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Sun_and_Steel_77

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I am considering selling my 870 14" Dlask in favor of something lighter.
I would be most greatful if someone could plop their stock 14" barreled HP9 on a scale and tell me what they weigh. I am also curious as to what the lightest production 12 guage pump is. What about the Ithaca featherweights? Not interested in Tacticooool gadgetry just a bare bones 14-18" barreled reliable shotgun under 500$ dollars which is LIGHT!

Thanks gentleman for your thoughts and your time.
 
Losing that heavy barrel would be a noticeable difference right there.

The older blued barrels are a bit lighter than recent models used for Express.

I like bare bones shotguns with the exception of TrackLok sites.

A REM 14" is perfect. No extension, no saddle, no shroud, no fancy do-das. Very maneuverable. Sometimes a sling. Depends what you need it for.

Other than that, buy a light Beretta/Benelli, something with an aluminum receiver. Fabarm Martial is also nice when the shroud comes off.
 
easy said:
Depends what you need it for.
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I should have stated that right off the bat. Used simply for a short,reliable defensive shotgun while on foot in the backcountry. Every pound counts and while I love my Dlask build...I got carried away with the tacticool thang and now she sits in the safe.
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I'm looking for exactly the same thing.What does yours weigh in at presently? I'm thinking of something similar to what you have currently,minus the tactical stuff,and a non-mag reciever. Looking at the Dominion Grizzly with a 12.5 barrel and ghost ring sights right now, but I'm not sure what it weighs either.
 
xxclaro said:
I'm looking for exactly the same thing.What does yours weigh in at presently? I'm thinking of something similar to what you have currently,minus the tactical stuff,and a non-mag reciever. Looking at the Dominion Grizzly with a 12.5 barrel and ghost ring sights right now, but I'm not sure what it weighs either.
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Mines coming in at just under nine pounds with a butler creek sling. I have a friend who owns a Grizzly with a detachable-mag the barrel length escapes me but that girl is very heavy!
 
with 15+ years shooting conbat shotguns, ill say just one thing.
The last thing you want is a light weight shotgun, it will kick you ass.
But heavy for no reason is not a good thing.
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An 18" barreled Ithaca would be pretty damn light. Thats the platform I'm strongly considering for a defense/utility gun.
 
Sun_and_Steel_77 said:
Mines coming in at just under nine pounds with a butler creek sling. I have a friend who owns a Grizzly with a detachable-mag the barrel length escapes me but that girl is very heavy!
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Wow, that is heavy for a little gun like that. I want he lightest possible, recoil be damned! The gun will only be fired in self defense situations, highly doubt I'd even notice it at that point. The Grizzly MAG's do liook like they would weigh more than the regular tube ones, though I've been unable to find weights for either of them.
 
All 870 pattern guns are quite heavy for what they are, an Ithaca 37 or a Winchester 13000/SXP makes a much better long distince packing gun IMO.
 
Ithaca M37 Featherlight run about 6 3/4 pounds in a 12 gauge.
IIRC, My M37 Deerslayer Police Special (4 shot) with slug shooting sights, is 7 pounds even, without ammo and sling.
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Synthetic stocks.
Myself I prefer lighter, it's more apt to stay with you all the time.
Suck it up at the range, besides you can use a PAST recoil shield for range use.
If things get hairy you won't notice the kick anyways.
 
Mossberg 500's are a lot lighter as they have alloy receivers. A 500 with a short barrel is pretty light but the recoil with 3" slugs is nasty especially with the tiny butt plate of this Choate top folder.

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If you can find an original 2 3/4 inch receivered M37 Ithaca Deerslayer, it is 1/4 of an inch shorter than the 3 inch magnum capable M37s or later made M87s.
This would give one, even more weight saving.
There were even aluminum receivered Deerslayers in the Ultralight series. One of those in 12 gauge would probably run just over 5 pounds unloaded. This would be something to shoot, but the lightest reasonable repeater one could carry for many miles.
 
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