Light Contour Barrel

[Fins-n-feathers]

Is it bad to put a light contour barrel on a regular barreled gun? I mean it fits and everything but is it bad for either? I am dealing with Remington 870 Wingmasters.

[mwal]

It should work fine. MY friend had a problem with fore end fit when putting a regular barrel on a L/C 11-87.

Mwal

[Gordie]

Is it bad to put a light contour barrel on a regular barreled gun? I mean it fits and everything but is it bad for either? I am dealing with Remington 870 Wingmasters.

What do yo mean by light contuor barrel?

[Fins-n-feathers]

When I bought it the tag said Remingtin 870 Wingmaster light contour and my old man said the barrel was thinner to make it lighter. Maybe I am wrong and it has nothing to do with the barrel?

[Gordie]

I found this out about LCB

The "Heavy Contour" barrels originated when Remington first introduced their interchangeable choke tube, the "Remchoke"...they thickened the barrel walls on all their shotguns to accomodate the threads at the muzzle end of the barrel...remember, we are NOT talking about a "thin-wall" choke tube here...at any rate, apparently a LOT of people were unhappy with the weight and balance of the new, "Heavy Contour" barrels--my terminology--hence, the coming of the "Light Contour" barrels a few years later...FWIW, I spoke to the SE regional Remington Rep at a Skeet tournament not long after the intro of the "Remchoke", and told him that they had RUINED the balance of their repeaters...he said at the time the the weight difference was "Insignificant"...I asked did he know how much it was...he opined that it was ONLY an ounce or two...more like six or eight ounces or a little more, in my experience!!! Apparently, the powers-that-be at Big Green did NOT do their market research on this one, 'cause the "Heavy Contour" barrels were--and are--HUGELY UNPOPULAR with the clay target crowd.

BTW, while the original, pre-Remchoke barrels, the "Heavy Contour" Remchoked barrels and the "Light Contour" barrels SHOULD all interchange on any same-gauge/frame version of the 870, the same is NOT true for the 1100 and 11-87...some forend "swapping" or minor modification MAY BE needed IF you change to a different-contour barrel on one of the autos...

[Archerysniper]

, 'cause the "Heavy Contour" barrels were--and are--HUGELY UNPOPULAR with the clay target crowd.

That's why I shoot Perazzi when the moneys on the line. Nothing really beats their quality

[Fins-n-feathers]

Thanks guys that helps a lot.