870 Police - polymer trigger guard?

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I just bought a brand new Remington 870 Police Magnum and I realized that the trigger guard is polymer/plastic.

After reading about the differences between the Police and the Express models on the Net,
my understanding was that the Police models have a metal trigger guard.

Does anyone know if this has changed and 870 Police models now come with polymer guards?

What about Wingmasters do they now have polymer/plastic trigger guards as well?
 
I can't verify because I only own older models but I heard the Police models went to the plastic trigger guard a few years back. No big deal. I've even heard claims that the plastic is more durable than the "metal" (some kind of compressed aluminum powder).

I have an old police trade in Mossberg 500 that obviously led a pretty abused life but the trigger guard looks better than my Rem Wingmaster trade in. Chips missing out of the finish on the 870, scratched all to hell.
 
I have an older version with metal guard and a brand new walnut also with metal guard, the police models all come with metal guards, always have


0faustus0 said:
I just bought a brand new Remington 870 Police Magnum and I realized that the trigger guard is polymer/plastic.

After reading about the differences between the Police and the Express models on the Net,
my understanding was that the Police models have a metal trigger guard.

Does anyone know if this has changed and 870 Police models now come with polymer guards?

What about Wingmasters do they now have polymer/plastic trigger guards as well?
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0faustus0 said:
Hmmmm .... OK, I am not sure any more ... the trigger guard feels colder than the polymer stock ...
next time I clean the gun I will take the trigger guard out and inspect it a bit closer ... might be metal ...
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This may sound weird, but your tongue will tell you.
Give it a lick. Lol!
 
I've heard that Remington went to polymer on the Police for a short time in recent years before going back to aluminum.
 
The metal triggerguard should have a smooth painted finish and the polymer will be lightly pebbled. If you still can't tell then pop the trigger group out. The metal will be unfinished inside the receiver (at least the ones I've seen).

Really though, it doesn't matter. At this point in the game the polymer/metal argument should be moot for a part like this. Glock/Springfield/M&P/countless others have proven that polymer is a viable option for gun parts. If the frame of a pistol can be polymer, what could possibly go wrong with a triggerguard?
 
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WRH said:
The metal triggerguard should have a smooth painted finish and the polymer will be lightly pebbled. If you still can't tell then pop the trigger group out. The metal will be unfinished inside the receiver (at least the ones I've seen).

Really though, it doesn't matter. At this point in the game the polymer/metal argument should be moot for a part like this. Glock/Springfield/M&P/countless others have proven that polymer is a viable option for gun parts. If the frame of a pistol can be polymer, what could possibly go wrong with a triggerguard?
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Probably true. I've seen both types get broken trigger bows.

I have a preference for the aluminum unit though, probably because the tolerances will be a little tighter and it's a more expensive thing to produce :)
 
There are the early aluminum ones as found on an old Wingmaster. What a piece of art they are...that has to be the gold standard.

Then there are the sintered metal ones as found on the new Police guns. Hmmm...not sure how strong they are.

The plastic ones are probably just as strong if not stronger...but since they tend to be found on the lower end of the line they are a bit less ###y.
 
Tom E Gun said:
Actually my newer 870P has a pebbled finish trigger guard that is metal.
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Yeah, that appears to be the new sintered metal aluminum guard (sort of similar to a MIM process in Aluminum). The early Express models and older Wingmaster guards were made of cast aluminum that was then machined and have a smoother finish.

Surprisingly, the Chinese clones with aluminum guards are build on cast and machined aluminum guards like early Wingmasters, though the finish on thing like the loading tongue are not up to Wingmaster standards.

I was considering replacing the Chinese trigger plate assembly on my 12.5" Grizzly, but when I stripped it down and compared to a recent manufacture Remington part, I re-installed the Chinese piece as it was actually better fit and finished. Go figure - didn't see that coming!
 
Claven2 said:
Yeah, that appears to be the new sintered metal aluminum guard (sort of similar to a MIM process in Aluminum). The early Express models and older Wingmaster guards were made of cast aluminum that was then machined and have a smoother finish.

Surprisingly, the Chinese clones with aluminum guards are build on cast and machined aluminum guards like early Wingmasters, though the finish on thing like the loading tongue are not up to Wingmaster standards.

I was considering replacing the Chinese trigger plate assembly on my 12.5" Grizzly, but when I stripped it down and compared to a recent manufacture Remington part, I re-installed the Chinese piece as it was actually better fit and finished. Go figure - didn't see that coming!
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Yes. These modern innovations (to save $) like MIM parts, sintered metal etc are driving me away from new things. The older ones were better.
 
Claven2 said:
Yeah, that appears to be the new sintered metal aluminum guard (sort of similar to a MIM process in Aluminum). The early Express models and older Wingmaster guards were made of cast aluminum that was then machined and have a smoother finish.

Surprisingly, the Chinese clones with aluminum guards are build on cast and machined aluminum guards like early Wingmasters, though the finish on thing like the loading tongue are not up to Wingmaster standards.

I was considering replacing the Chinese trigger plate assembly on my 12.5" Grizzly, but when I stripped it down and compared to a recent manufacture Remington part, I re-installed the Chinese piece as it was actually better fit and finished. Go figure - didn't see that coming!
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I've had pretty good luck with the Norinco HP9-1 trigger guards being very nicely finished. No tooling marks, smooth but finished in a different anodising than old Wingmasters and I dare say slightly thicker ring.
 
Winz said:
I've had pretty good luck with the Norinco HP9-1 trigger guards being very nicely finished. No tooling marks, smooth but finished in a different anodising than old Wingmasters and I dare say slightly thicker ring.
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I doubt that the HP9 trigger group parts are better than Remington ones though...although if Rem parts are now MIM and HP9 are forged and machined...I'll take that back.
 
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