There is a very easy way to tell if your Remington 870 has a magnum receiver. These super magnums can shoot shells that go up to 3 ½ inches in length, as long as the barrel is chambered for it. As for those who are using 20-gauge shells that are 3 inches in length, you will need a 20-gauge magnum receiver for those.
Blast From the Past: Remington 870 AP Wingmaster. The Remington 870 debuted in 1950, and today's gun is an early 870, dating back to the time the gun was offered in two grades—the AP with its ringed forearm and the more decorated ADL. This gun is a well-used AP. Production of AP models ceased in 1963.
A Brief Description of the Remington 870
Designed in 1950, the Remington 870 is an iconic no-frills pump action shotgun that has proven itself to be both versatile and robust. It claims to be a great deterrent weapon capable of firing a variety of loads both precisely and effortlessly.Police models are available with 18" or 20" barrels, with or without rifle sights, and have a standard capacity of four rounds. They can be ordered with a two or three round extended magazine tube from the factory, bringing total capacity to 6+1 (18" barrel) or 7+1 (20" barrel).
Suitable for a variety of applications, the Remington 870 Express Super Magnum 12 Gauge Pump-Action Shotgun has a vent-rib barrel and a steel-milled receiver. The exterior metal is coated with a nonglare matte finish. It's also paired with a standard trigger, a single bead sight and a crossbolt safety.
The Remington Model 870 Express Pump-Action Shotgun comes with an ultra durable laminated hardwood stock and fore-end, and a matte blue/black, bead-blasted finish on the receiver and barrel. The barrel has a vent rib and a bead sight, and uses standard Rem™ Choke screw-in choke tubes (comes with 1 modified tube).
Remington 870 Shotgun Current Lineup
You can still get a classic Wingmaster, complete with blued receiver and barrel and American walnut furniture. Or, you might consider the new for 2014 American Classic.The Remington 870 is made in Ilion, NY.
The only real difference between the two shotguns is their cosmetic look and some of the internal parts. The Remington 870 Express contains synthetic fore-ends and stocks made of laminated wood. The Remington 870 Wingmaster will obviously be more expensive since it is made with walnut and polished metal surfaces.
As long as it does not have an over bored barrel slugs are good to go. You can shoot slugs out of any choke including full chokes. It's been done for years with fixed full choke shotguns with no ill effects. If your shot gun has screw in tubes use modified or less or a rifled choke tube.
When do I shoot sabot slugs? A sabot slug is what you want to shoot out of a rifled barrel because the barrel will put the spin on the projectile. Because the barrel is rifled, the projectile does not need to be rifled. A rifled slug is what you want to shoot out a smooth bore barrel.
cylinder choke would be your best bet, but slugs will work through a modified choke, it is only a little more constriction, and will cut down your shooting distance a bit.
The Model 870 Express Deer provides Express value in one of the most accurate slug shooting combinations available. It includes a 20-inch, fully-rifled barrel with adjustable rifle sights.
You do not want to shoot your gun without a choke. If you are shooting trap then a Full or Modified choke will work fine.
Yes you can shoot buckshot through it without any ill effects. The rifled barrel will cause the shot column to spin, which will open up your pattern and lessen the effective range of your buckshot.
870 Express barrels will fit the Wingmaster, the Express barrels are chrome lined inside with all that implies..
Under the National Firearms Act (NFA), it is illegal for a private citizen to possess a sawed-off modern smokeless powder shotgun (a shotgun with a barrel length shorter than 18 inches (46 cm) or a minimum overall length of the weapon, total.
Simple answer no. an 1100 barrel will not fit an 870 or the other way around.
Yes, You will have to find a Mossberg brand barrel designed for the Remington 870. The barrel you linked to will only work with a Mossberg 500.
Remington stamps a 2-letter code on their barrels (left side, just forward of the receiver) that indicates the month and year of manufacture of the barrel. Caveats: - If the barrel on your 1100 is not the original one that came with the gun, then all you'll find out is when the barrel was made.
Made from 1950-63, then 64-90 (as the Field Wingmaster) and then finally reintroduced in 2001, these are the Cadillacs of the 870 line. In 1987 a simplified version of the gun, typically with a matte parkarized finish, was introduced.
The
Remington 11-
87 is a semi-automatic shotgun
manufactured by
Remington Arms. It is based on the
Remington 1100 and was first announced in
1987.
Remington Model 11-87.
| Remington 11-87 |
|---|
| Mass | 8.25 lb (3.7 kg) with 28 in (710 mm) barrel |
| Length | 34 in (860 mm) to 50 in (1,300 mm) |
| Barrel length | 14 in (360 mm) to 30 in (760 mm) |
REMINGTON DATES OF MANUFACTURE
| 1920 = L | 1945 = PP | 1995 = P |
|---|
| 1937 = F | 1963 = K | 2015 = M |
| 1938 = G | 1964 = L | 2016 = N |
| 1939 = H | 1965 = M | 2017 = O |
| 1940 = J | 1966 = N | 2018 = P |
The Remington Model 7400 is a series of semi-automatic rifles manufactured by Remington Arms. The Model 7400 was a replacement of the Model 740 rifle which Remington produced from 1952 to 1981. The 7400 model was ultimately replaced by the Model 750 in 2006.
The original version of the Remington 1100 shotgun came out only in the 12 gauge in 1963, followed by the 16 gauge and 20 gauge in 1964, and finally the . 410 gauge Remington 1100 in 1969.
Check the serial numbers located on the left side of the barrel on your Remington shotgun. They can be decoded to find out when your shotgun or rifle was manufactured. This serial number decoder will translate this information, determining the exact month and year that your specific firearms was created.
