18" 870 Express choke question

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I apologize if this has been covered here already but I didn't see it...

I want to get an 870 Express 18" synthetic (7 shot tube) for a clay/zombie gun.

Remington's site isn't too forthcoming with information though. The site says "fixed Cylinder choke" - does that mean cylinder bore(no choke)?

Also, is there anything I can't shoot out of the gun?(slugs, lead buckshot etc.?)


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Thanks! :)
 
if tis a fixed cylinder bore, it does mean no tubes, just wide open barrel, no choke
if its new, you should be able to shoot anything out of it- i am assuming it is a 3 inch or 3 1/2 inch
 
it's a 2 3/4 and 3". I have the exact same gun. But i never learned about chokes...can you 'add' a choke to the gun? How wide are patterns of say buckshot when they come out?

BTW my toy, on the right ;)

 
mr00jimbo said:
it's a 2 3/4 and 3". I have the exact same gun. But i never learned about chokes...can you 'add' a choke to the gun? How wide are patterns of say buckshot when they come out?
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Mmmm... yummy 870 goodness :).

I got an 870 Marine Magnum as a grouse/clay gun/zombat shotgun/Lady's Home Companion for my wife when I'm away. Great gun (my wife loves it), and given that it's an 18" barrel with cylinder choke and bead front sight, probably ballistically identical to yours.

Here's the results of a Winchester 3" No.1 Buck, followed up with a slug to the head, at ten meters:
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undertaker said:
if tis a fixed cylinder bore, it does mean no tubes, just wide open barrel, no choke
if its new, you should be able to shoot anything out of it- i am assuming it is a 3 inch or 3 1/2 inch
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That's what I'm confused about, because it's not saying 'cylinder bore', it says 'cylinder choke'. I don't know if they're the same :confused:
 
TheIndifferent1 said:
That's what I'm confused about, because it's not saying 'cylinder bore', it says 'cylinder choke'. I don't know if they're the same :confused:
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Cylinder choke means the same thing as cylinder bore. Choke just refers to the constriction of the bore at the muzzle; cylinder means straight through :).

Remington has this great little booklet on shotgun basics that I found way useful: http://w w w .remington.com/pdfs/shotgun.pdf
 
rdelliott said:
Cylinder choke means the same thing as cylinder bore. Choke just refers to the constriction of the bore at the muzzle; cylinder means straight through :).

Remington has this great little booklet on shotgun basics that I found way useful: http://w w w .remington.com/pdfs/shotgun.pdf
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Excellent, thank you! I had a feeling that they were the same thing but just wanted confirmation :)

I'll check out the pdf file. Thanks a lot!
 
Here's the results of a Winchester 3" No.1 Buck, followed up with a slug to the head, at ten meters:
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Damn! From a self-defense standpoint of say a knife-wielding crackhead, can each of those pellets have a lot of stopping power for the intruder, or do they all need to hit to stop somebody?
They say Number 1 buck is superior to 00 buck.

And I'm still confused, with this "fixed cylinder choke" like on my gun, can you add a choke to the end to modifty the pattern or do you need a different barrel?
 
mr00jimbo said:
Damn! From a self-defense standpoint of say a knife-wielding crackhead, can each of those pellets have a lot of stopping power for the intruder, or do they all need to hit to stop somebody?
They say Number 1 buck is superior to 00 buck.

And I'm still confused, with this "fixed cylinder choke" like on my gun, can you add a choke to the end to modifty the pattern or do you need a different barrel?
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You can probably get a gunsmith to thread your barrel for you. Alternatively, Remington makes a 20" barrel with rifle sights that's threaded for Rem Choke tubes.

As for what flavour of buckshot works best, well, I can't claim any special expertise or insight, but there's a page here with some interesting statistics: http:// w w w .frfrogspad.com/shotgun.htm
 
mr00jimbo said:
Damn! From a self-defense standpoint of say a knife-wielding crackhead, can each of those pellets have a lot of stopping power for the intruder, or do they all need to hit to stop somebody?
They say Number 1 buck is superior to 00 buck.

And I'm still confused, with this "fixed cylinder choke" like on my gun, can you add a choke to the end to modifty the pattern or do you need a different barrel?
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I know a gent who uses #2 birdshot he says it cleans the face clean off a zombie. Number 1 buck has 10 shots per ounce IIRC, where 00 has 8 per ounce. The thing is finding the right comprimise between stopping power and penetration. Personally at 10 feet #2 will mangle a manakin head but, obviously will not penetrate a vest, or most outside house walls.
 
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