Mag fed Remington 870 thoughts?

wild cat mccane · December 16, 2017, 08:03 AM

870 DM (detachable mag)...What does this mean for pump shotguns? Anything

I know it doesn't replace the 870 lineup, but it's an interesting move given the added height in a pump...

2damnold4this · December 16, 2017, 08:48 AM

I suppose the balance of the gun wouldn't change as much as it was being fired with a box magazine as opposed to a tube magazine.

Virginian · December 17, 2017, 01:23 PM

Tactical bait.

Model12Win · December 17, 2017, 04:54 PM

Do you plan to carry extra magazines with you for defense?

If not, how are you going to reload? One at a time?? I'd rather have a tube fed gun with extra onboard rounds to top off easily. What someone above said:

TACTICAL BAIT. Soon to be in the Call of Duty game and Predator movie near you, but in the REAL WORLD a tube gun makes more sense.

zoomie · December 17, 2017, 05:24 PM

I dunno if it's just tactical bait. Maybe not a big gain for some (I don't see myself buying one), but I can see plenty of scenarios where having two mags of different ammo would be helpful. Cops do it with their AR mags, why not with their shotguns? A mag of slugs and a mag of buckshot? Maybe even birdshot? I don't know what combinations people might use, but if it's helpful (and commonly done) in rifles, no reason the same techniques won't apply to shotguns.

smee78 · December 17, 2017, 06:11 PM

Well look how much other mag feed shotguns are selling for, I don't blame Remington for trying to cash in on them. They are not my cup of tea but to each their own.

Model12Win · December 18, 2017, 03:19 AM

The cops do it with their ARs?

Wuh ? ?

**Spats McGee** · December 18, 2017, 06:44 AM

I don't expect this to replace the tube mag on 870s, but I don't think it's a bad idea for HD. Mag extensions are big sellers for HD 870s. I think that lots of the folks who go that route would just as soon have a 6-round box mag as an 8-shot tube. You can keep an extra box mag or three loaded and ready to go.

Virginian · December 18, 2017, 08:53 PM

Oh come on you know extra capacity mags are already on the way. Just think, instead of a bandolier of shells you can now have a bandolier of full mags.

December 16, 2017, 08:03 AM	#1
wild cat mccane Senior Member Join Date: May 22, 2011 Posts: 3,626	Mag fed Remington 870 thoughts? 870 DM (detachable mag)...What does this mean for pump shotguns? Anything I know it doesn't replace the 870 lineup, but it's an interesting move given the added height in a pump...

December 17, 2017, 01:23 PM	#3
Virginian Senior Member Join Date: February 11, 2012 Location: Williamsburg, Va. Posts: 1,528	Tactical bait. __________________ What could have happened... did.

December 17, 2017, 06:11 PM	#6
smee78 Senior Member Join Date: July 14, 2008 Location: South Carolina Posts: 2,918	Well look how much other mag feed shotguns are selling for, I don't blame Remington for trying to cash in on them. They are not my cup of tea but to each their own. __________________ We know exactly where one cow with Mad-cow-disease is located, among the millions and millions of cows in America, but we haven't got a clue where thousands of illegal immigrants and terrorists are

December 18, 2017, 06:44 AM	#8
Spats McGee Staff Join Date: July 28, 2010 Location: Arkansas Posts: 8,821	I don't expect this to replace the tube mag on 870s, but I don't think it's a bad idea for HD. Mag extensions are big sellers for HD 870s. I think that lots of the folks who go that route would just as soon have a 6-round box mag as an 8-shot tube. You can keep an extra box mag or three loaded and ready to go. __________________ I'm a lawyer, but I'm not your lawyer. If you need some honest-to-goodness legal advice, go buy some.

December 18, 2017, 08:53 PM	#9
Virginian Senior Member Join Date: February 11, 2012 Location: Williamsburg, Va. Posts: 1,528	Oh come on you know extra capacity mags are already on the way. Just think, instead of a bandolier of shells you can now have a bandolier of full mags. __________________ What could have happened... did.

December 16, 2017, 08:48 AM	#2
2damnold4this Senior Member Join Date: August 12, 2009 Location: Athens, Georgia Posts: 2,526	I suppose the balance of the gun wouldn't change as much as it was being fired with a box magazine as opposed to a tube magazine.

December 17, 2017, 04:54 PM	#4
Model12Win Junior member Join Date: October 20, 2012 Posts: 5,854	Do you plan to carry extra magazines with you for defense? If not, how are you going to reload? One at a time?? I'd rather have a tube fed gun with extra onboard rounds to top off easily. What someone above said: TACTICAL BAIT. Soon to be in the Call of Duty game and Predator movie near you, but in the REAL WORLD a tube gun makes more sense.

December 17, 2017, 05:24 PM	#5
zoomie Senior Member Join Date: January 23, 2006 Location: GA Posts: 1,863	I dunno if it's just tactical bait. Maybe not a big gain for some (I don't see myself buying one), but I can see plenty of scenarios where having two mags of different ammo would be helpful. Cops do it with their AR mags, why not with their shotguns? A mag of slugs and a mag of buckshot? Maybe even birdshot? I don't know what combinations people might use, but if it's helpful (and commonly done) in rifles, no reason the same techniques won't apply to shotguns.

December 18, 2017, 03:19 AM	#7
Model12Win Junior member Join Date: October 20, 2012 Posts: 5,854	The cops do it with their ARs? Wuh ? ?