Remington serial numbers 870 series#

Several parts of the 870 will interchange with the semi-automatic Remington model 1100 and 11-87.

Remington serial numbers 870 series#

The action, receiver, trigger system, safety catch and slide release catch of the Remington Model 870 shotgun are similar to those used on the Remington Model 7600 series pump-action centrefire rifles and carbines. The 870 features a bottom-loading, side ejecting receiver, tubular magazine under the barrel, dual action bars, internal hammer, and a bolt which locks into an extension in the barrel.

The 870 holds the record for best-selling pump gun in U.S. By 1996, spurred by the basic 'Express' model, sales topped seven million guns. They reached 2 million guns by 1973 (ten times the number of Model 31 shotguns it replaced). Remington sought to correct that by introducing in 1950 a modern, streamlined, rugged, reliable, and relatively inexpensive shotgun, the 870 Wingmaster. The Model 31 was an excellent shotgun, ] but struggled for sales in the shadow of the Winchester Model 12. Working with John Browning, Pedersen also helped design the Model 17 which was adopted by Ithaca as the Ithaca 37 and also served as the basis for the Remington 31. John Pedersen designed the fragile Model 10 (and later the improved model 29). The Remington 870 was the fourth major design in a series of Remington pump shotguns. It is also commonly used by US law enforcement agencies as well as military groups such as Special Operations Command units of the U.S. It is widely used by the public for target shooting, hunting, and self-defense. The Remington Model 870 is a U.S.-made pump-action shotgun manufactured by Remington Arms Company, Inc. * specifications describe the Remington variants available as of June 2008 Sights= front bead, adjustable open sights, or ghost ring (all iron sights) 410 boreįeed= 4 to 8 round internal tube magazine Part_length= from in to mm| 18 |abbr=mos|precision=0|wiki=yes to in to mm| 30 |abbr=mos|precision=0|wiki=yesĬartridge= 12 gauge, 16 gauge, 20 gauge, 28 gauge, or. Length= from in to mm| 37.25 |abbr=mos|precision=0|wiki=yes to in to mm| 50.5 |abbr=mos|precision=0|wiki=yes Weight= from lb to kg| 7.0 |abbr=mos|precision=1|wiki=yes to lb to kg| 8.0 |abbr=mos|precision=1|wiki=yes Variants=Wingmaster, Express, Marine, SPS, SPS-T, XCS, TAC