Remington 870 question

[generalpetres]

I currently have an older model 870 and live in California. I was wondering if it is legal for me to purchase a magazine extension tube to increase my ammo from 2+1 to either 9+1 on 10+1. would this be legal or no.

[djleisure]

Yep, perfectly legal. It's a pump-gun, so there are very few restrictions on what you can legally do with it. You can have a pistol grip, folding stock, forward grip, etc.

[picasso]

Although it's legal to get the max capacity as required by law, your shotgun has to have a 30" long barrel to accomodate the extra rounds. That'll be heavy and cumbersome for a tactical shot gun, dont you think?

By the way, I'm not sure about a detachable mag for shotguns.

[Beetle Bailey]

BTW, if your 870 can only hold 2+1, that means it has a magazine plug in it to reduce capacity. The plug is required for hunting game with a shotgun but if you are not using it to hunt, you can remove the plug and that will increase the capacity to 4+1.

[Purple K]

Although it's legal to get the max capacity as required by law, your shotgun has to have a 30" long barrel to accomodate the extra rounds. That'll be heavy and cumbersome for a tactical shot gun, dont you think?

By the way, I'm not sure about a detachable mag for shotguns.

WRONG!!! I have an 870 with 10+1 set-up and it's about a 1/4" longer than the original 26" barrel.

Knoxx used to make a detachable magazine set-up for 870's and Mossburgs. They're out of production, but you still see them on some of the gun auctions.

[picasso]

WRONG!!! I have an 870 with 10+1 set-up and it's about a 1/4" longer than the original 26" barrel.

Knoxx used to make a detachable magazine set-up for 870's and Mossburgs. They're out of production, but you still see them on some of the gun auctions.

My approximate calculation is based on a 3" shell. Unless you want the mag tube to extend farther than the barrel. I think that'll look like a joke.

[5150bronco]

that would be very cool to hook up a knoxx..... wished i knew last weekend at gun show.

I thought folding stocks were illegal. good to know.

[okimreloaded]

I've got an 870 and I'm confident I can solve any problem with 5 rounds of double 00. whose gonna stick around after you let even one of those babies off?

[5150bronco]

I've got an 870 and I'm confident I can solve any problem with 5 rounds of double 00. whose gonna stick around after you let even one of those babies off?

oh yea..., just need them hear the sound of one round going in...

[Purple K]

My approximate calculation is based on a 3" shell. Unless you want the mag tube to extend farther than the barrel. I think that'll look like a joke.

"APPROXIMATE" is the key word here. Like I said, I actually own an 870 with a 26" barrel that is equiped with a 10-rd tube extension. The magazine tube only extends beyond the end of the barrel by about 1/4" and looks just fine.