Just got done putting some rifle sights on an 870.  This is a sweet setup for those of you wanting to take your home defense/competition shotgun to a new level.  Pictures to follow. When will summer end?  Burning up in Nashville right now.  Hard to get in the shop when you are sweating!!

In this video Massad Ayoob shows the differences in 12 gauge and 20 gauge shotguns for home defense.  It may surprise you that the 20 gauge really doesn’t give up anything to its big brother.  If you have one of these in the closet, it would be ideal for a conversion like our SM-1 package.  Email for details. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMv2z_PX7s0&feature=related]

I mentioned the other day that I was having a little difficulty because of a mistake I had made in modifying the gas port on a Remington 1100.  I had to replace the customer’s barrel with a factory new 21″ barrel that came with two choke tubes, a wrench and rifle sights. Yesterday I took it to the range for function testing and evaluation.  It was a great expereince.  It gobbled up every bit of ammo I threw in it and forcefully...

We’ve been asked a lot lately about feeding problems with the Remington 1100.  A lot of this is the stuff of unfounded rumors and old tales.  The 1100 was originally made in 2 3/4″ chamber, and when they added the 3″ chamber there were feeding issues especially among light loads.  In fact, the first 1100 I ever owned was a 3″ that had been modified by its original owner so that it would cycle light loads.  I can verify...

A few months ago, we were asked to turn an ordinary Remington 1100 into a versatile home defense shotgun.  We liked it so much, and the response was so great we have decided to combine the best features available for the Remington family of shotguns into a package we call the SM-1.  The great part is that we use your existing Remington 870, 1100, or 1187. This means that you can have a great home defense shotgun for under $500 with every...