Rem 870 Barrel Question

[Uncle Grinch]

I started looking for a shorter barrel (18 - 20 inch) for my 870
3" Magnum and noticed that some of the barrels I viewed online looked different at the chamber end.

Mine has a much longer tang (if that's the right term).

Here is my 870 (2 3/4" chamber) and here is another that I pulled off the web.

[Mk42gunner]

I have seen a lot of 870 barrels in my life, and they all had the short tang.

Are you 100% sure that your barrel is meant for an 870? It just doesn't look right to me.

Robert

[Uncle Grinch]

I have seen a lot of 870 barrels in my life, and they all had the short tang.

Are you 100% sure that your barrel is meant for an 870? It just doesn't look right to me.

Robert
Well my barrel is marked Remington, but I noticed it's an Imp Cyl. That got me to thinking. My original barrel was a Modified, so....
I pulled the barrel off my son's 1100 and low and behold, it looks like the one I posted.

Seems I picked up my son's old barrel instead of mine. Problem solved!!! Almost.. I know need to find my old barrel!

Thanks Robert for the clue.

PS... it does fit my 870.

[Hardcast416taylor]

The barrels with the longer chamber insert tang are from early production models of the 870, I have been told. They revamped the design in the `70`s as I recall to use the shorter tang with the same strength required, though a longer tang barrel may not work in a newer made action. An example of this is the redesigned 20 ga. model 870 from a standard model to the new design Wingmater "lightweight" model with the shortened barrel tang.Robert

[Tokarev]

Left picture - 1100 barrel. Right picture - 870 barrel. 1100 barrel might fit, but will it eject the case? I suspect the longer tang will cover the ejector spring.

What do you want a short barrel for? If for home defense it's fine, but if you want it to print good tight patterns, you need one with a choke, as most of the short barrels are cylinder bore and will print 1' pattern at 10 yards.