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Equipment & Gear => Guns and Ammo => Topic started by: bod on January 09, 2019, 05:04:23 PM

Title: Current model Remington 870 would you buy one.
Post by: bod on January 09, 2019, 05:04:23 PM: I grew up on an 870 but don' have one now would you buy a current model for waterfowl?
Title: Re: Current model Remington 870 would you buy one.
Post by: WSU on January 09, 2019, 05:19:17 PM: I wouldn’t. I have an express that fails to cycle constantly.
Title: Re: Current model Remington 870 would you buy one.
Post by: Jellymon on January 09, 2019, 05:24:21 PM: Just in the last week ive heard of a 700 that was shipped with no rifling in it, and another with a barrel that was marked 270 but was actually 30-06. I wouldnt buy any remington product right now.
Title: Re: Current model Remington 870 would you buy one.
Post by: Redbeard on January 09, 2019, 05:50:41 PM: Nope.
Title: Re: Current model Remington 870 would you buy one.
Post by: northwesthunter84 on January 09, 2019, 06:26:09 PM: Not a chance. I’d buy a Stoeger P3000 or 3500 or a Winchester SXP. Both are lower priced. Sportsman’s had a 3” waterfowl edition Stoeger for 299.99
Title: Re: Current model Remington 870 would you buy one.
Post by: hawks33 on January 09, 2019, 06:53:11 PM: Bought a stoeger 3500 last year, love the gun and no issues cycling. My 870 from 25 years ago works like the day I bought it, times have changed from what I've been told
Title: Re: Current model Remington 870 would you buy one.
Post by: NWShooter on January 09, 2019, 07:46:02 PM: Yeeeeeeeeep. Everyone has some extent of quality control issues. The Ford 6 leakers for example. Sure are allot of guys driving them. :chuckle:. When they aren't in the repair shop. :chuckle: