I think you got it pretty much on all points. The only thing on that shotgun that makes it a youth is the size of stock and length of the barrell. everything else is standard size. and as for the dimples in the mag tube. Remington didn't do this until the mid 1990s I think. Allot of older 870s do not have these. My brother has a youth 870 he's had since he was akid and it didn't have any. My 870 12 guage I bought in Nov 2008 did. Home defense and tactical models don't but the standard models do. you have to drill them out, then take a drimmel and smooth it. It's not hard but I had my gunsmith friend do it for me because i didn't want to mess with it.
More than likely your doesn't. The way to find out is to remove the mag cap. Take out your spring and look down in there. If you don't see dimples you don't have to worry about it.
So, pretty much modify to your hearts content regardless. Some guys on here put youth stocks on their tactical home defense guns. There's plenty of threads and posts on mods.
More than likely your doesn't. The way to find out is to remove the mag cap. Take out your spring and look down in there. If you don't see dimples you don't have to worry about it.
So, pretty much modify to your hearts content regardless. Some guys on here put youth stocks on their tactical home defense guns. There's plenty of threads and posts on mods.
