870 conversion question?

rchawk

April 19, 2003 10:11

Any good lawyers out there? I still have a Pachmeyer pistol grip and forend piece for a Remington 870. This is the pistol grip only, with NO shoulder stock. The "kit" also includes an extended magazine tube that holds a total of 8 rounds of 2 3/4 shells.
Is it legal in Kalifornia to install these items on my 870 or should they go up on a GB auction?
I would never want to upset the powers that be in the PRC!

Hawk


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  kingjoey

  April 19, 2003 14:54

  Check the CA Department of Justice website. As far as I remember tube-fed pump shotguns are fairly exempt from any regulations there.
  
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  sig-man

  April 19, 2003 16:37

  As long as your barrel is at least 18 inches long and it doesn't have a bayonet lug or grenade launcher on it, it should be ok,good luck...

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  idsman75

  April 19, 2003 17:01

  Did the gun come with a permanant factory-installed extended tube?
  
  I used to have an 870. I ordered an extended tube and a pistol-grip stock for it. The two items arrived in the mail along with a letter from the ATF stating that the simultaneous installation of both parts would constitute an illegal assault weapon. I was living in Iowa at the time. You may or may not be in violation of CA state law but you may want to run it by federal law just to be on the safe side.

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  Sunray

  April 19, 2003 19:45

  The most useless thing in the world is a shotgun with no stock. Looks cool, but is much more difficult to control.

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  idsman75

  April 19, 2003 20:03

  I know plenty of people who have pistol-grip (non-shoulder) stocks who also replaced the fore-grip with a pistol-grip and claim that it is very easy to control because the recoil is distributed nicely.

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