New production Rem 870
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The Evangelist Cowboy
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Then just get a longer stock?
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Don't compare the Wingmaster to the Express
entropy
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Magpul makes an MOE stock for the 500 (and 870 also) that is adjustable for LOP and comb height.
https://www.midwayusa.com/product/2319512418
I have seen these on 870's for Trap, and even one on a Winchester SXP Trap.
entropy
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LOP and comb height adjustable? It costs more than that for the hardware to do it to one you already own. This is the next best option, but only for 870's, 1100's and 11-87's:
http://www.billdavisenterprises.com/Adjustable-Stocks.html
#4 is LOP, comb, and recoil reducer all in one.
Of course, if you want to add one to your own......
https://tronspace.com/
http://www.billdavisenterprises.com/Adjustable-Stocks.html
#4 is LOP, comb, and recoil reducer all in one.
Of course, if you want to add one to your own......
https://tronspace.com/
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Mine is from 1951, still going strong.
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Look around in gun shops for used Wingmasters. Lots out there. I bought one 2 years ago for 250. Had some wear, but shoots very well. Smooth action also.
Limited is the operative word. No coverage on my 1975 TB.
Update. Son #1's Wingmaster cracked just like my TB. Late 70s gun. I gave him my late brother's TC two years ago. It cracked last week. Same age as my TB, '75. Total round counts, approx, of course, TB, 300,000. Wingmaster, 40K, TC, maybe 15K. All from same era.
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Where did the receiver crack? I have a 75 TB and a 95 WM both in 12 gauge.
entropy
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The complete guns themselves usually run about $850, when you can find one. The 870 Competition offers a slight advantage over the 1100 in that you don't have to worry about it kicking the hull out onto the next shooter, and it is easier to maintain. (Except for the aforementioned scarcity of parts.) The recoil reduction isn't quite as good, but they shoot softer than a regular 870.
Age isn't the main factor, it's number of rounds fired, and type of rounds fired. If you shoot all handicap rounds through one, it will crack faster than 1 oz. loads.
Welcome to The High Road, stubshaft!
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All of my 12 gauge reloads are 7/8 ounce, right now I'm using Clay Dot powder
about 17.5 grains.
about 17.5 grains.
Another site, Reddit, never ceases to talk trash about Remingtons to an extent that if all of the trash talkers owned one, Remington would have had to sell at least another 50,000 for each to have one. If you get away from there, you find the negativity about vanished.
My brother has an Express model from 2017. Zero problems. A friend has a magnum Express. He had to lap the chamber with steel wool. I have an 1100 from 2013 that is as nice as a person could wish for. Can’t speak for the gun at your Walmart, but my experience is good.
My brother has an Express model from 2017. Zero problems. A friend has a magnum Express. He had to lap the chamber with steel wool. I have an 1100 from 2013 that is as nice as a person could wish for. Can’t speak for the gun at your Walmart, but my experience is good.
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