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Remington 870 - 21" or 26" barrel?

Started by Ridgerunner7, April 19, 2012, 12:48:12 PM

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drenalinld

I have 870 SM special purpose. I cut down 26" bbl to 21" bbl. it was no where close to longer bbl patterns. I spent almost $300 to get a new 26" bbl.

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Quote from: drenalinld on April 29, 2012, 10:29:59 PM
I have 870 SM special purpose. I cut down 26" bbl to 21" bbl. it was no where close to longer bbl patterns. I spent almost $300 to get a new 26" bbl.

Yeah, velocity is not really that big of an issue... However, patterning consistency tends to lean more toward the 26".  I went with the 26" on my 870 and 1187.