What I have: 12ga and 20ga Sportsman 58, checkered stock/fore-end, duck/quail engraved receiver. These are the guns I grew up with and still shoot infrequently.
12 ga has: 3 barrels: skeet/26"/ribbed, mod/28"/bead sight, full/30"/ribbed.
20 ga barrel is: skeet/26"ribbed.
20ga has been repaired. The action bar broke and thus split the fore-end. A 2-piece action bar was installed. The checkered fore-end was epoxied. Also have a new fore-end (without checkering).
Busted clays with both last weekend and they shoot great. The 2pc action bar seems slightly rougher than I recall with the 1pc, but functionally is fine. Should I get a 1pc action bar or does it make much difference?
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I'm thinking of keeping just the skeet barrels -- which have worked just fine for clays and doves.
If I buy an 870 with 18" barrel for HD, can I use the Sportsman 58 barrels on the 870 for field shooting?
If I buy an 870 with 26" barrel for field, can/should I cut a Sportsman barrel to 18" for HD with the 870? (Most seem to have poor results after cutting a barrel, so I'm hesitant.)
Should I just sell the barrels that I don't have a use for, or keep them for some reason? (If I sell 2 barrels, it will pay for an 870.)
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In 10-20 years, these guns will get handed to another family member -- but there are no shotgunners. Any thoughts are welcome and appreciated!
12 ga has: 3 barrels: skeet/26"/ribbed, mod/28"/bead sight, full/30"/ribbed.
20 ga barrel is: skeet/26"ribbed.
20ga has been repaired. The action bar broke and thus split the fore-end. A 2-piece action bar was installed. The checkered fore-end was epoxied. Also have a new fore-end (without checkering).
Busted clays with both last weekend and they shoot great. The 2pc action bar seems slightly rougher than I recall with the 1pc, but functionally is fine. Should I get a 1pc action bar or does it make much difference?
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I'm thinking of keeping just the skeet barrels -- which have worked just fine for clays and doves.
If I buy an 870 with 18" barrel for HD, can I use the Sportsman 58 barrels on the 870 for field shooting?
If I buy an 870 with 26" barrel for field, can/should I cut a Sportsman barrel to 18" for HD with the 870? (Most seem to have poor results after cutting a barrel, so I'm hesitant.)
Should I just sell the barrels that I don't have a use for, or keep them for some reason? (If I sell 2 barrels, it will pay for an 870.)
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In 10-20 years, these guns will get handed to another family member -- but there are no shotgunners. Any thoughts are welcome and appreciated!