New barrel came for the Remington 870

[David LaPell]

Well while I was out today the big brown truck stopped by and dropped off the barrel for the 870. I put the 30 inch full choke barrel I have little to no use for (this gun was bought almost exclusively for a house gun, I have my 16 gauge for birds) on Ebay and got more than I expected. I found this original Remington barrel, marked 2 3/4 inch which is what this earlier version chambers for pretty much the exact same amount. So I really didn't spend anything extra. So I have the original $260 into this gun and that's about it for a good 12 gauge house gun. I might get a Wilson combat 2 round extension, not sure yet. I will be putting a sling on it, but there will be no black stock for this, the wood is just fine as it is. One thing I did do was instead of buying a high visibility mag follower I took this one out and used to 1 shot lettering enamel (same thing they paint signs and pinstripe cars with) and painted the follower orange. It stands out now and saved me $10 for a new follower. Not a lot but that's two 5 round boxes of 00 buckshot at the local gun shop.

 

[Frizzman]

I have my old 870 that my wife gave me for Christmas in 1979. I was a rookie cop and if I wanted a shotgun for duty, I had to provide my own. She bought it for me at a local department store and wisely got the model with a twenty inch barrel with rifle sights...It served me well and has taken some deer over the years. It's now my home defense shotgun. It hasn't been altered except for sling swivels being added...I would like to have a 28" barrel with interchangeable chokes to shot informal trap and dove hunt with now but barrels are pricey and I could just buy a basic shotgun for what a barrel would cost...I sold it to a gun shop in the 80's to pay my wife's dentist bill. I went in that shop six months later and it was still there. They sold it back for what they bought it from me for...It's not going anywhere until I expire.