I too love my 870. I have an 870 Express Magnum. Love It! I started out my shooting with my mom's 20 ga 870 Wingmaster. I still lay claim to it everytime my dad and I take out the pigeon thrower and it still shoots like a dream.

I got a buddy of mine into shooting and he liked my 870 so much that he bought the 870 Express Super Magnum in Synthetic. Love those 870's!!!

 

i too love my 870 it was my first shotgun i ever owned and i got it when i was 12 i think it is the best built pump on the market

Aaron

 

I think that the 870 Wingmaster is the most practical and smooth working of all the pumps. It can be field stripped without tools and the action is reliable. My only complaint is that the 16 gauge was built on a 12 gauge frame. I shot one in 16 ga for many years and still have a 12 gauge with three barrels. I'm buying a Model-12 in 16 ga just because it is built on the 20 gauge frame. Are the recently introduced Remingtons in 16 gauge on 12 frames? If so, they will be loosers. If they are on 16 gauge frames, they will be real winners and could help revive the 16.

 

You know I would actually like a 16 gauge. I'm just worried about the price of the ammo being too high, just like my .410, $9 a box when 12 gauge is $3 a box. I never really looked at 16 ammo, but I think it's spendy.

 

Currently have five 870's.

The "matriarch" of the family is my 870TB trap bought new in Dec, 1976; it has fired 75,000+ plus shells and I still use it.

When I started shooting clays in 1970 I wasn't a Remington fan and I didn't like the 870.

As a young guy, I was influenced by "men of steel" that could not abide a single piece of aluminium alloy or stamped part :? , I took this all in and passed judgement on the gun without extensive experience , a practice I have no use for now that I am older.

In 1972 I wanted a lighter upland gun and the local gunsmith had a used 20g "standard" 870, I didn't want it but it was too good a buy.

That old 870 20g won my respect. I sold it some years ago but corrected that error.

In 1976 I was just starting full time work out of college and I wanted a new trap gun and so decided to order the 870TB. I started shooting it quite well and it displaced the SKB600 trap I was using.

The rest of the "family" in order of age;

870SA Skeet 1980 (yes I love to shoot skeet w/a pump)

870 20g Wingmaster 1989 (won't be without a 20g 870 again)

870TC trap 1994 (company for the "matriarch")

870 Wingmaster 12g LC 1997 (I like this one for sporting clays)

I have a Peerless too (works fine, no "issues") I shoot it for skeet and sporting when I want to save all my shells, not as much fun as shucking them though; my scores are the same with the 870's as with the Peerless.

 

The 870 is one of the most reliable guns, whoops, I mean THE most reliable gun on the market. The 870 Wingmaster is a joy to shoot anything with whether it is November deer hunting, or January rabbit hunting, or a June trap/skeet/sporting clays shoot, or an April turkey shoot. Simply the best gun on the market! -Matt Latham

 

I love all six of my 870's. Two 12 gauge Wingmasters with 28" bird barrels. Both have deer barrels, one smooth bore and one fully rifled. One 12 gauge Express Combo with a 28" rem choke barrel and a smooth bore deer barrel. One 20 gauge Wingmaster, the older standard model, with a 28" bird barrel and a smooth bore deer barrel. One 28 gauge Express with a 25" bird barrel and a 21" barrel with a poly choke installed. It was used as a youth shotgun when my kids were younger. And lastly a .410 Express with a 25" bird barrel. They are my hunting guns for deer, turkey, birds and small game. I am thinking of a 16 gauge. I like the 26" barrel offered on the Wingmaster. The Express is much cheaper but is only offered with a 28" barrel. MIKE.

 

I am relatively new to shotguns still and do not have much experience but I must say that I do not think that I could have made a better decision than to buy the 870 express. This could be the greatest starter shotgun in the world. Not only do you get a great feeling, and looking (i have a synthetic express and admit it is nothing compared to the wingmaster) but you get a gun that has a reputation like a tank. I love knowing that I have a gun that will provide for years of shooting.

 

I love my 870 Wingmaster, it is a 12 gauge with a 30" barrel. I shot trap with it for the first time last Saturday. I was surprised by and pleased the quality of the wood when I was gun shopping. I could not be happier with it.

Thanks

Mark

 

I think that the 870 Wingmaster is the most practical and smooth working of all the pumps. It can be field stripped without tools and the action is reliable. My only complaint is that the 16 gauge was built on a 12 gauge frame. I shot one in 16 ga for many years and still have a 12 gauge with three barrels. I'm buying a Model-12 in 16 ga just because it is built on the 20 gauge frame. Are the recently introduced Remingtons in 16 gauge on 12 frames? If so, they will be loosers. If they are on 16 gauge frames, they will be real winners and could help revive the 16.

yes the remingtons in 16 ga are now built on 12 frames i was looking into buying one but saw no benefit. so if i was going to go w/ a remington i would have to buy a 12 instead of the 16

 

I bought an 870 Express Magnum tonight!! and like any first date, I can't keep my hands off of her. Can't wait to break this out tomorrow and put some rounds through 'er. I shoulderd the Mossy 500 and the regular Express...the Magnum version just did it for me. I like the 26" barrel on it. Feels real nice. The last 5 years I've just been shootin my dads old Winchester pump and i decided it was time to make my first purchase. I think I made the right decision. We'll see how she shoots tomorrow!

 

It can be field stripped without tools and the action is reliable

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Field stripped without tools??

Try taking the forearm off without tools. You have to have a special tool to get that thing off. Plus the thread is sunk way down in there. I had to build a tool for it after using a combination of screwdrivers and tapping with hammers to get it off. My old 870 WM in now restored (built in early 80s) but was hell without the special tool. If you know something I don't about the forearm removal. please let me know. Also, having a hard time finding a recoil pad for it. The R3 is only for synthetic.

 

870 are the real mans gun, not sum rich boy fuuck up gun

 

Guest,
While I'm not above using the occasional cuss word, I don't appreciate the f-bombs out here. Was it necessary to use it?

 

I joined the 870 Club today too. Bought the 870 Express Magnum in 12 gauge with a 26 inch bbl. It is sweet! Can't wait to get it out in the field or on the skeet range.

Scott

 

I love my 870 also.I have a Super Mag Synthetic.An awesom turk gun. Rick

 

Im have to admit my 870 beats any over and aunder i have shot

 

A friend gave me an old 870 Wingmaster made in 1980. It was dirty, rusty, and a little scratched up. I cleaned, oiled & restored it.The stock & forearm were in decent shape and after some Old English scratch cover, it is nice & shiny. Reblued the barrel and some of the pump mechanisms. Stripped and repainted the receiver with black automotive paint then several coats of clearcoat. I know not the way most people would finish the receiver but it looks beautiful. It is a 28" barrel fixed mod choke 12ga 2 3/4" chamber. Can't take a 3" barrel so it will have to remain a upland & clay gun.

 

I've only been shooting for a few months now, and my first 870 was bought around Christmas time. I just bought my second one last month, and I'm already planning to buy a super mag w/ a 26" bbl. I'm really pleased w/ them so far and hope to amass an entire set of wingmasters down the road.

Take it easy and good shooting

 

I can't say enough wonderful things about mine. Since I am long winded anyway... I will just leave it at this....I would likely give up my trigger finger before my 870. Why else would all those rich boys who shoot $5000 rifles, still keep on shooting $200 shotguns.....cause they are the best.

Andy

 

It worked very well. Works great on singles. Have to get used to the pump on doubles. But, I did manage to get several doubles with the 870. And this was my first time to shoot skeet with a pump too.

The action is surprisingly smooth for an 870 Express out of the box. It is definitely a keeper!

I definitely recommend the 870 Express 12 gauge in 26 inches. I'm sure the 870 Express with the 28 inch bbl is nice too.

Scott

 

i love mine too! 8)

 

yes i love my 12 gauge 870 wingmaster also, and the best part is i got it as a gift.the wood is beautiful and the metal nicely blued. i cant wait to get out and shoot it.

 

Hey all!!!!!! I have a 870 Express Magnum, have had it for about 2 yrs and it shoots just like or better than the day i took it home from the store..I got target shooting almost every weekend with it, and it works damn good...If I had to pick my fav shotgun to buy, it would be hands down, the 870 Express Magnum...Talk to you all later,

targershooter

 

I like the looks of the 870, and respect its longevity, reliability and durability. I was able to buy a new 12 gauge 870 Express Magnum earlier this year at a very low clearance price.

I think the 870 has pretty strong recoil compared to other 12 gauge shotguns I own and have used. I've used my 870E for skeet and fixed angle practice traps using 2 3/4", 1 1/8 oz. target loads. I've also borrowed a friend's 20+ year old 870 Wingmaster, and found its recoil objectionable, too.

Anyone care to provide their own comparisons of felt recoil?

Regardless, I still like the 870, and I do plan on keeping it.