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Turkey Guns & Shooting => 20 Gauge Turkey Guns => Topic started by: Longspur321 on January 29, 2013, 09:56:52 PM

Title: What base/mount for an 870?
Post by: Longspur321 on January 29, 2013, 09:56:52 PM
Plan on getting my little 20 drilled and tapped and put a Bushnell Trophy dot on top. What base do y'all recommend? Tried searching but didn't find anything... Thanks
Title: Re: What base/mount for an 870?
Post by: FullChoke on January 29, 2013, 10:22:21 PM
Remington told me that the 12 and the 20 gauge shotguns had the same radius on the top of the receivers, therefore whatever base fits a 12 will fit the 20. I hope this helps your search.

FC
Title: Re: What base/mount for an 870?
Post by: mightyjoeyoung on January 30, 2013, 12:35:36 AM
Quote from: FullChoke on January 29, 2013, 10:22:21 PM
Remington told me that the 12 and the 20 gauge shotguns had the same radius on the top of the receivers, therefore whatever base fits a 12 will fit the 20. I hope this helps your search.

FC

This.  I bought a base for the870 at Walmart and my gun smith cut it down to three holes to fit the 20 gauge receiver and then drilled and tapped the receiver to match.  I mounted the bushnell TR25 red dot sight.  Fit perfectly. 
Title: Re: What base/mount for an 870?
Post by: Longspur321 on January 30, 2013, 04:46:24 AM
Thanks guys. Dug some more and saw a couple guys on here using that EGW base. Might look at that one closer.
Title: Re: What base/mount for an 870?
Post by: outdoors on January 30, 2013, 09:45:58 AM
 :boon:  I had the EGW mounted to my Benelli M2 20ga. Real nice fit .....
Title: Re: What base/mount for an 870?
Post by: Shotgun Dave on January 30, 2013, 03:32:07 PM
It's a Weaver base 429 . Should fit your 20 well . I drilled my 11-87 20 and mounted  a 429 Base very easily . Cut mine in half and just drilled two holes . Using a very short Sight  . Works well done the same thing on my 11-87 twelve been hunting with it for a # of seasons .. Gonna try the 20 this year . Good luck  . David :turkey2: