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barrel front sights
- Thread starter AZwarts
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colostomyclown
New member
of course. figure out what sight you want and talk to a gunsmith in your order. he'll give you a flat price on ordering and installation
oneounceload
Moderator
What are you trying to do? Depending on the situation, sights may or may not be necessary
oneounceload
Moderator
Now you're also talking about adding a rib?
Depending on the gun - it might be easier to get another barrel.There are some companies that do it, but adding a rib is not that inexpensive
Depending on the gun - it might be easier to get another barrel.There are some companies that do it, but adding a rib is not that inexpensive
Dfariswheel
New member
You'd be much better of to just buy a different barrel.
The 870 has a large number of types of barrels with sight and rib options.
By the time you pay a custom gunsmith to do the difficult job of installing a rib, never mind finding a gunsmith who can do it right, you could easily buy any type of barrel you want and then some.
Check online sellers like Midway for new Remington barrels, check Remington themselves direct, or see your local gun dealers to order.
Many local gun shops and pawn shops will have new and used 870 barrels.
The 870 has a large number of types of barrels with sight and rib options.
By the time you pay a custom gunsmith to do the difficult job of installing a rib, never mind finding a gunsmith who can do it right, you could easily buy any type of barrel you want and then some.
Check online sellers like Midway for new Remington barrels, check Remington themselves direct, or see your local gun dealers to order.
Many local gun shops and pawn shops will have new and used 870 barrels.
Rather than just suggest how to get a vent rib on your barrel, perhaps we should look a little deeper into your specifics...
You said your existing barrel has rifle sights and it's an 870 LW. From this, I'm guessing it's an older 870 Lightweight Wingmaster 20-ga with a 20-inch deer barrel with a fixed Imp. Cyl. choke. If I'm correct, this is a great gun that will serve well for deer and HD.
Since you mentioned wanting a bead sight with a vent rib, I take it you want a gun for targets and/or field work. It's feasible to add a rib to your deer barrel; but, I'm sorry to say, you probably wouldn't find the results satisfactory. The swing-on-target won't feel right and the sighting radius is too short.
Remington stick guns come in time-tested standard barrel lengths in two basic groups -- short for "non-swinging" and long for "swinging" applications. Lengths are in 2-inch increments with a 6-inch gap between the shorts and longs. Barrels between 20 and 26-inch are uncommon because most folks find them too heavy for fixed work and with insufficient inertia to swing smoothly (but, some youth and special deer barrels fall into the gap). Trust me, and the other members, you'll be much happier with your vent rib on a new long barrel while maintaining your short barrel for it's intended use.
Your next step is to decide what you'll be shooting and get a vent rib barrel in a suitable length (26, 28, 30 or 32-inch). A 28-in target barrel (with two beads on the rib) serves well for general target and field work. Now, the bad news, if your gun is a 870LW 20-ga, as I suspect, then your selection of replacement barrels is limited. When the other members suggested that you can easily get a replacement barrel, they were thinking of a generic 12-ga 870, not a 20-ga Lightweight Wingmaster barrel.
Since you mentioned wanting a bead sight with a vent rib, I take it you want a gun for targets and/or field work. It's feasible to add a rib to your deer barrel; but, I'm sorry to say, you probably wouldn't find the results satisfactory. The swing-on-target won't feel right and the sighting radius is too short.
Remington stick guns come in time-tested standard barrel lengths in two basic groups -- short for "non-swinging" and long for "swinging" applications. Lengths are in 2-inch increments with a 6-inch gap between the shorts and longs. Barrels between 20 and 26-inch are uncommon because most folks find them too heavy for fixed work and with insufficient inertia to swing smoothly (but, some youth and special deer barrels fall into the gap). Trust me, and the other members, you'll be much happier with your vent rib on a new long barrel while maintaining your short barrel for it's intended use.
Your next step is to decide what you'll be shooting and get a vent rib barrel in a suitable length (26, 28, 30 or 32-inch). A 28-in target barrel (with two beads on the rib) serves well for general target and field work. Now, the bad news, if your gun is a 870LW 20-ga, as I suspect, then your selection of replacement barrels is limited. When the other members suggested that you can easily get a replacement barrel, they were thinking of a generic 12-ga 870, not a 20-ga Lightweight Wingmaster barrel.