young ducker

i've wanted to get a 10 ga. for goose hunting, but don't want to
spend to much. i've been looking to find a 870 10 ga. anybody
know if they make one.

sjsfire

Do a quick search on remington.com

younggun308

The 870 isn't a 10 gauge, but there's the SP-10, but that an auto-loader that's very expensive, you're best bet would be an H&R single shot 10-gauge, it shoots 3 1/2 mags, and you can get a full choke for it.

It would recoil like heck, though.

GooseHunter Jr.

Go for the Browning BPS pump.....that is what I shoot and love it.

SwampCollie

ahhhh....no....

Cheaper, yes perhaps, but thats about where it ends. First of all, a 10gauge will shoot a more even and still more dense pattern than almost any 3.5" 12ga on the market. And that you can put your money on. Moreover, the recoil is significantly less for a couple of reasons: 1) as aforementioned, 10ga are limited to less max pressures. 2) 10ga guns are HEAVY, usually in the neighborhood of 8-10 lbs. 3) They are only made for shooting magnum loads, and have designs to handle such recoil.

Only real downside is that you can't use it for anything else. No clay games with this one. Turkeys, waterfowl, and deer with buckshot. Period. But, for what it is, it is unbeatable.

younggun308

You mean a 10-gauge recoils less than a 12-gauge when it's designed right!!!!!

Did I hear that wrong?

Nanook85

A friend of mine has a 10ga single shot that had less apparent recoil with 3 1/2" slugs than my old pump 12 with 3" slugs. The difference was in the recoil pad (The 12 didn't have one, just a plastic butt plate).

Californiadoctor

I own a Remington SP-10 Magnum which is a 10 guage auotoloader. It is not cheap but it is a very sturdy well made shotgun that will be in your family for genertions. Thegun is also heavy, about 11 pounds, but the recoil is quite manageable even when firing 2 1/4 ounce turkey loads. In fact I have fired 12 guage pump guns in 3" magnum that had much worse recoil. The payloads of the 10 guage in 3 1/2" magnum and 12 guage 3 1/2" magnums is only equivalent if you are using high density non-toxic shot. If you are using steel shot, the 10 guage has a 1 3/4 ounce load while the 12 guage 3 1/2 inch magnum is 1 9/16 of an ounce. Both are 1 3/4 ounce when using high density non-toxic ammunition. However, HD costs about $4 a round while steel is less than $1 a round. While it would not be allowed on a skeet range, in addition to hunting waterfowl and turkey,a 10 guage can be used for upland game such as pheasants and big game using buck shot or rifled slugs. I have found it to be a pretty versatile gun that is surprisingly pleasant to shoot.

Caldoc