12.5" Grizzly as a shotgun "platform?"

Actually I don't have a problem with the DA receiver per say (other than the finish sucks),
Its more the slight design differences in the bolt, the flex tab, little things like that. The more I learn of those differences compared to the current (higher end) 870's the less I like it.
A better foundation is a better building imo.

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The info below is available on many forums, just google Hawk 982, its the Grizzly outside of Canada. Cool bit of info about the shell lifter design to.

*Thicker steel receiver
*Machine extractor and ejector
*The Machining on the top of the receiver is much nicer on the Grizzly than the Express.
*Machined Aluminum trigger guard, Plastic on the Express and compressed powdered aluminum on the 870P
*Thicker more durable stock.
*Better recoil pad. The Express pad is very hard. The recoil pad on the Grizzly is secured by brass inserts in the stock and machine screws. The pad on the Express is held on by wood screws in plastic.
*Better shell lifter design on the Grizzly no need for a Flexitab. If you get a shell caught between the lifter and bolt on the Grizzly you just pump the action and clear it.
*Very good ghost ring sights on the Grizzly that would cost about half as much as the shotgun if you bought a similar set after market.
*All 870 parts are a drop in fit on the Grizzly even the bolt. That shows it's made to tight tolerances and specs.
 
i have a 12.5" grizz and my buddy has a 28" wingmaster. we shoot ducks, geese, clays and targets together. the only noticeable difference between the two in the field is that the 12.5" barrel is way better for bushwacking, but the ghost ring fills up with dirt, snow, mud, sticks and other debris. - oh... and the grizz is f*&^ing loud compared to a longer barrel... so loud that its painful to shoot, or be near someone shooting, without earplugs.
 
Wildfoot said:
i have a 12.5" grizz and my buddy has a 28" wingmaster. we shoot ducks, geese, clays and targets together. the only noticeable difference between the two in the field is that the 12.5" barrel is way better for bushwacking, but the ghost ring fills up with dirt, snow, mud, sticks and other debris. - oh... and the grizz is f*&^ing loud compared to a longer barrel... so loud that its painful to shoot, or be near someone shooting, without earplugs.
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That pain is your hearing being destroyed. Pain functions as an indicator of bodily damage. Be kind to your organs! :eek:
 
I liked having a super short barrel at first but once the novelty wore off I found that I don't have much use for it on a regular basis, an 18-20" barrel is plenty handy already and is so much more shootable.
 
the only reason the 8.5" barrels appeal to me is that by adding a short LOP stock you can build a solid, fully functional compact shotgun that is just a hair over the 26" minimum OAL. until were allowed to carry handguns as wilderness protection its not going to get any better than that when it comes to compactness while still retaining function.
assuming you are after the most compact shotgun, chopping 4-6" of barrel is less of a penalty to performance than downgrading a proper solid stock to a PGO or folding configuration - which is the only way youre going to come under 30" OAL.

i am not shooting clays or hunting with it so the ballistic/sighting plane/muzzle flash/loudness/recoil issues are not really important. a slug from an 8.5" barrel is enough to ruin anythings day. id much rather deal with the limitations of an 8.5" barrel than the limitations of a PGO shotgun (or most folding stocks).
 
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