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DeadEyeAmy · March 30, 2006, 01:07 PM

I shoot trap a couple of times a week and am killing them with my 870.

The slow action is actually a help for me. It is all synthetic. Advantages of synthetic--I don't worry a bit about hurting it. I don't have to run back to the club house just cuz it is threatening to sprinkle a little. Disadvantage--the felt recoil was making me pretty sore and was hard for me to get 200 shots in. Solution--put some weight in the butt stock and it helped immensely. Also, you might want to put a little weight up front so you can stay down on your shot. Can't tell you how fun it is to go out on the line and knock those guys with their $5000+ guns on their you-know-whats with my little ol' 870.
I also have a 30" barrel--love it too. And, I'm only a couple of inches taller than Tinker Bell.
Yahoooo! Good luck and keep shooting!

Let add something here--went to shoot today and was trying out a Perazzi MX8. BEAUTIFUL weapon that shot well. Still like my 870.

March 30, 2006, 01:07 PM	#8
DeadEyeAmy Junior Member Join Date: March 30, 2006 Location: Western Colorado Posts: 4	870--Love it I shoot trap a couple of times a week and am killing them with my 870. The slow action is actually a help for me. It is all synthetic. Advantages of synthetic--I don't worry a bit about hurting it. I don't have to run back to the club house just cuz it is threatening to sprinkle a little. Disadvantage--the felt recoil was making me pretty sore and was hard for me to get 200 shots in. Solution--put some weight in the butt stock and it helped immensely. Also, you might want to put a little weight up front so you can stay down on your shot. Can't tell you how fun it is to go out on the line and knock those guys with their $5000+ guns on their you-know-whats with my little ol' 870. I also have a 30" barrel--love it too. And, I'm only a couple of inches taller than Tinker Bell. Yahoooo! Good luck and keep shooting! Let add something here--went to shoot today and was trying out a Perazzi MX8. BEAUTIFUL weapon that shot well. Still like my 870. Last edited by DeadEyeAmy; March 30, 2006 at 07:31 PM.