need help w/ my rem.
#1
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Join Date: Oct 2004
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need help w/ my rem.
okay , im 14 years old and about 4 yrs ago i decided i wanted to start hunting so i save up all my money for three yrs. and i bought a remington 870 express. on my barell it says shoot 3in or 2 3/4 in magnum reciever in all others shoot 2 3/4 ? mine does not say that its a magnum rieciever but i shoot threes thruogh it all the time!! what shoulf i do ?know my waterfowl hunting is going to be over, youcant nock geese or ducks down as well w/ 2 3/4 in shot can i still shoot 3s through my gun !@!?
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RE: need help w/ my rem.
youcant nock geese or ducks down as well w/ 2 3/4 in shot can i still shoot 3s through my gun !@!?
#3
RE: need help w/ my rem.
There are, to my knowledge, two types of recievers made for the Model 870, standard 3" and the Super Mag 3.5" reciever. You have the former, which will handle 2.75" and 3" shells, but will not function with 3.5" shells.
You say you already shoot 3" shells all the time, so why do you doubt that you can use 3" shells for waterfoul hunting?
Mike
You say you already shoot 3" shells all the time, so why do you doubt that you can use 3" shells for waterfoul hunting?
Mike
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RE: need help w/ my rem.
Bismuth and tungsten polymer are more dense than steel so you can use smaller shot.They perform very much like lead shot.They do cost more than steel.For the amount that most people use though the cost is not prohibitive.Unless of course you are one of those people that uses three or more shots for every bird that you take home.
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RE: need help w/ my rem.
Like I stated on the waterfowl forum, your receiver type is identified by the serial number suffix.
I just verified it from the remington website. If your serial # ends with a "V", it shoots 2 3/4" only. Ending with "M" shoots 2 3/4" and 3". A serial # with "A" shoots 2 3/4", 3", and 3 1/2". Go to www.remington.com, go to Support, and click on Help Center to see for yourself.
Also, a 3" barrel will fit on a 2 3/4" only receiver and chamber a 3" shell. This practice is not advisable and I am not saying it is okay to use in this configuration. Just that it is possible to mix the two up.
Don't worry about the bismuth and tungsten shot yet. If you saved 4 years to buy your 870, you won't be able to afford these shells.
I just verified it from the remington website. If your serial # ends with a "V", it shoots 2 3/4" only. Ending with "M" shoots 2 3/4" and 3". A serial # with "A" shoots 2 3/4", 3", and 3 1/2". Go to www.remington.com, go to Support, and click on Help Center to see for yourself.
Also, a 3" barrel will fit on a 2 3/4" only receiver and chamber a 3" shell. This practice is not advisable and I am not saying it is okay to use in this configuration. Just that it is possible to mix the two up.
Don't worry about the bismuth and tungsten shot yet. If you saved 4 years to buy your 870, you won't be able to afford these shells.