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Author Topic: Old Special Purpose 870  (Read 6764 times)

Offline kytrkyhntr

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Old Special Purpose 870
« on: July 11, 2018, 06:19:53 PM »
I have one of those old bottomland Remington’s. The barrels around 24 inches. What do those old Remington’s like best in your all’s experience? Thanks

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Offline ShootingABN!

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Re: Old Special Purpose 870
« Reply #1 on: July 19, 2018, 10:44:14 PM »
.660 is a great start. I have an old 870 and it loves a Rhino .660. I have a Sumtoy .660 I still haven't had a chance to shoot. I believe the first weekend in Aug I'll get to the range.

Offline MS Boy

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Re: Old Special Purpose 870
« Reply #2 on: October 18, 2018, 06:13:44 PM »
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Re: Old Special Purpose 870
« Reply #3 on: October 23, 2018, 04:33:26 PM »
I have the exact same gun, I have had great luck with the fallowing:  kicks .660 and Winchester Long beard 3" #5, H-13 3" #6 and 7 with Original Jellyhead .660 and Indian Creek .665.

Offline Longshanks

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Re: Old Special Purpose 870
« Reply #4 on: April 11, 2020, 09:31:06 PM »
I have one of those old bottomland Remington’s. The barrels around 24 inches. What do those old Remington’s like best in your all’s experience? Thanks

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Yea man, those old guns are a hot item. Hard to find and great shooting guns.

Offline ArkyRidgeRunna

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Re: Old Special Purpose 870
« Reply #5 on: April 11, 2020, 09:40:44 PM »
mine does good with carlson .665 and longbeard #6

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Re: Old Special Purpose 870
« Reply #6 on: April 11, 2020, 10:00:06 PM »
Mine loves the Carlson's Longbeard XR choke with Longbeard XR's #5s in the 2 1/8 oz (heavier of the loads they offer) in 3 1/2 inch.

That's just my gun, I've heard many guys' guns prefer the 2oz #6's if you're going the Longbeard route those might be two places to start.

Definitely other options to consider, but for my gun I've found it's hard to beat the performance of the Longbeards for the price.

Offline WildSpur

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Re: Old Special Purpose 870
« Reply #7 on: April 11, 2020, 10:07:57 PM »
Mine has a 23" pipe.  I shoot a jellyhead 660 and 3.5" magblends.   It will not set paper records but it is a great hunting gun!

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Re: Old Special Purpose 870
« Reply #8 on: April 11, 2020, 10:14:46 PM »
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The old Remington Ventilator with 3”x6’s LB always work.
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Re: Old Special Purpose 870
« Reply #9 on: April 24, 2020, 03:23:13 PM »
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The old Remington Ventilator with 3”x6’s LB always work.
The Ventilator is an amazing choke!

Offline Cottonmouth

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Re: Old Special Purpose 870
« Reply #10 on: May 03, 2020, 11:04:30 PM »
:z-guntootsmiley:
The old Remington Ventilator with 3”x6’s LB always work.
The Ventilator is an amazing choke!
It sure is. Like stated before, the original jellyhead .660 works good too.

Offline Longshanks

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Re: Old Special Purpose 870
« Reply #11 on: May 17, 2020, 10:17:28 AM »
870SM/ 28”bbl

140’s-160’s in a 10 @ 40/ Ventilator .655.  Win XX 3/2/6’s

100-115 in a 10 @ 40/ Remington SF .665. Win XX HV 3/ 1 3/4/ 5’s

Shoot double beads and these set ups suit 98% of the hunting situations I end up in. Nice to just be able to go down to Wal Mart and grab a couple of boxes of $10 shells.