In the 1940s, Remington already had a great pump gun: the Model 31. This year the 870 turns 70 years old, and it’s a perfect time to look back at a gun that shouldn’t have been great, but turned out to be a classic. 450 Nitro double rifle for dangerous African game, sat the 870 that the owner shot every morning of the 60 day season.
In the gun room, between a $100,000 Italian O/U for live pigeon competition and a. It was a duck camp in the same way that a diamond is, technically, a rock. Years ago I stayed at a mansion built amid three of the first Greentree reservoirs in Arkansas. Sometimes you’ll see 870s in places you wouldn’t expect to. In short, anywhere someone needs a rugged, no-nonsense shotgun, an 870 is probably there. My favorite place for an 870 is resting on my knee as I sit against a tree trunk in the turkey woods, but you will see them in duck blinds, cornfields, treestands, police cruisers, military armories, pickup trucks, and in the rack at gun clubs. With over 11,000,000 made, Remington 870s are everywhere. 1968: NO SERIAL NUMBER PREFIXġ987 TO PRESENT: “PC” 12 GA., 1999 “TL“ 20 GA.It’s America’s pump gun.
LW MAGNUM (ALSO INCLUDES M/1100 “LT”)ġ963 TO APPROX.
“LIGHT WEIGHT” (“LW”) (ALSO INCLUDES M/1100 “LT”) Model 870 LETTER SUFFIX (DESIGNATES GAUGE) Cary wrote:How do I find out the date of manufacture for my 870 Express using the serial number? Is there a key for deciphering the serial number to figure this out? Thanks for your help.Ĭall Remington and give them the serial number, they will tell you when it was born, however keep in mind they due make errors.īack up what they tell you with this information ġ950 TO APPROX 1968: NO SERIAL NUMBER PREFIXġ968 TO PRESENT: LETTERS USED (IN SEQUENCE)
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