Shotty Workmanship

Being a lemminglike gun owner, I went out and got a set of Magpul stuff for my 870.  I blame Tam and George W Bush.

Before:
This is how my 870 has looked for the past 21 years.

Now it looks like:
I used two of the stock spacers and it's just a wee bit shorter than before.  To retain my heat-shield I had to grind off about a 1/16" from the top of the handguard.  This seems to be a recurring problem with Magpul not anticipating other accessories they don't make.

Now there's a place for a light.


And compared to Marv's KSG:


Both guns have an 18.1" barrel.  There's a significant difference in overall length.  Even with twice as many shots, the KSG is still lighter.