870 build help

[Strutbuster98]

Is the trigger really that good? I never seemed to mind a heavy trigger on a shotgun but I like them light with no creep on my rifles for accuracy. I think my hornet setup for predators is 14 Oz and it's my favorite trigger yet. Does the trigger in the 870 improve your patterns or just make it a nice trigger to shoot?

A little update I had the gun drilled and tapped and put a Bushnell red dot on. My brother had one and I liked the fact it was small compact and simple. I ordered a stock and forend with the kryptek camo I'm waiting for it to be delivered yet. In the meantime I polished the barrel with the jb and kroil step by step its like a mirror now and painted the barrel and receiver with a backwoods camo paint job. So far I'm happy with the way its going I can't wait to start patterning it. What's the easiest way to sight a redot in?

[Gobble!]

Is the trigger really that good? I never seemed to mind a heavy trigger on a shotgun but I like them light with no creep on my rifles for accuracy. I think my hornet setup for predators is 14 Oz and it's my favorite trigger yet. Does the trigger in the 870 improve your patterns or just make it a nice trigger to shoot?

The creep on my stock trigger was disgusting. Timney eliminatated a lot of that. I also went with a lighter spring.

[Strutbuster98]

Finally got my build done after ordering my stock from optics planet February 2nd and never receiving I canceled and reordered a different stock from brownells and had it within the week.I haven't had time to shoot it yet but I'm happy with the redneck paint job.

[captpete]

The gun looks good!!!

This is how I sight in my red dot.. To sight in your red dot use trap loads. I start at 15-20 yards and get it zeroed. Then move to 40 yards and finish zeroing it. Then I use a turkey load to check to make sure the turkey load & trap load have the same POI at 40. If not I adjust the sight so the turkey load has the same POA/POI. All this is done using a gun rest and shooting at 36"X36" piece of paper.

There is also some really good info in the thread.  http://oldgobbler.com/Forum/index.php/topic,40249.0.html

[TrackeySauresRex]

^^^ What he said.

Looks fantastic! Great job and good luck with her..

[albrubacker]

Looks great! I like the paint job.

Finally got my build done after ordering my stock from optics planet February 2nd and never receiving I canceled and reordered a different stock from brownells and had it within the week.I haven't had time to shoot it yet but I'm happy with the redneck paint job.