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 ...

Remington has fairly well carried the freight for its .35 through the years. In 1936 the Model 81 replaced the Model ... tight wood-to-metal fit. Its open sights are adequate.

Before we get into the Remington ... introduced the Model 740 Woodsmaster. (Otherwise, you’re one of a dwindling few who still carries the old and groundbreaking Model 8, or 81, and are off ...

It, too, was designed by John Browning and has been chambered in many calibers, including the .25 Remington. Model 81 Rifle Outdoor Life Online Editors More than 80,000 Model 8s were produced before ...