[Enter_Narne]

I'm interested in getting a shotgun soon. The one I'm probably going to get is the Remington 870 Super Magnum with a rifled barrel and a smooth bore barrel. Do any of you have one with a magazine tube extension, black finish and wood furniture? Would you mind taking a picture of both sides of it and posting it here for me, please? I'm collecting pictures of the weapons I'd like in my collection and I can't seem to find exactly this setup. My thinking is, "if I can't have them for real, then I'll have them digitally... at least until I save up to buy them." It's a good motivator for me to put in the hours so I can buy myself this gift. Thanks

[Fred Fuller]

If you don't mind me suggesting you stick to a plain old Magnum 870 and forego the dubious pleasures of the Super Maggie Numb, I'll bump your thread for you...

lpl/nc (a good many 870s here but no SuperMags)

[TrapperReady]

No pictures here, although I do use one 870 Super Mag pretty often.

Lee - While I certainly would never advocate an 870 Super Magnum for a HD gun, I think they're totally fine for hunting. I picked one up a couple years ago so that I could shoot the occasional 3 1/2" steel loads for waterfowl.

Frankly, with the added thickness of my cold-weather gear and the Limbsaver pad that came as OEM, the recoil isn't horrible. Even with my short arms, there's no problem in operating the action, and I've never had any issue with the little sliding cover at the back of the bolt (which IS a goofy little kludge I will admit; and the main reason I wouldn't prefer to use one for "serious" matters). Mine has also always fed shorter shells flawlessly.

[jlpskydive]

I don't have a 3.5 chambered 870 mine is only the 3 inch version, but my Winchester SX2 is the 3.5 version and let me tell you a little story. The SX2 is supposed to be one of the lightest recoiling shotguns on the planet. With that being said I ordered 50 3.5 shells to go with it in #4 Buck. I took it out to the range and loaded a 3.5 a 3 and a 2 3/4 so that I could feel the difference. The 2 was as expected very light and manageable I could soot those all day long. The 3 hit pretty hard, but nothing to write home about, then came the 3.5 and it hit so hard that it moved me back about 6 inches and the gun almost came out of my hand. I ran the same test with a buddy that day and we both agreed that unless the Zombies were at the door those were the last 3.5 shells we would be firing. I still have 48 left in the safe. NOW I CAN NOT IMAGINE what that would feel like out of an 870. The 3" shells with #4 buck that I keep in my 870 for home defense are not that pleasant, but are at least manageable. Just my thoughts YMMV.