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My old man gave me his Remington 870 Wingmaster recently. It was actually given to him as a gift, used by the prior owner. I called Remington and they told me it was made in 1978.
The action is smooth, and though I haven't shot it much, I think it works well. There are a couple of scratches and freckles here and there, and the blueing on the magazine tube where the pump rides is worn, but overall the gun seems to be in good to very good condition. The only issue I had with it was when I was a dumb teenager I shot 3" shells in it. It's a 2 3/4" gun. It wouldn't eject the shells fully because they were too long (presumably).
My question is: when were Remington's best years for the Wingmasters and 870's as a whole? Mine seems to be good to go, but with it having a few owners, do you think the service life is going to be too short for me to use? Is it going to start giving me problems? I'm not impressed with shotguns being made now, I was just going to use this as my hunting and self defense shotgun.
The action is smooth, and though I haven't shot it much, I think it works well. There are a couple of scratches and freckles here and there, and the blueing on the magazine tube where the pump rides is worn, but overall the gun seems to be in good to very good condition. The only issue I had with it was when I was a dumb teenager I shot 3" shells in it. It's a 2 3/4" gun. It wouldn't eject the shells fully because they were too long (presumably).
My question is: when were Remington's best years for the Wingmasters and 870's as a whole? Mine seems to be good to go, but with it having a few owners, do you think the service life is going to be too short for me to use? Is it going to start giving me problems? I'm not impressed with shotguns being made now, I was just going to use this as my hunting and self defense shotgun.