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CraZkid · June 17, 2005, 05:07 PM

I have decided on a 870 combo with a rifled barrel but I am wondering... Can I get another bird barrel, have it cut down(to the legal limit) and use it for IPSC? Also would it be easy to swap out the stock?

Edward429451 · June 17, 2005, 05:12 PM

Yes and yes.

Lee Lapin · June 17, 2005, 07:48 PM

Ummm...

How come you want a rifled barrel? Planning to shoot a lot of sabot slugs?

Otherwise you'd be better off with a smoothbore barrel with rifle sights- it'll throw much better shot patterns (rifled shotgun barrels shoot doughnut shaped patterns with shot). And if you need to shoot slugs, Foster type slugs or Brennekes will do pretty well out of most smoothbore barrels.

lpl/nc

Nnobby45 · June 17, 2005, 07:55 PM

An 18" barrel is loud. When practicing with my Combat shotgun, I wear good ear muffs over the best ear plugs I can find to protect the hearing I have left. A 22-24" barrel is good for what you want.

As Lee pointed out, the rifled barrel is useful with Sabots. With buckshot, the rifling gets the stuff spinning and blows it all over the place when it leaves the muzzle. Get a smoothbore and check out Federal's new TruBall if you want slug accuracy.

jonathon · June 18, 2005, 12:13 AM

My 18.5" with 3" 00 Federal Magnums is about as loud as my .44...

kymasabe · June 18, 2005, 11:17 AM

Swapping out a barrel on an 870 is super easy.

June 17, 2005, 05:07 PM	#1
CraZkid Junior member Join Date: December 5, 2004 Posts: 435	870 questions I have decided on a 870 combo with a rifled barrel but I am wondering... Can I get another bird barrel, have it cut down(to the legal limit) and use it for IPSC? Also would it be easy to swap out the stock?

June 18, 2005, 12:13 AM	#5
jonathon Senior Member Join Date: March 14, 2005 Location: Washougal, Washington. YEHAW! Posts: 1,872	My 18.5" with 3" 00 Federal Magnums is about as loud as my .44... __________________ Romans 12:21 Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good More CZ M52 info than you can shake a stick at!

June 18, 2005, 11:17 AM	#6
kymasabe Senior Member Join Date: June 10, 2005 Location: SW Florida Posts: 2,747	Swapping out a barrel on an 870 is super easy. __________________ God's creatures big and small, eat them one, eat them all.

June 17, 2005, 05:12 PM	#2
Edward429451 Junior member Join Date: November 12, 2000 Location: Colorado Springs, Colorado Posts: 9,494	Yes and yes.

June 17, 2005, 07:48 PM	#3
Lee Lapin Senior Member Join Date: September 7, 2004 Location: SE NC Posts: 1,239	Ummm... How come you want a rifled barrel? Planning to shoot a lot of sabot slugs? Otherwise you'd be better off with a smoothbore barrel with rifle sights- it'll throw much better shot patterns (rifled shotgun barrels shoot doughnut shaped patterns with shot). And if you need to shoot slugs, Foster type slugs or Brennekes will do pretty well out of most smoothbore barrels. lpl/nc

June 17, 2005, 07:55 PM	#4
Nnobby45 Senior Member Join Date: November 20, 2004 Posts: 3,150	An 18" barrel is loud. When practicing with my Combat shotgun, I wear good ear muffs over the best ear plugs I can find to protect the hearing I have left. A 22-24" barrel is good for what you want. As Lee pointed out, the rifled barrel is useful with Sabots. With buckshot, the rifling gets the stuff spinning and blows it all over the place when it leaves the muzzle. Get a smoothbore and check out Federal's new TruBall if you want slug accuracy.