REMINGTON'S NEW HOME DEFENSE 870 WITH WALNUT - GREAT PRICE TOO!

[.455_Hunter]

Remington quality is a shadow of what it once was.

I will pass and keep my 1970s Police Wingmaster thank you.

So how many of the current ownership group production guns do you own in order to form that opinion?

 

[Ματθιας]

I'm liking the looks of a wood tac14.

 

[AJ]

I'm liking the looks of a wood tac14.

Sorry but never have liked pistol grip shotguns. Seen folks beat themselves up with those many times.

 

[wood714]

I have a couple old 870 Wingmasters. One was my dad's that I got a couple years ago, but put it in my safe without much thought. It's been well used with a lot of blueing wore off, but zero rust. Barrel is 27 1/2" long. I checked it to see how many rounds it would hold...TWO!

Took the spring out, and found this spacer in it. It holds 4 rounds now.

 

[rockquarry]

Sorry but never have liked pistol grip shotguns. Seen folks beat themselves up with those many times.

True. Worthless for most any purpose. It would seem these are purchased based on vicious looks alone. Anyone find a real use for such shotguns?

 

[Hawg Rider]

There's no disputing that the Remington 870 is one of the finest and most dependable pump-action 12 ga. shotguns ever produced. Hopefully this new HD model will follow suit. I've had several 870s over the years, and still have a camo thumbhole stock version for turkey hunting. I recently traded in my 870 Police Magnum with a Surefire shotgun forend light (it was a used SWAT police trade-in that I bought years ago from my lgs) for a Beretta A300 Ultima Patrol. I decided that I wanted a semi-auto shotgun for home defense. I added a sling, a Holosun 1000 lumen weapon light, and Esstac shell cards. It's extremely light, fast, dependable, and accurate. But those new 870 HDs do look cool!

 

[pharmer]

I owned an "Express"870 for about 10 minutes. Popped the pins to clean the fire control group, looked like the plastic innards of a cap gun. Might be very reliable though. Joe

 

[xfarfuldog]

True. Worthless for most any purpose. It would seem these are purchased based on vicious looks alone. Anyone find a real use for such shotguns?

One year my small department purchased Fairmonts instead of Crown Vics. Our 870s were in a pouch below the front seat. The full size guns would not fit in the Fairmonts. We purchased pistol grips for our 870s. I attended the state firearms instructor course during this time. During the shotgun portion IIRC I fired 60 rounds the first day. The second day I borrowed a full grip shotgun. For the rest of the lifetime of the Fairmonts(2 years) we put full size shotguns in the trunk.

I do not believe the pistol grip shotguns are of much use YMMV.

 

[AJ]

I owned an "Express"870 for about 10 minutes. Popped the pins to clean the fire control group, looked like the plastic innards of a cap gun. Might be very reliable though. Joe

I bought an 870 Express when they first came out. I used it teaching a Combat Shotgun Course to the Navy at NS Long Beach. In the course of about 4 years, it had about 10,000 rounds of OO Buck and Slug put through it. Never had a problem. Had a friend that was a gunsmith at the LGS after I retired. The shop bought a bunch of 870's and parts from one of the local LE agencies. He had an old steel trigger assembly in the stash of parts. Ended up putting that in my shotgun. Have not fired it that much since I retired, but every time I do it works very well. This is a the shotgun I posted a picture of in Post #9.

 

[rockquarry]

I bought a new 12 ga. Express 870 with a short barrel and black synthetic stock about twenty-five years ago. It resided daily in a no-top CJ-5 Jeep for many years when I lived in the country. It was fired a good bit but not on a regular basis. It worked great on closeup varmints and copperheads. Beat up somewhat with a scratched stock and blue loss, it was often covered with dust and it got rained on occasionally.

I sold it at a gun show after moving to town. Good gun right out-of-the-box with absolutely no add-ons, "upgrades", or junk to lessen its practical effectiveness.