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are shotgun extensions illegal or legal to use during the shotgun seasons in IOWA. i got a 8 shot extensions just wondering if i'm legal or illegal. thanks HUNTINGFOOL4LIFE
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I am sure it is legal, but I have a question. Why would you need 8 shots? Just out of curiousity.
 
Its better to have 'em and not need 'em than need 'em and not have 'em. Plus he likes the extra wieght to carry around
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. I think I used to be able to put 6 in my Mosberg and carried the extra weight (see above) but in recent years I only have four in the gun. I figure the most I have ever been able to squeeze off is three, by then the deer are either down or gone. Mostly gone. Leaveing two shells out doesn't sound like much, but after two days of carying it, it does make a difference.

The 'Bonker
 
They are comletely legal, I have a 10 shot extention that I use when I am a stander on a drive. You can then get 11 deer
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with the extra one in the chamber
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I would agreee that when I am a driver that I don't "fill up" because a 1100 with 11 shots is REALLY heavy. Good luck!!!!
 
yea i wont ever fill up all 8 unless i'm just setting their wating for people to push them towards me. have u ever had a problem with shells jamming when u have a lower number of shells in the gun ?
the first night i got it put on i went and unloaded 8 slugs out of it wow that hurt haha but on i think the 4th one it didn't pump out a shell to throw up i had to kinda shake the gun a lil and it flipped up in their just wondering if u have this problem or not!! thanks HUNTINGFOOL4LIFE
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I only had a problem with my 870, but that was because of the nipple that the old spring retainer used, I don't know what type of shotgun you are using. The extention should have come with a different spring for use with the longer magazine. I got my extention the year after I was sitting in the field and the deer started streaming out and I had to stop and reloead and I even ran out of shells, it was incredible, probably 50 deer came out and turn away from me up the tree line. It it really fun, I have to dial back to a 8 shot this year because I found a 24" slog barrel and the 10 shot is much longer than the barrel.
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Good luck!
 
yea i'm using an 870 express on this deal. i wonder if i would call TAC star and they send me a spring made for a 10 shot extension that would work better because i think the lower number of shells taht are in their the spring wont kick them back as good if u had a 10 it would help alot i belive waht u think??
 
if you have the type of 870 with the plastic spring retainer that pushes in and turns 90 degrees you will need to grind out the detent in the magazine. I just used my dremel to grind it out. Then you will have to get the "old" style spring retainer which will work great. What happens is the plug has a groove that allows it to be insterted past the detent, with the extentsion the plug gets pushed past the detent and when it comes back down it can get hung up on the detent. play with the plug that pushes the shells and you will see what I am talking about.

I didn't get the 10 shot from TAC, it was from a place in Arkansas. Anyway if you have anymore questions let me know.

Dave
 
and how many of them deer did you get?
one shot one kill?
save the long tubes for the invasion.
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