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Old 01-26-2006 | 09:49 AM
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Default RE: Old Remington 870 pump 12 ga

If it has the rem-choke choke tube system, then you'll need to get an extra full turkey choke. Every gun is different, so what works best in my 870 might not work as well in yours. I would get a few different ones and try patterning from 20 to about 40 yards with different choke and turkey load combinations. Last year I used a star dot choke tube, this year I bought a ventilator but haven't tried it yet. Before that I used a remington extra full turkey choke (non ported). If the gun is shiney, you will want to camoflage it. If its dull (like the express models with dull stocks and matted barrels/receivers) you don't really need to camoflage it. You'll probably want to either add fiber optic rifle type sights to the rib or get a scope mount and put a scope on it. Another option might be a red dot type scope. The latest CDNN catalog has 870 scope mounts for $5.99. All you have to do to mount it on the receiver is tap out the pins that hold the trigger assembly in place and use the bolts provided with the mount in their place. That should be a good start. I recently put a composite stock andremington R3 recoil pad (made by Simms Limbsaver) on my 870. That pad takes a lot of the pain out of patterning those magnum turkey loads, but in the field all you care about when you pull the trigger is that bird on the ground, not the pain in your shoulder. I can't say the same about the range though. Good luck with your new gun!
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