rantingredneck
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A while back Arrington's had their trade in 870's for a pretty good deal and I picked up a couple. Ended up selling one and keeping one. It's an 870 Wingmaster 2 3/4" only that was an Asheville PD gun. Haven't run the serial number yet to see what year it dates to, but it's a pre-flextab gun.
It had wood that looked like utter hell. Like it had been used as a boat paddle in a rocky creek for most of it's life. Luckily I had an extra Police forend and an extra express stock with R3 recoil pad in the parts bin. They went on the gun along with a Remington sling studded mag cap and a Butler Creek sling.
It's been riding around in that configuration in my truck now for a bit. I was rummaging around in the shop this evening, looking for something or other, didn't find it, but did find an extra Remington +2 extension with clamp and spring that I forgot I had. Trouble is the extension is OD Green and the rest of the gun isn't. The clamp was also parked, where the gun itself is blued. Go figure.
Now the clamp didn't have a sling stud in it. Remington sent me the wrong one when I ordered a clamp set with sling stud awhile back and I complained. They sent me another one with sling stud and let me keep the incorrect one gratis. Nice huh?
But I like slings on my shotguns and this clamp had no front sling attachment point. What to do?? What to do?? Didn't want to order another part. So I got to looking at the stud sticking out the front of the factory replacement mag cap. Guess what? A small e-clip held it in place. Took it off and voila...... a perfect fit in the Remington factory mag clamp. My 4+1 Truck 870, just became an uglier 6+1 Truck 870.
So I now present the mutt 870.........It needs a name........Can't call it Frankenstein. That name's already taken by one of Dave McC's guns.......Suggestions??
Honestly it kinda reminds me of an old Johnny Cash song "One Piece at a Time". Maybe it's the "psychobilly 870".
It had wood that looked like utter hell. Like it had been used as a boat paddle in a rocky creek for most of it's life. Luckily I had an extra Police forend and an extra express stock with R3 recoil pad in the parts bin. They went on the gun along with a Remington sling studded mag cap and a Butler Creek sling.
It's been riding around in that configuration in my truck now for a bit. I was rummaging around in the shop this evening, looking for something or other, didn't find it, but did find an extra Remington +2 extension with clamp and spring that I forgot I had. Trouble is the extension is OD Green and the rest of the gun isn't. The clamp was also parked, where the gun itself is blued. Go figure.
Now the clamp didn't have a sling stud in it. Remington sent me the wrong one when I ordered a clamp set with sling stud awhile back and I complained. They sent me another one with sling stud and let me keep the incorrect one gratis. Nice huh?
But I like slings on my shotguns and this clamp had no front sling attachment point. What to do?? What to do?? Didn't want to order another part. So I got to looking at the stud sticking out the front of the factory replacement mag cap. Guess what? A small e-clip held it in place. Took it off and voila...... a perfect fit in the Remington factory mag clamp. My 4+1 Truck 870, just became an uglier 6+1 Truck 870.
So I now present the mutt 870.........It needs a name........Can't call it Frankenstein. That name's already taken by one of Dave McC's guns.......Suggestions??
Honestly it kinda reminds me of an old Johnny Cash song "One Piece at a Time". Maybe it's the "psychobilly 870".
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