870

by JLF , Tuesday, July 22, 2014, 11:02 (3782 days ago) @ cubrock

Back in my ancient gunsmithing days, every shotgun that came in the door was an 870 or an 1100. Farmers and ranchers would bring them in every 5 years or so, just in case they needed cleaning. So I've seen them still running fine in the most incredibly crudded up condition you can imagine. I finally had to install an automotive parts washer system to handle the load in any sort of reasonable time. None of these guns were broken. The 1100s could be tough on o-rings, but that was just part of the cleaning. The 870s never broke, they just-never-broke, under the most abusive conditions. They break down sensibly, and easily, every part, and doo-dad in the world for them is easily available, and best of all, they can be had by the bushel for not much money. There simply is no other pump shotgun. Not that I'm all that opinionated.....

JLF