REM arms discontinue 870 Express and Wingmaster!

0faustus0 said:
I bought one of the last wingmasters .... and it came with a light contour barrel chambered for 3 1/2 inch shells.
Even though the receiver can only handle 3 inch ones ...
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Then you got something made up at the gun shop
The 3 1/2 blued wingmaster barrels came on 3 1/2 receivers factory and were a very limited run. Replacement barrels were for all three shot shell sizes and stamped as such for the last number of years

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3macs1 said:
Then you got something made up at the gun shop
The 3 1/2 blued wingmaster barrels came on 3 1/2 receivers factory and were a very limited run. Replacement barrels were for all three shot shell sizes and stamped as such for the last number of years

Cheers
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No ... from the factory ... a shop can't just make up a 200th Anniversary Limited Edition ... ;-)
 
0faustus0 said:
No ... from the factory ... a shop can't just make up a 200th Anniversary Limited Edition ... ;-)
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No but they can sure put a new replacement barrel on one.

The 200th guns were an express with a 28" 3" barrel and the wingmaster was a 26" 3"
Think about what you are saying. The factory supplied a barrel capable of firing 3 1/2" shells on a receiver designed for only 3"
NOPE they had enough court cases for other mistakes

Cheers
 
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3macs1 said:
No but they can sure put a new replacement barrel on one.

The 200th guns were an express with a 28" 3" barrel and the wingmaster was a 26" 3"
Think about what you are saying. The factory supplied a barrel capable of firing 3 1/2" shells on a receiver designed for only 3"
NOPE they had enough court cases for other mistakes

Cheers
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3macs1, that is exactly what I am saying!

3 1/2 inch chamber on a 3 inch receiver from the factory!
I think you need to watch that video again .... that Fieldmaster is the same thing!
 
0faustus0 said:
3macs1, that is exactly what I am saying!

3 1/2 inch chamber on a 3 inch receiver from the factory!
I think you need to watch that video again .... that Fieldmaster is the same thing!
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OK but I don't believe in santa. How long is your barrel just wondering. No idea about video
Let me guess you have one of the five from frontier firearms that magically appeared last spring 5 years after they were made by remington but you know it has the right barrel on it as supplied by the factory
Correct me if I am wrong
take care
 
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I think this move could work out well for Remington. The pump action is declining in popularity in North America for the average buyer. Mossberg and Turkish built pumps have the low end economy niche secured. Ithaca still makes a fine pump in very limited production that lists at near 1500.00 Canadian last time I checked. Browning cheapened down the BPS but it still runs 1100 bucks or so MSRP. A well built, reliable pump that has some nice finish (not elaborate) for under a thousand bucks just may sell well. But I still feel the real value is watching for very good condition used models 37 Ithaca, 870 Remington and Winchester model 12 often priced at around 500.00 or lower. Of course features like camo dipping, screw in chokes and loooong chambers may not be in this picture. As for the Express not being well critiqued here, I have owned several in all offered gauges and have had no issues other than the occasional sticky chamber (easily addressed) that I blame on the new brass washed euro hulls more than the gun. I do regular maintenance on my hunting guns (bore swab and wipe down mostly) and never had any rusting issues either. I am just happy to see Remington back in the game. We can't afford to lose any gun builder these days.

Darryl
 
3macs1 said:
OK but I don't believe in santa. How long is your barrel just wondering. No idea about video
Let me guess you have one of the five from frontier firearms that magically appeared last spring 5 years after they were made by remington but you know it has the right barrel on it as supplied by the factory
Correct me if I am wrong
take care
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3macs1, early santa just for you ...... :)


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madtrapper143 said:
I think this move could work out well for Remington. The pump action is declining in popularity in North America for the average buyer. Mossberg and Turkish built pumps have the low end economy niche secured. Ithaca still makes a fine pump in very limited production that lists at near 1500.00 Canadian last time I checked. Browning cheapened down the BPS but it still runs 1100 bucks or so MSRP. A well built, reliable pump that has some nice finish (not elaborate) for under a thousand bucks just may sell well. But I still feel the real value is watching for very good condition used models 37 Ithaca, 870 Remington and Winchester model 12 often priced at around 500.00 or lower. Of course features like camo dipping, screw in chokes and loooong chambers may not be in this picture. As for the Express not being well critiqued here, I have owned several in all offered gauges and have had no issues other than the occasional sticky chamber (easily addressed) that I blame on the new brass washed euro hulls more than the gun. I do regular maintenance on my hunting guns (bore swab and wipe down mostly) and never had any rusting issues either. I am just happy to see Remington back in the game. We can't afford to lose any gun builder these days.

Darryl
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Well said my friend. IMHO 1000 for any pump is crazy money but that is where they are today
take care
 
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3macs1, early santa just for you ...... :)


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Good lord. So now you are telling me you have the NO. 1 produced in 2016 and got it 5 years later . If you do hope you have the box and all the paper work and NEVER fired it :) since it is worth some serious money . That is not your actual gun pics is it ?? looks like ones I have seen before here from frontier and the 5 being sold
I have two new replacement 870 barrels here with that writing after remington started to make one for all just a few years ago not as far back as 2016 but I may be wrong on that. Sure know my factory 3 1/2 wingmaster bought new doesn't have that receiver note and just says 3 1/2

Take care
 
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the spank said:
Remington only needs to add two more masters to it's name, bankruptcy master and cavemaster. Between going bankrupt numerous times and now caving in with a $73,000,000 settlement on Sandy Hook they definitely have that figured out. I highly doubt the Fieldmaster is going to resurrect their name or the 870 line of pumps from the grave.
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The new Remington have NOTHING to do with the prior bankruptcies or the Sandy Hook settlement by the previous corporations owning them.

Maybe you missed the parts Remington was dismantled by the court - and all companies equipment were sold.

Remarms are the new Remington - they use the name as much as Ruger is the new manufacturer of Marlin guns.
The only things going is the commercial name.
They are not liable for any actions or products by the Remington Arms group.

Stop mixing things up.
 
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Nothing but nothing is cast in stone a lot of stuff came out of Ilion that was never catalogued . I have a 11-87 28" high rib fixed full choke matt finish and a few stocks that were never catalogued . I live not that far from Ilion NY my friends in Western New York came up with a lot of oddball stuff from the Ilion plant. Never say never #### does happen.
 
That's the correct barrel for that Anniversary gun....I looked at a bunch when they first came out and noticed that 3 1/2" stamp on them and the fact they were only available with a 26"bbl. I'm willing to bet the factory had a ton of them left over so dressed them up a bit with the gloss and gold trim and used them up on the limited edition.
Also 3macs1 in regards to that link you added, when I zoomed in on the one pic looks to me like it sure is stamped 3 1/2'.
 
warzaw said:
Nothing but nothing is cast in stone a lot of stuff came out of Ilion that was never catalogued . I have a 11-87 28" high rib fixed full choke matt finish and a few stocks that were never catalogued . I live not that far from Ilion NY my friends in Western New York came up with a lot of oddball stuff from the Ilion plant. Never say never #### does happen.
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Agree 100% but on a limited edition 2016 max run. Then again it was in end times also for remington . Just know that barrel marking started to show up in the last few years on replacement barrels when they made one barrel to do all But to be the no.1 produced that I cannot believe 5 years after it was made being sold in canada
The first pic from frontier has no stamp at all and another 1 of 2016 HUmm


Cheers

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Its possible...few years back I bought a Browning High Grade Program limited edition Citori GrIII from Epps, only a few hundred made and was sitting on Epps shelf a bit. Serial # was 0002, and a call to Browning confirmed it was legit. #1 went to a dealer in Colorado. Guy from Browning at the time said they just get sent out to distributors and its luck of the draw who gets low numbers
 
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