I set up an appointment yesterday with Print Scan to get my EFT digital fingerprints. Got them done today, and already received the file.
Now I need something to form 1. Already have 10 SBR's, but never had a shotgun. I have a ONG 870 and a 870 Wingmaster that was my dad's. The one he hunted with all my life was stolen, and he bought this one, but never used it. Do y'all think a 11.5" 870 would be cool? I'd like to keep the wood stock, but the massive recoil pad would have to be shortened.
Did a fast photoshop cut on it. Thoughts?
I was issued a Rem 870 with a 10 inch tube and fold-over steel stock when I was on protective service teams protecting dignitaries and occasional loan to the secret service. We were deployed to harms way and that was a tool of choice replacing the Mp5, and other short guns that are not crowd friendly.
Our only ammo was military grade 00 Buckshot. The qualification course was 18 rounds starting at 25 yards and firing the last round at impact distance, fire one round, take one step fire, takes only a minute or two to run that course, try it, it will beat you up.
If I were building one, it would definitely not be a pump gun, too much need for both hands when you need to be moving and running. Of course nobody really builds one for real combat, just for range play and that one in 400 million chance somebody comes into your bedroom at 4 am, of course, your handgun is more likely for that event.
So, having fired them a bunch, you are not going to fire it, except for range play. Build it as you want. I would not put anything on it, but maybe a laser, they are point and fire, optics a total waste of time. And even at 25 yards, ours had no sights at all, but easy to learn to hit by just pointing the gun. Slugs are fun but basically a waste since the buckshot of all sizes do so well.
I cast my own buckshot at #1, 0, 00, and 000 buck, they are ez and cheap to cast and load and fun on the range. I also cast the Lee 3/4 and 1 ounce slugs, you just drop them in a shot cup and load them like birdshot, nothing to it.
They are short range fun with lots of noise, muzzle blast and recoil you can enjoy. Build it any sixe you want, the 10 inch was.... interesting. We carried ours in an Addidas bag with the ends replaced with leather and held shut by velcro so we could actually stick one hand in the bag and fire one time. Never did it. But had that option.
Enjoy.
