Mesa Tactical Review
California Mesa Tactical based has a wide range of accessories for most common models of shotguns utilized by agencies, and for home defenders who want to step up their readiness with greater ammunition capacity along with other options. In this short article, we tested their magazine/barrel clamp with an attachment rails, and their favorite new Sureshell plastic shotshell provider, packaged with railings. Our test team owns two Remington 870s, and these had been the center of attention for these Remington 870 accessories. One has a rear sight that seems to be welded on… it wasn’t going anywhere. Additionally, it currently has a shorter mag tube. Therefore it could not accommodate the magazine/barrel clamp.
A word of advice here’s to check the detailed mounting instructions on the Mesa Tactical web site, their print catalog has product information and images, but no installation instructions. The clamps and attachment rail provides a mounting point for sling swivels and a place to mount a light and laser. The Allen wrenches and screws necessary for mounting are conveniently included. The sling attachment is a push button, fast release mode, which makes it handy for quick sling changes. The four slot span of Picatinny rail provides an ideal mounting platform to get a light. An excellent advantage to this attachment is that the support it gives to some magazine extension by linking it into the rigid barrel.
The clamp/rail system made the 870 tougher with its support for the six round magazines and gave a strong, but a light-weight platform to The Led C-2 Camo light I chose for it. The magazine/barrel clamps with railing and sling swivel retail for $90. Moving on down, the Sureshell plastic shotshell provider with integrated fence came ready to attach, with tools and hardware included. The sidesaddle provider is quite impressive with regards to weight; it is lighter than aluminum, yet robust. I admit to getting a moment of gazing in my 870, enjoying the cool factor that the carrier lends to it.
The long Picatinny rail gives lots of choices for the installation of optics and, by accident or design, there is a tremendous narrow route between the railing and barrel by which one can see the iron front view. It is a feature that I like, for this moment when whatever’s mounted on the railing fails for any reason. Rear’bracket’of’carrier’and’rail’system. The moment of admiring this beefy new, 98 dollar addition was cut short when I tried a dry fire and reload, only to discover the forend would not cycle entirely. The front part of the carrier is long enough to block some forends from completing the rearward stroke.
Mesa Tactical’s website does warn about it, although we failed to foresee the problem when ordering. The company advises reducing the back of the forend. We opted to get a little bit of trading of parts and were soon back in business with a shorter, 7.25 inches forend. Another solution, offered by Mesa Tactical’s beneficial marketing and PR rep Zuly Rivera, would have been to scale down in size, but up in price to their $135 four shell model constructed of aluminum.
The casing sockets themselves feel quite tight when adding shells. But functionally, they worked great. The railing places the casing near the chamber for fast reloading. Shells can be added primer-up or primer down. The carrier did not interfere with my southpaw trigger hand in whatever way, and that I was able to fire a gun with a carrier wholly loaded. Likewise, our right-handed tester enjoyed the way the device puts shells right where they are needed as well as the optic at the entirely custom eye aid. Elastomer’inserts. The snug shell sockets are quiet to function due to an elastomer insert which holds them in position with a company, but powerful grip, such as having a rubber tire around each shell.
The company offers a set of more heavy folds for operators needing tighter shell retention. The elastomer, disappointingly, comes along with a warning not to leave shells from the holder long term, lest they shrink and lose their company hold. The item, as the guide explains, is designed for weapons which are checked in/out of an armory for each change and downloaded when not in service. The elastomer rings allegedly regain their roundness after an eight-hour break. As a civilian, also for most cops, giving our shotguns daily downtime isn’t sensible. Mesa strategic shotgun. Departments considering Mesa Tactical accessories for any shotgun should carefully investigate whether existing furniture will take these accessories.
Even though they lend functional handiness to a weapon, having to change multiples of, say, friends, or finding out that shorter mag tubes might not accommodate the clamps, may increase the total price on both parts and labor. I will be interested to see the way the shells currently stored in my round Mesa Tactical carrier remain snugly in place. It has been three times in desert atmosphere so far, and the cubes are still holding tight. Mesa Tactical’s top quality, United States made accessories are sure to appeal not only to their targeted law enforcement and civilians clients, but I guess they have an area in 3 guns as well, being light-weight and adding to the function as they do. Though pricey, these accessories make it feasible to build or enhance a strategic shotgun for less than the cost of a brand new one. Best of all, their knowledgeable client support representatives are responsive. Check them out.