This Remington 870 is making a case to my favorite turkey gun...but don't tell my Mossy. I don't currently see this model on Remington's website. I do see them for sale on the used market though.
It’s an 870 express compact. I have the synthetic model. Mine will put an average of 334 pellets in a 10” circle at 40yds using Apex GT-20 no.9 TSS and an Indian Creek .555 choke. I bought a thumbhole stock for it and drilled and tapped it for a vortex venom red dot as well as cerakoting the barrel and receiver. I put a lighter MCarbo trigger spring in it as well. I absolutely won’t turkey hunt with anything else. Oh and on the 870 expresses the shell extractor will eventually go bad so I went ahead and put a Volqartsen extractor in it too. Also check the chamber for grooves in it. Sometime the shells will swell after being fired and get stuck in it. You can polish it out with a 20ga bore brush and 0000 steel wool. They are still making them but they’re called Fieldmaster compact now. It’s supposed to be better quality than the express models. I look forward to the turkey hunting videos later on 👍🏻
Thank you for the detailed response, some good 870 info. I didn’t realize Volquartson did shotgun stuff. I’m only familiar with them doing 10/22 upgrades.
I’m the winner of the 7:45 primos TSS choke tube you gave away last year. I bought the same youth 870 last March. Mine came with front / back swivel studs. I had mine cerakoted in OD green, put on a Burris fast fire 3, added a Claw Slimline sling and put in the Mcarbo trigger spring kit. I bought 3 additional choke tubes (Indian Creek, Carlsons, Trulock) and the Primos TSS you sent me pattered the best in my gun. Since Primos HQ is just down the street from my office, I’m pleased it was the winner. I talked with Jimmy Primos and told him about my prize choke. I just bought 90 acres in May so next year I’ll have my own place to hunt. Public land here has turkeys, but a lot of hunters per bird. Thanks again. Enjoy your channel!!!
Did you leave the wood or did you cerakote it too? I have also been using a Claw sling, that thing just sticks like glue. Pretty cool to have a convo with one of the Primos guys. I still think the Tightwad is one of the best bang for the buck chokes.
@@RegularGuysOutdoors I left the wood. It looks great. The Primos boys did the Cerakote work for me. I bought my 870 youth from them as well. They have a nice facility (The Range) about 5 miles from my office. Jimmy is there almost every day. I told him I won one of their chokes and he smiled and said it’s the best on the market. I’ve been getting a lot of turkey pics on my trail cameras over the past month. I’m looking forward to next season. Keep up the cool videos.
I am looking to buy a shotgun, just for self defense purposes. I don't hunt. These 2 are the ones I have pretty much narrowed down to. I am a 60 yr old female, 5'6, first time gun owner. What would you suggest? These do look longer than I thought they were. Was hoping for shorter length overall. Any input appreciated.
For a defensive gun, I prefer the safety location of the Mossberg. Mossy makes a few different youth models, including the 510 and 505. If any buttstock is too short, you can add a slip on recoil pad to add a little length to it. 20 gauge can have a fairly stout recoil when put into 20 gauge size guns. Basic physics at work here, lower recoil from the 20 gauge shell but also a lighter gun. I would also look into reduced recoil buckshot loads like Remington makes. I would use the reduced recoil defensive/tactical loads in either 12 or 20. The bad guy won't know the difference and you can make faster follow-up shots or assessment because you didn't get rocked by magnum shells.
I really want a shot gun just for shooting maybe hone defense. Does this remington have alot of kick amd recoil? Or what should i buy? I hear 20 gauge is great for first time shot gun owners
I would go with a 12 gauge...not for the power, but for the ability to find low recoil loads. Additionally, 12ga has a vast array of shells to choose from for any application. The problem(and sometimes benefit) with 20 gauge is that the guns are typically lighter than the 12ga version...but that translates into similar recoil from a lighter gun+slightly lighter shell. In semi-automatics though, the 20 seems to be less recoiling because of the action, especially in gas operated guns.
@@thomasprim8274 It does have a lot of kick, but you can also find shells that aren't loaded as stout. I am partial to Mossberg. The Maverick 88 is the best deal out there. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-2gk1wsiwigA.html
