SXP vs 870

[MEANDEAN]

My first tacticool was the 870, what a piece of $h!t.

 

[jewman22]

I did some research about the sxp before. Most of comments about it were pretty good. Then I bumped into this thread: http://www.shotgunworld.com/bbs/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=362239
I'd rather stick with my mossy 500 combo.

I wont repost my entire review since 5kong provided the link. thank you

To the OP:
Yes my Winchester SXP has serious hammer peen marks, and broken 1 broken action bar and it still functions fine.
I had a 20ga 870 express for about a week and sold it for the H&R Pardner Pump(870 clone), even though it's a copy, it feels much better made, and 270$ new.

The SXP is great if you are looking for a hunting gun, if you intend to use it for clays regularly like I had, spend some extra coin and buy a Benelli SuperNova or Browning BPS trap.
It would not be a problem if there where parts available here in Canada, sadly Winchester has ignored us on the customer service side of things. That is the only area IMO that the 870 reigns supreme.

 

[CobraGT]

SXP is junk, been there done that.

Care to expand on what your issues with the platform were?