Aluminum Remington 870 barrel

custom shop

May 12, 2011 04:49

Need help with the value of a one of a kind Barrel, I have a Remington 870 barrel, 12ga, 26". The barrel it self is made of aluminum and the chamber end is made of steel on the out side(a shank from standard barrel) the barrel is in the white, it was made by Remington as part of the first light weight 870 project in the late 50's, very early 60's, to try and compete with the light weight Winchester that where coming out.

Thanks for your help
ddentico@aol.com

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  XXCross

  May 12, 2011 06:40

  "Value" is always relative in nature. If authentic, this barrel is worth whatever someone is willing to give you for it. What is it worth to you?

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  tsr1965

  May 12, 2011 07:05

  Dave,
  
  Do you have any pictures of this, or any factual information from Big Green, that they actually had a project like that? Authentication of something like this is a must, and if there is no paperwork from Remington to back this up, it is all just hersey.
  
  If you can get some pics, drop them to trogers32@rochester.rr.com.
  
  Best

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  custom shop

  May 19, 2011 12:02

  Will work on pictures, all of my contacts at Remington are gone, all of the craftsman that worked on these projects are retired or dead. this barrel was removed from the factory some time ago from one of the "project rooms" by a Remington employe when it was detemined that is was no longer needed.

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  Txs

  May 19, 2011 12:17

  quote:Originally posted by custom shop
  Will work on pictures, all of my contacts at Remington are gone, all of the craftsman that worked on these projects are retired or dead. this barrel was removed from the factory some time ago from one of the "project rooms" by a Remington employe when it was detemined that is was no longer needed.I've never heard of an aluminum Remington, but it wouldn't surprise me if they didn't try to develop such in the late 50's-early 60's, back when Armalite developed their ultra-lightweight semiauto shotgun.
  
  I'd be interested in seeing detailed pics of this one.

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  moretoys

  May 20, 2011 06:18

  There's a gun trader I see at shows that has an all aluminum Winchester 97, asking around 30 grand. Same story, suposed to be one of two experimentals by Winchester but nothing to back it up.

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  XXCross

  May 20, 2011 11:32

  Here's a thought on your Aluminum Remington Barrel:
  At the time of the development of the Armalite in the article below, there were offerings by all the major
  arms manufacturers.....including Remington. The Bbl you refer to might be one of the proto-types developed
  for the Governments acceptance tests.
  In the late 70's (?) the store where I worked part time purchased one of the AR-17's at one of Bill Jaque's auctions.
  It was good only as a novelty. As a shotgun they were useless. No one at the store would shoot the gun 'cause it
  had an uncomfortable kick even with trap loads. No weight in the Bbl meant it was impossible to maintain anything
  like a "swing".
  I think Marlin eventually won the contract...not with an Aluminum gun.
  
  
  
  
  National Firearms Museum: Research & Resources National Firearms Museum
  
  Armalite AR 17 Golden Gun Shotgun
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  Dubbed the "Golden Gun" for its unique anodized receiver finish, this unfired first year of production example is one of 2000 produced between 1964 and 1965.
  
  The ArmaLite Division of Fairchild Engine and Airplane Corporation traces its origins to to the efforts of two men who sought to design a military-style rifle that represented a radical departure traditional from its predecessors. In the early 1950s, engineer/attorney George Sullivan teamed with inventor Jacques Michault to create prototype rifles that featured lightweight aluminum receivers, straight-line fiberglass stocks, high-line sights, and receiver-mounted carrying handles. Sullivan later met with Richard S. Boutelle, president of Fairchild, and told him of his efforts. Boutelle was interested in this project, and as a result, ArmaLite was founded as a Fairchild subsidiary in 1954.
  
  Eugene Stoner, a former U.S. Marine and ordnance technician, became ArmaLite's chief engineer. Stoner, along with designer L. James Sullivan and supervisor Robert Fremont, were instrumental in determining the course and success of the company. ArmaLite's charter required it to develop and perfect prototype designs that would then be licensed to manufacturers for actual production.

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  custom shop

  June 01, 2011 15:14

  Thanks to all that have responded to the post about the aluminum 870 barrel, it is interesting. wish there was paperwork to go with it. that may have helped answer some of the questions that have been popping up about the barrel.
  
  Reguarding how it would shoot, my guess it would hurt!

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  rufe-snow

  June 01, 2011 15:38

  quote:Originally posted by XXCross
  
  
  In the late 70's (?) the store where I worked part time purchased one of the AR-17's at one of Bill Jaque's auctions.
  It was good only as a novelty. As a shotgun they were useless. No one at the store would shoot the gun 'cause it
  had an uncomfortable kick even with trap loads. No weight in the Bbl meant it was impossible to maintain anything
  like a "swing".
  
  
  
  
  I owned a couple of the Armalite Golden Guns, years ago. Shot one of them quite a number of times. The recoil wasn't nearly as bad as you would except from a 5/6? pound shotgun. The plastic stock and semi-auto mechanism seemed to absorb quite a bit of it, so it wasn't as painful as anticipated. In fact I've had way more problems with light weight shotguns built on John Brownings Auto 5 design.

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