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I was shooting an informal round of trap with my latest rescue 870 when on the sixth shell of the round, something felt wrong. The shot had exited the barrel because I hit the target, but the gun felt wrong in recoil. It vibrated in a strange manner, for lack of a better description. I cannot...

At my local pawn shop (where I am a regular), I found an older (I think) 870 20-gauge 870 Express. I have been looking for a pre-owned 20-gauge 870 for years as I was unwilling to pay the freight for a new gun and I have a 20-gauge Ithaca M37 to shoot in the mean time. So I was excited when I...

Over the holiday weekend, one of my wife's free-range chickens (a hen) was horribly mauled (wing mostly torn away and a huge rent in her side) by a dog, and she asked me to "put down" the poor bird. I was unable to get close enough to the bird (it would thrash/stumble/hop every time I got to...

I was able to purchase two 11-48s, both choked Skeet and having ventilated barrel ribs. One is a .410 and the other is 28-gauge. I may have paid too much as I could not find a value for the 28-gauge, but these are in wonderful shape. I bought them for $1300, and I am estimating these are at...

I am building a 9x19 suppressor platform on a CCF Raceframes stainless steel frame. CCF strongly recommends (demands) that one use factory barrels for reasons that are beyond the scope of this thread. As such, I am looking for a factory M34 or M17L barrel that is threaded 1/2-inch x 28 tpi as...

Bond Arms, the derringer manufacturer, is offering barrels that are cosmetically challenged at half-price. All calibers offered by Bond Arms are available. I ordered one in .327 Federal Magnum. and it looks just like my full-price barrels. I ordered early this week, and the barrel showed up...

Which manuals contain loading information for the .218 Mashburn Bee? Most have information on the .218 Bee itself but I have found very little data for the Mashburn variant. The Hornady manual does not have any information, and Hodgdon does not offer any online. Too bad on the latter as I...

Assuming that Alabama changes the law and allows ownership of SBRs, would it be legal under the NFA and the BATFE regulations to use a single Contender action with a butt stock and MULTIPLE barrels with lengths shorter than sixteen inches? If so, is the tax stamp required just for the action...

Well, I like .22 WMR ballistics out of a fourteen-inch barrel in my T/C Contender, but I hate paying the cost for the ammo. So I stumbled across a deal for a thirteen-inch MGM .22 K-Hornet Contender barrel and dies, so now I need to find some loads to duplicate the .22 WMR performance. A...

As I get ready for another hunting season, I am torn about what gun/round I want to use. In rifles, I usually use factory .243 Win and, in handguns, I use a 260-grain JHP .454 Casull at 1100 fps. This year I am considering using my Baer Prowler III with its Aimpoint Comp for deer. I...

Well, this will be a short range report as I did not have much 9x19 ammo, and I now have none. By way of introduction, I am a rabid 1911 shooter, and I love the 9mm variants. For me, it is all about the ergonomics, and the soft recoil. That being said, 9x19 1911 reliability with stock...

I was at one of the local gun stores this morning and saw something new. The new owners of Ithaca are in production with guns marked with "Sandusky, OH". I saw three guns, all in the same configuration. 12-gauge, 20" barrel, bead front sight, parkerized, black synthetic stock. Choke did not...

This weekend my daughter's best friend stayed with us while her father was away on a business trip. Since the weekend was so unseasonably warm, I asked my daughter if her friend would like to try her hand at shooting a .22 rimfire. Now my daughter has really become the avid shooter (which...

Well, I did it again. Was minding my own business when my local dealer presented me with another NIB 870P. Needless to say the price was right, so I decided to grab it. Perhaps I should have thought some more about it, but I have a soft spot for the 870P. Now that I have tried it out, I...

My daughter and I picked up one of the NRA/JMB Grade I Buckmark pistol/knife sets for my wife as a Mother's Day present. Only one problem: my wife wants the laminated rosewood grips that some of the Buckmark models have, not the laminated gray grips that it carries. Where can I buy a set of...

As it happened, impulse combined with opportunity. I bought a Kimber Stainless Target II in 9x19 on a lark as I already have three other 1911s chambered in 9x19. A friend at work needed one, and he had something in trade. To make a long story short, I traded some cash and this: for this...

After a few more sessions with my 870TB, I think I want to add some more weight out front to help my swing. I know that Remington used to offer weighted magazine caps for the 28-gauge and .410 870s; however, I never heard of such a thing for the 12-gauge models. I dug around on the Remington...

I am in trouble now as my safe is running out of room. But my membership in PETP demanded immediate action. Here is my story .... While waiting for a spot at my local range to become available, I of course wandered over to the used rack to see what was there. In the very back corner, I...

Unlike my usual plan to research first and then buy, I fell in lust with a rifle at my local dealer on Saturday afternoon and I took it home with me on Monday evening as an early Christmas gift from my wife. (Oh, yes, she is very good to me.) In the mean time, I tried to do my research, but I...

I was at my local dealer on Saturday afternoon after picking up a bicycle for my wife. Yes, I was looking for a new toy since she got a new one. :D Like many of the people on this forum, I am a bit fond of (read: addicted to) the 870. I also have been looking for a beater 870 for a variety...