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06-12-2019, 08:09 PM
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Trench gun complete!
Finally got this thing together yesterday. I like it 
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06-12-2019, 08:11 PM
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i'll take it. oops, wrong section. that it nice. I have it's plain brother in my bedroom: 4 in the mag, saddle with 5 on the stock and a sling with 12 more. lee
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06-12-2019, 08:32 PM
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Nice. You built it I assume? I built this one from a 870 Express and parts that I bought at a gunshow. It is my version of a USMC 870 MK1. Yes, I have a bayonet for it.
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06-12-2019, 08:47 PM
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I really like that long blade!
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06-12-2019, 09:07 PM
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Trench guns always look cool- this one is no exception. Very nice
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06-12-2019, 09:22 PM
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I like that it comes with a shaving implement attached.
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06-12-2019, 11:12 PM
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I like trench shotguns too
Particularly the 97.
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06-13-2019, 07:50 AM
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I made two minor substitutions. One is fitting a thin rubber buttpad...the hard plastic is brutal with most any load...the main function here is something fun to shoot...and I inletted a Krag/1903 Springfield sling swivel...as the originals and even reproductions are more expensive than I'm willing to pay.
The finish I have some reservations about. The bayonet adapter and front of the heat shield may look a little more worn/patina'd than I'd like. The receiver and barrel are a little speckled and it doesn't quite match.
Overall it's pretty awesome...the action is unbelievably smooth, and it's a riot to shoot. I've had a 20" Remington 870 Wingmaster previously, which was quite nice...but I like this more. The only bummer is that the receiver assembly and disassembly is a bit convoluted with screws and grub screws throughout...but that's no big deal.
I've seen the original guns sell for crazy prices online...I'm happy to have a reasonable facsimile that I can shoot freely without regret.
Ithaca is still making a modern reproduction in a parkerized finish...but it loses the slam fire function, isn't as pretty, and costs twice as much.
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06-13-2019, 08:44 AM
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Great looking shotgun. Few firearms project "I mean business" like a trench gun.
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06-13-2019, 08:59 AM
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Looks good, wondering where you sourced the heat shield bayo mount from ?
Btw the bayonet that fits the Winchester
Trench gun also fits the 1917 Eddystone rifle,
Not the Springfield 1903.
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06-13-2019, 09:03 AM
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That is very sweet my friend, but doesn't that barrel shroud make it more "lethal?" lol
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06-13-2019, 09:50 AM
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Quote:
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Looks good, wondering where you sourced the heat shield bayo mount from ?
Btw the bayonet that fits the Winchester
Trench gun also fits the 1917 Eddystone rifle,
Not the Springfield 1903.
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Parts for Antique Guns
Yes, I know...my only reference to a Springfield was to the sling swivel.
It's kind of a given that an M1917 bayonet would fit a M1917 rifle.
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06-13-2019, 10:01 AM
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This gives me an idea. I could put a magazine extension on my Plain-Jane 870, couldn't I?
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06-13-2019, 11:23 AM
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That is very sweet my friend, but doesn't that barrel shroud make it more "lethal?" lol
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But of course! Though it is missing the shoulder thingy that goes up...
It's always amazing how the politians most interested in firearms regulations know the least of the subject.
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06-13-2019, 11:26 AM
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This gives me an idea. I could put a magazine extension on my Plain-Jane 870, couldn't I?
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You certainly could...but it wouldn't be complete without a bayonet lug and heat shield. J.K....kinda.
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06-13-2019, 09:48 PM
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Gotta have a bayonet lug and a bayonet. I have two 590A1s that serve as "car guns". Yes, I live in the South. Both have a bayonet and a bandoleer of slugs and buckshot. My wife thinks this situation is amusing. I hope I never feel the need to "fix bayonets".
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