I got one of the cantilever barrels earlier in the summer and am very pleased with it. I have the 870EXPRESS and was able to find an EXPRESS barrel at cabelas w/ cantilever for about $189. Awesome deal. It's the 23" barrel w/out scope. I ended up putting a Nikon prostaff 2-7x32 on it as well, just like hunting up north said, and it works great with 3" Remington Copper Solids out past 100 yards. I wouldn't hesitate getting one. The higher velocity slugs (SST's, Remington Corelokt and Brenneke super sabots) didn't perform nearly as well. Check out cabelas. It was ordered on aMonday or Tuesday and got here Friday morning before they said it should be here. Now I just gotta get out there and get my first deer with it. I'll feel very confidentwith it out in the woods.