Shear_stress
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Saw these on page 48 of the current CDNN catalog and got on the phone. The gun arrived today, serial number T692XXXV. It's marked "Wingmaster 870" and the barrel's an 18" with cylinder bore and gold bead front sight . The condition is exactly as described in print: "very good to excellent"--a couple scratches here and there and some honest blueing wear from rattling around in some panhandle prowler for who knows how many decades. Doesn't bother me one bit, as it looks like it will last well into the next century.
The action is tight and incredibly smooth, the trigger light and crisp. The gun came with a fantabulous blaze-orange Speed Feed stock that was replaced with genuine walnut 870 police furniture within an hour of ownership. I guess I haven't seen too many true riot guns because that barrel looked so short I had to throw a tape measure against it just to make sure I didn't accidently bring home an SBS.
I haven't fired it yet but I am amazed how light and compact this weapon feels and how well it shoulders. With it's short, non-vented barrel and wooden furniture, it gives off an honest simplicity that's rare these days. I know I must sound like a sixteen-year-old who just heard Zepplin for the first time, but there you go.
The left side of the barrel is marked "KO33". If I am reading that correctly, does that correspond to a barrel date of 1963? The stampings on the receiver definitely have a 1960s look to them.
I strongly recommend picking one of these up if you can.
The action is tight and incredibly smooth, the trigger light and crisp. The gun came with a fantabulous blaze-orange Speed Feed stock that was replaced with genuine walnut 870 police furniture within an hour of ownership. I guess I haven't seen too many true riot guns because that barrel looked so short I had to throw a tape measure against it just to make sure I didn't accidently bring home an SBS.
I haven't fired it yet but I am amazed how light and compact this weapon feels and how well it shoulders. With it's short, non-vented barrel and wooden furniture, it gives off an honest simplicity that's rare these days. I know I must sound like a sixteen-year-old who just heard Zepplin for the first time, but there you go.
The left side of the barrel is marked "KO33". If I am reading that correctly, does that correspond to a barrel date of 1963? The stampings on the receiver definitely have a 1960s look to them.
I strongly recommend picking one of these up if you can.