Ohio State Police 870 Police Magnum Trade In Review

**plouffedaddy** · November 3rd, 2012, 10:09 PM

Remington 870s have been around since the 1940s and over 10 million have been sold since for a reason----they work. I picked up the police trade in gun reviewed today about a year ago for under $300 (should have bought 5 at that price!); it's the 20'' 7+1 model with rifle sights. It was beat up on the outside but looked like it had been shot very, very little. I put on a set of my favorite furniture (Magpul), polished up the chamber with some steel wool, and got to running rounds through it. Quick summary of the pros and cons below:

Pros:
-100% reliable with all loads I've put through it from low brass Walmart ammo to full power 3'' slugs/buckshot
-Parkerized finish
-Tons of aftermarket support
-I'm a fan of the rifle sights
-Combat proven shotgun
-Comes with the forged extractor and heavy carrier dog spring that many Express model users end up installing anyway
-7+1 capacity on this model
-Handles & points very well
-Spare parts are available at pretty much every gun shop in the country should you ever need them

Cons:
-14'' factory LOP. I'm 6'0'' and I prefer a shorter (around 12'') LOP. Most people I know do as well
-The rear sight is somewhat odd. The notch is a little tight and a peep sight would likely be both faster and more accurate. I know they have models with Wilson rings on the receiver but just replacing the rear sight with a peep would still help out with quick acquisition

Here's a review video with some shooting and a discussion of the gun's properties:

**XTrooper** · November 4th, 2012, 06:51 AM

Great review and video, as usual! That's a nice shotgun at a dirt cheap price.

Thanks for the effort and congrats on the 870P!

**plouffedaddy** · November 5th, 2012, 10:08 AM

Thanks. I'm just waiting on some more turn ins to pop up to add to the collection

**CHEMICAL** · November 5th, 2012, 11:32 AM

I am really starting to hate you.

**firebird.77** · November 6th, 2012, 12:42 PM

I'm a huge fan of 870P trade-ins...there is always a good selection at my LGS and I have (more than once) left with one when I had no intention of buying another shotgun. I like having the heavy-duty internals even if I end up converting it to a hunting gun, and if you are planning on changing up the stocks etc you can save a good amount of $$$ by buying a police trade-in with a trashed stock/fore end and low round count.