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Dave McC · September 25, 2002, 04:42 AM

12" less of bbl do not make a pump gun that much easier to hold up,Peter. The big advantage of a short bbl is manueverability.That advantage is somewhat overblown.

I did a walkthrough of Casa McC with my 870TB, 30 bbl and 15" LOP stock, and had little more trouble than with my HD 870,a good foot and change shorter.

Still, shorties are fun too, so look around. Cabela's doesn't carry Winchester bbls, but somebody does.

Another thing,since you're new to shotguns....

Each time we add a skill and/or new weapon to our collections of same, we use muscles in different ways than they're used to. Every day, spend a few minutes handling and mounting to groove in your muscles and accustom them to these new moves.

HTH....

September 25, 2002, 04:42 AM	#6
Dave McC Staff In Memoriam Join Date: October 13, 1999 Location: Columbia, Md, USA Posts: 8,811	12" less of bbl do not make a pump gun that much easier to hold up,Peter. The big advantage of a short bbl is manueverability.That advantage is somewhat overblown. I did a walkthrough of Casa McC with my 870TB, 30 bbl and 15" LOP stock, and had little more trouble than with my HD 870,a good foot and change shorter. Still, shorties are fun too, so look around. Cabela's doesn't carry Winchester bbls, but somebody does. Another thing,since you're new to shotguns.... Each time we add a skill and/or new weapon to our collections of same, we use muscles in different ways than they're used to. Every day, spend a few minutes handling and mounting to groove in your muscles and accustom them to these new moves. HTH....