Help! Correct barrel?

red_tractor · 10-20-2003, 11:20 AM

Hi all!
I need some help with getting a cantilever barrel for my Remington 870 Express 20 gauge shotgun. In looking at the Cabela' s catalog for Hasting' s barrels, they show 2 20 ga types - lightweight and standard. The standard was going to be about 10 weeks out, so I ordered the " LW" - will this be ok? I' m having a lot of trouble getting the answer and when I went into Bass Pro & Gander Mountain, they didn' t seem to want to help (I' m a girl in my early 20' s, so I tend to get shrugged off)
I REALLY REALLY need some help on this. My serial# (I think, I got it off the packaging of paperwork) is C771184U, and the model/part# of the entire gun is 25597(Remington' s #).
The reason I worry, is that if you go to the following page in Cabela' s catalog, (the remington barrel section pg 419 in the Master Fall Catalog 2003) it says " The 20ga lightweight barrels will not fit 20ga standard guns" . So is that what I have, or not?

Please help!
Thanks!
Barbara

BigBore1895 · 10-20-2003, 04:28 PM

I would say that it should fit the gun, but I would definitely call Remington before you do anything. They will be the only ones who will be able to tell you EXACTLY what to do about the barrel. You can find their contact information at www.remington.com There are alot of smart people on this board, but just to be safe you should give them a call. Welcome to the board by the way, nobody will shrug you off here!

red_tractor · 10-23-2003, 08:45 AM

Thanks!

Well, I go the barrel and it appears that it will fit...I still have the saddle-mount scope & bracket on there, so I coudn' t put it on for sure. The hastings barrel is longer but that' s the only physical diff. I think I' ll take it to the local gunsmith to get the saddle mount off (you really dont want me messing with gun components, no matter how immaterial[&:]). Then I' ll let him decide if its right & let him shoot off the 1st round!

Thanks again!

BigBore1895 · 10-23-2003, 10:48 AM

Good thinkin' red, glad to hear that barrel will get the job done for you. Let us know how that thing shoots when it is set up!

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