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Hey everybody.

Looking for some advice on shotguns. I'm looking at getting a Remington 870. I found a nice sportsman on sale, what are some reviews on the sportsman or should I save up and get the wingmaster or is the sportsman a great shotgun as well. Let me know

Thanks in advance
 
Not interested in mossberg don't like where the safety is located and for hunting birds pheasants and geese and some skeet shooting as well
 
Nothing wrong with the basic 870. You usually have to polish the chamber a bit, but after that they are a good gun. Obviously the Wingmaster comes all polished up from the start, whether you want to spend the extra some extra finishing is up to you.
 
I have a couple of older model 870 express that have served me well..... They will never leave my safe and are used for waterfowl and turkey hunting......

That being said, are you dead set on a pump?..... For the applications you have listed I would go with a side by side or over under...... A decent one can be had for just a bit more than an 870 express new or for the same price used....
 
Buy a wingmaster, take care of it and pass it on to your kids and they will pass it on to theirs. I did in 1965 and it is like the day I bought it still and will outlive me for sure
The sportsman is pretty much an express with fancier wood etc they go bang and will serve your needs just not as refined as a wingmaster
In my day it would be comparing the belair to the caprice and the express is the biscayne
Cheers
 
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cdn1canhunt said:
Get a Mossberg 500 more gun for the money, You'll get all the chokes with it. Most will say buy a used 870 wingmaster, again just more gun!
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A mossberg 500 more gun than a wingmaster. That is beyond even funny. I'm sorry but it just struck me funny and I needed a good laugh today ;)
Some guys drive chevettes some drive corvettes. They will both get you down the highway .It is all good if it makes one happy so to each their own
Cheers
 
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3macs1 said:
A mossberg 500 more gun than a wingmaster. That is beyond even funny. I'm sorry but it just struck me funny and I needed a good laugh today ;)
Some guys drive chevettes some drive corvettes. They will both get you down the highway .It is all good if it makes one happy so to each their own
Cheers
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I have owned two Mossbergs.
Probably about 30 Wingmasters of different grades and 10 870 Express models .
Once a person shoots a Wingmaster, a Mossberg is just another gun to be gotten rid f.
Cat
 
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3macs1 said:
A mossberg 500 more gun than a wingmaster. That is beyond even funny. I'm sorry but it just struck me funny and I needed a good laugh today ;)
Some guys drive chevettes some drive corvettes. They will both get you down the highway .It is all good if it makes one happy so to each their own
Cheers
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A Mossberg just wishes that it could be a Wingmaster.:)
 
Definitely go for the wingmaster. You can pick up a used wingmaster for around $350-550 on EE.

Although if you're going duck hunting, you'll need another barrel rated for steel. You can usually pick up express barrels with the rem choke for around $150.
 
catnthehatt said:
I have owned two Mossbergs.
Probably about 30 Wingmasters of different grades and 10 870 Express models .
Once a person shoots a Wingmaster, a Mossberg is just another gun to be gotten rid f.
Cat
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Agree with that one. I have had a few 500's, a new 835 when they came out since it was the first 3 1/2 made ,as well as a 9200 when it came out and finally and I should have known better a 535 camo 2 barrel set thinking they may have changed.
Nope. They all went bang except for the 9200 which spilt the the bolt one day on a skeet field in two pieces and it was just months old.But the others were just sloppy loose, rattle traps and cycled like a real dirty old pump. All are gone even the 500 in 410 and owing three 410 wingmasters and comparing both not hard to see why. Today there is not one mossy in my herd and never will be again
Also other than the 500 in 410 the rest were a real tough sell and I had to just about give them away losing way more money on them than I would have if they were wingmasters or 1187's
Cheers
 
I have the 870 super mag.......and it is just an all around great gun. Mossberg is a good gun but I will pass my 870 on to my grand kids.
 
I started waterfowling with an 870 Wingmaster 40 years ago... when my son was young, I sold it and bought two 870 Express guns... BIG mistake... there is a world of difference between a Wingmaster and an Express... we had nothing but trouble with the Express guns AND their replacements... what I should have done back then was buy my son a Wingmaster to match mine. Those crappy Express guns were sold off and the Wingmaster replaced. Considering that you can find an excellent condition Wingmaster for $600-$700 on the used market, I can fathom why anyone would spend $500 or more on an Express.

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I have a Rem 870 Express in 20 Gauge and used it for upland hunting for the last 8 years. By no means is it a Wingmaster but it is an adequate gun. The only issue with mine out of the box was that the barrel had a burr on the barrel theads for the choke which went away after installing and removing the choke 3-4 times. If I had to do it again, I would buy an Express assuming it was the price I paid for it in 2007 with the mail in rebate. I have had a few cheaper shotguns go through my hands in the last decade as parts of trades. I can comfortably state that I have seen minor problems with all of them but nothing so bad that I couldn't remedy myself. If I was a new gun owner, I could see how this would be frustrating.
 
Glock4ever said:
I have a Rem 870 Express in 20 Gauge and used it for upland hunting for the last 8 years. By no means is it a Wingmaster but it is an adequate gun. The only issue with mine out of the box was that the barrel had a burr on the barrel theads for the choke which went away after installing and removing the choke 3-4 times. If I had to do it again, I would buy an Express assuming it was the price I paid for it in 2007 with the mail in rebate. I have had a few cheaper shotguns go through my hands in the last decade as parts of trades. I can comfortably state that I have seen minor problems with all of them but nothing so bad that I couldn't remedy myself. If I was a new gun owner, I could see how this would be frustrating.
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Just for the limited experience I have had with them I have always found the 20ga, 28ga and 410 express seem to work just fine and if you are going to have problems it will be normally with a 12ga especially the later made ones. Guys that have the 16ga in express I know which is just a few never an issue either
I have both a 28ga and a 410 express and although I have to keep a close eye on them with the finish for rusting they have never causes one minute trouble and shoulder well and go bang as they should
Cheers
 
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