Hey Y'all,
My wife was able to shoot two excellent gobblers this year, so I decided that she needed her own gun. We picked up a Remington 870 SPS Supermag yesterday at Cabelas.
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I noticed that the trigger pull is incredibly long and I would like to have the gun ported and patterned. Can anyone recommend a great gunsmith that will allow me to ship my gun to them?
William Lambert at Sumtoy.
He is in Jesup, GA (912)237-4360
Congrats on the new gun, great smile, you did good
I'd have to say she earned that gun!
Hope many a gobbler falls to the new one!
Is it a 12g or a 20g I have the 12g and find it pretty heavy.
12 gauge.
Gun? What gun? Just kidding. Congrats on her birds and I'd say she earned that gun
Have that same gun, shoot 3' with her, 3.5' pack a wallup in that gun, but its a killer for sure. It also reaches out there with a tight group with factory choke, try it before you buy another choke, I dont think you will be disappointed.
I went 20ga for my wife wheatherby sa-459 it's super light and patterns amazing. Shoots so good I use it 90% over a 12 whenever she isn't with me
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Is she sure she wants to shoot a 12 at them? That's a lot of recoil on a small frame. Just asking to ensure she's absolutely certain of the punishment that gun will deliver on the back end.... wondering if you considered the 20 ga option w the weatherby sa 459 or an 870 20 ga and heavyweight 7s?
She has been shooting my 12 gauge Supermag with 3.5 inch and has never said a word about it kicking to hard. I'm sure porting the gun and extending the forcing cone will reduce recoil too.
Quote from: gatrapper on May 14, 2017, 07:31:16 PM
She has been shooting my 12 gauge Supermag with 3.5 inch and has never said a word about it kicking to hard. I'm sure porting the gun and extending the forcing cone will reduce recoil too.
For porting, forcing cone work I'd send it to Angleport; might as well have them polish the barrel while it's there, too.
Sumtoy .650 and hevi13 6s or 7s and that'll be an unbelievable gun.
Glad to see you've got the mrs involved. Cheers to you two!
do any of you really feel recoil when the trigger is pulled on a bird? It's not punishment it's pure enjoyment
Congrats on the gun and having a turkey hunting wife. Them women can be vicious when it comes to Killin stuff. I got two of them running round the house. I have never had to say shoot twice!
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Rob Roberts let him port polish choke and forc cone great work
What choke would y'all go with?
What shell are you planning on shooting and what type area are you hunting mostly fields or heavy timber?
shooting 3.5's and never complaining, your Raider fans are tough :z-guntootsmiley:
Sumtoy did a great job with mine!
We hunt a lot of fields and open timber. All of our shots this year ranged from 40-60 yards.
IC .665 in a Remington is about like drano or a posi track in a Pontiac it just works. But if your shots are consistently 40 yards you might want to try something a little tighter .655 - .660 range. That 23" barrel will more than likely want a little tighter choke than say a 26" barrel. If your going to send the gun to someone like Sumtoy they should have a few question as far as what your looking for from the gun. Let them know that your shots average 40 yards they can take it from there.
.650 sumtoy or a .660 rhino.
Nothing else I'd ever screw into an 870 Barrel if you're shooting hevi 13 6s or 7s.
Additionally, if you're shooting that many birds at those ranges you'll definitely want to be shooting Hevi13, Fed heavyweight or TSS.
I have the 1187 SPT supermag with a Rhino .660. It's the cats pajamas with 3.5" heavyweight 7's. It's too stupid crazy tight with 3.5" XR 5's that I won't even chamber them while hunting .A grapefruit sized hole in the shoot n see at 35 yards But if you're looking to reach out a little more it may be what you're looking for.
Congrats on your wifes official turkey gun.
very nice
Congrats on her success and her new shotgun!
Planning on bringing it down to Sumtoy. I replaced the trigger spring with one from MCARBO. It reduced the trigger pull poundage, but there is still a lot of creep in the trigger. Is there a way to fix that?
Timney trigger fix should do the trick.
Send it to Rob Roberts. Excellent work and customer service.
https://www.timneytriggers.com/shop/timney-remington-870-trigger-fix-replacement-trigger.aspx
One of the best mods I did to my 870. GREATLY reduced that trigger creep.
I use a Indian Creek choke, outstanding customer service and great patterns are the reason I have stuck with them. I used a .665 when I was shooting Hevi13 shells. With the 3.5" #7s my best pattern was 324 inside a 10" circle at 40 yards. Loading 2.5oz of TSS now and I'm using a .675, 500 in a 10" circle at 40 yards.
I do not know how much it costs to have the forcing cone lengthened but I'd save that money and use it to buy some TSS for the yardages you mentioned. You can load your own or purchase them from Apex Ammunition.
I've taken many turkeys with the HS Strutt undertaker choke in both 12 and 20 gauge. Seeing her with that shotgun makes me feel that the usual pots and pans that I give my wife for important events would be better served with a firearm of some sort, something that we both could use!