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Equipment & Gear => Guns and Ammo => Topic started by: cully on February 18, 2010, 08:59:52 AM

Title: need gunsmith
Post by: cully on February 18, 2010, 08:59:52 AM: Hey guys, looking for someone to help me out here. Have a new 870 tactical 12 gauge, want to tap to accept the rem chokes. I'm in the tri-cities, anyone close by that can do the work?
Title: Re: need gunsmith
Post by: shaneman153D on February 18, 2010, 09:11:31 AM: There is a guy in West Richland who runs a dual purpose shop (motorcycles and guns I believe). I am drawing a blank on the name right now but I think I originally got his number from columbia gun rack.
Title: Re: need gunsmith
Post by: jackelope on February 18, 2010, 09:14:36 AM: Not to jack the thread but is a new 870 really not tapped for chokes? If so I assume it's because it's a tactical? I thought they all were tapped these days.
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Title: Re: need gunsmith
Post by: cully on February 18, 2010, 09:16:46 AM: No they are not, the one with the breacher is but not the standard 18".
Title: Re: need gunsmith
Post by: Special T on February 18, 2010, 09:22:32 AM: Motorcycles and guns huh thats one hell of a combo! I wonder how much chopper work gets billed out for other machining work? :rolleyes:
Title: Re: need gunsmith
Post by: whacker1 on February 18, 2010, 03:55:54 PM: based on the availability of 870's - it might be cheaper to buy another barrel that does accept chokes. Just my :twocents:
Title: Re: need gunsmith
Post by: cully on February 18, 2010, 04:46:57 PM: Found some guys online that do it for around $100. Barrels are more than that, and I'm not sure there are any 18" that accept rem chokes. I thought maybe the breachers but haven't looked at them closely. I just wanted to pay someone locally, but doesn't seem to be any smiths around here that do machine work. :dunno:
Title: Re: need gunsmith
Post by: jackelope on February 18, 2010, 05:01:44 PM: I know a guy in Tacoma...
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