This article, "Tops In the Blind & Field: The Remington 870," appeared originally in the September 2003 issue of American Rifleman. To subscribe to the magazine, visit the NRA membership page ...

Winner: The 500, because it functioned slightly better than the 870. Deer ... Neither gun could be immediately cycled, but once all visible obstructions were picked free, the guns loaded, cycled, and ...

particularly the Remington 870, is because you can hunt different types of game with one. While the Express shines in the duck marsh, it’s also a viable upland gun. Remington also makes slug barrels ...

As Remington celebrates its bicentennial, the Model 870 shotgun has been a major ... the 870 has been made in deer or slug-gun garb, trap and skeet versions, waterfowl, turkey and upland ...

Our test gun was the most popular ... With so many Remington 870 accessories and barrels available for home defense, tactical, deer, and turkey hunting applications, you can use one 870 Express ...

Remington 870 Wingmasters were a bit pricey for my wallet ... It turned out to be an efficient deer gun, for sure, using Remington Buck Hammer slugs. I wouldn’t hesitate to use this combination ...

The Remington 870 shotgun has been a staple in gun owners’ collections since the ... but remained tight enough to kill a deer. The 870 DM boasts credible accuracy for hunting and home defense.

The Remington 870 debuted in 1950, and today’s gun is an early 870 ... Sometimes he took a deer, sometimes not. We would sit on each other’s porches and talk hunting for hours.

30-30 rifle in a deer stand and remembers the ... produced has been the Remington Model 870. Remington, which was founded in 1816, introduced this gun in 1950 - and it was an instant success.

Gun writers, I have been told, are supposed to be stern, hardhearted and insensitive. They are to call it like they see it on the merits, or lack thereof, about any firearm they are reviewing ...