Mossy 20" threading

[pennstater]

Sure, 6 inches from your ear makes SUCH GREAT OF A DIFFERENCE!!! comon guys, use your heads not only as a hat hangers.
If it did, then 5 feet away you should hardly hear the gun blast and 20 feet away not hear it at all, right?

Think about it, you never tried it and make statements.

But anyway, we hijacked the thread with BS which does not answer OPs question. Sorry, no more comments from me. The ones who want to discuss BBL length for different hunting application should first make a little research and then open their own thread.

OP, I posted the link where you can tap your BBL for $40.

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Good. No more comments from you. In a duck blind, you're fellow shooters will certainly appreciate a longer than 20" barrel. It gets the blast and noise AWAY from other shooters in the blind. Longer meaning 26" at the least, usually 28". Good grief!

[JagerDog]

Sure, 6 inches from your ear makes SUCH GREAT OF A DIFFERENCE!!! comon guys, use your heads not only as a hat hangers.
If it did, then 5 feet away you should hardly hear the gun blast and 20 feet away not hear it at all, right?

Think about it, you never tried it and make statements.

But anyway, we hijacked the thread with BS which does not answer OPs question. Sorry, no more comments from me. The ones who want to discuss BBL length for different hunting application should first make a little research and then open their own thread.

OP, I posted the link where you can tap your BBL for $40.



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The longer barrel gets the muzzle blast above your partners head junior. No one wants to be next to you in a sunken blind with 3.5" mags and a short barrel. And OMG if the shooter is sitting and a partner standing you'll make him deaf for sure and potentially blow his head off.

I've never seen a semi-serious upland hunter shoot less than 24" barrels..typically 26" or more. Same with target games. I'm sure some use their "tactical" shotguns on upland, but no shotgun made for the game is shorter than 24"

Slug hunting in CA requires non-tox and rifled barrels are the consensus for any real accuracy of saboted non-tox slugs. 20"- 24" is "standard".

Turkey is a game of it's own with turkey guns having relatively short barrels and uber tight chokes, though pheasant hunters are getting a lot on the wing nowadays with their standard 26-30" pheasant guns.

So no...there's pretty limited reasons to spend $75-$100+ to choke a 20" smoothbore barrel when a new/used one for the purpose is so available and reasonably priced. This isn't some heirloom for which a new barrel for the purpose isn't easily obtainable.

Folks like Huntsprig have much real life wing shooting experience. I have 1000's of hours myself. Assuming otherwise looks stupid to those in the know.

[Huntsprig]

Sure, 6 inches from your ear makes SUCH GREAT OF A DIFFERENCE!!! comon guys, use your heads not only as a hat hangers.
If it did, then 5 feet away you should hardly hear the gun blast and 20 feet away not hear it at all, right?

Think about it, you never tried it and make statements.

But anyway, we hijacked the thread with BS which does not answer OPs question. Sorry, no more comments from me. The ones who want to discuss BBL length for different hunting application should first make a little research and then open their own thread.

OP, I posted the link where you can tap your BBL for $40.
or you can buy a new one for $80 with a chock included

http://www.gunbroker.com/item/618337264

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That tells me all I need to know about you.

OP, you have received some good advice in this thread, none of it is from Sandro.




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[JagerDog]

You are wrong if you think 20" barrels are rarely used outside HD. It's a perfect length for turkey or shooting slugs at pig or deer. I will say all the different barrel choices are why I went with the 870 over the mossy. When I needed a 20" threaded barrel I just ordered one.

I'll stand by what I said. The claim was "generally". It would be a good bet that 90% of 20" and sub 20" barrel pump guns are configured for HD. Even if it's 80% it's still an accurate statement. Even most purpose built slug and turkey guns are greater than 20".

I asked OP what his intent for the shotgun was so he might get educated opinions/options. In today's CA, a smoothbore isn't well catered to slug hunting and what he's got (unknown at this time) is likely as good as anything he would get by modifying it. If creating a "turkey gun", one would likely want a choke format which would permit some of the premium aftermarket turkey chokes...many which cost as much as the what appears to be somewhat prohibitive. I'm not even gonna discuss door breaching as it's fantasy for 99+%.

[JagerDog]

Hunting is GTO but not Trap...doesn't sound right

Ya...considering the shotgun games are mimicks of hunting.

As for speed on flushing game few can give me a run regardless of gun. I suspect you're one of those with your low gun experience. I shoot all games low gun as flushing birds/bunnies is my core interest. Just saying the gun, within reason, has little to do with being quick on target. Hanging up in brush or creating a "tell" in profile to a wary turkey or deer whle stand hunting are much greater considerations.

Believe me, I have nothing bad to say about screw-in chokes. Most of my guns have screw-in chokes. I've sent several to Briley to have chokes installed as barrel options were slim/none and the original chokes didn't suit my purpose.

[deckhandmike]

Eh, a 20" isn't the best barrel but I get use out of mine. I have a modified choke when it sits next to the bed and a turkey choke during the turkey season. Getting slugs to shoot straight seems to be pure luck. Some do, some don't.