Hello, I am VERY interested in purchasing a Remington model 870p 12 gauge shotgun with the 14 inch barrel, black parkerized finish, bead sight, and modified choke. My only concern is that the barrel is to short to be legal. I am not in the military, and I'm not a police officer. I'm just a civilian. I live in Indiana.
Is this legal?
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Atticus_1354
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That would be a SBS or Short Barrel Shotgun. Someone who has done it can explain better, but it requires a tax stamp and approval before being purchased.
GigaBuist
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Minimum length for a shotgun barrel is 18 inches. Anything shorter and you've got an NFA (National Firearms Act - 1934) weapon on your hands, and you'll have to go through the same process required for obtaining a fully-automatic machine gun.
This link will give you some more details.
Basically, a $200 transfer tax must be paid, an application must be filled out and signed by your sheriff, though they may refuse to for any reason. There are ways around this, like forming a corporation and having the corp. buy the gun. You then submit the application to the BATF, wait 6 weeks to 6 months for approval, and then you're clear.
This link will give you some more details.
Basically, a $200 transfer tax must be paid, an application must be filled out and signed by your sheriff, though they may refuse to for any reason. There are ways around this, like forming a corporation and having the corp. buy the gun. You then submit the application to the BATF, wait 6 weeks to 6 months for approval, and then you're clear.
Ghost Tracker
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A Remington 870P w/ 14" barrel with a Modified Choke? That's rather odd isn't it?
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A Remington 870P w/ 14" barrel with a Modified Choke? That's rather odd isn't it?
Not really. Remington has been putting fixed chokes in its shorter barrels for some years now. Most all of their curent production 18- 20" barrels (save for the ones used in the 'home defense' versions of the Express, those are still CYL) have ImpCyl chokes. And there are occasional runs of 18- 18.5" 870 Police barrels made with fixed Modified chokes. I have a couple of them here.
Could be the shorter barrels require a bit more choke to get patterns, I don't know. Never messed with an SBS, never could see any reason to subject myself to all the hassle. An 18- 18.5" barrel does fine for me.
lpl/nc
Not really. Remington has been putting fixed chokes in its shorter barrels for some years now. Most all of their curent production 18- 20" barrels (save for the ones used in the 'home defense' versions of the Express, those are still CYL) have ImpCyl chokes. And there are occasional runs of 18- 18.5" 870 Police barrels made with fixed Modified chokes. I have a couple of them here.
Could be the shorter barrels require a bit more choke to get patterns, I don't know. Never messed with an SBS, never could see any reason to subject myself to all the hassle. An 18- 18.5" barrel does fine for me.
lpl/nc
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From what I've seen, a Mod choke in a 14" bbl produces similar patterns to a 18" Cyl or ImpCyl Bore...
Yes. There are a couple listed at gunsamerica.com right now.
revjen45
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Yeah, a 14" bbl is cool but for the trouble involved and the $200 tax is 4" really worth it?
Ghost Tracker
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I have to agree. The difference in 18" vs. 14" isn't (to me) worth the highlights (and scrunity) of a Registered Firearm.
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