Cool Shotgun

XLjedi · 03-24-09, 08:52 PM

Spring Turkey Season is starting up this week.

Outfitting myself with a new boomstick to chase the gobblers with. The last part (the stock) came in today and I finally got it all together tonight.

This is a Remington 870 Express 3" Magnum Load 12 Gauge Shotgun with a few aftermarket goodies.

That's a Knox Blackhawk adjustable pistol grip stock with dual recoil suppressors (one in the stock, one in the handle). The scope mount is the Aimtech ASM2 and that's a Barska red-dot laser reflex sight mounted on top.

The barrel is the standard 26" choke threaded barrel that came with the 870. For turkey hunting, I changed out the standard RemChoke for a full choke. This one from Primos is called the "Tight Wad" (granted, kinda stupid name but I guess it's fitting).

It's hard to get a good picture of the laser sight thru the little HUD, but this at least gives you some idea of what it looks like. That's just an image in the HUD, it doesn't project a laser. You keep both eyes wide open and focused on the action downrange; then just swing the gun around until this magic red dot is on your target and BOOM! Very cool gadget.

SUBMAN1 · 03-24-09, 09:12 PM

That looks almost like an Eotech on top. How much did you pay for it? They are relatively expensive, though it doesn't look like a full blown Eotech.

-S

Thomen · 03-24-09, 10:04 PM

http://www.opticsplanet.net/barska-e...t-ac10632.html

There ya go.

XLjedi · 03-24-09, 10:23 PM

Nah... some of those EOtech (aka Expensive Bushnell) holo-sights would cost more than the gun!

I was able to keep the cost reasonable:
$299 Rem 870 Express 12ga
$109 Knox Blackhawk Stock
$34 Aimtech ASM2 Mount
$23 Tight Wad Choke
$65 Barska Electro Sight (hehehe, who knows, the whole thing might fly apart with the first recoil; we'll see...)

...with tax/shipping/etc it came in a tad under $580.

OK, so maybe the stock was a little extravagant, but it's awesome!

03-24-09, 08:52 PM	#1
XLjedi Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Palm Beach, Florida Posts: 1,243 Downloads: 53 Uploads: 8	Cool Shotgun Spring Turkey Season is starting up this week. Outfitting myself with a new boomstick to chase the gobblers with. The last part (the stock) came in today and I finally got it all together tonight. This is a Remington 870 Express 3" Magnum Load 12 Gauge Shotgun with a few aftermarket goodies. That's a Knox Blackhawk adjustable pistol grip stock with dual recoil suppressors (one in the stock, one in the handle). The scope mount is the Aimtech ASM2 and that's a Barska red-dot laser reflex sight mounted on top. The barrel is the standard 26" choke threaded barrel that came with the 870. For turkey hunting, I changed out the standard RemChoke for a full choke. This one from Primos is called the "Tight Wad" (granted, kinda stupid name but I guess it's fitting). It's hard to get a good picture of the laser sight thru the little HUD, but this at least gives you some idea of what it looks like. That's just an image in the HUD, it doesn't project a laser. You keep both eyes wide open and focused on the action downrange; then just swing the gun around until this magic red dot is on your target and BOOM! Very cool gadget. __________________

03-24-09, 09:12 PM	#2
SUBMAN1 Rear Admiral Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 11,866 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	That looks almost like an Eotech on top. How much did you pay for it? They are relatively expensive, though it doesn't look like a full blown Eotech. -S __________________

03-24-09, 10:23 PM	#4
XLjedi Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Palm Beach, Florida Posts: 1,243 Downloads: 53 Uploads: 8	Nah... some of those EOtech (aka Expensive Bushnell) holo-sights would cost more than the gun! I was able to keep the cost reasonable: $299 Rem 870 Express 12ga $109 Knox Blackhawk Stock $34 Aimtech ASM2 Mount $23 Tight Wad Choke $65 Barska Electro Sight (hehehe, who knows, the whole thing might fly apart with the first recoil; we'll see...) ...with tax/shipping/etc it came in a tad under $580. OK, so maybe the stock was a little extravagant, but it's awesome! __________________ Last edited by XLjedi; 03-24-09 at 10:39 PM.

03-24-09, 10:04 PM	#3
Thomen Ace of the Deep Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: West Virginia Posts: 1,207 Downloads: 14 Uploads: 0	http://www.opticsplanet.net/barska-e...t-ac10632.html There ya go.