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Equipment & Gear => Guns and Ammo => Topic started by: Fowlweather25 on January 13, 2012, 11:10:50 AM

Title: Serial number tracking?
Post by: Fowlweather25 on January 13, 2012, 11:10:50 AM: Is there a way to do this online? Gotta few I'd like to look up. Thanks!
Title: Re: Serial number tracking?
Post by: Wacenturion on January 13, 2012, 11:38:41 AM: What are you trying to look up?
Title: Re: Serial number tracking?
Post by: Fowlweather25 on January 13, 2012, 11:42:55 AM: My buddy has an 870 that isn't marked with an m on the receiver however the side of the barrel says it will tolerate 3 inch shells! He bought it brand new. We just want to make sure I can shoot 3 inch.
Title: Re: Serial number tracking?
Post by: iusmc2002 on January 13, 2012, 12:03:37 PM: The "M" is only designated for the magnum (3 1/2"). Almost all shotguns will take the 3" shells with no problem. I think the 870 has to be the SuperMag version to take the big-ass shells. :dunno:
Title: Re: Serial number tracking?
Post by: Fowlweather25 on January 13, 2012, 12:10:38 PM: Sweet that's what I thought! Thanks for the clarification! Just didn't want to chance it before we shot it! Thanks a bunch iusmc! :tup:
Title: Re: Serial number tracking?
Post by: elkslayer069 on January 13, 2012, 12:24:10 PM: Quote from: iusmc2002 on January 13, 2012, 12:03:37 PM
The "M" is only designated for the magnum (3 1/2"). Almost all shotguns will take the 3" shells with no problem. I think the 870 has to be the SuperMag version to take the big-ass shells. :dunno:

Then M at the end of the serial number is stating that it will shoot a 3 inch shell not a 3 1/2
Title: Re: Serial number tracking?
Post by: Fowlweather25 on January 13, 2012, 12:31:29 PM: That's on the older express before they introduced the super mag. Now that they have the super mag and all the new expresses shoot a 3 inch they moved the m to the super mags. Just found the answer online finally.