ACP230
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I have been shooting shotguns, on and off, since high school. I own enough shotguns so I sometimes have trouble figguring out which one I want to hunt birds with. I still run across something new to me now and then.
One of those "thens" came up the other day at a gun store. "We have a lot of 870s now." the owner said, "Don't know why exactly."
I asked about a skinny-barreled one on the end of the rack and he handed it to me.
"It's an 870 lightweight. They didn't make many of them."
I took it and discovered an 870 "Wingmaster" that felt a lot like my 20 gauge over and under. It was at least a pound and a half lighter than a regular 20 gauge 870and felt grouse and woodcock lively. It would probably kick some, but grouse guns get carried a lot more than shot.
It was priced about $100 over what a used 870 Express in the same rack was. I thought about it, even though there was a nice Winchester Model 12 16 gauge next to it in the rack.
I thought about it so much I'm not gonna tell ya where it was. I guess I'm still thinking about it.
If I'd ever known about these guns, I forgot.
Anyone else got any info about them?
One of those "thens" came up the other day at a gun store. "We have a lot of 870s now." the owner said, "Don't know why exactly."
I asked about a skinny-barreled one on the end of the rack and he handed it to me.
"It's an 870 lightweight. They didn't make many of them."
I took it and discovered an 870 "Wingmaster" that felt a lot like my 20 gauge over and under. It was at least a pound and a half lighter than a regular 20 gauge 870and felt grouse and woodcock lively. It would probably kick some, but grouse guns get carried a lot more than shot.
It was priced about $100 over what a used 870 Express in the same rack was. I thought about it, even though there was a nice Winchester Model 12 16 gauge next to it in the rack.
I thought about it so much I'm not gonna tell ya where it was. I guess I'm still thinking about it.
If I'd ever known about these guns, I forgot.
Anyone else got any info about them?