geo57
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I just picked up an older, well used, 12 ga. Rem 870 Express Magnum for $ 150. The dealer, who I've known for almost 40 years, assured me it worked perfectly, so I took a chance on it, even though he advertised it as " it's seen a lot of use ", which is an accurate portrayal based on the outside wood & metal cosmetics and the normal places of wear on the metal. I've owned many 870 Wingmasters in the past, but this is my 1st Express. Once home, I took it down, including the mag tube internals & trigger assy. , cleaned & lightly lubed it. It's action now is as slick as any Wingmaster I had and it feeds, extracts, & ejects live shells well. I now read many owners think the older Express models were better made than the newer ones. I would appreciate hearing your 1st hand experiences with yours as far as age, reliability, durabilty, amount of use, etc. I tried to determine mine's age online, but had no luck and Rem's online site was down. Ser # is stated below and if anyone could tell me it's approximate age based on one you have & know it would be appreciated . Thanks.
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