best finish for my 870?

[pietrob92]

Hello everyone,

i have a late 70's remington 870 wingmaster with blued receiver. i have added a 18" parkerized barrel. im not to fond of having dual finishes on the shotgun.

What finish should i go with? im not too familiar with what is out there. im looking for a durable black finish. Who or where can i send my firearm to get it refinished.

any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

[elSquid]

Wilson still offers their "steal" package.

http://www.wilsoncombat.com/shotgun-customization/

Includes park, or you can pay more for armor tuff.

If the bluing is nice on your receiver, I'd be tempted to hunt down a blued barrel for it.

Ymmv.

-- Michael

[bsg]

like elSquid has suggested (post #2), consider keeping the finish as it came from the factory. even with wear, i'd keep a 1970s Wingmaster in it's original finish. ebay is a good place to look for correct time period original OEM barrels for your 870. Gunbroker is another online site to look for a barrel.
if you choose the online auction route for a barrel, choose a seller with excellent buyer feedback history and has a return policy that is buyer friendly. i would pick a barrel that has about the same amount of finish wear as the receiver i'd be matching it with.

[Jimmy's]

Cerakote is the best bang for the buck.

[pietrob92]

To be honest. I am not a fan of the blued receiver. I like the look of a parkerized finish better. That's the reason I want to change it. I called Wilson combat and they want $250 for entire shotgun for their armor-tuff finish.

Still looking around for other options.

Wilson still offers their "steal" package.

http://www.wilsoncombat.com/shotgun-customization/

Includes park, or you can pay more for armor tuff.

If the bluing is nice on your receiver, I'd be tempted to hunt down a blued barrel for it.

Ymmv.

-- Michael

[BajaJames83]

there are a few vendors on here that offer cerakote services that might be something you look into as its pretty damn tough too.

[golfish]

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If the bluing is nice on your receiver, I'd be tempted to hunt down a blued barrel for it.

Ymmv.

-- Michael

Couldn't agree anymore. Keep the wingmaster blued, those are too nice to mess with. I have a Wingmaster and an 1100 both from the 80's. I think their the best shotguns ever made.

[BigBronco]

The wingmaster should be left blued. Have the barrel blued.

[Divernhunter]

I know this is no help but I kind of like the 2 tone look.

[QXSOUP]

Keep the old wingmaster blued and take the $ you were going to spend on refinishing it and buy another 870 and mess with that one.

[L84CABO]

Anyone ever done on 870 in Severins Hard Hat? Bet it would be cool!

[DrjonesUSA]

Hello everyone,

i have a late 70's remington 870 wingmaster with blued receiver. i have added a 18" parkerized barrel. im not to fond of having dual finishes on the shotgun.

What finish should i go with? im not too familiar with what is out there. im looking for a durable black finish. Who or where can i send my firearm to get it refinished.

any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Birdsong's Black-T or Cerakote.




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[blasterp7]

Hello everyone,

i have a late 70's remington 870 wingmaster with blued receiver. i have added a 18" parkerized barrel. im not to fond of having dual finishes on the shotgun.

What finish should i go with? im not too familiar with what is out there. im looking for a durable black finish. Who or where can i send my firearm to get it refinished.

any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Lot of great suggestions here. You will not like mine - Leave it as it is!

Mine is as I received it used. All blued with some of it gone - many scratches and small points of rust here and there . I try to control the rust and keep it maintained (as it functions flawlessly). But then I only paid $110 for it received it without a great deal of added expense, want to keep it that way

[HighWildFree]

The blueing on those old wing masters is awesome looking, don't ruin it. Go buy a mossberg 500 or modern 870 to bubba.