Well,
I just got another 870. It is the Wingmaster that I've always wanted.
It is fairly old (I am guessing from the mid 50's) but I've not put a date to it yet. Serial no. 435xxxV. It has a plain 28" fixed mod-choke barrel and a really small corn-cob pump handle. I mean the handle is narrow as well as short, like an old riot gun. I've never seen one like this.
I run the short corn-cob handles on most of my 870's but this one is nothing like the rest. Did I mention it was real narrow?
The firing pin was broken so I put a spare (non-flextab MM) bolt in there until I can find a new firing pin as Brownell's is out.
I was going to replace the barrel with a nice twin-bead, VR Skeet barrel that would match the one on Mrs. 9mmMike's '56 16 ga. WM but it just looks so classic with that plain 28"er that I may just stay with that for a while.
The stock had a large chip missing at the wrist but I already had another stock refinished and ready to go with a Pachmayr pad fitted.
Other than being really dirty and the above little flaws, it's in good shape and exactly what I wanted.
These short days are killin' me. I've got to get out for a test run.
When I get the chrome bolt back in, I'll post a pic in this thread.
It will need to be re-blued eventually but it can wait while I "break it in".
Just braggin' a wee bit.
Mike
I just got another 870. It is the Wingmaster that I've always wanted.
It is fairly old (I am guessing from the mid 50's) but I've not put a date to it yet. Serial no. 435xxxV. It has a plain 28" fixed mod-choke barrel and a really small corn-cob pump handle. I mean the handle is narrow as well as short, like an old riot gun. I've never seen one like this.
I run the short corn-cob handles on most of my 870's but this one is nothing like the rest. Did I mention it was real narrow?
The firing pin was broken so I put a spare (non-flextab MM) bolt in there until I can find a new firing pin as Brownell's is out.
I was going to replace the barrel with a nice twin-bead, VR Skeet barrel that would match the one on Mrs. 9mmMike's '56 16 ga. WM but it just looks so classic with that plain 28"er that I may just stay with that for a while.
The stock had a large chip missing at the wrist but I already had another stock refinished and ready to go with a Pachmayr pad fitted.
Other than being really dirty and the above little flaws, it's in good shape and exactly what I wanted.
These short days are killin' me. I've got to get out for a test run.
When I get the chrome bolt back in, I'll post a pic in this thread.
It will need to be re-blued eventually but it can wait while I "break it in".
Just braggin' a wee bit.
Mike