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Dave McC · November 16, 2002, 01:19 PM

One 870,two or three bbls.

Start with, hopefully, a used cruiser gun, a WM.

That short bbl is your HD bbl.Chances are it has a fixed choke, usually quite open.

Second, add a 26", 28", or 30" Remchoked bbl and a pocketful of tubes. Start with Cylinder and go up to Full or Turkey Full.

Third, add a slug bbl. This could be a fully rifled, scoped bbl for turning your 870 into a 12 gauge deer rifle or a open sighted smoothbore, tubed or not. Of course, the HD bbl may be used if it has sights or can be sighted.

Or, if this seems difficult, get one of the Express combos. Old WMs are great shotguns, Expresses are still good ones.

After while,a problem with this approach may surface. You may dislike changing bbls. So, the next step if to pull a McC and set up an 870 for avery possible use, the more the better(G).

HTH...

November 16, 2002, 01:19 PM	#4
Dave McC Staff In Memoriam Join Date: October 13, 1999 Location: Columbia, Md, USA Posts: 8,811	One 870,two or three bbls. Start with, hopefully, a used cruiser gun, a WM. That short bbl is your HD bbl.Chances are it has a fixed choke, usually quite open. Second, add a 26", 28", or 30" Remchoked bbl and a pocketful of tubes. Start with Cylinder and go up to Full or Turkey Full. Third, add a slug bbl. This could be a fully rifled, scoped bbl for turning your 870 into a 12 gauge deer rifle or a open sighted smoothbore, tubed or not. Of course, the HD bbl may be used if it has sights or can be sighted. Or, if this seems difficult, get one of the Express combos. Old WMs are great shotguns, Expresses are still good ones. After while,a problem with this approach may surface. You may dislike changing bbls. So, the next step if to pull a McC and set up an 870 for avery possible use, the more the better(G). HTH...