26' or 28' barrel?

[ih23]

I will be getting a Remington 870 Express soon, and do not know whether to get a 26 or 28 inch barrel? I will be using the shotgun for trap shooting and deer hunting. Does anyone have any details or recommendations? Is there a difference or preference for what I will be using it for?

 

[august1410]

Buy extra barrels. I have a Mossberg 500 that I have 2 barrels for. I have a 28" for skeet/trap and I have a 18.5 for home defense.

Find a deal on a gun, and then pick up the barrels as you see fit.

 

[fivepointstar]

Buy extra barrels. I have a Mossberg 500 that I have 2 barrels for. I have a 28" for skeet/trap and I have a 18.5 for home defense.

Find a deal on a gun, and then pick up the barrels as you see fit.

+1 I concur.

If you can get an Express Magnum so you cna use 3" shells. i'd get the 28" with interchangable chokes for Trap and skeet. that's what I have for my 28" bbl

btw...i'm selling one of my Express Magnums w/ 28" bbl and I included a skeet choke

 

[hvymax]

The 28" barrel with a selection of chokes will be perfect for trap and geese. A 22" barrel with a selection of chokes will be better for skeet or closer faster shooting and the matching mag extension will give you 10rnds. For deer the rifled slug barrel either with scope or open sights will do anything most anybody could do with a rifle.

 

[SOMDSHOOT]

Personally I prefer to have two guns for these intentions. I keep one gun for trap and skeet for shot shells and another gun for scope and slugs for deer. I have an 870 Express and I'm not so sure I would personally consider it a multi-purpose gun unless I had a rifled slug barrel as well. However, if I had to buy one gun, I would get the 28" barrel and make it useful for deer, clays, birds, and waterfowl as well.

 

[ih23]

Thanks everyone, very helpful. I'll be getting the 870 express 28 inch barrel. I'll be using it for trap shooting for now, and I'll see if I can get a rifled slug barrel before hunting season starts. Cant' wait to go trap shooting.