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gyvel · October 1, 2009, 07:40 PM

In the mid 80's, the store where I was smithing had a contract with Carnivale and Festivale cruise lines to supply and maintain approximately 75 shotguns which were used by passengers to shoot skeet while at sea. The guns were a mixed bag of Remington 870's and Winchester 1200's, and our store was Winchester warranty repair and Remington "recommended factory service." The rate of parts breakage and repair was somewhere around 10:1, Winchester vs. Remington.

The Winchesters just couldn't cut the mustard for continuous usage and the Remingtons took a lot more of a beating with a lot less problems.

My advice, based on that experience, is spend the extra money and get the Remington.

October 1, 2009, 07:40 PM	#6
gyvel Senior Member Join Date: August 30, 2009 Location: Northern AZ Posts: 7,172	In the mid 80's, the store where I was smithing had a contract with Carnivale and Festivale cruise lines to supply and maintain approximately 75 shotguns which were used by passengers to shoot skeet while at sea. The guns were a mixed bag of Remington 870's and Winchester 1200's, and our store was Winchester warranty repair and Remington "recommended factory service." The rate of parts breakage and repair was somewhere around 10:1, Winchester vs. Remington. The Winchesters just couldn't cut the mustard for continuous usage and the Remingtons took a lot more of a beating with a lot less problems. My advice, based on that experience, is spend the extra money and get the Remington.