Candewman (CDM Gear) Clamp and FAB Defense Speed Light (1 inch Tactical flashlight)

Posted on March 29, 2010

There are a lot of different tactical flashlights but I have found one which is not very famous. But I really like it and think that it is worth checking. FAB Defense Speed Light is very powerful(100 – 120 Lumen LED output), light and compact. It was found during the search for a 1 inch flashlight for a CDM Gear clamp.

Here is photo of the flashlight with CDM clamp:

Information about the flashlight from the manufacturer website:
1 inch diameter.
Aerospace aluminum casing.
Hard anodized – mil spec.
Water Resistant.
Over all length – 3.1 inch .
100 – 120 Lumen LED output .
Pressure activated on/off tail cup or PTT.
Powered by single CR123 battery.
Provides approximately one and a half hours constant on runtime.

The price of this flashlight is $75-80. I will have a field test of FAB Defense Speed Light flashlight in future.

Links:
CDM Gear Clamp
FAB Defense Speed Light

Thanks to CDM Gear and S&J Hardware

Posted on March 25, 2010

I’ve just realized that I have forgotten to say thanks to Scott Dew from http://www.cdmgear.com/ and Simon Beeson from http://sjhardware.com/ for sending me their products for review!

Thanks for being so kind to send me your products for review!

All other manufacturers of the Remington 870 upgrades/accessories are welcome to send me their product for review.

Vitaly.

Duracoat (Durabake in parkerize finish)

Posted on March 24, 2010

And here is one more interesting post from J.R.:

I added a few new parts and upgrades and Duracoated my 870. The Duracoat product is affordable and easy to use. I chose to use the Durabake in parkerize finish. I spent about an hour prepping and spraying then baked for 3 hours at 180 degrees fahrenheit. The finished product looks great, I will send an update after my 870 is back in one piece.
From: DuraCoat

I can’t stop saying thanks to you, J.R.!

Please Introduce Yourself :)

Posted on March 19, 2010

I know that there are more than 5000 readers of my blog but I know just several readers personally. But I would really like to get to know more of you personally.

I would like to invite you to introduce yourself. It would be great to know each other better. Please post a brief comment with your name, website (if any), several words about shotgun you own or plan to buy.

Let me start.

My name is Vitaly, I have a blog about Remington 870 shotgun here: http://www.rem870.com. I want to know everything about this shotgun because I am big fan of it. I am happy owner of a Remington 870 shotgun with many upgrades: Knoxx stock and forend, Williams sights, S&J follower, Wilson Combat Safety, TacStar SideSaddle, CDM clamp etc.

Please introduce yourself in the comments!

The Hogue Forend and the Rocky Mountain Tactical Single/Dual Point Sling

Posted on March 19, 2010

Here are more updates from J.R.:

The Hogue forend is well designed and built and very comfortable.

From Hogue Inc

The Rocky Mountain Tactical single/dual point sling is awesome, it is comfortable in single or dual configuration, it adjusts unbelievably fast and easily and it only cost about $30.00.

From https://www.rockymountaintactical.net/?page=shop/index&amp

J.R., thank you again for information and photos!

Remington 3 Pound Competition Sear Spring and Non-MIM Extractor

Posted on March 18, 2010

Here are two more updates from J.R.:

I installed a Remington competition sear spring and non MIM extractor. The Remington 3 pound competition sear spring has quite a noticeable difference on trigger pull and the non MIM extractor is a must since my factory extractor was in very poor condition from break in. Be careful when removing and installing the extractor because the plunger & spring will go flying.
From: Remington

J.R., thanks again for sharing  information about Remington upgrades with us! I will post information about other shotgun upgrades tomorrow.

M7 Bayonet Mounted on Remington 870 Shotgun

Posted on March 17, 2010

I have received several updates from J.R. and will be publishing them in the nearest time. And first upgrades are Remington factory +3 mag extension, an S&J bayonet mount and an Ontario M7 bayonet.

The S&J bayo mount is well built and fits the Remington 870 and the M7 very nice.
From TacticalShotgunner.com

The Ontario M7 bayonet is made well and the blade is coated very well and also includes a very nice sheath.
From MidwayUSA

J.R. thank you very much for sharing your photos and experience! Tomorrow I will post information about other upgrades.

Candewman (CDM Gear) Clamps and Tactical Shotgun Accessories

Posted on March 14, 2010

A lot of Remington 870 owners are looking for a solution which will help them to add a light to a shotgun. There are a lot of different options and each of them has its own advantages and disadvantages. But all shotgun owners agree that flashlight is crucial for a home-defense or tactical shotgun. Target acquisition in low light conditions is difficult without an additional source of light. Tactical flashlight will help you to identify a target and decide what to do.

Some time ago I had a post about CDM clamps for tactical flashlights. And today I am happy to write a full review about them. Looking at the CDM clamps I feel like a caveman looking at a spaceship. Their design is innovative and I haven’t seen anything like them.

Let’s start with my favorite MOD-C clamp

It has a fantastic design which unites a barrel/magazine clamp and a flashlight clamp. This allows this clamp to be extremely light and low-profile. MOD-C clamp allows you to install any 1 inch flashlight and operate it with your weak hand.

CDM Gear clamps are very sturdy. Here is a comparison of the CDM clamp and the TacStar clamp so you can see it yourself:

One of the big advantages of the CDM Gear clamps is that they are modular and you can add or remove parts to have the configuration you need. For example, you can add a rail or a quick detachable sling swivel.

Next clamp in this review is the BMT Clamp with 6 slot rail

This clamp allows you to add a flashlight like the Streamlight TLR-1 or any other using additional mounts. You can move clamp close to your weak hand and operate the flashlight easily.

There is one additional advantage. CDM clamps position the magazine tube properly and this allow spring to move freely. Clamps like the TacStar pull the magazine tube and barrel together too much.

I highly recommend CDM Gear clamps. They are sturdy and beautiful. You can use them to attach a flashlight, laser or sling swivel to your shotgun. Also, you can use BMT clamp as magazine/barrel clamp.

More information is available here: http://www.cdmgear.com

Please note that these clamps are already very popular and sometimes out of stock.

Shotgun Followers Overview (Remington 870)

Posted on March 10, 2010

Every owner of the Remington 870 shotgun knows that standard Remington 870 follower is not as reliable and sturdy as we want it to be. Orange plastic follower is the first thing to upgrade in Remington 870 shotgun.

Happily, there are a lot of different alternatives of the Remington 870 follower and I think that more will come in future. The information in this article is intended to explain the differences in what is on the market today.

Main advantages of the alternative followers are:
1. Tail of the follower which improves feeding and prevents spring from kinking. But tail takes some space in the magazine tube.
2. Projection on the head which allows to check an empty shotgun magazine by your finger.
3. Made of better material (metal or plastic).
4. Different color.

Attention: new Remington 870 shotguns have two “dimples” in magazine tube and followers without slots in the sides will not work with them. You will need to drill out the dimples or modify a follower.

There are many followers available on the market:
Remington
Scattergun Technologies
Choate
Vang Comp
Different steel followers (for example Brownells)
S&J Hardware

Let’s start with standard Remington follower

Standard follower is made of thin orange plastic. It is very thin and easily destructible. Several times I had problems loading shotgun which were possibly caused by this follower. They gone when I replaced it. It should be replaced with better one as soon as possible.

First alternative follower is Scattergun Technologies (Wilson Combat) Follower.

This follower is one of the most popular followers and can be easily found everywhere. There are a lot of positive comments about it. This is high- visibility, fluorescent green follower which has a tail which improves feeding and projection in the head which allows to check the magazine by your finger. It is made of ABS nylon and looks reliable. But there is weak point. The middle part (projection) of the follower is not solid and I was able to brake it loading a magazine (it stuck and I had to use force on it).

Next follower in this review is made by Choate

It is orange, made of plastic and has a very long tail. I didn’t have problems with it but I know shooters which had problem with it: follower is too big and diameter need to be reduced to slide freely in a magazine tube.

In my opinion the tail is too long and takes too much of a magazine tube space. Also it doesn’t allow you to check a magazine by your finger but it is made of highly visible orange plastic.

Another popular follower is made by Vang Comp Systems

This is steel follower with a hole in the front part. You can use hole to check the magazine by your finger. I didn’t have a chance to use it but readers of the blog shared their experience with me. It is very sturdy and virtually indestructible.

The only one known problem is use of the Vang Comp Follower with original Remington magazine extension. Shells can move follower to the groove inside the extension and it will stuck.

There are a lot of other aluminium/steel followers on the market, for example the one from Brownells

The follower on the photo is made by unknown manufacturer. You can purchase aluminium followers of many different colors. They are tough, reliable and I have used one for a very long time without any problems. Metal followers slide inside the magazine tube very easily.

They are less visible than acid green or orange followers and can’t be identified by touch but they are still a good choice for your tactical shotgun.

Attention: some people think that metal followers can damage mag tube but I don’t know any facts and don’t know any cases of the damage caused by metal followers.

The last follower in this review is made by S&J Hardware

This shotgun follower is the best I have ever used. Let me start with advantages it gives to a shotgun owner:
1. Bright orange (close to red) color.
2. Tail which prevents spring from kinking and improves feeding.
3. Allows to check an empty shotgun magazine by your finger.
4. It has slots in the sides so it can be used in the Remington Express and other non-Police models (which have dimples in magazine tube).
5. Followers are CNC machined from 2″ thick piece of DuPont Delrin® material. Which is a type of teflon impregnated plastic. Delrin is hard enough to machine, soft enough for use and very slippy. So its ideal for a shotgun follower.

This follower is not hollow inside and doesn’t have weak points (like Scattergun follower). It will not break down with cleaning products and hard use. I was looking for a such follower for a very long time.

I highly recommend to use this follower and think that this follower is the best on the market.

Remington 870 Blog

Posted on March 3, 2010

Blog had more that 5000 visitors in February. Thank you for coming back, writing comments and sending me your letters.

This month I will have some very interesting articles and updated overview of the Remington 870 followers. If you have ideas about new articles or want to see overview of particular products please leave a comment or send me a message to info@rem870.com

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