18.5" or 20" Rem. 870 with removable chokes?

[newglockster]

I am looking for a factory-made, 18.5" or 20" Rem. 870 barrel with removable chokes? Is that even made? All the 18.5" or 20" barrel I have seen are all fixed chokes...
Or is it possible to add threading to the inside of a cylinder bore barrel?

Basically, what I want to make/have is a Rem. 870 with a 20" barrel that takes removable chokes, with a magazine that hold at least 6 shots, preferably 7.... or am I dreaming?


Thanks!

[Ziggy91]

Remington sells a "Tactical" 870 with an 18 1/2" barrel with ghosts rings and removable choke, so the barrel definitely exists. I've also got my eye on a 20" barrel on Cheaper Than Dirt that's threaded for a choke.

Threading a barrel can be done, but I don't know how and I've been told to just drill a hole in the barrel and the choke and put the two together.

As for magazines, I have a 2 shot extension from Remington on my 870 making my HD gun hold 6+1.

Everything's out there, you just have to do some leg work...

[newglockster]

Is this the one you are talking about on CTD? http://www.cheaperthandirt.com/94545-1.html

[newglockster]

Also, on the Remington website, I did not see a "tactical" barrel as available... may sold on a new gun only?? Is this similar? http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/Vie...Item=243959020

[BigDogatPlay]

I think the factory barrel with the faux breacher choke tube is on new guns only, but I could be wrong about that. I'm not impressed with it, I've shot a Big 5 "tactical" model with that on and it and didn't do anything appreciable that I could tell other than look tacticool. Aippi will no doubt be along to tell you how unimpressed he is with it. But if it's what you want to do, who am I to argue.

A plus 2 extension is going to be flush to the muzzle of an 18.5 inch barrel. A plus 3 will be flush to the muzzle of a 20 inch barrel. Looking at Remington's web site (not the actual parts catalog) the shortest barrel I find listed as coming with Rem-Choke (their proprietary thread / choke tube pattern) is 20 inches.

[mrkam]

Also, on the Remington website, I did not see a "tactical" barrel as available... may sold on a new gun only?? Is this similar? http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/Vie...Item=243959020

That's the barrel, except that's the barrel with the ATACS camo. My friend picked up one of those, and any new 870 with the "breaching tool" comes with a 18.5" barrel with the Rem-Choke. Like this one http://remington.com/products/firear...-tactical.aspx

As for just the barrel, you'd probably have to find it on gunbroker or something, like you did. And yeah, the +2 magazine extension is easy to find. It almost sounds like you'd be better off just picking up the model that I linked you to, but I'm not sure what exactly you want.

[newglockster]

I don't want the "breacher" choke tube, just a barrel (preferably 20") that accepts different choke tubes.

[tacticalcity]

Well, for HD it is a bad idea to have removable screw in chokes that typically come with Remingtons. They get sent down range when you use slugs with them. Any HD guns needs to be able to fire slugs as well as 00.

It does exist however. The Wingmaster 12GA 20" Rifle Sight Barrel is out there. I ordered one online several years ago to turn my Wingmaster into an HD gun. It had removable chokes that screwed in. Which is how I disovered they didn't work with slugs.

What I recommend is a fixed choke barrel that is IMPROVED CYLINDER. That way it holds a nice tight group and you won't distroy your choke everytime you fire slugs. Avoid straight cylinder if you can. It opens up way too quickly. The vast majority of what you find online with be straight cylinder unfortunately.

I also prefer 18.5" to 20", if only because it is easier to control in tight spaces. For competition that changes, and 20" is better because that too helps keep your pattern tight for just a hair longer.

[newglockster]

I have used, and confirmed with Remington that it is OK to use removable cylinder chokes with slugs... maybe not 1000's of rounds, but some it fine IMO...

[Canucky]

Newglockster may I ask what is the reason for removable chokes on a 18.5 or 20 inch barrel?

[Sicarius]

For a HD barrel, you really don't need to be swapping chokes IMO. To get a barrel threaded is pretty expensive and the barrel is pretty thin walled at that point. Given the option, I much rather get a barre intended for chokes. You can see that the outside diameter is contoured to accept the choke and it will give you a lot more meat for the threads. Improved Cylinder is ideal for slugs but you can use Modified. I run Modified through my 18.5 inch benelli with removeable chokes at IPSC matches.
Kevin

[aippi]

There is an 18.5" Bead sight in matte finish that has Rem Choke threads and comes with a modified tube. The two shot Remington LE Extension ends flush with this barrel. You can find it on www.gunbroker.com if you look.

The only 20" barrel that is threaded for Rem Chokes is the matte finish Rifle sight Deer Barre. A Remington LE three shot extension ends 1/2" past 20" barrels.

Of course Remington told you that you can shoot slugs, they make a rifled slug tube for their shotguns. These are for hunting and they will not get a lot of slugs through them. I don't recommend shooting a lot of slugs through any tube as they compress to stablize and pull that stainless steel tube against those softer steel threads in the barrel. You don't have to know much about metal to know the result of this one day.

[newglockster]

Thanks JD! I greatly appreciate the info!

[newglockster]

One more thing... What constriction of fixed choke is "Best" for slugs, buck, etc for HD? Cylinder or maybe improved?