I have heard stories about barrels bending. I'm wondering because I take my 870 out to the range and I tend to shoot a large number of shells without stopping. The barrel gets pretty hot.
2007-02-22 06:37:08 · 6 answers · asked by Bill459 2 in Sports ➔ Outdoor Recreation ➔ Hunting
Im a british clay shooter at compertition level and shoot with many members of the british clay team and for the amount of cartridges we can fire o each on an outing i would not worry.
The barrels on guns are designed to take the pace, I use a berratta 686 which is vented between the barrels to allow them to cool faster. Lastnight i fired 350 shells off in 35mins just enough to make my barrels untouchable.
2007-02-22 08:01:05 · answer #1 · answered by Brad 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Throat erosion after only two or three thousand rounds is a problem sometimes in overbore, hot rifles. Shotguns operate at much lower pressures, and the thinner barrels cool more quickly. It is possible to erode the forcing cone if you blast away without letting your gun cool, but (1) you'll probably never notice if it does (2) you're not talking about a Purdey best, it's an 870, and the damage might even do it some good (3) in the most extreme circumstance you'd have to replace the barrel, not a big deal. Go ahead and shoot in any reasonable manner and don't sweat it.
2007-02-22 07:30:09 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The only time you'll have to worry about that is with a thin sporting rifle barrel or something similar. When rifle barrels heat up their accuracy changes - the groups will loosen and sometimes even your point of impact will change - and eventually, you'll burn out the rifling.
On shotguns, this isn't anything to worry about being that they are smooth-bore and thick barreled. All modern shot guns can take a lot of shooting. I shoot registered competition trap, and its not uncommon to shoot 100-200 rounds non-stop, in the summer heat. Hasn't had any effects on my gun - I burned my hand opening and closing the gun, and the inside of the fore-end wood got pretty dry, but that's it. Proper maintenance will keep it operating.
2007-02-22 07:16:10 · answer #3 · answered by DT89ACE 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A barrel of a gun from any reputable manufacturer can take the heat and wear. Shoot away with your 870.
On the very rare occasion where a catostrophic failure occurs, it's some third world firearm of questionable material, or the shooter using ammo more powerful than the gun was made for, or a barrel obstruction.
I had a friend who had a Charter Arms undercover .38 who was using powerful +P+ rounds (not what the gun was made for) who blew the barrel open like a banana peel. He was unhurt, but it could have easily been a severe injury.
2007-02-22 06:48:36 · answer #4 · answered by DJ 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Professional competitive shotgunners regularly fire 500 or more rounds in an afternoon, and as much as 100,000 in a years time!
Modern guns such as your Remington are well up to this task.
The blowtorch tempratures needed to melt a barrel can only be expected to occur in weapons such as belt-fed machine guns, which can become glowing-hot after firing many hundreds of rounds in just a couple of minutes. Don't burn your hand, but don't stress over how hot your barrel is either. It's not a concern.
2007-02-22 07:40:09 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Since the shotgun is air cooled and the chance of you running enough rounds through it cyclically I would not worry about it. I am assuming that you have a 10, give or take, capacity in the magazine. And then you would have to reload. :) The barrels are pretty thick. Cheers
2007-02-22 06:45:21 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋