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Offline coopershooter

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WHAT BARREL FITS MY 870?
« on: March 21, 2006, 03:40:53 PM »
ITS A 2 3/4 INCH 12 GA BARREL, WILL THE 3 INCH BARRELS FIT? AND I CANT SHOOT 3 INCH SHELLS IN A 2 3/4 RECIEVER, RIGHT?
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« Reply #1 on: March 21, 2006, 04:56:25 PM »
Thats correct, you can only shoot what is marked on the barrel. If its not marked for 3" shells DONT USE THEM!
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« Reply #2 on: March 21, 2006, 05:34:10 PM »
Either barrel will fit but you can only shoot what the receiver was originally set up for.
If it started as a 2 3/4 you can only shoot 2 3/4.
If the receiver is a magnum then the barrel will dictate which shells you can shoot.
I use a 2 3/4" barrel on my Rem 1100 to get it to cycle trap loads. They either have 2 gas holes or 1. But not an issue with 870s.
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« Reply #3 on: March 30, 2006, 09:41:20 AM »
870 barrels are 870 barrels, and they will fit on any 870.  The round you can shoot is the minimum of the two *receiver and barrel* and if that minimum is 2.75, then only 2.75" shells, IF 3" then 2.75 and 3.  If both for 3.5, then you can shoot all sizes of rounds.
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« Reply #4 on: May 19, 2006, 02:00:58 PM »
I've got an older 870 Wingmaster and I noticed that there is a shop, in Minnesota I believe, that advertises they can convert an 870 from 2 3/4" to 3". They are a Remington warranty repair shop if I'm not mistaken. I found out about them on the Remington web page.

I was thinking about getting a 3" barrel with a RemChoke and then sending my receiver off for this modification. At $65 it seems like a pretty good deal. Has anyone tried this?

The name of the outfit is Ahlmans and their web page is:

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« Reply #5 on: May 20, 2006, 04:49:31 AM »
What are you wanting to do with it? To be honest there is not a real huge advantage to shooting 3 inch shells. You can find many 2 3/4 inch shells with simular ballistics if you look around. Both in shot and slugs.

The length of the shell really doesn't mean much any more. The only advantage to a 3 inch shell is if you are hunting turkey or water fowl you will be able to get more shot in there, like a 2 oz. load. But you can get pretty close to that with some 2 3/4 inch rounds.

For instance fiocchi makes a pheasant load that will shoot 1 3/8 oz of shot at 1485 fps, and it's a 2 3/4 inch shell!

Ulness you are goose hunting or trying to shoot turkeys at longer ranges I would not bother with 3 inch or 3.5 inch magnum shells. There is SO much selection in the 2 3/4 inch offerings it will cover just about anything.

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« Reply #6 on: May 20, 2006, 06:38:42 AM »
I pretty much agree with you Paul. I want to use 3" for exactly the cases you cited, turkey and geese. I get by with my Skeet-choked 26" 2 3/4" barrel for 90% of my shooting, but I want to stretch the capabilities of my old 870 Wingmaster a little further instead of picking up another shotgun for those rare instances when I just need a little more oomph.

I think I'll give Ahlmans a call and ask exactly what's involved in that conversion.
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« Reply #7 on: May 21, 2006, 03:12:41 AM »
If it's a legitimate conversion I'd consider it. When I put a 3" BBL on my 2 3/4" reciever I wondered what the difference was????? The reciever seemed to be the exact same size :? I have heard it's somehting internal not sure.

I would get hem to explain everything in detail they plan on doing to your gun.
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« Reply #8 on: May 22, 2006, 11:35:53 AM »
I once compared the exploded parts list in the manual for a 2 3/4" 870 and a 3" 870.  The main difference is the ejector.  Their are a couple of other parts that are different but they all have to do with the ejection.  It is an easy conversion that other places have done over the years.
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« Reply #9 on: May 25, 2006, 04:35:49 PM »
Nice Bow PIC BTW Paul 8)

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« Reply #10 on: June 04, 2006, 04:03:41 PM »
it's going to be mostly a home defence gun, so i dont need three inch shells. i might use it for close up hog's or deer, but i dont think a hog can tell 2 3/4 from 3 inches!?
 i just wanted to know the mechanics of the barrels and recievers.
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