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| My $99.99 14" Express barrel arrived from Brownells today. Looks fine. Since its an Express barrel it doesn't have a ball detent on the barrel lug, but I have the Wilson Combat +1 that came with a wave washer so its all good. My 870 is also an Express, but it came with a ball detent on the barrel lug. Overall not bad for $99.99. I'll SBS it come next year once I get all the parts. Iy seems like they've (somebody) been sitting on these for a minute, which kind of sucks since 14" barrels were pretty hard to find for the last year or two. Now they're selling them at clearance prices. |
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Thanks for the input. I was leery of the “incomplete/missing parts” even though there was essentially nothing that could be missing. |
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Originally Posted By raygixxer89: My two bbls came with the detent but didn't come with front or rear rifle sights. Originally Posted By raygixxer89: Originally Posted By KILLERB6: Thanks for the input. I was leery of the “incomplete/missing parts” even though there was essentially nothing that could be missing. My two bbls came with the detent but didn't come with front or rear rifle sights. You got the higher end barrels. Mine were the simple Express barrels with a CYL bore and a bead sight. Not much to be missing on mine except maybe the bead, and thats an easy fix. |
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Originally Posted By raygixxer89: My two bbls came with the detent but didn't come with front or rear rifle sights. @raygixxer89 XS Remington Rifle shotgun sights |
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Originally Posted By LV1976: You got the higher end barrels. Mine were the simple Express barrels with a CYL bore and a bead sight. Not much to be missing on mine except maybe the bead, and thats an easy fix. Originally Posted By LV1976: Originally Posted By raygixxer89: Originally Posted By KILLERB6: Thanks for the input. I was leery of the “incomplete/missing parts” even though there was essentially nothing that could be missing. My two bbls came with the detent but didn't come with front or rear rifle sights. You got the higher end barrels. Mine were the simple Express barrels with a CYL bore and a bead sight. Not much to be missing on mine except maybe the bead, and thats an easy fix. Ah, yes. I should have read your post more carefully. We still got a pretty good deal, I think. |
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Originally Posted By SpankMonkey: Originally Posted By raygixxer89: My two bbls came with the detent but didn't come with front or rear rifle sights. @raygixxer89 XS Remington Rifle shotgun sights Thanks for the link. It looks like I still need to find a sliding base for those. I'm definitely getting the front sight, though. 
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Originally Posted By raygixxer89: Ah, yes. I should have read your post more carefully. We still got a pretty good deal, I think. Originally Posted By raygixxer89: Originally Posted By LV1976: Originally Posted By raygixxer89: Originally Posted By KILLERB6: Thanks for the input. I was leery of the “incomplete/missing parts” even though there was essentially nothing that could be missing. My two bbls came with the detent but didn't come with front or rear rifle sights. You got the higher end barrels. Mine were the simple Express barrels with a CYL bore and a bead sight. Not much to be missing on mine except maybe the bead, and thats an easy fix. Ah, yes. I should have read your post more carefully. We still got a pretty good deal, I think. I think so too. |
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Originally Posted By LV1976: My $99.99 14" Express barrel arrived from Brownells today. Looks fine. Since its an Express barrel it doesn't have a ball detent on the barrel lug, but I have the Wilson Combat +1 that came with a wave washer so its all good. My 870 is also an Express, but it came with a ball detent on the barrel lug. Overall not bad for $99.99. I'll SBS it come next year once I get all the parts. Iy seems like they've (somebody) been sitting on these for a minute, which kind of sucks since 14" barrels were pretty hard to find for the last year or two. Now they're selling them at clearance prices. I think I read that the new Remington was moving manufacturing to a new building. They probably found these in the back. Now if they could find some magazine for the 870 DM guns. I think the magazines were subcontracted out, so probably not. I sold my Tac-14DM as I couldn't get spare mags for it. |
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Originally Posted By ihon: I think I read that the new Remington was moving manufacturing to a new building. They probably found these in the back. Now if they could find some magazine for the 870 DM guns. I think the magazines were subcontracted out, so probably not. I sold my Tac-14DM as I couldn't get spare mags for it. I just looked at the asking prices for those mags, $300-400 for the 6 rounders, most closer to $400 than $300. That's nuts, I'd have dumped it too. |
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I recently picked up a Magpul 870DM in pretty nice condition. Came with a single 6 round mag, 18 inch barrel, rifle sights. I didn't want to cut that barrel so I too, ordered two 14 inch barrels from Brownells. I have a Tac 14 and about a year ago, I found a 6 round mag for $60, so 3 mags for two guns. My son is using the Tac 14 for home defense and I get to play on the Magpul 870. Not sure where I'm going with it but one of the barrels will most likely get Rem chokes staying at 14 inches I'll post their condition when they arrive. |
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Got a couple in today. The Express 14" has the bead: Attached File The Express 20" fully rifled has front and rear sights: Attached File Attached File |
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Originally Posted By DrMark: Got a couple in today. The Express 14" has the bead: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/11039/Bead_jpeg-3655165.JPG The Express 20" fully rifled has front and rear sights: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/11039/Front_Sight_jpeg-3655166.JPG https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/11039/Rear_Sight_jpeg-3655167.JPG Sweet, lucky the rifled barrel came complete. I just hacksawed off the bead on one of my 14 inchers, I have a WC front sight blade thats gets epoxied on over the sight pedestal but needs the bead removed. I'm keeping the other 14" as is for a future project. |
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| Received my 14” barrels and two fully rifled barrels (one rifle sights the other with a cantilever scope mount). I have a couple SBS projects planned for 2026 and was thrilled to find the 14” barrels so cheap. Best I could find online was ~$250 each. |
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Originally Posted By Makarov: Received my 14” barrels and two fully rifled barrels (one rifle sights the other with a cantilever scope mount). I have a couple SBS projects planned for 2026 and was thrilled to find the 14” barrels so cheap. Best I could find online was ~$250 each. Nice. Apparently there were a lot of these 14" barrels somebody was just sitting on for the past year or two, and all of a sudden decided to clear them out for cheap. |
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Originally Posted By LV1976: Damn, they're even cheaper now. $82.50 for the black oxide version and $105 for the nickel plated version. I bought a few more various barrels using the 15% Black Friday code. This cheap, I’ll stash them away for future projects or sell them for double at a future gun show. I ordered one of the 28” barrels. I have an older 870 that I got for cheap because while it was in GREAT condition the original barrel had been badly damaged in a car door slam. Right now it has a 18.5” plain barrel on it. This will be a better option for it. |
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Originally Posted By Makarov: I bought a few more various barrels using the 15% Black Friday code. This cheap, I’ll stash them away for future projects or sell them for double at a future gun show. I ordered one of the 28” barrels. I have an older 870 that I got for cheap because while it was in GREAT condition the original barrel had been badly damaged in a car door slam. Right now it has a 18.5” plain barrel on it. This will be a better option for it. Originally Posted By Makarov: Originally Posted By LV1976: Damn, they're even cheaper now. $82.50 for the black oxide version and $105 for the nickel plated version. I bought a few more various barrels using the 15% Black Friday code. This cheap, I’ll stash them away for future projects or sell them for double at a future gun show. I ordered one of the 28” barrels. I have an older 870 that I got for cheap because while it was in GREAT condition the original barrel had been badly damaged in a car door slam. Right now it has a 18.5” plain barrel on it. This will be a better option for it. Always good to have a couple extras on hand. |
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Originally Posted By akrox: Two is one and one is none, amirite?!  Originally Posted By akrox: Two is one and one is none, amirite?! . . Originally Posted By Makarov: I believe the ARFCOM version is; Two dozen is one and anything less is your funeral, pal  Attached File Bigger_Hammer 
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