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Old September 15, 2019, 09:02 PM   #1
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Hello. I am new to this forum. I am wondering if anyone can tell me if there is any difference between the thickness of a Remington 870 Police Magnum, and a regular Remington 870.

The reason I'm asking is because I installed a side saddle which required me to remove the trigger pins on my 870 Police Magnum and I have since misplaced those pins. Now I want to buy new pins but can only find ones labled as "Remington 870", and non labeled as especially for an 870 Police Magnum. I just want to make sure that the receivers are the same thickness before I order the pins.
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Old September 15, 2019, 11:21 PM   #2
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Old September 16, 2019, 04:43 AM   #3
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Old September 16, 2019, 10:22 AM   #4
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Do some more research on this as my experience is that the Remington listing of magnum is for 3" shotshell and the regular one is for the 2-3/4" shotshell. I knw that the older Remingtons are labeled that way. …….

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Old September 16, 2019, 12:47 PM   #5
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Called Remington

Well I did decide to do some more research, so I called Remington's Customer Service number today. The representative says that the receivers on all 12 gauge 870 shotguns are the exact same dimensions. So I ordered some pins and will update this thread when I receive them so that the info might help the next guy looking for the answer to this type of question.

Thanks everyone for responding.
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Old September 16, 2019, 03:05 PM   #6
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The part numbers are the same for standards and Magnums since the 1950s.
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Old September 18, 2019, 06:37 PM   #7
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Got the pins

Today I received the pins from Midway USA and they fit in my Remington 870 Police Magnum just fine even though they were labeled as pins for a plain ole Remington 870. So I guess the answer to the question I asked at the beginning of this thread is;

Yes the Remington 870 receivers are all the same thickness. Express/Wingmaster/Magnum/Police Magnum. All the same.
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Old September 18, 2019, 09:18 PM   #8
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They will fit 1100s and 11-87s as well. A lot of guns descended from the Remington 11-48.
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