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Home Defense - Budget Shotguns - which one?
JTH:
--- Quote from: zofoman on December 29, 2014, 10:47:42 PM ---Having done more research, I'm now leaning toward picking up an old/used 870, cutting the barrel down to 18.5, adding some form of sight, and putting on a modern tactical stock, grip & forearm.
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Chances are, you should be able to find an old police trade-in with the 18.5" barrel. Plenty of those around.
bkoenig:
Just my .02 - aftermarket "Tactical" stocks rarely add anything to a shotgun that improves on what the factory stock can do, unless you're just looking to shorten it up a little. I've always found a pistol grip stock on a shotgun to be awkward. I would personally just go with an 18.5" barrel, add a sidesaddle shell carrier, and maybe shorten up the factory stock or add a youth stock.
tstuart34:
--- Quote from: zofoman on December 29, 2014, 10:47:42 PM ---Thanks for the good input & suggestions. Having done more research, I'm now leaning toward picking up an old/used 870, cutting the barrel down to 18.5, adding some form of sight, and putting on a modern tactical stock, grip & forearm. Brownells has a ZOMBIE HUNTER KICKLITE TACTICAL STOCK for $80. I sort of cringe at the thought of taking a perfectly good long barrel and chopping it down though. Looks like I'll be at the Lincoln gun show later this month scrounging for bargain table beauties. A Win 1200/1300 would work too.
Looking at the new budget priced models out there most all are either made in Turkey or China....some with old traditional manufacturer names (total blasphemy). I have a hard time knowingly buying anything made in China. Turkish weapons on the other hand, from what I hear, are fairly decent. Can't beat US made though, even if its old.
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Zofo
Not sure if you are on facebook or not but there have been several 870s and 500 in your price range. Not sure how far you are willing to travel but might be a good place to find a deal. Best of luck.
zofoman:
--- Quote from: jthhapkido on December 29, 2014, 11:32:55 PM ---Chances are, you should be able to find an old police trade-in with the 18.5" barrel. Plenty of those around.
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Hadn't thought about those...can't say that I've seen them available.
--- Quote from: bkoenig on December 30, 2014, 08:20:27 AM ---Just my .02 - aftermarket "Tactical" stocks rarely add anything to a shotgun that improves on what the factory stock can do, unless you're just looking to shorten it up a little. I've always found a pistol grip stock on a shotgun to be awkward. I would personally just go with an 18.5" barrel, add a sidesaddle shell carrier, and maybe shorten up the factory stock or add a youth stock.
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That is the real reason I was looking at "tactical-something-or other" just to have an overall shortened shottie that can be stored in a variety of locations & not take up much room. I'm not a fan of the pistol grip only like UNFY mentioned as well. Like I said in my original post, I have multiple long barreled shotguns already in various ga. (including a couple 870's)...but, being so overly long, they aren't as easy to manouver in close quarters like an AR15. Secondarily, I wanted something the wife could use and simply point in a general direction without specific aiming.
I don't do Facebook, nor do I twit, tweet or twat....email, texts and forums like this are about as social as I care to get. ;)
whatsit:
Not sure it fits your criteria exactly but here is a smokin deal on a police trade in. Shouldn't need to modify it either.
https://agsarmament.com/police-trade-in-mossberg-590-12ga
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