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10-19-2018, 09:11 AM
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Originally Posted by jw mathews
alwslate--
Thanks for yr comments. I phoned Remington the other day & was told that the 870 receivers are now aluminum, machined from bar stock, so I have corrected my post above to reflect that info.
I have a Model 31 made in 1947 that I've owned since 1950. It is a 26" skeet gun with a vent rib. Ca 1958 I sent it to Remington & had them fit a 32" full choke plain bbl. They sent the skeet bbl back to me & shipped the gun to Herter's in MN to fit a vent rib. IIrc the plain bbl cost $30 & the Remington vent rib cost $60 and the Herter's rib cost $15, so even w/ shipping I saved a bit of money. I would agree that the 870 is a better design as it allows interchangeable barrels w/o special fitting, stc.
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I bought a Remington 870 Gatekeeper II, a year and a half ago. The receiver, bolt, magazine tube and of course, barrel are steel. That is unless they make aluminum that a magnet sticks to.
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10-19-2018, 09:24 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jw mathews
alwslate--
Thanks for yr comments. I phoned Remington the other day & was told that the 870 receivers are now aluminum, machined from bar stock, so I have corrected my post above to reflect that info.
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I'm not sure who told you that, but unless they started making a lightweight model that I don't know about, they were wrong. Both of my TAC-14's have steel receivers.
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10-20-2018, 09:40 PM
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My best buddy is into shorty shotties. He has a Mossberg Shockwave, a Remmy 870 Tac-14 shorty with detatchable mag and now a 870+1 14" bbl w/wood. He just paid $400 for it.
My preference would be the 870-14+1 w/wood (aka: Witness Protection 870) and spend the $200 to SBS and add a Remy factory folding stock, side saddle 6 round ammo holder and add SureFire 870 forend.
Added 10 days later:
My buddy and I took his Shockwave, 870 detachable mag and the Witness Protection type 14"+1 out this afternoon. The 14"+1 is by far the best. Best action, accuracy and function. My Buddy is going to sell off the Remy 870 detachable mag shorty (can't find mags easily and they are very expensive).
He being left eye dominant prefers the Mossy safety, but everything else he likes the Remy better. Just to note, he has a Mossy 590 18", a Mossy semi 18" and the Mossy Shockwave. He also has an 18" 870P but prefers the Mossy except in the shorty class.
I'm all in on the Remy 870 14" +1 myself and now find that I gotta get one myself.
Last edited by Abbynormal; 11-01-2018 at 09:21 PM.
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