Broken gun, what would you do? POLL

[ILYSB]

have it repaired EXPERTLY. If you can't find an expert artisan, toss it.

[TRAP55]

That lug looks hammered and appears there's corrossion under where it was joined.

That's because it is, it came apart long ago and bubba tried to solder it back, probably with something softer and lower heat. This kind of silver solder requires high heat, and that requires a re-blue.
I would contact Remington Customer service and ask if they can repair it. They may surprise you with what they will do for you, or they might tell you to pizz off. Either way, it only costs the time to type an email to find out.

https://www.remington.com/contact-us

[JagerDog]

I agree with the idea that there is some corrosion under the lug, and it looks like it was never really attached with a solid bomd. Not sure what you mean about the hammering. Here are a couple more pics that give a better view of the break. If I hold the pieces together the pieces fit perfectly. One corner of the lug remains attached to the barrel.

https://www.amazon.com/photos/share/...uF0zuIZjyvwnqU

The leading corners are smashed down quite severely. This is NOT a "feature". It's seen Bubba in it's past.

[Tom-ADC]

Who made the gun

It's a Remington 870LW Wingmaster 20-ga. She's long, lean and lovely like a runway model, shoots like a dream and I don't have any regrets, nor wish I did anything differently.

From early post by Shootski!

[L84CABO]

This to me is the risk you take when buying something as old as mid 1970's. It's really nobody's fault other than the parts are old and it happened to reach the end of it's life on your watch. Any talk about the MFG doing anything is just silly. I would certainly talk to the store where you got it from and see if they're willing to help you out in any way but I would have really low expectations on that. This isn't their fault. It's a very old, heavily used item and there is no way to tell that it was about to fail. Again, that's the risk with buying something this old.

[Ducky's Dad]

This to me is the risk you take when buying something as old as mid 1970's

We may need a perspective adjustment here. Mid-70s is not old for a shotgun.
For a lot of us, that is a relatively new, modern gun. I sometimes hunt doves with a mid-1880s shotgun, and it is a fine shooter. I also hunt with guns from 1885, 1898, 1903, 1908, etc. My primary non-SBE duck gun is an early-70s Citori and the only problem with that one has been sand in the safety. The failure on OP's 870 is not because of its age. There is something else going on there, and it may have shown up with a close inspection prior to purchase.

[spoof145]

Depends on the manufacturer. Some manufacturers these days have life time warranties. It does not hurt to ask the LGS or the Manufacturer if they can do anything to help you out. The worst that will happen is they will say NO.

[aippi]

I was going to post in on this then thought. Wow, anyone posting in on this one needs to get a life. But I am posting in on this because I don't have much of a life other then guns. So, get another barrel. Not many gun smiths will braise on a barrel ring as it FUBARs the finish and they have no way to know if it will last. Also, if it is not perfectly aligned you will not have a smooth action and because of the mis-alignment pressure will be put on the barrel ring and it will break again.

You don't even know and there is no way to tell if that is the original barrel or some repaired barrel that the barrel ring broke on before and of course will most likely break again if you have it repaired anywhere other then the factory as they don't use a torch they have a robotic welder and a machine that perfectly aligns the barrel ring. They then refinish it. Of course it will cost you almost as much a new barrel and far more then the thousand of used barrels out there that work just fine on your gun.

So, that is what you get with used guns. Also, not telling us the brand should have 'caused people not to respond as most of them unlike me and have a life.

[psssniper]

This right here

Silver solder. And nobody owes you anything for that problem. It's understood when you buy a gun that old, that these things may happen and you may need to put more $$ into the gun to restore or maintain it.

[b.thomas]

#1 see if a gunsmith can fix it!
#2 replace with new part.
#3 if any of the above don't work.............scrap the damn thing and buy a new shotgun!

[SonofWWIIDI]

Vintage gun.

You bought it, you own it, you fix it.

Simple.

Look at you Mr Rockefeller with your JB weld, I was going to suggest duck tape.


(That's right I said duck tape)

It's a real thing.

[LynnJr]

Major American manufacturer from the 1970's and you were shooting doubles with it at a trap range and it has a bolt.
My guess would be a Model 1100 semi or a 870 pump both of which will last you a lifetime of shooting but will require servicing from time to time.
On the 1100 many trapshooters would carry a rebuild kit with them so they could replace the more common parts that would wear out.
Take it to a gunsmith and get an estimate on it before having it fixed. Many times it's cheaper to replace the part than to repair it.

[Sanderhawk]

Its 45 years old. EAT IT. You can`t expect a manufacturer to give you free parts for something that old. If you like it fix it if you don`t buy something new

[tuolumnejim]

It's a huge wonderful American company with a long tradition and a great name

Then there should be plenty of parts available for it, just fix it.

[Che762x39]

Three months ago I purchased a mid-1970's model pump shotgun on consignment at LGS. Nothing fancy ...

That was the best Western Auto had to offer in 1971.

No bacon option?