expeditionx
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I just received a Remington 870 Express barrel directly from Remington.
I ordered the part as an extra barrel to to play with site modifications.
A while back someone said the had a 870 Marine Magnum that the barrel was flush with the magazine. This appeared to be a change from the old barrel lengths. The barrel I just received was suppose to be for the 870 express short barrel model, yet, it is about .5 inches longer. I havent installed it yet, but it appears to be longer than flush. Remington may have tooled the barrel making equiptment differently for some reason, If this is soo, once the old stock of 870 Marine Magnims and Express short barrels are depleted their might only be these longer barrels used on newer guns leaving the factory.
To clarify, the orignal Express barrel that came with the 870 Im speaking of is slightly over 18 inches.
The new barrel that arrived is 18.5 inches.
I dont have a digital camera so I cant geta picture just yet.
This barrel matches what UKMed06 barrel length looks like on the 10th post down of this thread. Be sure to click on the JPG on that post to see what im talking about. http://www.thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=195310&highlight=marine+magnum
I ordered the part as an extra barrel to to play with site modifications.
A while back someone said the had a 870 Marine Magnum that the barrel was flush with the magazine. This appeared to be a change from the old barrel lengths. The barrel I just received was suppose to be for the 870 express short barrel model, yet, it is about .5 inches longer. I havent installed it yet, but it appears to be longer than flush. Remington may have tooled the barrel making equiptment differently for some reason, If this is soo, once the old stock of 870 Marine Magnims and Express short barrels are depleted their might only be these longer barrels used on newer guns leaving the factory.
To clarify, the orignal Express barrel that came with the 870 Im speaking of is slightly over 18 inches.
The new barrel that arrived is 18.5 inches.
I dont have a digital camera so I cant geta picture just yet.
This barrel matches what UKMed06 barrel length looks like on the 10th post down of this thread. Be sure to click on the JPG on that post to see what im talking about. http://www.thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=195310&highlight=marine+magnum