Re: What do 930 owners want to see in the aftermarket?
It is a significant amount of weight. Over three pounds if I remember right. And I think the actual rail length was something like six feet.
I ran it for a little while to see what it was about and do a review on it.
It was really for cosmetic as opposed to functional purposes. It was meant for people that wanted a very distinctive shotgun, and it succeeds at that. Putting four rails around a shotgun by neccessity makes the rail body very wide, and very tall. Now in order to keep that from cheese gratering everything, you have to add at least the ladder rail covers. Those are functional, but panels work better, so add those to the width and height. The rail adds weight forward of the receiver, so if you have to carry it for a long time, that is going to wear on you. For fun shooting, shooting from a rest/bench, or similar it would be fine. But it is a lot of weight and bulk to carry around for a serious use gun.
The Rhino was a much more practical design if you're wanting a full length top rail, and some side rails out front to mount stuff on. From the non-functional/looks side, the Rhino still has something of a unique look as well. It is a more balanced looks vs. function unit that can appeal to both. The weight is less than the Bulldozer, but more than a simple railed forearm. ETA is trying to modularize the concept by having the Rhino, with the option of the railed forearm to add to it if the user wants one. That way the system will work together and the user can customize for the full package or just the component desired. There are pictures of their system up on their site if you want to see how they would look together.