Key facts
- Type
- Pump-action shotgun
- Place of origin
- United States
- In service
- 1950–present
- Used by
- See Users
- Wars
- Vietnam War , Rhodesian Bush War , Lebanese Civil War , War in Afghanistan , Iraq War
- Designer
- L.Ray Crittendon, Phillip Haskell, Ellis Hailston, G.E. Pinckney
- Manufacturer
- Remington Arms
- Unit cost
- $ 350
- Produced
- 1951–present
- Number span no built
- 11,000,000+
- Variants
- See Variants
- Mass
- 7.0 lb (3.2 kg) to 8.0 lb (3.6 kg)
- Length
- 26.3 in (670 mm) to 50.5 in (1,280 mm)
- Barrel length
- 14 in (360 mm) to 30 in (760 mm)
- Cartridge
- 12 gauge , 16 gauge , 20 gauge , 28 gauge , or .410 bore
- Action
- Pump-action
- Feed system
- 3+1, 4+1, 5+1, 6+1, or 7+1 round internal tube magazine , or an external 6+1 box magazine
- Sights
- Bead, twin bead, adjustable open sights, or ghost ring (all iron sights ). Also cantilever and receiver-mounts for scopes
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Encyclopedic overview
The Remington Model 870 is a pump-action shotgun manufactured by Remington Arms Company, LLC. which became one of their most popular firearms, and has remained so to this day. It is widely used by the public for shooting sports, hunting and self-defense, as well as by law enforcement and military organizations worldwide.
Development
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Remington Model 870” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.