ImARugerFan
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I have an 870 wingmaster with a 21" smoothbore rifle sight deer barrel on it. I picked it up last year because it was a steal, but am considering making it my primary deer gun this year, in which case I'd like to scope it. I see five options:
- Buy a fully rifled cantilever barrel. This would be nice, but I don't really think it's in my budget right now if I want to put a decent scope on it.
- Saddle mount. Ugly, and can wear the finish off the receiver. I'd like to avoid this approach.
- Drill and tap. I think this is the best idea, but it can take value away from the gun. Do you guys see this as an issue?
- Leave it with the rifle sights. This would be nice, but I'm not exactly a good shot, and scopes tend to help me.
- Sell the gun as is for a profit and continue to hunt deer with my Mossberg 835. The reason I want to get away from this is that it is also my turkey/goose gun and I'd like to leave it dedicated to that and avoid changing barrels twice a year.
edit: I don't plan on shooting over 75 yards with it. I'm too shaky to shoot straight at that range anyway.
- Buy a fully rifled cantilever barrel. This would be nice, but I don't really think it's in my budget right now if I want to put a decent scope on it.
- Saddle mount. Ugly, and can wear the finish off the receiver. I'd like to avoid this approach.
- Drill and tap. I think this is the best idea, but it can take value away from the gun. Do you guys see this as an issue?
- Leave it with the rifle sights. This would be nice, but I'm not exactly a good shot, and scopes tend to help me.
- Sell the gun as is for a profit and continue to hunt deer with my Mossberg 835. The reason I want to get away from this is that it is also my turkey/goose gun and I'd like to leave it dedicated to that and avoid changing barrels twice a year.
edit: I don't plan on shooting over 75 yards with it. I'm too shaky to shoot straight at that range anyway.