Weatherby never made a shotgun. All the shotguns that were/are branded Weatherby are made by somebody else. Back in the 1970s Weatherby sold shotguns made by SKB in Japan. Those are nice guns but parts availability and repair services are probably better for SKB brand guns.

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Mossberg 500, 2 870's, Norinco Model 37, H&R 410
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Project, been tinkering with for awhile.
Early model 11-87 with the heavy wall barrel, smooth but heavy.
It was my go to duck shotgun for years, and since I quit hunting them critters it sat unused for years, figured why not make it something I could play with.

I love what you did with it. Very nice Sir!

Thanks.
Next time out for skeet, I'm gonna use it just for grins and wtf looks.
Maybe the trijicon sight will help my score.

Just got my 500 back from Cerakote and put it together

BEFORE:





AFTER:

Very nice.
What kinda rail did you get ?

Thanks. As far as the top rail, I just grabbed some no name Aluminum one on Ebay

Got another Benelli for duck season.

got a divorce present for myself today

An 870 I just finished

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Details on that bayonet, please!

I took a British M1907 Enfield bayonet with a messed up grip and spliced it with a M7 bayonet. I added more material under the grip to make it stronger. Whats not in the pic is I sharpened the blade then case hardened it. Works perfect!

Magpul came in my gunsafe.

Oh look at that poor shotgun. It was born with such short barrels. Imagine never being able to swing smoothly on a passing bird. So tragic. Hopefully, some wizard can put the thing back together again and it can find some usefulness in life . . . standing guard over the back of the closet door perhaps . . .


BTW, what is that? Have you measured the chambers?

Before -- 5 years ago


November 2016 -- Rib was removed & forend was shorten, new Hogue AR15 mil-spec butt stock. I would like to use the AR15 flip up front & rear sights, so I am trying to find an AR15 picatiny gas block that can be clamped to my 870 barrel which has the same plane with my Mesa adapter rail. Any suggestions are welcome.


Latest update -- Found the .875 inch gas block that was almost fitted to my Rem 870 barrel diameter (.885 inch). After I did some filing of the gas block inner diameter, it now fits perfectly. I will replace that pistol grip with a better one. I am still in researching for ways to mount flash light.

Far too many serious business shotguns in this thread. How about we break for a more civilized form . . .

Mossberg 590A1

Agreed!







Had to smuggle this beater in ...

I shot my new 870 for the first time today, also the first time I shot a shotgun

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Don't do it brother. Those are the most useful extra "couple ounces" north of your belt!!!    

Now, since this is a picture thread, here is my very-not-new-to-me Mossberg 590A1 Shotty go boom (the actual USMC metal trigger guard, heavy barrel wall version) for things that go bump in the night.  She is part blaster, part Bo staff/baseball bat, part spear, and full dark capable with 16 rounds of Hornady Superformance1600 fps 00 buckshot on board.  She wears an 8 shell butt cuff with Remington 1oz sluggers these days as well.  Other ad-ons include a Mesa Tactical forged aluminum 8 round side saddle shell Carrier, a Blackhawk sling (bought on clearance for ten bucks), an unused M7 military surplus bayonet (the thinner, double-edged profile is better for sliding into small gaps, such as those between a ghouls ribs), a SureFire G3 LED flashlight with a Streamlight click on/off tail cap switch (which took some carving down of the G3 body behind the threads to fit), a Wolff extra power magazine spring, and of course the soft rubbery goodness of a Hogue stock and forend.

This gives me 8 rounds of 00 buckshot in the magazine tube (with an empty chamber), another 8 rounds of 00 buckshot in the side saddle, and 8 rounds of 1oz slugs in the carrier on my stock.

NOTE: I am thinking seriously about adding a "Center Mass" laser, and I would gratefully welcome any personal experience and advice from the collective.  

Worthy of note, and I hope this helps someone out, is the fact that I cannot say enough good stuff about my TruGlo Armored TFO (Tritium & Fiber Optic) front sight. I am in love with this sight. I find no second place winner on the market. It requires minor drilling and tapping of the barrel to install, but it is a TANK and it glows with a BIG BRIGHT GREEN DOT - be it dawn, day, dusk, or dark. Try one out, you will not be disappointed. I'm planning to add one to my new hunting gun when I get it.

To address some other comments with my humble opinion, which grows from a great deal of hard use with this sight on my Mossberg 590A1, I do not find any issue with it blocking the target.  Now it is not intended for long range wing shooting birds, although the "swing-through" method I was taught to use when young does not present any target obfuscation issues for me when I do shoot small moving targets like clays at reasonable 20 inch barrel with IC choke distances, and it has been amazingly useful for close fast defensive/competitive/recreational shooting, and absolute devastating for close to medium range dispatching of varmints and small game.  I do not shot any animals without cause, but it will drop one of the far-too-acclimated-to-humans pet eating Coyotes that have moved in on us where we live in Louisiana, since their habitat was developed (faster than you might think possible) into big block apartments and strip malls.  Goodbye nearby small game hunting land, hello Coyotes running the waterways between the backs of our houses through the middle of our residential/suburb blocks (and even brazenly through streets, parking lots, school playgrounds, and our neighborhood extreme sports park), eating dogs, cats, chickens, etc.

Get you one of these sights, if it is appropriate for your chosen shotgun and tasks. I do not think that you will be disappointed.

To address the target obfuscation issue in more detail, and if you like the idea of this sight but still want a smaller"bead" profile, I cut the rib back and ground the supports to match the barrel contour on my Mossberg Ultimag and mounted one of these where the last section of rib by the muzzle used to be, and the height and profile are very close to the large white plastic bead that was on there from the factory, making it much less obstructive, while still shooting perfectly to point  of aim. The sight also covered the spots where I had to grind off the rib support, so I did a little touch up with a Brownells black finish pin (for "rust-paranoia") but this sight covered the spot completely anyway.

TruGlo TFO™ Shotgun Front Sight

   

This "previously loved" Mossberg Maverick 88 came home with me for a whopping $99 from Gander Mountain.

Features of the shotgun include:
-8 layers of krylon mixed with a "trailer park patina" (i.e a mixture of rust, wear, and overall lack of care)
-23" barrel that came with a full choke installed and was missing the front bead
-"custom" gravel installed in the recoil pad
-a wood dowel that was shoved in place of where the steel trigger housing retaining pin should be....

With that said, I took this beauty straight to the local range and ran 50 rounds of game load bird shot through it, followed by 8 rounds of 00 buck, in the pouring rain.  The 4th shell stuck in the barrel thanks to an incredibly dirty (and surface rusted) chamber, once i popped the shell out by hand and wiped out the chamber with my finger it was good to go.
Once I got it home, I broke it down and went to work cleaning it up; removing rust, removing paint where it shouldn't be, cleaning up the bore, replaced the front bead, ordered a proper trigger pin from brownells, and reassembled to make it "good as new....? I guess".

The question is now, is this shotgun worth the money to buy all the brake cleaner necessary to remove the layered paint jobs of owners-past? (I already have plenty of krylon laying around from other rattle can paint jobs).

I kind of like the look. I would clean it and leave the finish as-is.

That must be an early Maverick 88 because it has only one action bar.

My only two guns at the moment: 870 Police magnum and 10/22 Takedown.

And a member on the BushcraftUSA forum started a boots and guns thread, so why not:

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Just a old single. Had a tard moment to buy a wall hanger....but it's in pretty decent shape...
It's marked 
Paragon model WS. 12g choke .
All numbers match...not a sewer pipe.
It's got some cool factor in kinda dig.

yeah, the single action bar is the "only" real downside to this cheap shotgun.  Judging by serial # it should be somewhere between 1989 and 1993 (Waiting on mossberg to confirm).
Right now, it was cleaned thoroughly, pin will be replaced, and will be kept "as is" with the current "patina".

My 1301 at a Protective Shooting Concepts class last year.

Mossberg 930. Just picked it up.

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How an M4 should look.  

Just installed the Urbino Stock. Don't know what to say about it until I get some shots fired to see if it stays or not.

Added a +2 extension to my Hawk 982, not too sure how I like the aesthetics of it sticking past the barrel. It only extends about 2-3/4'' past and I know it wont be a problem with getting hit with shot or anything. I may cut it down so it is flush but then would likely only yield +1.

I feel you. Every year since the permanent separation I have acquired a new toy. In this category it is a Beretta 1301 Tactical. Life is good.

I added a Nordic plus 3 to my 590A1, not used to the look, but I like that it holds 9 rounds in the magazine. I took 2 inches off the stock so I only gained 1 inch in overall length.

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Picked up a Mossberg 590A1 last Friday. 18.5", ghost rings, factory +1. Added the Magpul stuff.

Sounds like you're set up for a whole hoard of marauders crashing through the gates, not something that goes "bump in the night".

Works equally well for either brother.  

After browsing through the 60 odd pages, it looks like I need to add to my collection.

As it stands now, I think I have a start. Neither M4 or the KSG are done, so consider them a WIP.

that's definitely a healthy start!

870 I found in a pawn shop. Got the stamp back last week. Still need to send the barrel off to Vang Comp and then paint it. Add a top rail and one of those new Aimpoint shotgun models and a side saddle. 

My shorty:




Some of my other shotguns:

My 11-87 police trade in.

Before...


After...The butt-stock and for-end was well used by the police officer, so I stippled them to remove scratches and dings. I then added my work of art to the butt-stock.

Mossberg 835 converted to HD use: