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This is a discussion on Another 870 Question within the Shotguns forums, part of the Long Gun Forum category; Hi all, I'm brand new here but hope to spend a bit of time learning and helping when I can. I just bought a brand ...
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Junior Member Joined: Oct 2013 From: Sault Ste Marie Ontario Posts: 3 | Another 870 Question
Hi all, I'm brand new here but hope to spend a bit of time learning and helping when I can. I just bought a brand new Remington 870 with rifled slug barrel. Black synthetic. I plan on hunting deer in Canadian cedar swamps and needed something that would penetrate. I want to put a sling on it and went to drill the butt for the screw. I knocked on it a bit and think it has hollow spots in it. I don't want to hit a hollow and have the screw not hold. Does anybody know where I should drill to get the right spot. Thanks in advance |
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Senior Member Joined: Jan 2012 From: Washington State Posts: 16,373 |
Welcome to the forum. I'm not familiar with that stock but am betting someone here is.
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Senior Member Joined: Jan 2012 From: NC Posts: 580 |
Use a sling with a loop around the pistol grip
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Senior Member Joined: Jun 2008 From: Ft Hood , Tx area Posts: 11,626 |
Dixie Gun Works has a bunch of different types for rifles and shotguns .
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Junior Member Joined: Oct 2013 From: Sault Ste Marie Ontario Posts: 3 |
Thanks for the replys. I guess the loop around the stock is an option. The little tab that fits in seems like it would interfere with shooting as it will be for deer and some fast shots. We don't have many deer so every one counts |
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Senior Member Joined: Jan 2012 From: Washington State Posts: 16,373 | I've never cared to the sling tied to the neck of the buttstock either for the reasons you mentioned.
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Senior Member Joined: Jun 2008 From: Ft Hood , Tx area Posts: 11,626 | You need to move to Tn . In my part of the state, You could shoot 5 deer a day every day of hunting season when I moved .....
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Senior Member Joined: Jan 2012 From: West Ga. Posts: 1,112 |
You can buy a kit that has an insert in it. You have to drill the hole, put the insert in ( like an wall anchor ) and the put the screw in. I would go with the advise of the others. Get a wrap around stock sling. JMO
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Junior Member Joined: Oct 2013 From: Sault Ste Marie Ontario Posts: 3 |
I'm taking the easy way out. I went to the gun shop and asked the smith. he said, holding up 2 fingers, about this far from the end, and make sure you drill the right size hole, or for 15 bucks, I can do it while you wait. |
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Senior Member Joined: Jan 2013 From: northern wisconsin Posts: 6,001 |
Good for you. For that price, I'd have him do it, too.
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Senior Member Joined: Feb 2009 From: McKinney, TX Posts: 8,994 |
Sounds like a wise move. Welcome. |
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Member Joined: Oct 2012 From: Southern California Posts: 34 |
Just a thought....can't you remove the rubber butt pad to see how far up from the butt that you'd need to drill? My guess is that there's a thick area reasonably close to the hollow end of the butt.
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