Remington Shtogun Recoil Springs

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I recently had the opportunity to work on a Remington 870 that was having some feeding problems. As I began dissasembly of the gun the magazine cap flew off as I unscrewed it. Along with the cap came the green magazine plug for hunting. Thankfully I still have both of my eyes! The customer was reporting cycling issues with the gun, and it became evident why. The magazine cap had been placed over top of the magazine plug, which was on top of the...

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Pistol Grip Shotgun

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I am working with a customer on what will eventually become the SM-2, a pistol grip 870 that is awesome.  Same high quality components, but a Speedfeed pistol grip. If you are thinking about adding a pistol grip to your shotgun there area a few things to remember.  The first is that you must have an barrel length of at least 18″ and the overall length of the gun must be 26″.  This last one is a little known fact, but ATF is serious...

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20 Gauge for Home Defense?

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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]

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Remington's Time Tested Shotguns

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Remington is no stranger to the world of shotgunners.  We have been using them forever with great success on hunting trips, in the field of competition and on the streets our cops patrol.  What you may not realize is how Remington streamlined manufacturing to give you some of the best shotguns ever produced. Remington introduced the model 58 in 1956.  It was in production until 1963.  In 1959 they introduced the model 878 that ran until 1963 as...

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Range Report: SM-1 Factory Barrel

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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...

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