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Thread: Should I get my shotgun drilled and tapped for a rail?

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    Should I get my shotgun drilled and tapped for a rail?

    I have a Remington 11-87 that's my do-it-all shotgun, which means I use it for deer hunting here in IL with a rifled barrel. I use a saddle-mount rail to attach a red dot to it, which means I have to add a cheek pad to compensate for the sight being higher.

    For some weird reason I only happened to notice yesterday after getting it home from sighting in that the receiver is not tapped to add a section of rail. This got me thinking if it would be a good idea to get it drilled/tapped so I wouldn't have to deal with the higher sight and cheek pad every year for deer season.

    First, are semi-autos usually not tapped for a rail due to tolerance issues compared to pump actions? Second, if it would be ok to get my shotgun drilled/tapped, should I even do it if I already have a saddle mount for it (and a cheek pad on order, which I forgot to order after last season, lol).

    Thanks.
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    It is very possible that the receiver does not have enough metal on the top to allow it to be drilled and tapped with enough threads to secure a mount

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    That's what I was wondering. I'm guessing that's why the rifled barrels I see for semi-auto shotguns are either rifle sights or have a cantilever mouth with a rail.
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