7 Tactical Shotgun Upgrades

While it is larger then a pistol and recoils more then a carbine, the shotgun has earned a place for home defense, law enforcement, and limited military use.  The shotgun is versatile, firing a wide range of ammunition, making it suitable for a wide range of applications. We’ve highlighted our favorite enhancements below (we’ve included Brownells parts numbers and links for your reference):

1. Ghost ring sights- We prefer ghost ring rights on our tactical and defensive shotguns.  While any sight system will work, bead, rifle sights or ghost rings, we find ghost ring sights are optimal.  Combining speed, familiarity (if the shooter is used to AR style aperture rear with a post front) and the precision needed for accurate placement of rifled slugs.  Our favorite shotgun ghost ring sight systems are Vang Comp Systems (100-004-335) (which are a little harder to install, but provides a short rail section for mounting optics) and Scattergun Technologies (800-110-000) (less expensive and easier to install).   You can read a comparison of the sight systems here.  

   Vang Comp Systems (left), Sage International (center) and Scattergun Technologies (right). Note the relative placement of each sight on the receiver.

2. 18″ barrel- A short (and NFA legal) 18 or 18.5″ barrel is a must.  You can either cut and crown the existing barrel, or, you can order a replacement.  Saving the original barrel, gives versatility if you still want to hunt with the gun. OEM Remington “Police” barrels are available with either a bead base (767-000-385) or rifle sights (767-000-719) and Carlson’s makes an aftermarket barrel that is chrome lined and equipped with choke tubes (155-000-199) for added versatility.
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