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Dave McC · November 7, 2000, 08:53 AM

Lots of choices and opinions, here's mine...

The Remington 870 Express can be obtained in a combo set, one 20" bbl with rifle sights for slugs or HD, and one 28" bbl for hunting and clays. The longer bbl is set up for the Remchoke system. I think this may run about $300, and will last a lot longer than we will. The 870 has an unmatched record for durability and reliability.

However, there's other options. Mossberg makes a combo available in the 500 series, and I'm sure that there's others.

Or, get an used 870 and buy the other bbl. Most of the mail order catalog companies like Cabela's have them.

Hope this helps...

November 7, 2000, 08:53 AM	#2
Dave McC Staff In Memoriam Join Date: October 13, 1999 Location: Columbia, Md, USA Posts: 8,811	Lots of choices and opinions, here's mine... The Remington 870 Express can be obtained in a combo set, one 20" bbl with rifle sights for slugs or HD, and one 28" bbl for hunting and clays. The longer bbl is set up for the Remchoke system. I think this may run about $300, and will last a lot longer than we will. The 870 has an unmatched record for durability and reliability. However, there's other options. Mossberg makes a combo available in the 500 series, and I'm sure that there's others. Or, get an used 870 and buy the other bbl. Most of the mail order catalog companies like Cabela's have them. Hope this helps...