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Post by Deleted on Aug 29, 2018 17:44:46 GMT -5
Looking to mount a scope on a Remington 870 Express.
Short of getting a cantilever barrel what are my options?
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Post by gumbootbill on Aug 29, 2018 17:58:35 GMT -5
Weaver makes a side mount bracket.
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Post by medic22 on Aug 29, 2018 18:06:13 GMT -5
Make sure that side mount is solid. Spent a lot of $$ in rifled slugs learning that lesson.
You could have the reciever drilled and tapped.
I have a mossberg branded cantilever rifled 870 barrel I may be willing to part with if youre interested.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 29, 2018 19:05:16 GMT -5
Weaver makes a side mount bracket. Do you have to drill into the chamber to mount that or does it line up with anything?
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Post by Woody Williams on Aug 29, 2018 19:43:00 GMT -5
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Post by medic22 on Aug 29, 2018 20:18:26 GMT -5
Weaver makes a side mount bracket. Do you have to drill into the chamber to mount that or does it line up with anything? Should use the existing reciever pins
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Post by stevein on Aug 29, 2018 20:39:04 GMT -5
If I ever have to hunt with a slug gun again I will get one of those. I just use the open sites that clamp on the rib and they work very well.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 29, 2018 20:47:58 GMT -5
Does this require any smithing or does this use existing pins as well?
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Post by Woody Williams on Aug 30, 2018 6:02:13 GMT -5
Does this require any smithing or does this use existing pins as well? No smithing needed.. Mine takes two screws and that holds the cantilever to the rib. Piece of cake install... Here is a site that shows it mounted.. swfa.com/b-square-shotgun-saddle-mount-33.html
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Post by dbd870 on Aug 30, 2018 8:04:54 GMT -5
I have a saddle mount (not sure what brand anymore, had it for a long time). Just knock the 2 trigger pins out slide it over the receiver and attach with 2 screws through the pin's holes. Use it for turkey season. Works very well for that. There are still mounts out there like it
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Post by tomthreetoes on Aug 30, 2018 8:27:19 GMT -5
A fellow from Hastings Barrel Co. gave me a tip on the saddle mounts to keep them mounted securely. Smear a SMALL amount of clear silicone sealer on the inside of the mount before installing it. If you degrease the mount and shotgun receiver it will hold better. Mine has been holding zero for at least 15 years. If you should ever want to remove the mount just scratch the silicone off the receiver with your finger nail.
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Post by esshup on Aug 30, 2018 8:38:33 GMT -5
The problem that I have seen with the saddle mounts and drilling/tapping the receiver is that EVERY time you remove the barrel or if the barrel nut loosens up, you have to sight in the gun again. With the price of slugs, that gets into $$ quick.
I'd either go with the mount that Woody linked to or get a cantilever mount that is attached to the barrel.
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Post by parson on Aug 30, 2018 9:06:00 GMT -5
If you're near New Castle,I have a B-Square saddle mount that you can have. I quit shooting slugs when PCRs became legal.
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Post by Woody Williams on Aug 30, 2018 10:01:43 GMT -5
The problem that I have seen with the saddle mounts and drilling/tapping the receiver is that EVERY time you remove the barrel or if the barrel nut loosens up, you have to sight in the gun again. With the price of slugs, that gets into $$ quick. I'd either go with the mount that Woody linked to or get a cantilever mount that is attached to the barrel. THIS... I’ve got two scoped cantilever barrels for my 870. A turkey barrel and a rifled deer barrel. I swap them out and since the scopes are basically mounted to the barrels they do not lose zero on the exchange.
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Post by dbd870 on Aug 30, 2018 10:43:11 GMT -5
I have a cantilever rifled slug barrel (which I haven't used in years) so mine only sees shot, but I haven't noticed much of a pattern change when unmounting and remounting. Perhaps with slugs that would be different? At this point unless you are going to a State that is shotgun only before I'd buy a rifled shotgun barrel w/ cantilever mount I'd just buy a rifle.
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Post by steiny on Aug 30, 2018 11:07:28 GMT -5
Before we had all of the good options such as cantilever barrels and dedicated slug guns like the Savage 220, most used pump guns like the 870 mentioned. I'm not a fan of the saddle mounts as I've seen others that couldn't hold zero with them, plus they will scratch the side of your receiver if you ever take them off. They also just look cheesy to me.
I've got a couple older slug guns including an 870 that I had a gunsmith drill and tap the receiver for installation of a scope base. To eliminate the possible movement between barrel and receiver he also installed a drilled and tapped "pin" to pin barrel in place permanently, barrel never comes off of the gun. This gun shoots slugs good as any 870 with a cantilever barrel.
With rifles now being legal in IN, I'll bet you could pick up a cantilever barrel, or even a complete new slug gun for peanuts.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 30, 2018 12:40:30 GMT -5
I have a cantilever rifled slug barrel (which I haven't used in years) so mine only sees shot, but I haven't noticed much of a pattern change when unmounting and remounting. Perhaps with slugs that would be different? At this point unless you are going to a State that is shotgun only before I'd buy a rifled shotgun barrel w/ cantilever mount I'd just buy a rifle. I thought about that but since I hunt public land mostly rifles aren't a cover all option.
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Post by jbird on Aug 30, 2018 13:18:49 GMT -5
I have an old mossy 500 that I used to hunt everything with and I used a bracket type part to mount my scope for deer hunting. It was horrible. It would loosen over time, it wasn't very sturdy as it was and changing the barrel means starting from scratch. That old set-up cost me a real nice buck one year. That afternoon I went and got a proper rifled barrel with the cantilevered mount. Best thing I ever did, even though I spent about 1/2 as much for that set-up as I did originally for the gun (the barrel came with a scope as well). As my luck would have it, PCR's got approved and now HPR's are approved. So now it sits, collecting dust, with my field barrel on the gun for smaller critters. I love the knockdown of a slug, but my shoulder wasn't a big fan. It prefers my 308 or 30/30 now.
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Post by tomthreetoes on Aug 30, 2018 13:33:01 GMT -5
I still like my slug gun if I'm still hunting thick cover, nothing shoulders faster for snap shooting than my trusty old 870. Nothing makes a hole through a deer like those Lightfield Hybred EXPs. If I'm stand hunting then one of my rifles gets the job.
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Post by jjas on Aug 30, 2018 15:41:35 GMT -5
woohoo I might be mistaken, but my understanding is that you can use a pcr on public ground. If you don't want to spend a ton of money on one, CVA makes a hunter model in .44 magnum that runs about $250-$300. Cabelas sells them for $269.00. Here's a link cva.com/product/hunter-44-magnum-blued-with-black-stocks/
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