[nathan]

Nice with a 21 inch barrel with full choke. Barrel is not too long and not too short. Can one shoot slugs and buckshot on this one?

http://www.remington.com/products/firearms/shotguns/model_870/model_870_express_turkey.asp

[Fred Fuller]

I'd definitely swap out the Turkey Extra Full choke tube for a Mod or ImpCyl tube, but other than that IMHO your idea is a good one. But I'd not try to force slugs or buckshot through that tight a tube.

I used the same sort of 870 Express Turkey model for a couple of years as my only long gun in a big-city apartment a few years ago. It's about perfect as a one-gun one-barrel shotgun battery. A 21" VR RemChoke barrel with a Bradley bead up front and a midbead, plus a pocketful of choke tubes, and you're good to go for about anything a shotgun can do. I got mine used for a bit less than $200, and still have it among the pack of 870s here.

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