new shotgun vs another barrel

remington1990 · 09-05-2012, 09:03 PM

i have been thinking about either getting another shotgun with a rifled barrel or just buy another barrel for my remington 870. i have been thing about this for years and i just wanted to see what thoughts everybody would have one here. btw i have 2 12s a 20 and a 16ga so i dont really need another shotgun unless it a a 10ga for turkey. thanks

gun runner · 09-05-2012, 09:16 PM

Buy another shotgun.

lonewolf204 · 09-05-2012, 09:45 PM

I would just buy a slug barrel!

remington1990 · 09-05-2012, 11:04 PM

i have looked at other shotgun mossberg 500 and a h&r single shot. i aint made my mind up how does a 20 compared to a 12ga as far as range thanks

aa1911 · 09-06-2012, 01:44 AM

they're not very expensive (the whole gun) but barrels are still cheaper. No need for a new gun really, that receiver will hold up to many times more rounds than you will ever likely put through it.
I would try and find a used one, many don't get used very much and can be had much better than new ones.

So +1 for just a new barrel

carver · 09-06-2012, 07:50 AM

I did the new barrel. I now have two types of 12ga shotgun in one. I had a 30" full choke barrel on the gun, a Remington 1100. Bought a 28" barrel with RemChokes. Cut the 30" barrel to 18 1/2" for a home defense shotgun. Next will be the slug barrel. One gun, many uses!

09-05-2012, 09:03 PM	#1
remington1990 V.I.P. Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 290	new shotgun vs another barrel i have been thinking about either getting another shotgun with a rifled barrel or just buy another barrel for my remington 870. i have been thing about this for years and i just wanted to see what thoughts everybody would have one here. btw i have 2 12s a 20 and a 16ga so i dont really need another shotgun unless it a a 10ga for turkey. thanks -->

09-05-2012, 09:16 PM	#2
gun runner Former Guest Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: South Texas Contributor Posts: 1,871	Re: new shotgun vs another barrel Buy another shotgun.

09-05-2012, 09:45 PM	#3
lonewolf204 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Oklahoma Contributor Posts: 784	Re: new shotgun vs another barrel I would just buy a slug barrel! __________________ Fear is only a word in the mind of the weak!

09-05-2012, 11:04 PM	#4
remington1990 V.I.P. Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 290	Re: new shotgun vs another barrel i have looked at other shotgun mossberg 500 and a h&r single shot. i aint made my mind up how does a 20 compared to a 12ga as far as range thanks

09-06-2012, 01:44 AM	#5
aa1911 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Pacific Northwest Posts: 3,110	Re: new shotgun vs another barrel they're not very expensive (the whole gun) but barrels are still cheaper. No need for a new gun really, that receiver will hold up to many times more rounds than you will ever likely put through it. I would try and find a used one, many don't get used very much and can be had much better than new ones. So +1 for just a new barrel __________________ "Loud noises don't end gunfights.... well placed shots do."

09-06-2012, 07:50 AM	#6
carver TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: DAV, Deep in the Pineywoods of East Texas, just west of Shreveport, LA Contributor Posts: 11,217	Re: new shotgun vs another barrel I did the new barrel. I now have two types of 12ga shotgun in one. I had a 30" full choke barrel on the gun, a Remington 1100. Bought a 28" barrel with RemChokes. Cut the 30" barrel to 18 1/2" for a home defense shotgun. Next will be the slug barrel. One gun, many uses! __________________ Y'all be safe now, ya hear! Lamentations Chapter 5: 1. Remember, O LORD, what is come upon us: consider, and behold our reproach. 2. Our inheritance is turned to strangers, our houses to aliens. 3. We are orphans and fatherless, our mothers [are] as widows. 5. Our necks [are] under persecution: we labour, [and] have no rest. 16. The crown is fallen [from] our head: woe unto us, that we have sinned! 21. Turn thou us unto thee, O LORD, and we shall be turned; renew our days as of old.