Anything wrong with 870 express?

[Ribkick]

if you are not a purist, consider having your new 870 parkerized. the 870P is parkerized from the factory, which is partially why i purchased one.

my old (1965) Wingmaster is the beauty queen.

Actually, it's not parkerized from the factory. I can't remember what Remington calls it but it's not a park finish. It is crap, though.

Send it off to Aippi and let JD refinish it. I did and it's the best parkerize job I've seen. Very deep and no problem with rust. A true working finish.

[bsg]

Actually, it's not parkerized from the factory. I can't remember what Remington calls it but it's not a park finish. It is crap, though.

Send it off to Aippi and let JD refinish it. I did and it's the best parkerize job I've seen. Very deep and no problem with rust. A true working finish.

regarding the "crap" finish, i believe you are referring to the 870 Express. Remington calls the 870P... "parkerized."

i've read many great (they've all been great) reviews on JD's work, and seen many pictures of the results of his labor. i wouldn't hesitate to send an 870 to JD to have him do any of the work he performs. his willingness to freely give spot-on advise makes him stand tall in my book.

[Ribkick]

regarding the "crap" finish, i believe you are referring to the 870 Express. Remington calls the 870P... "parkerized."

i've read many great (they've all been great) reviews on JD's work, and seen many pictures of the results of his labor. i wouldn't hesitate to send an 870 to JD to have him do any of the work he performs. his willingness to freely give spot-on advise makes him stand tall in my book.

Yes, you are correct. I was referring to the Express.

[fighter4cage]

I lived in South Dakota before moving here. I killed more pheasants, Grouse and turkeys than I can count with that shotgun. After moving here to California, I changed the barrel to a rifled slug barrel and killed a 300 lbs wild Boar.
I own several shotguns, but I always go back to my sturdy old 870 !

As I always say, I can go out to the ranch, use my 870 to pound in fence posts, kill my limit of birds and be back before lunch!

[ddavis1946]

I've seen a lot of used Wingasters at gun shops for about the price of a new Express. If you plan on using it for trap, skeet, clays, or field use, having removable choke tubes is nice, something to keep in mind. I'm not sure if the regular 870 with 28" barrels come with removable choke tubes. Switching barrels is a breeze though - I've got 28" RemChoke barrel for field use, and an 18" Modified for home defense.

My only beef with the newer models, in standard 4 shot magazine format, is those dimples on the magazine tube. Makes adding an extension a pain in the rear.

[darksands]

+1 on for me with the ejection issue. I did sand down the barrel and it hasn't failed in a while. It does need to be cleaned and lubed to prevent rust but that should be done with any gun. It was my first gun and it is a great gun.

[Neptune]

I've seen a lot of used Wingasters at gun shops for about the price of a new Express. If you plan on using it for trap, skeet, clays, or field use, having removable choke tubes is nice, something to keep in mind. I'm not sure if the regular 870 with 28" barrels come with removable choke tubes. Switching barrels is a breeze though - I've got 28" RemChoke barrel for field use, and an 18" Modified for home defense.

My only beef with the newer models, in standard 4 shot magazine format, is those dimples on the magazine tube. Makes adding an extension a pain in the rear.

Yeah, those dimples are a pain, but are easily fixed with a drill. Or so I hear...


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