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Spur0701 · February 9, 2005, 01:10 PM

I'm making an dedicated slug gun for next deer season. I got an 870 from the bargin rack at a local shop, refinished it with Brownells baking laquer, put a new Choat stock on it, installed a Hastings rifled barrel (on sale from SportmansGuide for $143, damn should have bought two at that price) with an extended scope mount and threw a Leupold VX-II on there.

A friend is telling me that I should drill and tap the receiver and barrel and pin it in place tight to increase accuracy........he was citing Tarhunt and how they reworked 870s..............which would be fairly simple for me to do.............thoughts?

My goal is is to eek out as many yards as I can out of this gun.....I have a soyabean field I hunt where I could take shots at 100-200 yards if the weapon is capable.....alas no rifles other than muzzel loaders in my part of Maryland during deer season .....:-(

February 9, 2005, 01:10 PM	#1
Spur0701 Senior Member Join Date: February 2, 2005 Posts: 208	870 Slug Gun - Pinning a Hastings Barrel I'm making an dedicated slug gun for next deer season. I got an 870 from the bargin rack at a local shop, refinished it with Brownells baking laquer, put a new Choat stock on it, installed a Hastings rifled barrel (on sale from SportmansGuide for $143, damn should have bought two at that price) with an extended scope mount and threw a Leupold VX-II on there. A friend is telling me that I should drill and tap the receiver and barrel and pin it in place tight to increase accuracy........he was citing Tarhunt and how they reworked 870s..............which would be fairly simple for me to do.............thoughts? My goal is is to eek out as many yards as I can out of this gun.....I have a soyabean field I hunt where I could take shots at 100-200 yards if the weapon is capable.....alas no rifles other than muzzel loaders in my part of Maryland during deer season .....:-(