As requested by Steve on Facebook – here’s the post about gun cases.
Let’s have a look at the shotgun carrying cases available on the market today…
Advice
Shotgun for Survival, Hunting and Home Defense
When deciding on a weapon, and in particular, a shotgun for home defense there are several things to consider. One major consideration of course is the ability to secure the weapon, while still maintaining accessibility. The balancing act can be a fine one when you must decide on how accessible the weapon will be yet still keeps it out of inexperienced hands.
Keep in mind there is a distinction between shotguns for home defense and hunting. There are laws that prohibit the number of shells one can load in a pump shotgun when hunting waterfowl. Shotguns will have a plug that prevents you from loading more than three shells in most cases. The number can however, vary by what type of migratory birds you are hunting.
Remington 870 Worst Case Scenario Shell Jam
I have spent a day on a shooting range today. It was fantastic, getting ready for the World Shotgun Championship.
There were 2 guys with Remington 870 shotguns. Everything was ok until shotgun of one of the shooters jammed. The fired shell stuck in a barrel of his 870. When he applied force to the forend here is what happened:
Important Information about Remington 870 Tactical
Important Information about Remington 870 Tactical
KWhite, one of the members of the Remington 870 forum has asked question about Remington 870 Tactical:
“I just bought my first 870 (I came over from the also excellent Winnie 1300) and ended up getting the basic Tactical. I ordered a Rem slug barrel online – 20″ smoothbore -and I just dropped it in.
An issue: the barrel is fully seated but does not ‘lock’ in, i.e. I can manually disengage the barrel from the receiver quite easily. This seems… problematic.
The 18.5 tactical barrel I just took off of it has a belted groove near the receiver end that seats in the receiver that the slug barrel lacks, as well as a shallower slot opposite the receiver’s opening. Is this what is causing the slide-out?”
Remington 870 Tactical Belt Groove
“What it looks like is that the barrel ring on the tactical barrel is what holds the barrel on by its tight proximity to the mag cap (extended mag). Since the slug barrel’s ring is farther down the barrel, and therefore not in contact with the mag cap, then there’s naught to hold the barrel into the receiver.”
Remington 870 Tactical Belt Groove
Remington 870 Tactical Belt Groove
Later, he has found solution to this problem:
“I just learned this about the 870 Tactical: “Due to the location of the barrel ring on this model you can not change to other Remington Barrels as this is the only one made for this weapon.”
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Magazine Cap Detent PN #F17451
Remington 870 Safety, Wilson Combat (Scattergun Technologies), S&J Hardware, Vang Comp Systems
The Remington 870 is an adored pump-action shotgun that is used by hunters, police officers, target shooters, competitive shooters, and military officers. But like any good weapon, it needs to have a suitable safety button that someone can switch on and off in a moment’s notice. You don’t want to have the risk of not being able to push the button fast enough when you’re in a hurry or desperate situation. The factory safety button that comes with the Remington 870 is a perfect example of this. A lot of owners claim this factory safety button is too small for their fingers, which causes them to waste precious time by having to bring the button close to them and push down hard on it. If you’re in a combat situation or need to shoot something quickly, you must be able to keep your hand on the handle while disengaging the safety at the same time. This can be done with your thumb if the safety button on the weapon is big enough.
All of the available oversized safety buttons are made for right-handed shooters only, check following article if you are left-handed: Left Hand Safety for Remington 870
Tip: Add some oil on the new safety button for smoother work when replacing factory safety button.
1976 Remington 870 Wingmaster Restoration
Look at the fantastic 1976 Remington 870 Wingmaster Restoration by jpfrog from the Remington 870 Forum:
Safely Unloading Remington 870 Shotgun
Video which shows how to safely unload Remington 870 Shotgun
Homemade Mossberg 590A1 Mag Extension for 18.5 Barrel
Here’s story from a very talented person, 737mechanic has made his own Mossberg 590A1 Mag Extension for 18.5 Barrel. The final result is really impressive.
Light Primer Strike on Mossberg Shotgun, Photo
This actually happened with Mossberg shotgun which had the firing spring broken, but I have taken a photo to show you how light primer strike looks like:
Shotgun Chokes Explained (Cylinder, Improved Cylinder, Modified, Full)
What is the purpose of a choke in a shotgun?
The choke in a shotgun is designed to shape how the shot spreads after you pull the trigger. That way you can gain more accuracy with your shots as well as better range. The choke is placed in the bore of the shotgun barrel, which is at the muzzle end. There are a two ways a choke gets installed into a shotgun. The screw-in chokes, which are easily replaceable and there are also fixed chokes that integrated into the shotgun barrel so that it is a part of the bore without being replaceable. So which ones are the best to use? Both are acceptable.