Bertfish
Throw bread on me
Some of you may have seen the thread regarding the police trade-in 870s (http://www.mdshooters.com/showthread.php?t=147237). I was on of the folks who landed one of these shotguns. It was a pretty good deal.
I've been considering doing an SBS and this may be an opportunity since I didn't pay too much for the shotgun. However, I have a question for anyone who may have done this before. I have two options if I am going to build an SBS 870:
1. Buy a factory 14" Remington barrel and replace the 18" that is on the shotgun currently. I found some 14" barrels on GunBroker that claim to be factory Remington.
2. Pay a smith to cut down the current barrel. The 18" barrel on the shotgun is pitted at the end. It's not enough where I would be afraid of shooting but it's still pitting and it would be totally removed if the barrel were cut to 14". The way I see it I would need to have the barrel cut and the sights reset (the rear being put on the receiver itself). I don't know what would need to be done about the end of the newly cut barrel since the current one is a fixed choke.
My question is an economic one. Would it be less costly to buy a barrel and reset the sights or pay a smith to cut the old barrel down, do whatever would need to be done to the end to make it a fixed choke barrel once more, and reset the sights?
If it's all too expensive then I'll just leave it alone and use it as a beater gun. Just thought this may be a good opportunity. If I were to do the SBS route I'd go all out. Magpul furniture, custom cerakote, and all that jazz.
I've been considering doing an SBS and this may be an opportunity since I didn't pay too much for the shotgun. However, I have a question for anyone who may have done this before. I have two options if I am going to build an SBS 870:
1. Buy a factory 14" Remington barrel and replace the 18" that is on the shotgun currently. I found some 14" barrels on GunBroker that claim to be factory Remington.
2. Pay a smith to cut down the current barrel. The 18" barrel on the shotgun is pitted at the end. It's not enough where I would be afraid of shooting but it's still pitting and it would be totally removed if the barrel were cut to 14". The way I see it I would need to have the barrel cut and the sights reset (the rear being put on the receiver itself). I don't know what would need to be done about the end of the newly cut barrel since the current one is a fixed choke.
My question is an economic one. Would it be less costly to buy a barrel and reset the sights or pay a smith to cut the old barrel down, do whatever would need to be done to the end to make it a fixed choke barrel once more, and reset the sights?
If it's all too expensive then I'll just leave it alone and use it as a beater gun. Just thought this may be a good opportunity. If I were to do the SBS route I'd go all out. Magpul furniture, custom cerakote, and all that jazz.