1st shot-gun

[FluorideInMyWater]

hi guys
looking for my 1st shot-gun. hoping for multi-purpose. i would like it for home defense, range shooting, and possible skeet shooting (??).

is there a gun that fits the build for this? what would i be looking @ spending?

thanks in advance!!!!

[rrr70]

Mossberg 500 Big 5 combo. Two barrels, 18" and 28". They usualy go on sale every other week for $250-270.

[FluorideInMyWater]

anything a little "more-traditional" with a standard buttstock?

[Axewound]

buy a 870 and invest in another barrel

[FluorideInMyWater]

buy a 870 and invest in another barrel

remington 870?
what do they run? what barrel do u recommend? what would that cost altogether?

TIA!!!!

[rrr70]

anything a little "more-traditional" with a standard buttstock?

? That combo has standard stock.

[FluorideInMyWater]

oh, ok, it showed in generic fotos as having just a pistol grip but not stock

how do u like this compared to the remington 870 listed above?

[rrr70]

oh, ok, it showed in generic fotos as having just a pistol grip but not stock

how do u like this compared to the remington 870 listed above?

http://members.tripod.com/~jth8260/870.html

I have Mossberg 500 20" bbl 8round tube. LOVE IT!


YMMV.

[randy]

Buy 2 870's. One a HD model and the other a 28" field model. Forget double duty. The cost of a Remington barrel is about half the cost of the gun.

[FluorideInMyWater]

good article!!! thanks!!!

what would be a good entry model for the remington 870 w/ out going to cheapy and cutting on quality parts?


EDIT.
do u have a link for the HD? what is the HD?

i was looking here

http://www.remington.com/products/firearms/shotguns/model_870/

[Barbarossa]

I'd go with the 870 express. you can find them for $250-300.

I've hunted with one for over 10 years and it has never failed me.

[WINGEDSWORD]

1st. Shotgun

I would go for the 870. I've had two, over a 30 year period. Wouldn't be without one. I would get an 870 Express with a 26 or 28 inch Remchoke Barrel
and get a second barrel. Either a 20 inch police cylinder or a 20 inch rifle sighted barrel. My personal combination is an Express with a 28 inch Remchoke and my second barrel is a really unique 18 inch cylinder bore with a vent rib.

[xibunkrlilkidsx]

oh, ok, it showed in generic fotos as having just a pistol grip but not stock

how do u like this compared to the remington 870 listed above?

870>500. the fit and finish of the 870 is better than a mossberg. And for me the remington contolrs, safety etc are easier to use than on the mossberg. you shake the mossberg and it rattles. but they will go bang everytime.

good article!!! thanks!!!

what would be a good entry model for the remington 870 w/ out going to cheapy and cutting on quality parts?


EDIT.
do u have a link for the HD? what is the HD?

i was looking here
http://www.remington.com/products/fi...uns/model_870/

the 870 express is the basic model, i would look at the 870 express combos.

off topic: how do you have 3 garands and never shot one. when people like me would kill to own one.

[Black Majik]

Another vote for an 870 with 18" and 28" VR barrel.

When you put that 18" barrel on there, resist the urge to tac it out. It'll serve fine for HD duty.

[FluorideInMyWater]

870>500. the fit and finish of the 870 is better than a mossberg. And for me the remington contolrs, safety etc are easier to use than on the mossberg. you shake the mossberg and it rattles. but they will go bang everytime.



the 870 express is the basic model, i would look at the 870 express combos.

off topic: how do you have 3 garands and never shot one. when people like me would kill to own one.

actually i have 10 guns and have never fired a single 1.
im looooong overdue to go to the range for some serious led dispersal.
i've got 3 garands, 3 m1 carbines and am waiting for CMP to ship my 2 m1 winchesters to me....lol

what is the remington 870 HD model? how much?