cadjak said:
There are a number of negative reviews of the Tacstar on the Brownells site,
http://www.brownells.com/.aspx/pid=...ddle/Product/SIDE_SADDLE_SHELL_HOLDER#skugrid Most the problems were with screws pulling out. Has anyone here had a similar problem?
None of those reviews covered the 930 model.
The review that mentions the bolt shearing on the mounting plate I believe is one of the single pin models that doesn't conform to the outside shape of the shotgun.
The review that mentions the ejector screw coming out and the hole being stripped doesn't mention that the ejector screw actually screws into a small nut on the outside of the reciever that is held in place by the mounting plate. I don't know if that was missing or if the user didn't know that it was there. If the threads were stripped out on it, it would be a simple matter of requesting another nut. IIRC there are no actual threads on the mounting plate, so if he's looking for them there he's not going to find them.
I've used the TacStar on 590s, a 930, 1187, and 870s. Never had a problem with any of them, and this goes back to the 90s.
The Mesa unit has had a history of turning functional 930s into non-functional 930s. They are supposed to be issuing a fix. It was humorous to read that someone thought the TacStar 4 rounder was bulky and they were going to the Mesa because it was less bulky. I must not have seen that model.