Light Contour barrel

[Photogg4eva]

I was looking to buy a brand new Remington 870 Wingmaster 12ga. It seems that the last few I found were listed with "light contour" barrels. Does the Wingmaster come equipped with just the regular barrel? What's the purpose of the light contour barrel?

[redgoat]

Take a look at this post and the previous one in the same thread. I can't vouch for the accuracy of the information, but in general, the poster had (he's deceased now) a good reputation as someone very knowledgeable about shotguns in general and the Remington 870 in particular.

http://thefiringline.com/forums/showpos ... stcount=16

[riverbear]

I don't know if that other post's 870 barrel summary is correct but it sounds good enough to me until somebody can offer difference evidence.

[BurstBarrel]

The weight difference between standard and light contour barrels is about 4oz.

I find the best and prefered way to lighten a shotgun or rifle is get rid of the wood and go synthetic. Wood looks good at home and on the wall but sucks otherwise in the field.

Something to consider.

[riverbear]

Yep, exchanging wood stocks for plastic will lighten the total gun weight but barrel weight due to length, wall thickness, and a ventilated rib will effect the swing weight. The ideal gun will have the total weight and swing weight that suites your preferences.