Remington 870 Express Model Shotgun Question

[Capt Quahog]

Have a Remington 870 Express model Magnum shotgun that was another former police department weapon. This one looks to have been a civilian sporter except for having an 18-inch "cylinder" marked riot gun barrel with bead front sight. The sporter style wood fore-end appears to have been trimmed back to a shorter tactical configuration.

My question is . . . Since this shotgun is the budget "EXPRESS" model Remington 870 with some cheaper grade parts, what would be the recommended components for replacement? Do know that this gun has the plastic trigger group. Is there any downside known to having a shotgun with "synthetic" parts over metal? Might there be a Remington 870 "upgrade" kit?

Since this is one of the Home Protection "Bump in the Night" scatter guns, we need to make sure that it will function okay if and when the time comes.

Thanks in advance . . .

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[Capt Quahog]

No Rem 870 fans around these parts? hmmmmm!

[Bingo]

Express 870 Models use sintered iron parts. (Read the Rem website). The older Wingmaster and Current Police models use forged parts. They should be the extractor, maybe the firing pin. The best is too check Brownells catalog or call Rem's customer service directly. Try www. RemingtonLE.com for a start. The phone number is on the website. Beware Rem parts from Rem are sold a RETAIL prices and are not cheap. Check Brownell first before you buy from Rem.

[Capt Quahog]

Thanks for the info!!!

[Victor Six Bravo]

Expresses aren't bad guns for the intended use.

Make very sure if you've been hot and sweaty and handling the gun (or handling it, period) to wipe it down. Silicon cloth or even better, a Tuf-Cloth from Sentry Solutions.

I had an 870 Express get rusty from a forgotten wipedown one day...never again.

Tuf-Cloth held up to extreme humidity when i was downrange (went hot/cold/hot/cold and had some serious light rusting issues with my M4 and my M9) with only a single wipedown, since it bonds with the metal.