Milsurp After Hours

After reading about the Remington 870 Express, and knowing how relatively inexpensive they were, the urge to buy one came over me. And with the $30 rebate running out at the end of 2007....I went for it on the last day of December.

Got it in 12ga with a 28" barrel. It has a laminated stock and shoots only the 2 3/4 and 3 inch shells, which is fine with me. Really like to hear that sound it makes when you rack the slide. Also like the flat black of the parkerized like finish and the machined checkering on the handgrip and the slide. The padded butt is good too.

It takes apart easy and there aren't many moving pieces to contend with in field striping. And when I have some idea of what the choke it comes with does it can be equiped with different chokes for different purposes.

What kind of shells and shot size should I get for shooting clays? There's a range not too far away where I can try and see of I can hit any.

A very nice looking shotgun you got there . what capacity does it take? Here in the UK we are only allowed to have a semiauto with a three shot capacity unless you get one on FAC then you can have up to seven shots but you can not use them for clays. If you can get hold of 2 3/4 shells and 7 1/2 shot size that should be good enough for clays , what choke came with your Remmy? for clays a choke size of either modified , improved cylinder or skeet will do depending on tthe range and discipline.

Thanks Blackisler. I got a box of 2 3/4 shells with #8 shot that's been around the house for three or four years... LOL... I had bought them when test firing my old goose gun.

The choke that comes with it is discribed as "modified". Think what that means is that it is half way between what a turkey shooter wants and a clay shooter wants. In my case it is probably a good start since I'm a real tyro at this anyway.

I forgot to add that it holds four shells in the magazine plus one in the chamber. It has a cutoff for the magazine for reducing load to only two shells for hunting aplications where there is a restriction. .

Good purchase!

Your modified choke is also fine with steel shot.It should pattern like a full choke with steel.

John

Thanks John. Good to know.