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Stewart, then get a shotgun with a 24 or 26" barrel that you can shoot at the range, change chokes and still use in a defensive situation. Don't underestimate the longer barrel and swingability when shooting clays or birds. Shooting a shorter barrel can be tough.
IC = Improved cylinder.
So a Remy 870, 16 inch with 2 inch "breacher" (for the "cool factor" mentioned! HAHA) to equal 18 inch, solid stock (preferrably with pistol grip), pump action would be ideal for any HD situation then?
Sure. Put a mag extension on it too. I have a cheap ass extension on mine. One of the better mag extensions out there is a Nordic.
That's certainly something I'll consider, assuming I don't run out of money buying them for Bailey to practice on. Thanks for the tip Fryday.
BigBear: Have you put any consideration into what kind of barrel you want? I mean between just a standard barrel or a vent ribbed. I've got that 26" vent ribbed barrel and holding the gun up with one hand like in the movies is a joke. I've held an 18" or 20" Mossberg with a regular barrel and a full butt stock and it is worlds lighter than my 26" vent ribbed barrel gun with just a tasco pistol grip.
Also, since you were already considering spending the money on a Benelli, have you considered looking at Serbu Super Shorty at all? They are manufactured out of 870 receivers. I think they are AOW instead of SBS though (whole other can of worms right?).
Here is a picture of one: (Bottom)
http://www.tucsonguns.com/pic/2008-0...22-08-0006.jpg
A guy over on SilencerTalk has one and killed some rabbits with it just by aiming down the flat of the barrel.
As far as the flash hider, it just has to be pinned, welded, or otherwise permanently mounted to the barrel.
EDIT: Never mind about the Serbu, only holds 2 in the mag + 1 in the chamber.
Serbu I'm not interested in. Again, just something for HD and that the wife feels comfortable holding (i.e. good balance for her petite frame). I have thought about barells and the standard will be fine. Vented, rib, harmonic flute, whatever is too much for me. I just want soemthing that when I pull the trigger, it goes boom in a predicatable way. Again, it's about balance and weight. I can stand hold a .50 BMG steady so I'm not too worried about weight on my end but the wifey is another problem. No need for a pocket shotgun though, lol!!! I'm not going to throw it in my pants and go to the store or anything. HAHA>
My vote goes for the Benelli. I have a Benelli (not the M4) and it's done really well. They're really reliable, well designed firearms (that's why the're expensive). And the m4 is semi auto.
I've also shot an 870 Tactical. I've heard that they're not so good on reliability. Supposedly Remington was too embarrased to enter their shotty in for the shotgun contract that mossberg has now with the 500 (or 590). The 870 will break more easily and sooner. Plus it's not semi auto. The good side is, they're cheep. I really like the way 870s feel.
Are you thinking pistol grip only? Or pistol grip and stock? I'm not sure that Benelli has just a pistol grip with no stock for their M4.
Did you happen to hear that from the same person trying to sell you a Mossberg by any chance?Quote:
Originally Posted by rhineoshott
Pistol grip with stock. I'm not fond of a pure pistol grip. I like feeling something in my shoulder unless I'm handling a pistol.
Went and bought an 870 for the wife.
Put a box of shells.
Every other would not extract.
So I go on the Net and apparently late production 870s have given lots of similar issues (check it out yourself).
I understand breaking it in, but this is ridiculous.[Rant1]
The day after I brought it back to Big 5 and I must have looked really pissed because they exchanged it for a Mossberg 500 (my second one), no problem.
I am glad I did...
That's interesting. When I was looking at shotgun information, I couldn't find any complaints of feeding/ejecting issues on any pump gun of any manufacturer. Most the stuff I ran into was preference between plastic vs metal trigger groups, cross bolt vs parallel safety, after market accessory availability, etc.
Did you ever research into how recent the bad batch of 870's were supposed to have come out? They've been making the 870 for like 40 years now. Weird that they'd screw something up this late in the game.