About that plug. When I look into the chamber from the side, I can see the Magazine Follower inside the Magazine Tube and it is flush with the the near end of the Magazine Tube.
I hope I said that right. If so, it tells me there is NO plug. Since I seriously doubt I will EVER go bird hunting, it’s all good.
The gun store owner also sold me two 5-shell boxes of 2-3/4” #00. Now I need to buy some #7-1/2 for practice. I think I also want to buy a few dummy shells so my two ladies can begin to get used to the SG in a totally safe environment, loading, dummy-firing, and ejecting.
Then I can move them on to the #7-1/2 shells for range practice. Slowly but surely. I mean, late last night, my daughter agreed to go to the range with me and practice.
I’ve never seen a gal take to a 12 gauge. My riflery instructor in college was on the US Olympic shooting team (mean bitch, too) and she used a 16 gauge. Just too much kick. A 2-3/4” shell might help, though. I’ve only used three inch.
Since it’s a security model, it probably doesn’t have a plug. I grew up in Texas and Louisiana, and for some reason, they want your gun to be limited in the rounds it can have while hunting. Go figure.
18-1/2” barrel? That’s damn near sawed-off. I guess you won’t be duck hunting with it.
I tried to find the tests for birdshot vs. buck at the “Box of Truth” website but couldn’t. With some more searching you probably could if you are interested. Lots of stuff in there.
The position of that plug just means you are empty and the follower has already pushed the last remaining shell out of the magazine tube.
Fully load the tubular magazine and count the shells. The plug is actually sitting inside the tube nestled inside the magazine spring. You have to learn to disassemble the magazine tube, remove the spring and follower to remove the plug. Read the owner's manual to disassemble.