Discuss all accessories and upgrades available for the Remington 870 shotgun: stocks, forends, barrels, chokes, magazine extensions, followers, safeties, sights etc.
Those of you who have been looking for an original Rhino Rail, well, you're out of luck. The company that made them apparently stopped making them, but they did apparently sell the design to at least one other company.
Elite Tactical Advantage is the original manufacturer of the Rhino Rail, and they have long since stopped making the original version with the wide quad front end and replaced it with a newer version that has a very narrow quad front end. AIM Sports now makes the original wide-front version of the Rhino Rail and can be purchased here: http://www.opticsplanet.com/aimsports-f ... -side.html
Harris Tactical also used to carry the original Rhino Rail, but I'm not sure if they still do.
Here is a comparison of the two versions. As you can see there is quite a difference in the front-end rail space.
Is this the same one you have mounted on your gun in the pics? I like it. What I'm curious about is how was the mounting? Basic, moderate, difficult? And how does it feel security wise? Does it feel good and solid? How is it with firing? Do you anticipate or have you had any concerns or issues with it so far?
stratotrev wrote:Is this the same one you have mounted on your gun in the pics? I like it. What I'm curious about is how was the mounting? Basic, moderate, difficult? And how does it feel security wise? Does it feel good and solid? How is it with firing? Do you anticipate or have you had any concerns or issues with it so far?
Yes, it's the same one that I have mounted on my 870. The construction is excellent. It's made from thick, aircraft-grade aluminum, is built very well and weighs over a pound. It took maybe 20 minutes to mount this quad rail, and that's only because I had trouble with one of my receiver pins. I haven't had it come loose yet and I've put many rounds through the gun since installing it. It has tons of rail space and I'm very happy with it.
Sweet, thanks for replying. I've seen them many times online but have never seen one in person or had the opportunity to actually talk to someone who has one and has put some use into it. Without some first hand feedback I always get nervous about purchasing accessories such as this online. Being a military guy I tend to be guilty of religiously sticking to the whole "practice how you play" mentality which has in the past broken a few things. I always hate to spend a small chunk of money on something only to turn around and have issues with it, or worse break it myself. Thanks a lot for the feedback, it seems like from what you indicated it's probably tough enough for my needs.
stratotrev wrote:Sweet, thanks for replying. I've seen them many times online but have never seen one in person or had the opportunity to actually talk to someone who has one and has put some use into it. Without some first hand feedback I always get nervous about purchasing accessories such as this online. Being a military guy I tend to be guilty of religiously sticking to the whole "practice how you play" mentality which has in the past broken a few things. I always hate to spend a small chunk of money on something only to turn around and have issues with it, or worse break it myself. Thanks a lot for the feedback, it seems like from what you indicated it's probably tough enough for my needs.
The AIM Sports version of the Rhino Rail is actually a bit better than the original in that it has a plate on the left hand side of it and includes a 6-shell side saddle to mount to it, or you can use the pre-drilled holes to mount your own. The original Rhino Rail did not come with this feature.
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dharbert wrote:The AIM Sports version of the Rhino Rail is actually a bit better than the original in that it has a plate on the left hand side of it and includes a 6-shell side saddle to mount to it, or you can use the pre-drilled holes to mount your own. The original Rhino Rail did not come with this feature.
Thanks for all the first hand info. Really nice to hear it from an owner. I'm liking that added capability with the side saddle. Looks like this is the way to go for sure. I guess it's time to start spending some time and money and start working on building up my tactical.
dharbert wrote:It took maybe 20 minutes to mount this quad rail, and that's only because I had trouble with one of my receiver pins.
What issues were you having with your pins? If you were following that Brownell's video, they didn't mention anything about removing the trigger pin detent springs from the trigger plate assembly, which can make it a lot easier to install anything that replaces the factory pins.
dharbert wrote:It took maybe 20 minutes to mount this quad rail, and that's only because I had trouble with one of my receiver pins.
What issues were you having with your pins? If you were following that Brownell's video, they didn't mention anything about removing the trigger pin detent springs from the trigger plate assembly, which can make it a lot easier to install anything that replaces the factory pins.
Well, instead of following the instructions in the video verbatim, I went ahead and completely removed both receiver pins. When it came time to put on the rail and replace the pins, the rear pin went in just fine. But, the front pin was hanging up on something. I couldn't tell what it was, so I went ahead and tried to force the pin in there anyway and it felt like I "threaded" the pin into the other side of the receiver.
Everything works just fine, but it was definitely hanging up on something in the trigger assembly.
Yeah, that sounds like the detent spring; the little clip that engages the notches on the factory pins. Forcing things past them can stress or break parts, so it's usually best to remove them before inserting any replacement piece that doesn't have the same notches. No accessory manufacturer I've seen tells you to do so, but it's really easy. I posted a video with information on things you can do with these springs:
