Nightcrawler
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I've been thinking of buying a nice, good, "keeper" shotgun this winter, after I've saved up some cash. I'm having trouble deciding, because...well, I have this weird thing where I want my small gun collection to have symmetry. If my primary rifle is a Marlin .30-30 lever, I want my primary shotgun to be a manual-action (pump) with wood furniture. (I know it's weird, just work with me here).
I prefer one with iron sights, and an 18-20" or so barrel. The only pumps I can find around here with iron sights are Remington 870 slug guns with rifled barrels. I don't have a problem with a rifled barrel, except apparently you can't use them with buckshot. Not being able to use shotshells takes half the utility out of a good shotgun, I think.
The one factory shotgun that seems to match my desire is a Winchester Camp Defender, but if I want that, I'll have to have them order it (I've never seen one) and it'll cost more as a result.
So, what should I get? I hear the 870 is a great shotgun, but tell me a couple things. What's this I hear about not being able to add magazine tube extensions, and do they make an 18-20" smoothbore barrel with iron sights?
I prefer one with iron sights, and an 18-20" or so barrel. The only pumps I can find around here with iron sights are Remington 870 slug guns with rifled barrels. I don't have a problem with a rifled barrel, except apparently you can't use them with buckshot. Not being able to use shotshells takes half the utility out of a good shotgun, I think.
The one factory shotgun that seems to match my desire is a Winchester Camp Defender, but if I want that, I'll have to have them order it (I've never seen one) and it'll cost more as a result.
So, what should I get? I hear the 870 is a great shotgun, but tell me a couple things. What's this I hear about not being able to add magazine tube extensions, and do they make an 18-20" smoothbore barrel with iron sights?