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XLjedi
03-24-09, 08:52 PM
Spring Turkey Season is starting up this week. :yeah:

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.
http://www.xl-logic.com/pics/hobby/Rem870_01.png
This is a Remington 870 Express 3" Magnum Load 12 Gauge Shotgun with a few aftermarket goodies.

http://www.xl-logic.com/pics/hobby/Rem870_02.png
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.

http://www.xl-logic.com/pics/hobby/Rem870_03.png
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).

http://www.xl-logic.com/pics/hobby/Rem870_04.png
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. :rock:

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-electro-sight-red-dot-sight-ac10632.html

There ya go. :up:

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: