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11/15/2009 6:38:21 PM EDT
I brought a Remington 870 at a local gun show a couple months ago for $172 OTD.  I was told it came from a small town police department, I don't knowt that, but I knew I had to do something to it.  I picked up a Knoxx Spec-Ops folding stock and Hogue forend for cheap on EE.  Also got a replacement magazine spring and a sling adapter from Brownells.  Then it was to a local gentleman for a refinish job.  I haven't shot yet, but I will when it is done finishing curing.  Whatcha think?
Before:

After:

11/15/2009 6:40:31 PM EDT
[#1]
Not bad, I did one myself a few years back but kept it alot more stock than you did...oh, love the obligatory arfcom shot with the feet!
11/15/2009 6:40:39 PM EDT
[#2]
Wow! That's ...er...um ... different.




11/15/2009 6:40:50 PM EDT
[#3]
SWEET!
11/15/2009 6:41:45 PM EDT
[#4]
I like it much better before.


You asked.
11/15/2009 6:42:13 PM EDT
[#5]
Shoes are a nice change from the bare feet usually found in such pics.
11/15/2009 6:42:52 PM EDT
[#6]
Quoted:
I like it much better before.


You asked.


Yeah...me too.  Now it looks tapcofucked and dragged through a cheaper than gold catalog.

I searched for MONTHS for an affordable wood stock set for my 870 express.  Let alone a barrel with rifle sights.  

Seriously...hit rewind.
11/15/2009 6:43:27 PM EDT
[#7]
i'd say you killed it.
11/15/2009 6:43:37 PM EDT
[#8]
You know what is messed up?

I want an 870 just like you got originally.  I'd love to find it for under $200.
11/15/2009 6:44:08 PM EDT
[#9]
You mixed up your pics you put the tapco fucked shotgun first and the practical shotgun second.
11/15/2009 6:44:28 PM EDT
[#10]
Quoted:
Shoes are a nice change from the bare feet usually found in such pics.


I wouldn't do that to you guys.

Quoted:
I like it much better before.


You asked.


Yes I did, thanks for your opinion.
11/15/2009 6:44:48 PM EDT
[#11]
You're just gonna love that new stock.  
11/15/2009 6:45:02 PM EDT
[#12]
11/15/2009 6:45:45 PM EDT
[#13]
The paint doesn't really do it for me, but if you like that's all that matters.




I like the more traditional look of those old riot guns with the wood on them. Especially when they have a nice wood stock that hasn't been beaten to hell that makes them look almost brand new.
11/15/2009 6:46:05 PM EDT
[#14]
That wire stock is a miserable bitch to use, I had one on a 500.
It was way better before you modded it.
11/15/2009 6:46:15 PM EDT
[#15]
Old police guns are classics.

If you wanted to build an abomination like that, you should have grabbed an express from Wally World!
11/15/2009 6:47:01 PM EDT
[#16]
i like the first picture.
11/15/2009 6:47:07 PM EDT
[#17]
That new stock will feel awsome I bet. I kinda liked the 1st pic better. But as long as you are happy.
11/15/2009 6:47:07 PM EDT
[#18]




Quoted:

I like it much better before.





You asked.


+1

11/15/2009 6:47:19 PM EDT
[#19]
I kinda like the original. Maybe shortened up the stock a bit, but that's all.
11/15/2009 6:47:36 PM EDT
[#20]
man..  $172...cant  beat that....  

i need to go to more fun shows..  fuck..  ive been looking for a cheepy 870 to turn into a HD.. basically what you had done there.
11/15/2009 6:48:04 PM EDT
[#21]
Why bother putting a folding stock on such a long gun anyways?  That stock would be better suited on an SBS, it seems.
11/15/2009 6:48:08 PM EDT
[#22]
Quoted:
Quoted:
I like it much better before.


You asked.


Yeah...me too.  Now it looks tapcofucked and dragged through a cheaper than gold catalog.

I searched for MONTHS for an affordable wood stock set for my 870 express.  Let alone a barrel with rifle sights.  

Seriously...hit rewind.

Hmmmm...I didn't use any Tapco stuff and shopped in a Brownells catalog.

Apparently you haven't looked hard enough for a 870 stock set, I saw at least two for sale right here on the EE about a month ago, you should check it out.  

You know what I did with the stock, I put it in the garbage.
11/15/2009 6:48:14 PM EDT
[#23]
To each his own, but I'd rather have a prosecutor holding up the gun in the first pic at my trial.
11/15/2009 6:49:08 PM EDT
[#24]
looked better and more functional before.

11/15/2009 6:51:01 PM EDT
[#25]
That's like putting spinners and an M&Ms paint job on a 57 Bel-Air.

Not only did you totally fuck up an old police gun but you totally fucked up a REALLY NICE one.

A lot of them don't look anywhere near that good.
11/15/2009 6:51:31 PM EDT
[#26]
Whatcha think?


It was a nice looking 870 until you messed with it, that "finish" scheme is hideous and folding stocks on shotguns are more novelty than practicality.



11/15/2009 6:52:30 PM EDT
[#27]
Hey! Is that the shoulder thing that goes up that Carolyn McCarthy was talking about? Now I know what the hell she was rambling about.
11/15/2009 6:52:51 PM EDT
[#28]
Quoted:
Whatcha think?


It was a nice looking 870 until you messed with it, that "finish" scheme is hideous and folding stocks on shotguns are more novelty than practicality.





Tough crowd.  
11/15/2009 6:52:59 PM EDT
[#29]
The redesign would be great camo for... ummm, urban disco ops???
11/15/2009 6:53:35 PM EDT
[#30]
I liked it before the rework.    Did it come with the extended mag?

 
11/15/2009 6:53:51 PM EDT
[#31]




Quoted:

To each his own, but I'd rather have a prosecutor holding up the gun in the first pic at my trial.




He's got a point, OP.



Maybe you can start a new show on the Outdoor Channel called 'Pimp my Pump (shotgun)' ??
11/15/2009 6:54:01 PM EDT
[#32]
I am gonna have to go with the majority here, looked pretty cool before. Now it looks kind of ghey.
11/15/2009 6:54:55 PM EDT
[#33]


I liked the classic 870 and I like your transformation.
11/15/2009 6:55:11 PM EDT
[#34]
not my style, but still cool
11/15/2009 6:55:33 PM EDT
[#35]
Quoted:

Quoted:
To each his own, but I'd rather have a prosecutor holding up the gun in the first pic at my trial.


He's got a point, OP.

Maybe you can start a new show on the Outdoor Channel called 'Pimp my Pump (shotgun)' ??


Meh.  I'm not going to trial so I really don't have anything to worry about.
11/15/2009 6:58:14 PM EDT
[#36]
870s are a dime a dozen.

The original wasn't in all that great shape IMO.

Toe of stock chipped, mag extension finished differently off the bat.

Do what you want.

You didn't do anything that can't be easily undone.






11/15/2009 7:00:21 PM EDT
[#37]
Needs a real stock. One that you can use to buttstroke bad guys with.
11/15/2009 7:00:30 PM EDT
[#38]
I would have gone with just a straight up black finish, but its your scattergun, so rock on man.

eta: I like the cav sabers though.
11/15/2009 7:00:51 PM EDT
[#39]
Quoted:
I am gonna have to go with the majority here, looked pretty cool before. Now it looks kind of ghey.


+1, except I do kind of like the cav sabers
11/15/2009 7:05:19 PM EDT
[#40]
I searched high and low for my Mossberg 500 ATP.  Wood stock, blued finish.  I wouldn't trade it for anything.  Old cop guns have great character.
11/15/2009 7:05:20 PM EDT
[#41]
Quoted:
Quoted:
Quoted:
I like it much better before.


You asked.


Yeah...me too.  Now it looks tapcofucked and dragged through a cheaper than gold catalog.

I searched for MONTHS for an affordable wood stock set for my 870 express.  Let alone a barrel with rifle sights.  

Seriously...hit rewind.

Hmmmm...I didn't use any Tapco stuff and shopped in a Brownells catalog.

Apparently you haven't looked hard enough for a 870 stock set, I saw at least two for sale right here on the EE about a month ago, you should check it out.  

You know what I did with the stock, I put it in the garbage.


Yeah, it's called an expression for overdoing something that was just fine to begin with.

And the wooden police stock sets I found were at least $70/ea, and considering you paid $170 for it I'd say you messed up.

But you'll at least look uber cool if you ever play real life Counter Strike
11/15/2009 7:06:43 PM EDT
[#42]
Bubba'd, but on commercial weapons, a bubba job doesnt mean as much.  If you bubba surplus or antique weapons then you're guilty.
11/15/2009 7:06:52 PM EDT
[#43]
11/15/2009 7:07:11 PM EDT
[#44]
You're trying too hard, way too hard.
11/15/2009 7:09:55 PM EDT
[#45]
Quoted:
Quoted:
Quoted:
Quoted:
I like it much better before.


You asked.


Yeah...me too.  Now it looks tapcofucked and dragged through a cheaper than gold catalog.

I searched for MONTHS for an affordable wood stock set for my 870 express.  Let alone a barrel with rifle sights.  

Seriously...hit rewind.

Hmmmm...I didn't use any Tapco stuff and shopped in a Brownells catalog.

Apparently you haven't looked hard enough for a 870 stock set, I saw at least two for sale right here on the EE about a month ago, you should check it out.  

You know what I did with the stock, I put it in the garbage.


Yeah, it's called an expression for overdoing something that was just fine to begin with.

And the wooden police stock sets I found were at least $70/ea, and considering you paid $170 for it I'd say you messed up.

But you'll at least look uber cool if you ever play real life Counter Strike

I paid $85 shipped.  

Sorry , I don't know what Counter Strike is. Video game probably, but I'm not 12 so I don't play video games.  

Thanks for your opinion and assumptions.
11/15/2009 7:12:25 PM EDT
[#46]
You will wish you hadnt thrown the old stock away after you shoot it*. Ask me how I know.



*Assuming you try to get cheek weld on your stock when you shoot it.
11/15/2009 7:13:29 PM EDT
[#47]
Quoted:

Quoted:
To each his own, but I'd rather have a prosecutor holding up the gun in the first pic at my trial.


He's got a point, OP.


What's his point?  That we should give up our evil looking AR-15's for something that will look better during a trial??  
11/15/2009 7:13:31 PM EDT
[#48]
At $170, this was no classic.

OP didn't go the route I'd take with the gun, but its nice.

Other than the stock it looks good.  I would have shortened the wood stock, cleaned up the wood, and got it parkerized.
11/15/2009 7:14:22 PM EDT
[#49]
Quoted:
You will wish you hadnt thrown the old stock away after you shoot it*. Ask me how I know.



*Assuming you try to get cheek weld on your stock when you shoot it.


There are always a bunch for sale on the EE (Knoxs not wood.)

That should tell you something.
11/15/2009 7:14:56 PM EDT
[#50]
Since you did ask "whatcha think". I think it looks like shit.

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