MX5 Autoloading Shotgun
Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2018 9:17 am
After a friend of mine got one last week, and for the price they are being sold for, I had to have one.
Being under $200 brand new, they're worth it.
Naturally, you're not getting a $600 gun and there are some shortcuts with the gun (plastic trigger housing and follower to name two), but I'm going to like it for a field gun. Especially if I can figure out what chokes they take so I can get a full choke for hunting with it since that was my main goal for the gun in the first place.
Box says it takes Mobil chokes. It don't. So, I'm taking measurements and emailing back and forth with carlsons to figure out what in the world it is. If it turns out to not be an old style Franchoke, I'll have to fire off an email to the importer. Which insisted it was a mobil choke yesterday in the first place, so I doubt that I'll do any better asking again today.
The choke on the left is the factory choke, the one on the right is a mobile choke.
Anyway, the gun has an 20" barrel. The gun is light. I think in the low 6 lb. territory. Despite being so light, recoil isn't terrible either.
Holds 4+1 out of the box. Has the mag plug to limit it to 2+1 for those like me that have hunting restrictions.
The barrel is chrome lined, and makes cleaning a snap. Even much of the trigger components and hammer is chromed.
And they went another step better and chromed the inside/outside of the magazine tube, the gas piston and even the action/slide arms which I thought was a really nice touch considering that directly relates to how well the gun functions.
It only has one extractor and I really wish it had two, but it doesn't appear to be a MIM part. So, I'm glad that they didn't skimp on that.
You can ask anyone that knows me, but I hate plastic followers. I've never had one break on me, but I usually don't give them the opportunity to.
So, I made one from 6061 Aluminum on my lathe.
Painted the front of it bright yellow to make it a little easier to tell at a glance if there is another shell in the tube.
Out of curiosity, I got a few guns out of my safe that have magazine extensions and the +3 Remington 870 has the correct screw threads. After I put it in place, there was a slight gap where the extension isn't threaded as deeply as the aluminum Emporer cap.
I saw one video on youtube where a guy sawed off some of the magazine tube so he could add the extension.
I wanted to go about that a lot less aggressively. So, I made a simple shim from aluminum on my lathe. I would paint it flat black if I kept the extension on the gun, but there was no hacksawing involved.
And I believe the last thing I was looking at yesterday was the big blade sight on the front.
It worked well. But last night, I modified it a little and put in a green fiber tube. Not because the gun really needed it, but because the light gathering fiber sights make hunting a little easier to do. Especially in early morning or late evening shots.
If I can find a full choke, and if the pattern is way off from the point of aim, I may drill and tap the receiver for a scope rail and add a red dot sight. But first thing is finding a choke that fits it.
Being under $200 brand new, they're worth it.
Naturally, you're not getting a $600 gun and there are some shortcuts with the gun (plastic trigger housing and follower to name two), but I'm going to like it for a field gun. Especially if I can figure out what chokes they take so I can get a full choke for hunting with it since that was my main goal for the gun in the first place.
Box says it takes Mobil chokes. It don't. So, I'm taking measurements and emailing back and forth with carlsons to figure out what in the world it is. If it turns out to not be an old style Franchoke, I'll have to fire off an email to the importer. Which insisted it was a mobil choke yesterday in the first place, so I doubt that I'll do any better asking again today.
The choke on the left is the factory choke, the one on the right is a mobile choke.
Anyway, the gun has an 20" barrel. The gun is light. I think in the low 6 lb. territory. Despite being so light, recoil isn't terrible either.
Holds 4+1 out of the box. Has the mag plug to limit it to 2+1 for those like me that have hunting restrictions.
The barrel is chrome lined, and makes cleaning a snap. Even much of the trigger components and hammer is chromed.
And they went another step better and chromed the inside/outside of the magazine tube, the gas piston and even the action/slide arms which I thought was a really nice touch considering that directly relates to how well the gun functions.
It only has one extractor and I really wish it had two, but it doesn't appear to be a MIM part. So, I'm glad that they didn't skimp on that.
You can ask anyone that knows me, but I hate plastic followers. I've never had one break on me, but I usually don't give them the opportunity to.
So, I made one from 6061 Aluminum on my lathe.
Painted the front of it bright yellow to make it a little easier to tell at a glance if there is another shell in the tube.
Out of curiosity, I got a few guns out of my safe that have magazine extensions and the +3 Remington 870 has the correct screw threads. After I put it in place, there was a slight gap where the extension isn't threaded as deeply as the aluminum Emporer cap.
I saw one video on youtube where a guy sawed off some of the magazine tube so he could add the extension.
I wanted to go about that a lot less aggressively. So, I made a simple shim from aluminum on my lathe. I would paint it flat black if I kept the extension on the gun, but there was no hacksawing involved.
And I believe the last thing I was looking at yesterday was the big blade sight on the front.
It worked well. But last night, I modified it a little and put in a green fiber tube. Not because the gun really needed it, but because the light gathering fiber sights make hunting a little easier to do. Especially in early morning or late evening shots.
If I can find a full choke, and if the pattern is way off from the point of aim, I may drill and tap the receiver for a scope rail and add a red dot sight. But first thing is finding a choke that fits it.