Well, I took the 870 off layaway. I decided that I would rather just find what I want rather than buy an 870 and try and make it into what I want. I'll keep an eye out for one with a short barrel and go from there.
In the meantime, I would still like to lay my hands on a short shotgun. Don't need anything fancy, just a functional pump action that fits good and has a short barrel. Enter a Mossberg 500 in really good shape with an 18" cylinder bore barrel. The only thing about it is that the barrel is ported. It has several ports cut into the barrel just behind the bead. They have the shape of several parallel hacksaw cuts but they were definitely either factory original or done by someone who knew what he was doing. The only thing that worried me is that I am afraid that the blast coming up out of the ports would screw with your night vision. I have heard of this with handguns but to tell the truth, even nonported handguns have enough flash to mess with my night vision. I have an FAL with a brake that has virtually no muzzle flash.
Does anyone have any experience with this? Other than the ports, the gun is just about perfect for what I want. It is in great shape, fits me well, and the price is pretty good.
Thanks
In the meantime, I would still like to lay my hands on a short shotgun. Don't need anything fancy, just a functional pump action that fits good and has a short barrel. Enter a Mossberg 500 in really good shape with an 18" cylinder bore barrel. The only thing about it is that the barrel is ported. It has several ports cut into the barrel just behind the bead. They have the shape of several parallel hacksaw cuts but they were definitely either factory original or done by someone who knew what he was doing. The only thing that worried me is that I am afraid that the blast coming up out of the ports would screw with your night vision. I have heard of this with handguns but to tell the truth, even nonported handguns have enough flash to mess with my night vision. I have an FAL with a brake that has virtually no muzzle flash.
Does anyone have any experience with this? Other than the ports, the gun is just about perfect for what I want. It is in great shape, fits me well, and the price is pretty good.
Thanks