May 2, 2009, 08:17 AM | #1 |
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870 Tactical/870 Police
I'm curious to know the difference between the Remington 870 Tactical, which says 'tactical' on the receiver and has factory 2 shot extention, rem choke breacher tube, and the gun metal powder coat finish and the 870P. Is this the same gun basically, if not what are the differences?
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I believe the police has a 14 inch barrel
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The 870 Police is a model series patterned on the Wingmaster line and available in several models/options.
Most common are 18" barrels.
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If I'm wrong I'm sure the others will correct me but I was under the impression that the tactical was based off of the Express model?
So, under that assumption I give you the following (I copy and pasted this from someone elses post. Even if the tac isn't based on Express it's still some good info.) Quote:
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Also, I called my local supplier of Remington LE firearms and the base model for the 870 Police is around $400, this obviously may vary due to shipping costs etc.
But that was with the wood stock. Of course, if you're planning on switching out stocks that won't matter anyways. |
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JMO, but I will not buy another Express, which I believe the Tactical is based on, having had somewhat bad experiences with the two Express models I've owned over the years. I like Wingmasters and if I want a bird gun I find an older Wingmaster. Similarly, if I want a HD/SD gun, I buy an older Wingmaster and convert it. I have a half dozen of each persuasion. The Police model would certainly be just as good, and probably better, for HD/SD than the Wingmasters I prefer. The Express feels cheaply built, though admittedly, I'm probably just spoiled. Again, JMO.
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TxGun, it sounds like you and I have had similar experiences. I have an 870 express that was my starter shotgun for bird hunting. Everything I read tells me these guns are bullet proof, but I've had many instances of double feed, jams, non ejections and some very rough slide action. I've been meaning to take it apart to try and make the action smoother. I have since upgraded to a Browning gold 3.5" auto and it's a sweet shooter.
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From what I understand the 870 Police model is manufactured with better material and parts than the Express/Tactical. I believe it's produced in a different factory with higher quality control because police officers rely on it to protect their lives.
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Post #4 explains it all.
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Yodwinder's posting (#4) provides a good comparison between the various Remington 870 models. For the quoted posting to call the Wingmaster "Cadillac" top-of-the-line sporting gun may be a stretch. Let's not forget, the majority of the Remington Police guns in service were the low bid gun. Long before the introduction of the 870 Express, many considered the Wingmaster a budget sporting gun. While comparing the 870 Wingmaster to other Remington 870 models, let's not assume it surpasses all the offerings by the other manufacturers.
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It says the Wingmaster is Remington's top of the line sporting gun. I take this to be a quote from Remington. One may or may not agree with that, given their other offerings...like the 1100...but if Remington chose to advertise it that way, then so be it. It's simply marketing hyperbole. As far as pump guns go, it is my recollection that the Wingmaster was always more expensive than any of Winchester's replacements for the late, great, Model 12 and certainly more expensive than Mossberg's competitors, which of course, led Remington to market the Express. The Ithaca 37 was definitely a great shotgun. The Browning BPS is too. The High Standard was a decent gun. The Savage pump (Model 67?) was O.K. But I don't know that any domestic manufactured pump gun has demonstratively better design/quality than the Remington 870 Wingmaster/Police, or has a network of support as powerful as the 870 has always had...an important factor for police sales. I have all the guns mentioned except the Savage, multiples of most in fact, and while I love all of them and they all have their strong and weak points, overall I don't think I'd rate any of them as clearly superior to the 870 Wingmaster/Police. JMO. Most of those other guns just could not compete strongly enough in the market after the 870 and Mossberg 500 got cranked up. They either become niche players, or died out altogether.
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For the last few years, the Police models have been coming with the polymer trigger guards. This is not something to be worried about as the polymer ones will survive a beating that the powdered metal trigger guards will not. 870P models are built on a different assembly line by senior personel and under go more rigorous QC. The most important difference to me is that the 870P is parkerized while the Express models are matte blued.
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Y'all keep right on throwing off on Express guns. That will help keep the price down on them for those of us who know better.
Police guns come with a variety of barrel optons. They used to be available with a couple of different finishes as well- a deep blue, and phosphate/parkerizing. I don't see any blued ones still being offered, but they still turn up as new/old stock or used guns. See http://www.remingtonle.com/shotguns/870.htm for current 870P offerings. fwiw, lpl |
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Wow. When buying my 870 desert TAC recon I was under the assumption that was at least as good as the wingmaster or police. I got fooled. Especially because I spent $600 for it.
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Cer, I know what you're saying. I'm looking at buying my first gun now, and I was looking at the Tac as well. I did a bit more research now though and I'm definitely going with the 870P. I plan to change out stocks and everything anyways.
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I know. I'm considering trading my TAC to get a Police.
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