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  • #1
    pontiacpratt
    Senior Member
    • Sep 2009
    • 1663

    Ordered my First Shotgun today!

    Just got back from my LGS and in ten days I'll be taking home a brand new Remington 870 Express 7 shot Tactical.
    I was going back and forth between this and the Mossberg 590 Special Purpose 9 shot and in the end I like the way the shorter 870 pointed. It seemed like it came right up in line with my eye and the 590 took a little adjusting.
    I've not got the bases covered: Rifle, Pistol, and now Shotgun.
    A mugger, even an armed one, can only make a successful living in a society where the state has granted him a force monopoly.
    -Marko Kloos
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    • #2
      mrkam
      Senior Member
      • Jun 2008
      • 636
      Nice! I have a Mossberg 590A1 18.5" 6 shot, and there is no way I'm going longer than that, with the extra tube and shell weight on the front. I haven't handled a 20" fully loaded, but I bet it wouldn't feel very good or agile at all. Nice pick, it'll serve you well.

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        • #3
          D2Shooter
          Member
          • Mar 2011
          • 243
          Nice!

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            • #4
              orangeusa
              • Jul 2009
              • 9055
              No Benelli, Stoegar or Beretta? J/K - Congrats on getting (imagine Colby from Top Shot) 'One of the most iconic shotguns ever made - The Remington 870.'

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                • #5
                  pontiacpratt
                  Senior Member
                  • Sep 2009
                  • 1663
                  Originally posted by orangeusa
                  No Benelli, Stoegar or Beretta? J/K - Congrats on getting (imagine Colby from Top Shot) 'One of the most iconic shotguns ever made - The Remington 870.'
                  I an't got the scratch for a Beretta Shotgun.
                  I actually almost went with the Benelli Nova... but I could get a better deal on the 870.
                  With a baby on the way "The Incubator" gave me the green light on this purchase but had to keep it inexpensive. lol
                  A mugger, even an armed one, can only make a successful living in a society where the state has granted him a force monopoly.
                  -Marko Kloos

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                    • #6
                      shellslinger
                      Senior Member
                      • Jan 2011
                      • 930
                      Excellent choice in shotgun. I have no beef with 870's, they're just wonderful shotguns. But I don't mind the 20" barrel on my 590a1. Two extra shells for me just means another 2 shots before I have to reload
                      Bounce a ball in Football that's a fumble. Baseball, no bouncing at all. Bounce a ball in Hockey, well that's a mandatory drug test right there...

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                        • #7
                          hcbr
                          Veteran Member
                          • Jul 2010
                          • 4733
                          Congrats, one of the first shotguns I owned, she's been a machine for me! You won't be disappointed!
                          Be the change that you wish to see in the world.Mahatma Gandhi

                          "A bullet sounds the same in every language..."
                          ― Stewie Griffin (Family Guy Episode: Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story 2005)

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                            • #8
                              bsg
                              I need a LIFE!!
                              • Jan 2009
                              • 25954
                              congratulations on your first shotgun! your new 870 will serve you well.

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                                • #9
                                  db.40
                                  Member
                                  • Aug 2011
                                  • 129
                                  Congrats! I also got an 870 express tactical, but I get to pick mine up tomorrow. I went with rem over moss because I knew I wanted a pistol grip stock and the rem's safety is better for that IMO.

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                                    • #10
                                      Zartan
                                      In Memoriam
                                      • Nov 2010
                                      • 6269
                                      What did it run you?
                                      "If he won't walk, walk him...be nice"
                                      -Dalton


                                      WTS: 870 Barrel Clamp/Railed Mount

                                      http://i1177.photobucket.com/albums/...af415fafe8.jpg

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                                        • #11
                                          pontiacpratt
                                          Senior Member
                                          • Sep 2009
                                          • 1663
                                          It was around $450 before fees and taxes.
                                          A mugger, even an armed one, can only make a successful living in a society where the state has granted him a force monopoly.
                                          -Marko Kloos

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                                            • #12
                                              Leadmaster
                                              Member
                                              • Mar 2011
                                              • 201
                                              now buy $200 worth of shells!

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                                                • #13
                                                  pontiacpratt
                                                  Senior Member
                                                  • Sep 2009
                                                  • 1663
                                                  Originally posted by Leadmaster
                                                  now buy $200 worth of shells!
                                                  That'll keep me busy for a while. 12ga is cheap compared to .308 and .40 lol
                                                  A mugger, even an armed one, can only make a successful living in a society where the state has granted him a force monopoly.
                                                  -Marko Kloos

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