870 DBM SP Tactical

[the spank]

I have had this gun two years now and never fired it. It was bought strictly as a defender gun to serve the purpose of home and travel defense. I grabbed it this morning to give it a cleaning as it tends to get a bit dusty over time where it's stored and it's the first time I really got looking closely at it. In particular the funky bolt. None of my Wingmasters years ago had a bolt design like it. It has a plastic sleeve that is spring loaded you can slide ahead. I am trying to figure out what purpose it actually serves? Dust or debris shield? When you slide it ahead you can clearly see the rear of the firing pin protruding about 1/4" from the rear of the bolt and it too looks much different than I recall on the older Wingmasters I owned(late 70's vintage). Also I don't recall my Wingmasters having a screw in the bolt located beneath the extractor? Maybe they did but it's been that many years I don't recall it. But the biggest thought I have is how durable will the plastic sleeve be over time? Will oil and cleaning solvents cause it to break down eventually or even how durable is it going to be if the gun saw some repeated regular use at the range? I can picture that plastic sleeve becoming dislodged and jammed up in the action. Anybody with experience with this style bolt on their 870's have any real use input? Seems like a real oddball bolt design to me.

 

[Gatehouse]

I've got two of these shotguns. One has about 5000 rounds of slugs through it without any problems. The extractor could use an aftermarket upgrade in my opinion but haven't had any real problems with the shotgun.

 

[3macs1]

The bolt is not new. it is just a super mag 3 1/2 bolt with the slide to cover the back of the port when closed and has no purpose other than that
The screw is and no idea why they added that to the standand super mag bolt

The only wingmaster you will find with a bolt like that is the 3 1/2 limited run they made around 2000 and yes I have one NIB and a true collectors piece with 1000 made and only 500 of those scrolled

3 1/2 shooters know this stuff Sorry I just could not leave that one go



Cheers

 

[the spank]

So it's as I thought just a dust & debris cover. Gatehouse good to know yours has held up well. I was wondering if that cover would be problematic. Sounds like it's not an issue. I guess I should go fire this thing and make sure it's operable. Would hate to find myself between a rock and a hard place and find out it's not functioning as it should.

 

[3macs1]

So it's as I thought just a dust & debris cover. Gatehouse good to know yours has held up well. I was wondering if that cover would be problematic. Sounds like it's not an issue. I guess I should go fire this thing and make sure it's operable. Would hate to find myself between a rock and a hard place and find out it's not functioning as it should.

I have not fired a lot out of my supermags but no issue with the cover
I think mine are metal not plastic but cannot remember

Cannot imagine why they notched the bolt however and put that screw there
Cannot even ask remington any more
I say she will be fine it is a high quality remington remember
take care

Typical super mag bolt

 

[3macs1]

They say it has a different trigger also than a 870
Cheers

 

[warzaw]

That screw in the bolt holds the round stripping lug. You have to remove it to get the bolt out for service.

 

[warzaw]

They used the 3 1/2 bolt to get enough travel to feed and clear 3 inch sells with that detachable mag . I think the clip thing isn't for me if I couldn't kill what I was shooting at with a tube fed shotgun and 2 3/4 shells with 00 buck I would be running like hell rather than reloading. That said it should be a fun gun in tactical events.

 

[Butcherbill]

You clean your shotgun that you’ve never shot? Lol, I don’t remember the last time I cleaned my shotguns that I do shoot hahaha.

 

[the spank]

18722554[/URL]]You clean your shotgun that you’ve never shot? Lol, I don’t remember the last time I cleaned my shotguns that I do shoot hahaha.

It's not stored in a cabinet or safe. It sits out leaned against a corner wall for months on end collecting dust so every now and then I have to clean it...

 

[PaveHammer]

The cover is steel - the gun operates just fine without it, in the event that you ever lose or damage it.

As the other poster mentioned, the small screw under the extractor is to hold the sheet metal lug in place that pushes rounds out of the magazine. Mine has never loosened from regular use, but they do have a striated washer installed under it to help it from rotating out unintentionally.

I love my 870DM. It's a fantastic little shotgun. It's nice to have a 12" shotgun with a full six round capacity, and I have seen people modify the magazines to hold a 7th round, too.

Bradley

 

[warzaw]

It's not stored in a cabinet or safe. It sits out leaned against a corner wall ...

Good reason for the clip feed .

 

[3macs1]

That screw in the bolt holds the round stripping lug. You have to remove it to get the bolt out for service.

Thanks. Learned something new today which is always good even at our old age
I have never even held one of these or seen one other than pics
Take care

 

[the spank]

The cover is steel - the gun operates just fine without it, in the event that you ever lose or damage it.

As the other poster mentioned, the small screw under the extractor is to hold the sheet metal lug in place that pushes rounds out of the magazine. Mine has never loosened from regular use, but they do have a striated washer installed under it to help it from rotating out unintentionally.

I love my 870DM. It's a fantastic little shotgun. It's nice to have a 12" shotgun with a full six round capacity, and I have seen people modify the magazines to hold a 7th round, too.

Bradley

Mine has an 18" barrel...and I'd happily trade it for a late 70's Wingmaster with a 20" slug barrel