The Remington 870 Security Shotgun

We always have fun when we go to the range on Sundays. Fun, but with some serious business thrown in – we have a security gun that we keep handy just in case of (God forbid) intruders or home invaders. It’s important that we both can handle this weapon and we regularly take it to the range for practice.

Our Remington 870 Security Shotgun meets our requirements. This gun has an eighteen inch barrel with a magazine capacity of six 12 gauge rounds plus one round in the chamber.

Sunday, Damsel took her turn with this gun as shown in the video to the right. She makes the most of the seven rounds by knocking the target off of the tee bar with the last round.

You go, girl!

I’d be glad to have her at my six with this weapon any time, baby.

PoliceOne.com had this information about the Remington security guns:

Remington 870 “Wingmaster” was introduced by Remington in 1950, and since then it has become one of the most popular USA-made pump action all-purpose shotguns. Beginning it’s life as a versatile hunting shotgun, available in many different configurations and gauges, in early 1970s the Remington 870 was adopted by US Military – in 1966 US Marine Corps purchased some thousands of the Remington 870 Mk.1 shoguns (along with Mossberg 590 and Winchester 1200). Military shotguns have extended magazines for 7 or 8 rounds, bayonet mounts, heat shields around the barrels and non-glare, protective and rust-resistant finishes.

Remington 870 also is very popular police/security shotgun, available with extended magazines (up to 8 rounds), fixed or folding butt stocks or with pistol grips. Usually, police Remington’s have 14 in. or 18 in. barrels with cylinder or improved cylinder chokes, capable of firing buckshot, slugs and special purpose munitions (tear gas grenades, non-lethal rubber bullets etc.). M870 may be equipped with rifle-style or ghost-ring (peep) sights, with tactical flashlights and lasers etc.

Technically, Remington 870 is a pump-action shotgun with dual action bars and tilting breech block, that locks directly into the barrel extension. Barrel may be swapped (changed) within minutes to fit the situation.

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