the last engineer Posted April 11, 2005 Report Share Posted April 11, 2005 I took one of these to the range on sunday ,put a 150 rounds through it ,funny thing is i had a 12g savage pump years ago in the UK never thought id get another,this little darling runs at $435.00 of the shelf here new (im guessing 180 quid ish) ,light , 28" swings well and as a new gun pumped very smooth no snags or fouls ,we ran a bunch of quick doubles on int'l skeet to see the responce of the second shot aquire ,no prob ,interchangable make it a versatile gun for the field , so thats another gun ive bought the wife now , just have to keep takeing it out and keep the dust of it for her my own honest rating ,a very reasonably priced gun for the novice, junior ,wife or girl to shoot with,and a nice lightweight gun to carry in the field for a day 3" chamber ,between myself and my good friend a lefty and a righty it shoots well where its pointed remington specs below Offered with a wide selection of gauges and barrel configurations (see specs below for this particular shotgun), all wood and metal surfaces have a non-reflective, non-revealing finish. The 12 and 20-gauge models are offered with your choice of a 26 or 28-inch barrel with a Modified Rem Choke. The 28-gauge and .410-bore versions feature 25-inch barrels with a fixed choke. (See gauge and barrel below.) Product Specifications Model 870 Model Express Action Pump Caliber 20Ga 3" Barrel Length 26" Finish/Color Matte Black Grips/Stock Wood Type of Barrel Vent Rib Chamber 3" Chokes Modified Capacity 4Rd Sights Bead Length of Pull (LOP) 14" Drop at Comb 1 1/2" Drop at Heel 2 1/2" Martin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staffs-Shooter Posted April 11, 2005 Report Share Posted April 11, 2005 Slightly off topic but i was amazed on my recent trip to the States how cheap guns were. We really do get ripped off in the UK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sussex lad Posted April 11, 2005 Report Share Posted April 11, 2005 Staffs, Tell us then what goodies did you buy while in the good old U.S of A. Cheers Brian.... P.S Hows mickey!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staffs-Shooter Posted April 11, 2005 Report Share Posted April 11, 2005 Well put it like this we bought two new suitcases I bought a Duck Call ($24), Electronic Duck Call ($25), Camo hat with mesh face net, ear defenders (sonic type $6), fibre optic bead, magazines, Camo steering whell cover (honest!!), Dokken Mallard Decoy, Whistle lanyard etc etc. Best store was Outdoor World on I Drive. Price wise Walmart albiet limited range. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sussex lad Posted April 11, 2005 Report Share Posted April 11, 2005 Staffs, Camo steering wheel cover!!!!!! Now thats taking things just a little to far dont you think!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staffs-Shooter Posted April 11, 2005 Report Share Posted April 11, 2005 Present for the Landy Bloody thing doesn't fit though :*) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sussex lad Posted April 11, 2005 Report Share Posted April 11, 2005 Staffs, You havent got spare gearbox knocking about have you mines had it, any day now i'm going to picking bits of it out of my ****!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baz Posted April 11, 2005 Report Share Posted April 11, 2005 where did you stay on i-drive staffs,went last year and stayed at the crowne plaza, i looove florida.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staffs-Shooter Posted April 11, 2005 Report Share Posted April 11, 2005 Had a villa off 27 (Haines County route). Florida is great albiet the food is ****. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staffs-Shooter Posted April 11, 2005 Report Share Posted April 11, 2005 Staffs,You havent got spare gearbox knocking about have you mines had it, any day now i'm going to picking bits of it out of my ****!!!!! ROFLMAO My landy is fortunatly little used (shooting only). Can be bar stools i understand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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