870 Wingmaster LW-Small Bore 28ga
- Thread starter Ahsan Ahmed
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They are as well built as any currently-produced Wingmaster. Depending on how you feel about the current production that could be damning with faint praise.
I owned one for about a year. At the time I also had a 20 gauge Wingmaster. I liked the 20 better. Even though they are built on the same sized frame I found the 28 with its 25" barrel very light up front and was tough to keep swinging smoothly. Had I kept it I'd have wanted some more weight added to the forend.
The 28 gauge Wingmaster has a short stock but on the plus side a hard butt plate so adding extra length wouldn't be much of a problem. As a plus these guns come with Briley thin-wall chokes. Remington doesn't make its own 28 gauge chokes.
Because the 28 gauge Wingmaster was only reintroduced in 1999 and Remington went to the J-lock safety in 2000, they are hard to find one without the J-lock. I hate the J-lock but put up with it for this reason. I also swapped it out for an older style safety.
Older 28 gauge 870s are hard to find. I tracked down an 870 Skeet however the owner was asking a ridiculous price for it.
Hope this helps.
Ahsan Ahmed
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Thanks, CB. The J-lock did not occur to me earlier but it is something that could be swapped perhaps with one of those Van Comp jumbo ones.
Guess I will have to handle one just to get the "feel" of that
I don't own any pump action shotgun at this time so this may be it.
I find that I am getting drawn more to sub guages specially where Upland is concerned.......very likely end up not owning any 12ga eventually down the road
Guess I will have to handle one just to get the "feel" of that
I don't own any pump action shotgun at this time so this may be it.I find that I am getting drawn more to sub guages specially where Upland is concerned.......very likely end up not owning any 12ga eventually down the road
Yes it's easy to swap out. I used a factory Remington safety. All you need is the replacement plunger and spring in addition to the safety. They are all easily available through Brownells.Thanks, CB. The J-lock did not occur to me earlier but it is something that could be swapped perhaps with one of those Van Comp jumbo ones.
Guess I will have to handle one just to get the "feel" of that
I find that I am getting drawn more to sub guages specially where Upland is concerned.......very likely end up not owning any 12ga eventually down the road
If you are interested in a 28 gauge pump gun I'd keep my eyes open for a Browning reproduction Model 12. I had one of these guns in 20 guage a few years ago and liked it. Epps had a couple in 28 on their website in the last few months and I was meaning to go up but they were sold before I got there.
In the past I have owned two 28 gauge Remington 870 Wingmasters.At present I own a 28 gauge Remington 870 Express.All three shotguns worked well.The Wingmaster has better wood and finish than the express.
In my opinion the Remington 870 is the best 28 gauge pump in current production.That being said, at present the only other 28 gauge pump that I know of in production is the Browning BPS.The BPS 28 gauge is a fine shotgun but I find it a bit heavy for my taste in a 28 gauge.The 28 gauge BPS that I have I also find a little long in the stock, again for my taste.
In my opinion the Remington 870 is the best 28 gauge pump in current production.That being said, at present the only other 28 gauge pump that I know of in production is the Browning BPS.The BPS 28 gauge is a fine shotgun but I find it a bit heavy for my taste in a 28 gauge.The 28 gauge BPS that I have I also find a little long in the stock, again for my taste.
beretta boy
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The Model 12 Browning "Repro", IMHO, is the best of the 3 - 28 ga. pumps.
Ahsan Ahmed
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
Agree. The 28ga BPS although well finished is quite heavy considering the guage.
If I'm not too off track the Browning Mod 12 then closely (or fully?) resembles the Win Mod 12 shotgun?
Some months ago I had an opportunity to inspect at Epps a used Win Mod 12 in 16ga.....although a well used gun, I was very impressed with the finish quality + the slim outline/handling and it had been restocked with a straight grip.
Thanks, folks!
They are identical.
The only difference between the Browning and the Winchesters is that the Brownings were made in Japan by Miroku and have a trigger disconnector. The older Model 12s could be rapid fired by holding the trigger back and pumping the action.
Original Winchester Model 12s in 28 gauge are quite rare and very expensive.
The Browning Model 12 in 28 gauge was produced for only one year in 1990.There were 8000 Grade 1 and 4000 Grade V shotguns produced.The shotgun was not a great seller and some NIB shotguns are still available.These are now being bought up as the Browning Model 12 reproductions are starting to gain some favour amoung collectors.
The only current production 28 gauge pump shotguns are the Remington 870 and the Browning BPS.
The only current production 28 gauge pump shotguns are the Remington 870 and the Browning BPS.
