modifying old 870 for home defense

Probably not too bad in factory form

Youth stock
Extended magazine
Maybe 20" ish barrel

Nothing else really needed

18.5" barrel
Youth or Magpul Stock
Extended tube


from there all the tacticool items you want

Llewelyn used a hacksaw and duct tape on No Country for Old Men

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Llewelyn used a hacksaw and duct tape on No Country for Old Men

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I would not use anything other than a stock shotgun for home defense. A youth model 870 is what you need for the wife.

Just imagine if she or you had to kill some savage with it. You'd tell the jury from the witness stand how you didn't want to kill anyone, and the bad scary guy made you. then some fricking lawyer (like me) would hold up that nasty looking shotgun with a pistol grip and light on it and tell the jury how you really wanted to use this killing machine and shouldn't be believed.

nothing but stock pistols and shotguns and ammo for home defense in my house.

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18.5" barrel
Youth or Magpul Stock
Extended tube

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I agree with these but I think the short barrel is easily the most effective way to make a shotgun home-defense-ready.

MidwayUSA 870 barrels

Here's an 18.5" 20 gauge barrel for the 870. I would start here and see if anything else is even necessary.

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Just go buy a used youth 870.

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This, you will spend more on the modifications and the old 870s, especially if it is a wingmaster, are a gun worthy of not messing up.