Remington 870 Express

[Krazy]

Just picked up a nice remington 870 express (first shotgun) and i wanted to add some things to it, but i dont know what to add..so if you have an 870 (or any shotgun post some pics!! ill start off:


Top remington 870, bottom ruger 10/22




Can anyone recommend any good pistol grip stocks for the remington?

 

[Jorg Nysgerrig]

My thoughts:

 

[splithoof]

Surefire light to replace pump handle. Ghost ring sights. Side saddle carrier. Good sling.

 

[mnrivrat]

What Jorg said !

+1

Some nice wear marks is all you need - load - shoot - repeat.

 

[Fred Fuller]

The best accessory for that shotgun is a well trained and well practiced owner. In other words, trigger time for YOU. That's a perfectly useful shotgun you have there right out of the box, once you give it its first cleaning as the owners manual recommends that is.

Louis Awerbuck's short list (from memory, don't see my class notebook right now) of accessories for defensive shotguns is:
- a stock short enough for the shooter to manage comfortably
- a sling
- a white light source
- sights, if you need them
And the above applied intelligently, with the knowledge that reliable function of the gun trumps any accessory.

I won't argue with any of those and even maybe a couple more (I like Sidesaddles, some don't, and I like the XS Big Dot bead epoxy-over for factory pedestal beads - http://www.xssights.com/store/shotgun.html , again some don't like them), but you can take or leave the tons of tactikewl stuff that's available out there for 870s as you will. It's your gun and your money.

But the best advice I can give you is to not try and substitute hardware for software. In other words, you cannot buy skill in a blister pack and bolt it onto your gun. Skill takes training, time, sweat and practice. And there is no substitute.

Stay Safe and have fun,

lpl

 

[Sport45]

I bought a 870 Express with a 20" rifle sighted deer barrel. The only thing I added is an extra 26" threaded barrel and a few chokes. I'm completely satisfied with it now and haven't bought anything for it in the 21st century except ammo.

 

[jmr40]

All you need is ammo for the 870 and a real scope for the 10-22

 

[Capstick1]

A long time ago when I was young and a little stupid I replaced the buttstock on a Winchester 1300 defender with a folding pistol grip stock because I thought it was "Tacticool". I was disappointed with the ergonomics of it. One time my right hand was all blistered up after firing numerous rounds at the range with this pistol gripped stock. After this experience I went back to the original buttstock and haven't looked back since. I'll never get a shotgun with a pistol gripped stock again. Practical is more importand than tactical in my opinion. I don't don't know what you want to do as far as getting different sights, lights, or a sidesaddle installed but whatever you do I think you should stick with the factory buttstock that came on it. Pistol gripped butttstocks are uncomfortable and WAY overrated.

 

[Dave McCracken]

Wear marks and ammo, what you need now.

< end Yoda>......

 

[ojibweindian]

Pistol grips are for pistols, not shotguns, and should stay as such.

 

[jyo]

Go out and run some rounds thru it---make sure everything works---don't need to get too carried away!

 

[Snowblind]

Do nothing to it. Leave it alone. Enjoy it how it is. Avoid all temptations to put lots of useless junk on it. Save your money.

 

[mopar92]

I have a wingmaster that I also bought a factory 18.5" ( I think it's 18.5-19") barrel, so you can use it for home defense or game/clays. What a great shooting reliable gun. I wish the pump action was a little bit more stable. You can kind of twist the pump handle. I'm not sure how to stop that though...

 

[Krazy]

thanks guys/girls for your input!
lets get some more shotgun pics!

 

[AlexanderA]

Add a hi-viz magazine follower and a "mushroom" safety.

 

[TYFOOON]

That's a good looking gun!

 

[Drail]

One thing you need to know about that black finish Rem. uses on the Express models - KEEP IT OILED! In a damp environment with no oil it will rust while you watch. It's not Parkerizing and will not absorb oil like a good Park will. I use Breakfree CLP or Collector and apply it with a small paintbrush and then wipe the excess off. Keep it oily and it will hold up very nicely. Lots of guys who never oiled their Expresses have had them rust.

 

[EMC45]

You have gotten some really good advice so far. Resist the urge to bolt on a bunch of useless crap. It will not make you a better shooter. Shooting will make you a better shooter. Flashlights, lasers, pistol grips etc. will not improve you in any way. Put some ammo in it and let er rip. Familiarize yourself with it, and operate it safely and effectively.

 

[lemaymiami]

Along with the necessary range time... make a point of learning how that gun patterns the shot and the difference between where you aim and where the slug actually hits with rifled slugs (and I'm talking about the ammo you'll actually use later in real life...).

By patterning I'm talking about the actual size of the shot pattern with 00buck at 7, 15, and 25 yards. If you can learn to hit a paper plate every time with a rifled slug at 25 yards you're in the ballpark for HD.

Lastly if aiming at man sized targets always aim just a bit low....and from the first never fire one shot without working the slide to load a fresh round. The only drawback to pumpers is that second shot. With training and practice you'll never fail to re-load.

 

[JoeMal]

Make sure the thing functions...I have 2 of these in the family and they both have been back to the factory twice and still have issues