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Remington 870 slug guns
briguy
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Did the barrels on Remington 870 slug guns from the late 1970s to the early or mid 1980s come in smooth bore or riled or both? Is there anyway to tell if a slug barrel is original to a shotgun?
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Using a rifled tube, I shot a deer at measured 80 yards. With a very tight aftermarket choke tube I shot a couple of jakes at 25 - 30 yards. Then I switched to an 1100 to tame the recoil for the slug loads. Couldn't get any decent accuracy with Rem sabot slug loads and after trying about 5 different brands settled on a Winchester Sabot load.
Later Remington came out with a shorter cantilever that used standard rings. As far as I know, Remington still uses this shorter design.
Hope this info helps.
As far as the 870 barrels were concerned. All it took to change them was to unscrew the magazine nut on the forend. I don't recall if the slug barrels were marked, in any way?
You might try calling Remington to see if the date on the barrel. Coincides with the receiver serial number manufacturer date.
It is very easy to tell a Hastings from a Remington barrel. Contour is different, sights are different, lengths are differrent.
In that time frame they were smooth bore.
Barrel date code should match the vintage of the receiver.