Remington 870

The Remington 870 is a 12 gauge pump-action shotgun that is one of the most popular shotguns in the world.

Variants

• 870 Express - Standard 870 offered in either 12 ga. or 20 ga. with various barrel lengths, youth version with shortened stock, slug version, sythetic stock set version, tactical version, turkey hunting version and "Super Mag" version.

• 870 Special Purpose (SP) Marine Magnum - Nickel finished 870 in 12 ga. (2 3/4" or 3" Magnums), 6 round magazine, 18" cylinder bore barrel, bead sight and sling.

• 870 Special Purpose Synthetic (SPS) Superslug (1:35" rifled barrel), 870 SPS Synthetic Shurshot Stock (camo, pistol grip full stock, 1:35" rifled barrel), & SPS Super Mag Turkey (camo, choked, takes 12 ga. 2 3/4", 3", & 3 1/2" Magnums)

• 870 Tactical-2 & Tactical Desert Recon (camo, speed feed/18" 8 shot or pistol grip full stock/20" 9 shot)

• 870 Wingmaster - Premier 870 offered in either 12 ga., 20 ga., 28 ga., or .410" bore.

Appeal for Home Security

The Remington 870 series is popular for home security and preparednesss for because of its rugged construction and ambidextrous ergonomics, its availability of parts and accessories, it is also considered to be extremely reliable.

See also

• Shotguns
• Mossberg 500

External links

• Remington page for 870
• A guide to Collecting Remington 870 Shotguns from Remington Society
• Remington page for 870 Tactical
• Remington Military MCS page
• Important differences between Remington 870 Police and 870 Express shotguns
• KAC Masterkey page
• Model 870P MAX Police
• Blog and forum about Remington 870
• Additional sites relating to Mossberg 500