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Posted: 1/7/2009 8:46:18 PM EDT
| My grandfather gave me one a few years back that he bought new in the early 70s. He had the barrel cut down and had a kick pad put on. I want to redo the finish and get a 18" barrel for it. Problem is it's hard finding parts. After research it seems it's a relabeled model 11-48. That helps very little as part listings are still scarce. Upon more research I've found that the model 870 is based off the same reciever/bolt design and parts might be interchangable. Can anyone confirm that an 870 barrel will work? Or any leads to part interchangability with other models? |
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My grandfather gave me one a few years back that he bought new in the early 70s. He had the barrel cut down and had a kick pad put on. I want to redo the finish and get a 18" barrel for it. Problem is it's hard finding parts. After research it seems it's a relabeled model 11-48. That helps very little as part listings are still scarce. Upon more research I've found that the model 870 is based off the same reciever/bolt design and parts might be interchangable. Can anyone confirm that an 870 barrel will work? Or any leads to part interchangability with other models? Guessing you read some of my posts. Barrels are not interchangeable. Mohawk 48, Sportsman 48, and 11-48 barrels will work. 18" barrels do not exsist from the factory, but 20" barrels were made for LE agencies. Any barrel you find will cost about what a new gun will run, and the 20" will be more. 870 parts that interchange will be much (but not all) of the FCG. 1100/1187 bolt handles and stocks will fit, forearms will not. Extractors and extractor springs are common across the board. A5 magazine extensions might fit (Choate used to make them), but this is unconfirmed. 870/1100/11-87 extensions will fit if the mag tube is shortened by ~1/8" (the way I went). What exactly are you looking to do with the gun? Having a clear picture of what your intent is will help in sourcing parts and getting you on your way. |
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I was mainly wanting to refinish it (it has a bit of surface rust). I was hoping to find any non-ribbed barrel to have cut down to 18". Pretty much wanted to have it beside the bed as a backup.
At those prices I'll probably end up just refinishing it and leaving it as is. Thanks. |
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I was mainly wanting to refinish it (it has a bit of surface rust). I was hoping to find any non-ribbed barrel to have cut down to 18". Pretty much wanted to have it beside the bed as a backup. At those prices I'll probably end up just refinishing it and leaving it as is. Thanks. What size barrel? Does the exsisting barrel have a rib? |
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Gotcha.
22-24" is doable for HD, and if it has sentimental value, then you should be GTG with what you have. I asked because of you had a 26-28 VR barrel (cut down from 30 to have chokes installed, let's say), you could probably sell the thing on GB for a decent amount, and get a non VR barrel to cut down to 18" with enough left over to have a bead installed and have someone duracoat it. ETA: Enjoy the gun. They are a joy to shoot, reliable like an A5, but with the familliar ergonomics of modern Remingtons. IMO, they are just about the perfect autoloader. |
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