Barrels for 870

Dave44 · April 10, 2001, 10:12 PM

I have recently purchased an 870HD and I'm looking to buy
possibly 2 barrels for this. I'd like a rifled slug barrel and also a filed barrel with interchangeable chokes. There is a gun show in town this weekend and I'd like to know some $$$ so I dont get taken. any info would be appreciated thanks---Dave

Romulus · April 11, 2001, 08:51 AM

You can buy brand-new Mossberg-made barrels for the Remington 870 for under a hundred bucks...hope that helps you gage and dicker at the gun show

Dave44 · April 11, 2001, 08:43 PM

sounds to good to be true! are they any good? reliable,accurate,etc... where can I find these?

DML · April 12, 2001, 02:34 AM

I thought I sent you Cabela's e-mail address. Maybe not. You might check Mossberg's web site. They list their 870 barrels.

Dave McC · April 12, 2001, 06:22 AM

Dave, congrats on your purchase. All the aftermarket bbls I've seen have been made by either Mossberg or Remington, no difference in quality nor performance, TTBOMK.

Used field bbls with VR and Remchokes can be found on occasion. More common, older fixed choke bbls turn up,oft much cheaper. Pairing a Modifed Choke bbl with that open choked short bbl(Fine for quail,grouse,and surprisingly good for Sporting Clays and Skeet) covers almost all wingshooting. Not up on prices, but I surmise a near new bbl can be had for under $125.

Or, send that riot bbl in to a good smith and have it set up for tubes, and have the forcing cone lengthened. My all around 870, AKA Frankenstein, had this done. A 20" bbled 870 has the same overall length as a double with 28" bbls.

As for a slug bbl, same prices. I suggest a Remchoked bbl here, a rifled tube for the season, and a open choke for the rest of the year while it doubles as a HD tool.

HTH....

trjake · April 12, 2001, 04:12 PM

If you can't find anything at the gun show, try B&M Specialties at 317.291.6558. I've bought some cheap 870 barrels NIB from them in the past.

April 10, 2001, 10:12 PM	#1
Dave44 Member Join Date: September 2, 2000 Location: WI Posts: 68	I have recently purchased an 870HD and I'm looking to buy possibly 2 barrels for this. I'd like a rifled slug barrel and also a filed barrel with interchangeable chokes. There is a gun show in town this weekend and I'd like to know some $$$ so I dont get taken. any info would be appreciated thanks---Dave

April 11, 2001, 08:51 AM	#2
Romulus Senior Member Join Date: January 18, 2001 Location: Kettle Moraine country Posts: 897	You can buy brand-new Mossberg-made barrels for the Remington 870 for under a hundred bucks...hope that helps you gage and dicker at the gun show

April 11, 2001, 08:43 PM	#3
Dave44 Member Join Date: September 2, 2000 Location: WI Posts: 68	sounds to good to be true! are they any good? reliable,accurate,etc... where can I find these?

April 12, 2001, 02:34 AM	#4
DML Senior Member Join Date: November 24, 2000 Location: Aridzona Posts: 257	I thought I sent you Cabela's e-mail address. Maybe not. You might check Mossberg's web site. They list their 870 barrels.

April 12, 2001, 06:22 AM	#5
Dave McC Staff In Memoriam Join Date: October 13, 1999 Location: Columbia, Md, USA Posts: 8,811	Dave, congrats on your purchase. All the aftermarket bbls I've seen have been made by either Mossberg or Remington, no difference in quality nor performance, TTBOMK. Used field bbls with VR and Remchokes can be found on occasion. More common, older fixed choke bbls turn up,oft much cheaper. Pairing a Modifed Choke bbl with that open choked short bbl(Fine for quail,grouse,and surprisingly good for Sporting Clays and Skeet) covers almost all wingshooting. Not up on prices, but I surmise a near new bbl can be had for under $125. Or, send that riot bbl in to a good smith and have it set up for tubes, and have the forcing cone lengthened. My all around 870, AKA Frankenstein, had this done. A 20" bbled 870 has the same overall length as a double with 28" bbls. As for a slug bbl, same prices. I suggest a Remchoked bbl here, a rifled tube for the season, and a open choke for the rest of the year while it doubles as a HD tool. HTH....

April 12, 2001, 04:12 PM	#6
trjake Member Join Date: February 2, 2001 Posts: 65	If you can't find anything at the gun show, try B&M Specialties at 317.291.6558. I've bought some cheap 870 barrels NIB from them in the past.