NavyGuy
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I have searched and searched for the answers to two questions and have found none. The answers I did find were vauge at best, and no two answers seemed to match, so here I am at The High Road once again.
I have a 1937 Remington model 11 "The Sportsman". It is a 3 shot gun that is in awesome condition. After I gave Remington the serial number they told me it was issued to the Navy for training in WW2. From what I've read they used it to train pilots how to lead a target using skeet.
I want to use the gun for hunting and don't want to hack the original in any way. This will be something to pass down to my kids. The stock barrel doesn't shoot worth a damn, and the 3 shot capacity is undesirable.
Here's what I want to do with the gun:
I'd like a magazine extension. From what I've read an 870 magazine will fit if you use a 1/8" spacer? If there is anybody reading this that has a setup simular, I'd love to see some detailed pics. I know people are saying Choate made a magazine extension for the M11 but I can't find anything proving that. I have found where people ordered mag extensions from Choate for a different model gun and modified them to fit. A once and for all final write-up on this would be great. There are a lot of people doing the same search I am. One other thing about this, I'm having trouble seeing the whole process come together without altering the foregrip. If you put a longer tube in wouldn't you have to bore out the hole in the end of the foregrip for it to stick through? Like I said, some once and for all answers would be great, a write up/walkthrough with pics would be even better.
The barrel... I don't want to hack up the original barrel, so i need to buy another one to play with. Anybody recommend a good place to buy one? I'd like to end up with a 28", so if I planned to have it sleeved and have rem chokes put in, what length should I be looking to buy? Will they have to cut on the barrel at all to do that? What is the purpose of the rib in a barrel? Does it matter THAT much to pay 30% more than a plain barrel?
I know it's a lot of questions, but I'm pulling my hair out trying to find stuff. Any help would hopefully save my sainity. Thanks
I have a 1937 Remington model 11 "The Sportsman". It is a 3 shot gun that is in awesome condition. After I gave Remington the serial number they told me it was issued to the Navy for training in WW2. From what I've read they used it to train pilots how to lead a target using skeet.
I want to use the gun for hunting and don't want to hack the original in any way. This will be something to pass down to my kids. The stock barrel doesn't shoot worth a damn, and the 3 shot capacity is undesirable.
Here's what I want to do with the gun:
I'd like a magazine extension. From what I've read an 870 magazine will fit if you use a 1/8" spacer? If there is anybody reading this that has a setup simular, I'd love to see some detailed pics. I know people are saying Choate made a magazine extension for the M11 but I can't find anything proving that. I have found where people ordered mag extensions from Choate for a different model gun and modified them to fit. A once and for all final write-up on this would be great. There are a lot of people doing the same search I am. One other thing about this, I'm having trouble seeing the whole process come together without altering the foregrip. If you put a longer tube in wouldn't you have to bore out the hole in the end of the foregrip for it to stick through? Like I said, some once and for all answers would be great, a write up/walkthrough with pics would be even better.
The barrel... I don't want to hack up the original barrel, so i need to buy another one to play with. Anybody recommend a good place to buy one? I'd like to end up with a 28", so if I planned to have it sleeved and have rem chokes put in, what length should I be looking to buy? Will they have to cut on the barrel at all to do that? What is the purpose of the rib in a barrel? Does it matter THAT much to pay 30% more than a plain barrel?
I know it's a lot of questions, but I'm pulling my hair out trying to find stuff. Any help would hopefully save my sainity. Thanks
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