I recently saw in Guns and Weapons for Law Enforcement (Feb. 2001) that Hogue will be offering a 10 round drum magazine for 'several popular 12 gauge pump shotguns'. It ewquires a special magazine well that appears to attach aroung the shotguns receiver and has a flapper type mag release in front of the shotgun's trigger guard. The drum and well were pictured on a Mossberg, and I would think that it could fit onto any pump gun that has an ejection port (an Ithaca 37 would eject back into the feed lips, so no luck for Ithaca owners). The well is also able to accept 5 round detachable box magazines (why not 7-10 rounders?).
I see that with a 13-14" (NFA rules apply) barrel that this would be a serious home defense or law enforcement entry weapon candidate, provided that it is durable and reliable. It is a bit chunky under the gun as well, and might interfere with cycling the action.
Does anyone have any impressions on this option for pump shotguns? I know that it is not a new idea, but it is a new item for the market, since every drum magazine has stayed as a prototype or been on an unavailable firearm (USAS-12 comes to mind, and I count that has hard to get since it is a DD).
I see that with a 13-14" (NFA rules apply) barrel that this would be a serious home defense or law enforcement entry weapon candidate, provided that it is durable and reliable. It is a bit chunky under the gun as well, and might interfere with cycling the action.
Does anyone have any impressions on this option for pump shotguns? I know that it is not a new idea, but it is a new item for the market, since every drum magazine has stayed as a prototype or been on an unavailable firearm (USAS-12 comes to mind, and I count that has hard to get since it is a DD).