veektohr wrote:
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I'm not that keen on how this is looking. I know the ones in the movie that had working 870s had a those little fins that popped down, too, because that's where the trigger spring is, but I'd love to figure something out that feels more intentional.
I think you have 2 'screen accurate' choices there:
1-Try backing the GL up a bit. Looks to me like it is too far forward. The trigger assembly could be more on top of the front pillar on the mag base. I did this on mine not only to hold in the spring that I cut (
) but also because that position matched the spacing on the gap above the GL and under the shroud better (right before the GL rises to contact the vent) compared to the production photo 8-hole. Smoothing out the look and matching up the gap was killing too birds with one stone for me.
2- Go hard core 'ugly' screen accuracy to hide it. The actual prop with the working trigger had an oversized ugly front mag plate that was bent at the top to wrap around that trigger assembly streamlining things a bit. Virtually everyone skips this detail but it was most definitely there on the functional GL/10-hole.
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Good luck and looking great so far!