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Turkey Guns & Shooting => 12 ga Remington pattern pictures => Topic started by: WALKER80 on May 09, 2018, 11:52:05 PM

Title: 870 20" barrel?
Post by: WALKER80 on May 09, 2018, 11:52:05 PM
I'm tired of packing my NEF 10 gauge around and thought about jazzing up my old 870 sp.  I found a 20" rem choke barrel with rifle sights for cheap and was wondering if anyone else had any experience with this setup, or if this barrel is too short.  Also, which choke and TSS shell should I try if Y'all have any recommendations.

thanks: Walker
Title: Re: 870 20" barrel?
Post by: Divenut2 on May 10, 2018, 09:54:37 AM
Not an 870, but I switched to a 20" barrel on my Mossy 500 a few year ago and never looked back. Absolutely love it. And noticeably easier to handle in the woods I hunt than the old 28" barrel. Also handier in my pop-up blind in which the 28"er would protrude out the window and was cumbersome to pull in and point out another window when the dang gobblers came from the sides etc. Patterns every bit as tight as the longer barrel with the same choke tube.

Be well
Title: Re: 870 20" barrel?
Post by: WALKER80 on May 10, 2018, 10:29:53 AM
Thanks for the reply
Title: Re: 870 20" barrel?
Post by: WALKER80 on May 10, 2018, 05:35:37 PM
I ended up ordering an 18 1/2" Carlson's barrel with sights. Might be a touch on the short side but I guess I'll find out.
Title: Re: 870 20" barrel?
Post by: Divenut2 on May 10, 2018, 06:04:36 PM
Quote from: WALKER80 on May 10, 2018, 05:35:37 PM
I ended up ordering an 18 1/2" Carlson's barrel with sights. Might be a touch on the short side but I guess I'll find out.

Sounds cool! Let us know how it goes. I have an old fixed choke barrel I've been thinking about cutting back to 18" and threading for choke tubes. I think a short barrel like that would be handy for sure! Especially in the thick stuff I hunt.

Be well
Title: Re: 870 20" barrel?
Post by: BrowningGuy88 on May 11, 2018, 12:30:27 PM
Quote from: WALKER80 on May 10, 2018, 05:35:37 PM
I ended up ordering an 18 1/2" Carlson's barrel with sights. Might be a touch on the short side but I guess I'll find out.

I have an 18.5" Winny 1300 and had a Benelli M2 with an 18.5" and with the right choke/load combo they are deadly. I shoot TSS 8's out of mine, but with 3" Long Beards the 1300 gives killing patterns too. Run Indian Creek and SumToy chokes in those.
Title: Re: 870 20" barrel?
Post by: TURKEY MASTER on May 12, 2018, 10:08:48 PM
Shouldn't have a problem if you shooting TSS.
Title: Re: 870 20" barrel?
Post by: bigoman29 on July 03, 2018, 05:06:08 PM
Here's a pic of a 870 with 20" barrel. This is a 8x9 3 1/2 load running 2.25 oz with a Jebs .650
Title: Re: 870 20" barrel?
Post by: ShootingABN! on July 06, 2018, 09:49:20 AM
Quote from: bigoman29 on July 03, 2018, 05:06:08 PM
Here's a pic of a 870 with 20" barrel. This is a 8x9 3 1/2 load running 2.25 oz with a Jebs .650

Yardage? Nice pattern. ;)
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