Gregory Gauvin
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Years back I purchased a Remington 870 Express, 18.5" barrel 12ga pump. This was long before they came around with their tactical lines of shotguns. The price was right.
I have my clay guns. This shotgun was strictly meant for home defense purposes, in which, when my grandmother's house was being routinely burglarized, came with me to spend several nights there. It is also the only gun in my gun room with 5 rounds of 00 Buck shots on the stock and an ammo belt of shells. I.E., aside from my carry pistol that is loaded, the shotgun is my go to gun.
It is a fixed cylinder bore barrel, had a 4 shot magazine tube. I added a 2 shot extension (yes, I had to dremel down those dimples), barrel clamp with front sling swivel and an ATI heat-shield.
Obviously, I essentially created Remington's later 870 Tactical line shotgun, only, they can't accommodate a heat-shield but do come threaded for Rem Chokes. Or at least, whatever their extended Rem choke is with the prongs.
I wanted to make this shotgun more versatile. Sure it breaks clays at 20 yards but is no good for any real clay shooting. I run a modified choke in my other shotguns for clays.
I just spoke with my gunsmith about having my cylinder bore barrel threaded for chokes. My smith has been around and knows guns like you know the sun is going to rise the next day. He had just finished unitizing my gas cylinder on my M14 and some trigger work...sighted in my Leupold Mk IV....3 rounds 1 hole. He's made firing pins for Type 14 Nambu pistols...he's a retired master gunsmith from Kimber.
Anyhow, despite what I read on the internet about shotgun barrels being able to be threaded for chokes, he told me this can not be done. Because the barrel is cylinder bore, it opens near the end, and couldn't be done. I would imagine remington's tactical shotguns with extended chokes are thin walled because they have to be reamed to be threaded thus having the choke extended. Nonetheless, has anyone ever attempted to thread a 18.5" 870 barrel for rem chokes? Can it be done?
I know I could just buy an aftermarket barrel. But, I'm not spending half the price of the shotgun on a barrel and have a barrel I never use sit and collect dust.
I have my clay guns. This shotgun was strictly meant for home defense purposes, in which, when my grandmother's house was being routinely burglarized, came with me to spend several nights there. It is also the only gun in my gun room with 5 rounds of 00 Buck shots on the stock and an ammo belt of shells. I.E., aside from my carry pistol that is loaded, the shotgun is my go to gun.
It is a fixed cylinder bore barrel, had a 4 shot magazine tube. I added a 2 shot extension (yes, I had to dremel down those dimples), barrel clamp with front sling swivel and an ATI heat-shield.
Obviously, I essentially created Remington's later 870 Tactical line shotgun, only, they can't accommodate a heat-shield but do come threaded for Rem Chokes. Or at least, whatever their extended Rem choke is with the prongs.
I wanted to make this shotgun more versatile. Sure it breaks clays at 20 yards but is no good for any real clay shooting. I run a modified choke in my other shotguns for clays.
I just spoke with my gunsmith about having my cylinder bore barrel threaded for chokes. My smith has been around and knows guns like you know the sun is going to rise the next day. He had just finished unitizing my gas cylinder on my M14 and some trigger work...sighted in my Leupold Mk IV....3 rounds 1 hole. He's made firing pins for Type 14 Nambu pistols...he's a retired master gunsmith from Kimber.
Anyhow, despite what I read on the internet about shotgun barrels being able to be threaded for chokes, he told me this can not be done. Because the barrel is cylinder bore, it opens near the end, and couldn't be done. I would imagine remington's tactical shotguns with extended chokes are thin walled because they have to be reamed to be threaded thus having the choke extended. Nonetheless, has anyone ever attempted to thread a 18.5" 870 barrel for rem chokes? Can it be done?
I know I could just buy an aftermarket barrel. But, I'm not spending half the price of the shotgun on a barrel and have a barrel I never use sit and collect dust.