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- Raleigh, NC
- Vehicle Year
- 1988, 2000
- Make / Model
- Ford
- Engine Size
- 2.9L, 4.0L
- Transmission
- Manual
my b-day was last week and i had been wanting a shotgun for a little while. it just so happened i got part of my tax refund as well. i did a little research, it was between a remington 870 and a mossberg 500. they're basically the same gun, but the mossberg has a longer barrel and holds more shells. it was cheaper as well. plus, i've already owned 2 remington firearms and i thought i'd broaden my horizons, lol. $350 out the door for it.
here it is when i bought it, synthetic stock and blued metal
i HATE blued metal. you have to be all clean with it and no fingerprints, F that. i used some stuff called duracoat to put on a new finish. the stuff is AWESOME. i've used it on my SKS and a 700 ADL i used to have. it's near impossible to scratch it or chip it. not too crazy about the color (british dpm green is what it is called), but it's different, so i like it. it looked darker on the website. it's little bright in the pic due to the flash as well.
here it is when i bought it, synthetic stock and blued metal
i HATE blued metal. you have to be all clean with it and no fingerprints, F that. i used some stuff called duracoat to put on a new finish. the stuff is AWESOME. i've used it on my SKS and a 700 ADL i used to have. it's near impossible to scratch it or chip it. not too crazy about the color (british dpm green is what it is called), but it's different, so i like it. it looked darker on the website. it's little bright in the pic due to the flash as well.