Justin
Moderator Emeritus
So in the most recent issue of Front Sight Magazine, they had an article about a large IPSC shotgun-only match that took place in Europe. The article highlighted that there have been a number of changes in gear, especially among Open Division shooters. Most of the European competitors were running Saiga and Molot shotguns, rather than more traditional tube-fed guns.
But there was something else that caught my attention. Evidently a number of competitors from the Pacific Rim were running tube fed shotguns modified to accept what are called "Thai Tubes." Basically, you take a traditional tube-fed shotgun, and modify it so that the tubes can be ejected and replaced like a magazine. Also, a lot of these shotguns are insanely long.
I got curious about these, and decided to run a search on YouTube. There are some interesting videos there.
Videos:
Here
Here
and Here.
I don't know what the advantage of the ejectable magazine tubes is over a setup that you see American open class shooters run, but it's always cool to see what other people are doing.
But there was something else that caught my attention. Evidently a number of competitors from the Pacific Rim were running tube fed shotguns modified to accept what are called "Thai Tubes." Basically, you take a traditional tube-fed shotgun, and modify it so that the tubes can be ejected and replaced like a magazine. Also, a lot of these shotguns are insanely long.
I got curious about these, and decided to run a search on YouTube. There are some interesting videos there.
Videos:
Here
Here
and Here.
I don't know what the advantage of the ejectable magazine tubes is over a setup that you see American open class shooters run, but it's always cool to see what other people are doing.