I will admit first off I have one of these for sale on the classifieds right now so the bias will be inherent any way you look at my response so now that’s been disclosed I will tell you my experience and thoughts and recommendations. If you are looking for the most accurate slug shooting shotgun than the saddle mounts are NOT the way to go, cantilever is the best as the scope and breech are already automatic aligned. There is no play between the receiver, scope and barrel like there would be with a saddle type mount. So if your goal is tackdriving slugster, don’t do the saddle mount. However, in my area of NY we were only allowed to hunt deer with shotguns up until about 10 years ago so I’ve hunted and harvested a lot of deer with shotguns over the years. I used a saddle mount for several years for both deer and Turkey and predators and with in normal effective slug range, they do add a dimension to your shooting that improves your ability to more effectively harvest game. Especially as you age. For a low cost investment in better sighting for deer or patterning for turkeys or coyote and fox, I think the are a plus. For those that have experienced ejection problems, the bolts holding the mount to the receiver are clearly too tight. Simply loosen them an 1/8 turn or so until your action is freed and you can cycle rounds effectively. I’ve never had issues with my mount loosening or not being able to cycle the action. Where these mounts really begin to shine is for red dots or for predator and turkey guns. You are shooting shot or buckshot and so patterning to 40 yards or so depending on your gauge, load and choke will all be easily incorporated into the value of the mount with a red dot or something similarly fast pointing. I hope this makes sense.
