Shotgun tube & barrel clamp

[Burk Cornelius]

Do you use the barrel clamp that comes with the magazine tube extension? What length of extension/barrel do you have? What are your reasons either way?

I have a +9 on a 24" Benelli M1 and have never used the barrel clamp. In fact, I don't think I even have it anymore.

 

[Bryan Hoover]

Clamps are for unicorns....... So you need one

 

[Jeff T.]

I have a +6 tube and do not use the barrel clamp, the guy that built my shotgun said there was really no need for it, and he knows a lot more about it than I do, so I followed his advice.

 

[mike cyrwus]

Do you use the barrel clamp that comes with the magazine tube extension? What length of extension/barrel do you have? What are your reasons either way?

I have a +9 on a 24" Benelli M1 and have never used the barrel clamp. In fact, I don't think I even have it anymore.

Id be running a clamp on a +9.

 

[Matt1911]

I have a +7 on a 26" M2 and have never used the clamp.
Anything longer than the +7, I would probably put a clamp on it.

 

[drmitchgibson]

If you liked it, you should have put a clamp on it.

 

[Wall]

Burk doesn't wear helmets or condoms and he sure as hell don't need a clamp.

 

[Cajun0007]

Recently bought a new M2 24" shotgun from some guy in CA that you have never heard of. Shotgun showed up with a barrel clamp and went to the range to shoot slugs and it was hitting bullseyes at 25, 50, and 100 yards. Took the clamp off to clean it and decided to not put it back on. Shot slugs without clamp and couldn't hit paper at 50 yards. Put the clamp back on last week and now it is shooting bullseyes again. This shotgun will always wear a barrel clamp from now on. Does that make me a unicorn?

 

[charger arms]

Do you use the barrel clamp that comes with the magazine tube extension? What length of extension/barrel do you have? What are your reasons either way?

I have a +9 on a 24" Benelli M1 and have never used the barrel clamp. In fact, I don't think I even have it anymore.

Your clamp is sitting on my work bench.

 

[Burk Cornelius]

Your clamp is sitting on my work bench.

Oh yeah, you owe me $20

 

[mike cyrwus]

Recently bought a new M2 24" shotgun from some guy in CA that you have never heard of. Shotgun showed up with a barrel clamp and went to the range to shoot slugs and it was hitting bullseyes at 25, 50, and 100 yards. Took the clamp off to clean it and decided to not put it back on. Shot slugs without clamp and couldn't hit paper at 50 yards. Put the clamp back on last week and now it is shooting bullseyes again. This shotgun will always wear a barrel clamp from now on. Does that make me a unicorn?

no, it makes you someone that bought a shotgun with a misaligned barrel.

unicorn!

Lol! just kidding james

 

[Tuflehundon]

I have seen more than 1 person not install the clamp incorrectly (especially the Nordic ones) and cause things to bind up so that it wouldn't feed right due to canting the tube. It's usually one of the 1st things I take off. Not all tubes are super strong like my Nordic tube though.

 

[jtischauser]

I've owned my fair share of Benelli shoguns. I have seen several with mag tubes that were way out of alignment. They tube either got way closer or way further away from the barrel as it got closer to the end of the barrel. Those would obviously have some issues with running a clamp.

I clamp isn't needed IMHO unless you need it for the pic rail for a light or for the QD Nordic sling swivel deal.

 

[desert_gypsy]

I've owned my fair share of Benelli shoguns.

I want a shogun.

 

[gondo]

no, it makes you someone that bought a shotgun with a misaligned barrel.

unicorn!

Lol! just kidding james

I thought it would be misaligned mag tube..... am i wrong accurate ron?

 

[RigPig]

I thought it would be misaligned mag tube..... am i wrong accurate ron?

I'm no accurate Ron, but since it can't hit paper with the clamp off I'd think it to be the barrel. If he was hitting bulls without a clamp and then put installed a clamp and pulled shots off paper, then it would be a misaligned tube. Or something like that.

 

[gondo]

I'm no accurate Ron, but since it can't hit paper with the clamp off I'd think it to be the barrel. If he was hitting bulls without a clamp and then put installed a clamp and pulled shots off paper, then it would be a misaligned tube. Or something like that.

may be... we shall see

 

[mike cyrwus]

jeez, you guys read too closely.
if a barrel is misaligned, it could be due to a mag tube thats misaligned, thats causing the misalignmentalthough you coulld say that its the receiver thats misaligned; the tube and barrel are perfect.

 

[cajunautoxer]

Mine came with a clamp and shoots straight and works so I ain't changing anything esp since it's a JM Pro

 

[Burk Cornelius]

although you coulld say that its the receiver thats misaligned; the tube and barrel are perfect.

Didn't KurtM make a jig or something that measures the receiver alignment?