Are 870 tactical models not popular?

If I could turn back the clock, I would probably have saved a good 200$ on my 870 by buying a plain Jane composite stock and forend one instead of the crappy (and far too long for me) side-folder "tactical/police" model I bought. Granted, I probably wouldn't have had the mag extension and a pistol grip right off the bat, but I would have saved some serious dough compared to, say, buying parts separately and assembling the whole damned thing myself.

Or, for the same amount, I wouldn't have bought a 870 Express and probably plunked down the dough for something with a better finish.

Live and learn, right?
 
Deuce044 said:
I would have saved some serious dough compared to, say, buying parts separately and assembling the whole damned thing myself.
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That's what I suspected--it would be cheaper to simply buy the stock 870 and then customize it yourself. Plus you get to set it up exactly how you want it. I suppose Remington just wanted to put out something to compete with all those silly-looking Mossbergs, and rake in those tacticool dollars.
 
OneNationUnderThor said:
That's what I suspected--it would be cheaper to simply buy the stock 870 and then customize it yourself. Plus you get to set it up exactly how you want it. I suppose Remington just wanted to put out something to compete with all those silly-looking Mossbergs, and rake in those tacticool dollars.
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Well, my guess is that they want to make money off of the crowd that:

a) don't know they can actually do some work on their guns without being a gunsmith;
b) are too lazy to do work on their guns;
c) thinks that there's no way they can make something that looks as cool as the fancy 870 they're seeing on the rack;
d) are sold on the "police", "tactical" and/or "recon" labels.
 
Oh cant we all get along? A 870 is cheap reliable and super customizable! They are really simple so there usually arent many problems, and if gremlins arise, its easy to tweak yourself. You cant really go wrong.

If we could all afford Beretta's and benelli's, we would! But on my paycheck, I couldn't beat on a shotgun that expensive the way id like to. If I wrecked an 870 id replace it. If I wrecked a Beretta, id cry, and then buy an 870.

Would you go bush whacking in a Porsche Cayenne? I think not. Although I bet Win/64 brags to all the offroad guys at the starbucks that his Porsche COULD go 4x4ing and is way better than a crappy pickup! :rolleyes:
 
I like my express. It kills deer really well, same with grouse, ducks, and to a lesser extent, clays. I think that last part might be my fault though.
I've carried it in rain, snow, and clear weather. I've put it in the case wet overnight and when I loaded it and pulled the trigger the next day, it still went bang.
My only complaint, and it's not even in relation to my personal firearm, is that after a season of hunting every weekend here on the south island by my hunting partner, the finish on the side of the stock that rests against his hip when it's slung, is wearing off. Fortunately, we're both carpenters and can strip and re-stain it without mch trouble.
 
I just picked up my norco HP-9 and I can't understand why anybody would spend any more money on a pump shotgun. My chicom shotgun functions perfectly and the finish is superb. Everything else the Chinese make is good enough to fill your house, why not your gun cabinet?
 
Hell I don't even like Remingtons,but I finally picked up a 870 to see what all the fuss was about. I bought an older `tactical` wingmaster off of the EE. Well I really like it. So much so I put a laminate wood set on it. Then I went and sold my Benelli and Beretta semis.
 
I have an 870 Tactical OD - made a few years ago with the black composite stock and it works great.

For $500 with a side saddle from the EE I am happy. I grew up in Northern BC in rural areas where the bears, wolves, yotes, etc were plentiful, I would trust my life with this gun. I don't spend a lot of time thinking about this though.
 
The benefit of the tactical 870's over the express:

Threaded barrel (++++ huge!)
XS Sights (meh - not bad)
Rail (again, meh)
meat-grinder (does 'seem' to tame recoil a bit, but it's kinda useless for me)

For me, the threaded 18" barrel alone is worth the premium. But I am fully aware of the 'tacticalness' of the name is a little cheezy.
 
canucklehead said:
The benefit of the tactical 870's over the express:

Threaded barrel (++++ huge!)
XS Sights (meh - not bad)
Rail (again, meh)
meat-grinder (does 'seem' to tame recoil a bit, but it's kinda useless for me)

For me, the threaded 18" barrel alone is worth the premium. But I am fully aware of the 'tacticalness' of the name is a little cheezy.
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k, I know what a rail is, and sights I can figure out....but what do you mean by "threaded barrel" and "meat-grinder"???
 
Squamch said:
Oh ok. All the 870 expresses I've seen came with chokes though?
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the 18/18.5" 870 barrels come with a fixed IC choke.
with the 870 Tactical, there is basically an additional $100 value in buying a gun that has an 18.5" barrel that is already pre-threaded for rem-chokes.

by meat grinder hes referring to the breacher choke. its totally useless, IMO, and would be the first thing id remove - however you can throw it up on the EE and itll be snapped up within minutes by the mall ninjas.
 
manbearpig said:
the 18/18.5" 870 barrels come with a fixed IC choke.
with the 870 Tactical, there is basically an additional $100 value in buying a gun that has an 18.5" barrel that is already pre-threaded for rem-chokes.

by meat grinder hes referring to the breacher choke. its totally useless, IMO, and would be the first thing id remove - however you can throw it up on the EE and itll be snapped up within minutes by the mall ninjas.
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You got it.
I'm only keeping it for those odd times I'm blasting locks and doors off hinges. :D
 
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