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![]() ![]() 6 Best Red Dot (Reflex, Holographic) Sights for Shotgun. Remington 870, 1100, 700 Serial Number Lookup. ![]() the only issue is whether it will reliably eject or not. 1976 Remington 870 Wingmaster 225 Scuffed/discarded Trap grade (factory second) replacement stock/forend set 183 New magazine spring, plug, and follower 27. I have a 1955 12ga Wingmaster that is V stamped and it will, but my 73 V stamped will not, so if there is any sort of pattern, someone with more knowledge than me will have to provide that.Īlso, there is a company (name escapes me right now) that will relocate the ejector on the V marked receivers to reliably eject 3" hulls should you have one that will not.Įither way, shooting a 3" shell in a 3" MARKED BARREL is fine. I don't know that there are any specific runs that will, but try it out with a 3" hull and see. Now, that said, some of the V marked receivers were known to reliably eject 3" hulls. (To be clear, I'm talking about the serial number located on the left side of the receiver.) On average, these firearms can be worth anywhere between 400 to 800. If it had an "M" at the end of the serial number it would've left the factory configured for 2 3/4" and 3" shells. Remington 870 Wingmaster 16 gauge shotguns can vary in price depending on their condition, age, and other factors. Not T1970 if the barrel code was reversed, as you observed that T does not appear in 'BLACKPOWDERX'. The "V" at the end of serial number indicates the receiver left the factory configured for 2 3/4" shells. A search finds that Lou Rockwell has written, 'By 1966, the company had sold one million 870 shotguns.' (Per Wikipedia, Remington reached two million 870 guns by 1973.) So 1966-1967 is about when your gun was manufactured. Perhaps it will turn into a customer service success story, but that's not really the point of buying a classic shotgun.Click to expand.This is the "more" correct answer. Had no problems there, but at double the price and half the finish of a Fieldmaster, I have to say the Wingmaster was a complete waste of money, and amounts to an empty promise from Rustington's new management. Cycled well, was smooth for a new gun, and never failed to extract. Having taken the gun to the range, it performed like any other 870 would. And flipping it over, the magazine lug has rough welds and is missing blueing in the immediate area around them. Not only are there rough weld marks at many contact points, the whole rib curves very noticeably to the left. That being said, I was under the impression that Remington has always numbered their mainline guns. ![]() The third obvious issue that has been difficult to photograph is the rib is welded on very poorly. The 870s manufacture started in 1950, serial numbers werent required until 1968. For the entire life of this firearm, birth onward, it will be prone to rust and require attention. The finish on those areas of the bolt assembly has suffered and is no longer protecting the metal. The second issue is more glaring, the chrome plated bolt assembly was somewhat roughly machined, but worse than that the extractor spring, extractor plunger, and the cavity they occupy was completely rusted. The Wingmaster came in the box with a poor looking stock that takes a big dive where it meets the recoil pad so no adjustment will make it fit any better, the wood is just too narrow where it terminates. For a long time Remington 870s serial numbers were located on the barrel but not the receiver. First remarks for the review are unfortunately not positive. ![]()
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