though. It seemed a tad on the heavy side to me. Edited November 20, 2008 by Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sslav Posted November 20, 2008 Share Posted November 20, 2008 The guys in the video seemed to be loading pretty slow. Belt caddies seem faster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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