the furure of my 870 hangs in the balance

bigghoss · December 30, 2008, 09:12 PM

so I scored this 870 last week for $130

so this first thing I want for it is a quality 18.5'' barrel. can I get a cylinder bore with either rifle sights or ghost ring sights already on it?

next thing is if I remove the dimples in the tube for an extension can I take off the extension and put the vent rib barrel and regular retention nut back on?

USA123456789 · December 30, 2008, 09:20 PM

Ya.. That is one hell of a deal

popeyespappy · December 30, 2008, 09:32 PM

I wont tell you that there are no 18.5" 870 barrels with rifle sights available but I've never seen one. I've also never seen an 870 barrel with a ghost ring setup. In every 870 ghost ring setup I've ever seen the rear sight is mounted on the reciever not the barrel.

Scattergun Bob · December 30, 2008, 11:30 PM

Great job, any 870 for under $150 is a find.

You can get a 18" barrel with a bead sight, or you can get a 20" barrel with rifle sights. If you just have to have one, back in the late 1960's they did make a POLICE barrel @ 18" with old style rifle sights, be prepared to pay +$200 for a good one.

popeyespappy is correct, most ghost ring setups mount the peep (rear) sight onto the receiver, so the answer to that is NO.

Yes, if you remove the dimples from the tube, you will be able to use a standard mag nut, you may need to put a couple of turns of Teflon tape on the threads and on occasion check for tightness.

Good Luck & Be Safe

rantingredneck · December 31, 2008, 01:34 AM

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20" barrel with rifle sights.

This is the setup I have on two of my 870's. One of the rifle sight barrels is fixed IC choke, the other is a Remchoke barrel. If you ever see yourself using this gun for a turkey gun get the Remchoke version. Makes a handy little multi-purpose tool.

My 11-87 wears a similar 21" rifle sight remchoke barrel.

December 30, 2008, 09:12 PM	#1
bigghoss Senior Member Join Date: September 15, 2006 Location: Pueblo, Colorado Posts: 2,664	the furure of my 870 hangs in the balance so I scored this 870 last week for $130 so this first thing I want for it is a quality 18.5'' barrel. can I get a cylinder bore with either rifle sights or ghost ring sights already on it? next thing is if I remove the dimples in the tube for an extension can I take off the extension and put the vent rib barrel and regular retention nut back on? __________________ I don't collect guns, I accumulate them.

December 30, 2008, 09:20 PM	#2
USA123456789 Senior Member Join Date: October 26, 2008 Location: Somewhere Posts: 123	Ya.. That is one hell of a deal __________________ You can never have to many hulls but, the man that dies with the most hulls wins USA USA USA USA

December 30, 2008, 09:32 PM	#3
popeyespappy Senior Member Join Date: January 23, 2008 Posts: 337	I wont tell you that there are no 18.5" 870 barrels with rifle sights available but I've never seen one. I've also never seen an 870 barrel with a ghost ring setup. In every 870 ghost ring setup I've ever seen the rear sight is mounted on the reciever not the barrel. Last edited by popeyespappy; December 30, 2008 at 10:45 PM.

December 30, 2008, 11:30 PM	#4
Scattergun Bob Senior Member Join Date: February 29, 2008 Location: Nine Mile Falls, Washington Posts: 1,186	bigghoss Great job, any 870 for under $150 is a find. You can get a 18" barrel with a bead sight, or you can get a 20" barrel with rifle sights. If you just have to have one, back in the late 1960's they did make a POLICE barrel @ 18" with old style rifle sights, be prepared to pay +$200 for a good one. popeyespappy is correct, most ghost ring setups mount the peep (rear) sight onto the receiver, so the answer to that is NO. Yes, if you remove the dimples from the tube, you will be able to use a standard mag nut, you may need to put a couple of turns of Teflon tape on the threads and on occasion check for tightness. Good Luck & Be Safe __________________ First, with the most, WINS! Regards, Scattergun Bob