Remington 10

     Notes: Originally designed in the early 1900s by John D Pederson (inventor of the Pederson Device for the Springfield M-1903 rifle), this design was placed upon the market as the Model 1908 in 1907.  In 1910, after a few modifications, the designation was changed to the Model 1910, and shortly thereafter, the Model 10.  This shotgun introduced the streamlined receiver which has since become associated with virtually all Remington shotguns.

     The initial Model 10s used barrels of 26, 28, or 30 inches; they were designed for sporting purposes, not as military or police weapons.  Chokes were fixed, but the barrel could be ordered with cylindrical, Improved Cylinder, Modified, or Full chokes.  The Model 10 uses a tubular magazine, with loading and spent case ejection through the same port under the receiver.  The safety is in front of the trigger guard, easy to reach with the trigger finger.  As with most weapons of the period, metalwork is steel, with furniture being of walnut.

     Starting in 1908, Remington produced a version of the Model 10 called the Model 10 Riot Gun (at first known as the Model 1908 Riot Gun).  This version was nearly identical to the standard Model 10, but used a longer tubular magazine and a shorter 20-inch barrel.  This version was originally produced in response to requests from various police departments, but with the US entry into World War 1, Remington began producing a military version as well.  The Model 10 Military was virtually identical to the Model 10 Riot Gun, but had a lug which allowed the mounting of many of the different kinds of bayonets used at the time by the US military.  Remington also produced a version of the Model 10 Military specifically for the Russian Czar’s Army which accepted the Mosin-Nagant rifle’s bayonet, but the 1917 Russian Revolution cancelled this order, almost leaving Remington stuck with a large stock of Model 10s designed for Russian bayonets and with sights graduated in arshins (a very old Russian measurement of length).  Fortunately, the US government purchased almost all of these shotguns, and then gave them to the White Russian forces the US was supporting during the Russian Revolution. 

     Model 10 Riot Guns and Military versions eventually ended up on both sides of the law in the US after World War 1.  It was regarded as a better shotgun for military purposes than the Winchester 97s that the US military was issued at the time (it was a much more reliable shotgun which was also more easily field-stripped and tolerant to dirt), but politics intervened, and the Model 10 Military ended up being used by the US in World War 1 in far fewer numbers than the Winchester 97.  Police forces did not have this bias, and used the Model 10 Riot Gun in much larger numbers.  Hunters also loved the Model 10.  Eventually, Remington replaced the Model 10 with the Model 29; today, most Model 10s are still quite functional, as they were so well constructed, but they are far more valuable as collectors’ items.

Weapon

Ammunition

Weight

Magazines

Price

Remington 10 (26” Barrel)

12 Gauge 2.75”

3.27 kg

4 Tubular

$838

Remington 10 (28” Barrel)

12 Gauge 2.75”

3.3 kg

4 Tubular

$848

Remington 10 (30” Barrel)

12 Gauge 2.75”

3.33 kg

4 Tubular

$858

Remington 10 Riot Gun

12 Gauge 2.75”

3.18 kg

5 Tubular

$808

Remington 10 Military

12 Gauge 2.75”

3.25 kg

5 Tubular

$815

 

Weapon

ROF

Damage

Pen

Bulk

SS

Burst

Range

Remington 10 (26”)

PA

5/1d6x32 or 2d6x8

2-3-Nil/Nil or Nil

8

5

Nil

57

Remington 10 (28”)

PA

5/1d6x32 or 2d6x8

2-3-Nil/Nil or 1-Nil

8

5

Nil

62

Remington 10 (30”)

PA

5/1d6x32 or 2d6x8

2-4-Nil/Nil or 1-Nil

8

6

Nil

67

Remington 10 Riot Gun/Military

PA

4/1d6x28 or 2d6x8

2-3-Nil/Nil or Nil

7

5

Nil

43

 

Remington 17R

     Notes: Introduced shortly after World War 1, the Remington 17R (R for Riot) is one of the few 20 gauge combat shotguns to achieve any sort of success.  Ironically, it was not the full-sized gun that was popular with police; it was a cut-down model, known as the Model 17R Special Police, which had the greatest success.  The Model 17RSP has no stock, a shorter 15-inch barrel, and a pistol grip.  (There were innumerable variations of the Model 17RSP, with the pistol grip removed or shortened, the barrel cut down to scattergun lengths, handgrips on the slide, etc.)  The Model 17RSP is the shotgun that was first known as a “whippit gun.”

Weapon

Ammunition

Weight

Magazines

Price

Remington 17R

20 Gauge 2.75”

2.4 kg

4 Tubular

$611

Remington 17RSP

20 Gauge 2.75”

2.01 kg

4 Tubular

$560

 

Weapon

ROF

Damage

Pen

Bulk

SS

Burst

Range

Remington 17R

PA

4/1d6x20 or 2d6x4

2-Nil/Nil or 1-Nil

6

5

Nil

36

Remington 17RSP

PA

3/1d6x16 or 2d6x4

2-Nil/Nil or 1-Nil

4

6

Nil

25

 

Remington 31

     Notes: The Remington 31 has its genesis in the World War 1 “Trench Brooms.”  The Model 31, however, was designed to be marketed to military, police, and concerns, with different barrel lengths and calibers; the “Riot Gun-type” versions of the Model 31 was actually added to the Model 31 line shortly after the Model 31 itself was introduced.  The Model 31 was produced from 1930-49, at which time it was replaced by the first Model 870 shotguns.

     Standard civilian models had barrel lengths of 26, 28, or 30 inches, with steel metalwork and walnut furniture with a semi-pistol grip wrist.  The civilian Model 31 was more or less similar to other such civilian shotguns of the time.  The civilian versions came in several gauges, though when it was first introduced, the Model 31 was available only in 12 gauge; more gauges were quickly introduced a few months later by popular demand.  The trigger action tended to be a bit heavy and was not adjustable except by a lot of tinkering by a skilled gunsmith, and the tubular magazine is a bit short in all versions.  This small magazine capacity is acceptable in a civilian weapon, but not in a police or military weapon.

     The Model 31 Riot Gun was basically similar to the civilian versions, but had a 20-inch barrel.  It was available in all the same gauges as the civilian models.  A Police/Military version was also made; it had an 18.5-inch barrel, was built heavier and more robustly, and available only in 12 Gauge.  The military really liked the Model 31 despite its shortcomings, but the bayonet adapters the US Army and Marines had at the time fit only the Winchester Model 12, and the Remington 31 got few military orders, despite the fact that Remington was willing to modify the interface of US bayonet adapters to allow the Model 31 Police/Military to use US bayonets of the time.  Another version of the Model 31, the Model 31RX, was a special “whipit” gun version with no stock, a 14.5-inch barrel, and available only in 20 gauge.

     All Model 31 barrels had fixed chokes, but Remington would make the barrels with any choke the buyer desired.  Due to their rugged construction, Model 31s should still be quite functional today despite their age, but are perhaps more valuable as collectors’ items.

Weapon

Ammunition

Weight

Magazines

Price

Remington 31 Civilian (26” Barrel)

12 Gauge 2 3/4”

3.29 kg

4 Tubular

$838

Remington 31 Civilian (28” Barrel)

12 Gauge 2 3/4”

3.32 kg

4 Tubular

$848

Remington 31 Civilian (30” Barrel)

12 Gauge 2 3/4”

3.36 kg

4 Tubular

$858

Remington 31 Civilian (26” Barrel)

16 Gauge 2 3/4”

3.21 kg

4 Tubular

$718

Remington 31 Civilian (28” Barrel)

16 Gauge 2 3/4”

3.24 kg

4 Tubular

$728

Remington 31 Civilian (30” Barrel)

16 Gauge 2 3/4”

3.28 kg

4 Tubular

$738

Remington 31 Civilian (26” Barrel)

20 Gauge 2 3/4”

3.1 kg

4 Tubular

$641

Remington 31 Civilian (28” Barrel)

20 Gauge 2 3/4”

3.16 kg

4 Tubular

$651

Remington 31 Civilian (30” Barrel)

20 Gauge 2 3/4”

3.2 kg

4 Tubular

$662

Remington 31 Riot Gun

12 Gauge 2 3/4”

3.18 kg

4 Tubular

$807

Remington 31 Riot Gun

16 Gauge 2 3/4”

3.1 kg

4 Tubular

$687

Remington 31 Riot Gun

20 Gauge 2 3/4”

2.99 kg

4 Tubular

$611

Remington 31 Military/Police

12 Gauge 2 3/4”

3.1 kg

4 Tubular

$800

Remington 31 RX

20 Gauge 2 3/4”

2.46 kg

4 Tubular

$558

 

Weapon

ROF

Damage

Pen

Bulk

SS

Burst

Range

Remington 31 Civilian (12 GA, 26”)

PA

5/1d6x32 or 2d6x8

2-3-Nil/Nil or Nil

8

5

Nil

57

Remington 31 Civilian (12 GA, 28”)

PA

5/1d6x32 or 2d6x8

2-3-Nil/Nil or 1-Nil

8

5

Nil

62

Remington 31 Civilian (12 GA, 30”)

PA

5/1d6x32 or 2d6x8

2-4-Nil/Nil or 1-Nil

8

6

Nil

67

Remington 31 Civilian (16 GA, 26”)

PA

4/2d6x24 or 2d6x4

2-3-Nil/Nil or 1-Nil

8

5

Nil

52

Remington 31 Civilian (16 GA, 28”)

PA

4/1d6x28 or 2d6x8

2-3-Nil/Nil or Nil

8

5

Nil

56

Remington 31 Civilian (16 GA, 30”)

PA

4/1d6x28 or 2d6x8

2-3-Nil/Nil or Nil

8

5

Nil

61

Remington 31 Civilian (20 GA, 26”)

PA

4/1d6x20 or 2d6x4

2-3-Nil/Nil or 1-Nil

7

5

Nil

48

Remington 31 Civilian (20 GA, 28”)

PA

4/1d6x24 or 2d6x4

2-3-Nil/Nil or 1-Nil

8

5

Nil

52

Remington 31 Civilian (20 GA, 30”)

PA

4/1d6x24 or 2d6x4

2-3-Nil/Nil or 1-Nil

8

5

Nil

56

Remington 31 Riot Gun (12 GA)

PA

4/1d6x28 or 2d6x8

2-3-Nil/Nil or Nil

7

5

Nil

43

Remington 31 Riot Gun (16 GA)

PA

4/1d6x20 or 2d6x4

2-3-Nil/Nil or 1-Nil

7

5

Nil

39

Remington 31 Riot Gun (20 GA)

PA

4/1d6x20 or 2d6x4

2-Nil/Nil or 1-Nil

6

5

Nil

36

Remington 31 Military/Police

PA

4/1d6x24 or 2d6x4

2-3-Nil/Nil or 1-Nil

7

5

Nil

39

Remington 31 RX

PA

3/1d6x16 or 2d6x4

2-Nil/Nil or 1-Nil

4

4

Nil

22

 

Remington 870 Express

     Notes: This version of the Remington 870 was designed to be a no-frills, inexpensive (by real-world prices) version of the standard Remington 870P.  It first appeared in 1987.  Quality did not suffer in the bargain, however.  There are a large number of the Express:  the standard Express is built for 12 or 20 gauge 2.75-inch shells with two barrel lengths.  It has a hardwood stock and fore-end.  The Model 870 Express Turkey is designed for 12 gauge 2.75-inch shells and has a short barrel of only 21 inches.  The metalwork is matte blued and the stock and fore-end are of hardwood.  The Model 870 Express Youth is a 20 gauge model with a 21-inch barrel with interchangeable chokes for shot throwing and an interchangeable 20-inch rifled barrel.  The Model 870 Express Deer Gun is a version with a 20-inch barrel.

     In 1992, the Model 870 Express Fully Rifled Deer Gun was introduced; this is not really a shotgun (but is included here for completeness), but a rifle capable only of firing 12 gauge slugs (shooting shot through it would ruin the rifling).  It has a short 20-inch barrel.  The Model 870 Express Combo is identical, but has interchangeable barrels for shot and rifled slugs.  Also introduced in 1992 was the Model 870 Marine Magnum, designed for use on boats and ships.  It has a very short 18-inch barrel, matte nickel plating for the metalwork, and a black high-impact plastic stock and fore-end.  It is chambered for 3-inch shells.  In 1995, the Model 870 Express HD (Home Defense) came out; this was an 18-inch-barreled version with a 3-inch chamber and a fixed Cylindrical choke.  The stock and fore-end are of black plastic, and the magazine is shorter than most 870s.  (The Home Defense was discontinued in 2000.)  In 1996, the Model 870 Express Small Gauge appeared, designed for 20 and .410 gauges.  The 20 gauge model has a choice of two barrel lengths and interchangeable chokes; the .410 gauge version has one barrel length (25 inches) and a fixed Modified choke.  Production of the Express Small Gauge stopped in 1999.  In 1997, a new version of the Express Combo was introduced; this version has the same smoothbore and rifled barrels, but also has 28-inch smoothbore barrel with a ventilated barrel rib.

     In 1998, even more versions of the Model 870 Express were introduced.  The Model 870 Express Turkey Camo has a plastic stock with a camouflage finish known as “Real Tree Advantage.”  It has a 21-inch barrel and has a set of interchangeable chokes.  The 870 Express Youth Turkey Camo is basically the same, but is chambered for 20 gauge. 

     Also in 1998, the Express Super Magnum was introduced.  This shotgun is designed for 12 gauge 3.5-inch shells, but can also fire shorter shells.  It was made in five different versions: the standard Express Super Magnum, with a 28-inch barrel, interchangeable chokes, and a hardwood stock and fore-end; the Express Super Magnum Combo with a 26-inch shot barrel with interchangeable chokes and an interchangeable 20-inch rifled barrel (which is designed only for 2.75-inch or 3-inch shells); The Express Super Magnum Synthetic has a 26-inch barrel, interchangeable chokes, and a black plastic stock and fore-end; the Express Super Magnum Turkey Camo, with a 23-inch barrel, fixed Extra Full choke, plastic stock and fore-end, and completely camouflaged (including the metal); and the Express Super Magnum Turkey, identical to the Camo but with a black plastic stock.

     In 2002, a 16 gauge version of the Model 870 Express was introduced, the first Remington shotgun to be chambered in 16 gauge since 1980.  It has a hardwood stock and fore-end, and a 28-inch barrel with a ventilated sighting rib.  The 870 Express Synthetic is the same weapon with a plastic stock.  The Express Synthetic Youth is the same weapon with a short 23-inch barrel.

     Twilight 2000 Notes: The Model 870 Express versions, The Express Super Magnum versions, and the 16 gauge versions do not exist in the Twilight 2000 timeline.

Weapon

Ammunition

Weight

Magazines

Price

Remington 870 Express (26” Barrel)

12 Gauge 2.75”

3.3 kg

5 Tubular

$908

Remington 870 Express (28” Barrel)

12 Gauge 2.75”

3.4 kg

5 Tubular

$918

Remington 870 Express

16 Gauge 2.75”

3.3 kg

5 Tubular

$798

Remington 870 Express (26” Barrel)

20 Gauge 2.75”

3.04 kg

5 Tubular

$712

Remington 870 Express (28” Barrel)

20 Gauge 2.75”

3.13 kg

5 Tubular

$722

Remington 870 Express Turkey

12 Gauge 2.75”

3.3 kg

5 Tubular

$833

Remington 870 Express Youth (Shot Barrel)

20 Gauge 2.75”

3.03 kg

5 Tubular

$686

Remington 870 Express Youth (Slug Barrel)

20 Gauge 2.75”

3.01 kg

5 Tubular

$681

Remington 870 Express Deer Gun

12 Gauge 2.75”

3.19 kg

5 Tubular

$878

Remington 870 Express Fully Rifled Deer Gun

12 Gauge 2.75”

3.19 kg

5 Tubular

$878

Remington 870 Express Combo (26” Shot Barrel)

12 Gauge 2.75”

3.3 kg

5 Tubular

$908

Remington 870 Express Combo (28” Shot Barrel)

12 Gauge 2.75”

3.4 kg

5 Tubular

$918

Remington 870 Express Combo (Slug Barrel)

12 Gauge 2.75”

3.26 kg

5 Tubular

$878

Remington 870 Marine Magnum

12 Gauge 3”

3.4 kg

5 Tubular

$864

Remington 870 HD

12 Gauge 3”

3.3 kg

4 Tubular

$864

Remington 870 Express Small Gauge (26” Barrel)

20 Gauge 2.75”

3.25 kg

5 Tubular

$712

Remington 870 Express Small Gauge (28” Barrel)

20 Gauge 2.75”

3.29 kg

5 Tubular

$722

Remington 870 Express Small Gauge

.410 Gauge 2.75”

2.83 kg

5 Tubular

$437

Remington 870 Express Turkey Camo

12 Gauge 2.75”

3.3 kg

5 Tubular

$893

Remington 870 Express Turkey Youth Camo

20 Gauge 2.75”

2.7 kg

5 Tubular

$696

Remington 870 Express Synthetic

16 Gauge 2.75”

2.94 kg

5 Tubular

$808

Remington 870 Express Youth Synthetic

16 Gauge 2.75”

2.8 kg

5 Tubular

$783

Remington 870 Express Super Magnum

12 Gauge 2.75”, 3”, and 3.5”

3.64 kg

5 Tubular

$1104

Remington 870 Express Super Magnum Combo (Shot Barrel)

12 Gauge 2.75”, 3”, and 3.5”

3.61 kg

5 Tubular

$1094

Remington 870 Express Super Magnum Combo (Slug Barrel)

12 Gauge 2.75” and 3”

3.51 kg

5 Tubular

$1063

Remington 870 Express Super Magnum Synthetic

12 Gauge 2.75”, 3”, and 3.5”

3.54 kg

5 Tubular

$1104

Remington 870 Express Super Magnum Turkey Camo

12 Gauge 2.75”, 3”, and 3.5”

3.49 kg

5 Tubular

$1088

 

Weapon

ROF

Damage

Pen

Bulk

SS

Burst

Range

Remington 870 Express (26”, 12 GA)

PA

5/1d6x32 or 2d6x8

2-3-Nil/Nil or Nil

7

4

Nil

57

Remington 870 Express (28”, 12 GA)

PA

5/1d6x32 or 2d6x8

2-3-Nil/Nil or 1-Nil

8

4

Nil

62

Remington 870 Express (16 GA)

PA

4/1d6x28 or 2d6x8

2-3-Nil/Nil or Nil

8

4

Nil

56

Remington 870 Express (26”, 20 GA)

PA

4/1d6x20 or 2d6x4

2-3-Nil/Nil or 1-Nil

7

4

Nil

48

Remington 870 Express (28”, 20 GA)

PA

4/1d6x24 or 2d6x4

2-3-Nil/Nil or 1-Nil

7

4

Nil

52

Remington 870 Express Turkey

PA

4/1d6x28 or 2d6x8

2-3-Nil/Nil or Nil

7

4

Nil

45

Remington 870 Express Youth (Shot)

PA

4/1d6x20 or 2d6x4

2-Nil/Nil or 1-Nil

6

4

Nil

38

Remington 870 Express Youth (Slug)

PA

5

2-4-Nil

6

5

Nil

62

Remington 870 Express Deer Gun

PA

4/1d6x28 or 2d6x8

2-3-Nil/Nil or Nil

6

4

Nil

43

Remington Express Fully Rifled Deer Gun

PA

6

2-4-Nil

6

5

Nil

62

Remington Express 870 Combo (26” Shot)

PA

5/1d6x32 or 2d6x8

2-3-Nil/Nil or Nil

7

4

Nil

57

Remington Express 870 Combo (28” Shot)

PA

5/1d6x32 or 2d6x8

2-3-Nil/Nil or 1-Nil

8

4

Nil

62

Remington Express 870 Combo (Slug)

PA

6

2-4-Nil

6

5

Nil

62

Remington 870 Marine Magnum

PA

4/1d6x24 or 2d6x4

2-3-Nil/Nil or 1-Nil

6

5

Nil

36

Remington 870 HD

PA

4/1d6x24 or 2d6x4

2-3-Nil/Nil or 1-Nil

6

5

Nil

36

Remington 870 Express Small Gauge (26”, 20 GA)

PA

4/1d6x20 or 2d6x4

2-3-Nil/Nil or 1-Nil

7

4

Nil

48

Remington 870 Express Small Gauge (28”, 20 GA)

PA

4/1d6x24 or 2d6x4

2-3-Nil/Nil or 1-Nil

7

4

Nil

52

Remington 870 Express Small Gauge (.410 GA)

PA

3/1d6x8

1-Nil/Nil

6

3

Nil

31

Remington 870 Express Turkey Camo

PA

4/1d6x28 or 2d6x8

2-3-Nil/Nil or Nil

7

4

Nil

45

Remington 870 Express Turkey Youth Camo

PA

4/1d6x20 or 2d6x4

2-Nil/Nil or 1-Nil

6

4

Nil

38

Remington 870 Express Synthetic

PA

4/1d6x28 or 2d6x8

2-3-Nil/Nil or Nil

8

4

Nil

56

Remington 870 Express Youth Synthetic

PA

4/1d6x24 or 2d6x4

2-3-Nil/Nil or 1-Nil

7

4

Nil

45

Remington 870 Express Super Magnum (2.75”)

PA

5/1d6x32 or 2d6x8

2-3-Nil/Nil or 1-Nil

8

4

Nil

62

Remington 870 Express Super Magnum (3”)

PA

5/1d6x32 or 2d6x8

2-4-Nil/Nil or 1-Nil

8

5

Nil

70

Remington 870 Express Super Magnum (3.5”)

PA

5/1d6x36 or 2d6x8

2-4-Nil/Nil or 1-Nil

8

5

Nil

77

Remington 870 Express Super Magnum Combo (2.75”, Shot)

PA

5/1d6x32 or 2d6x8

2-4-Nil/Nil or Nil

8

4

Nil

57

Remington 870 Express Super Magnum Combo (3”, Shot)

PA

5/1d6x32 or 2d6x8

2-4-Nil/Nil or 1-Nil

8

4

Nil

65

Remington 870 Express Super Magnum Combo (3.5”, Shot)

PA

5/1d6x36 or 2d6x8

2-4-Nil/Nil or 1-Nil

8

5

Nil

71

Remington 870 Express Super Magnum Combo (2.75”, Slug)

PA

6

2-4-Nil

6

5

Nil

62

Remington 870 Express Super Magnum Combo (3”, Slug)

PA

6

2-4-Nil

6

5

Nil

73

Remington 870 Express Super Magnum Synthetic (2.75”, Shot)

PA

5/1d6x32 or 2d6x8

2-4-Nil/Nil or Nil

8

4

Nil

57

Remington 870 Express Super Magnum Synthetic (3”, Shot)

PA

5/1d6x32 or 2d6x8

2-4-Nil/Nil or 1-Nil

8

4

Nil

65

Remington 870 Express Super Magnum Synthetic (3.5”, Shot)

PA

5/1d6x36 or 2d6x8

2-4-Nil/Nil or 1-Nil

8

5

Nil

71

Remington 870 Express Super Magnum Turkey Camo (2.75”, Shot)

PA

4/1d6x28 or 2d6x8

2-3-Nil/Nil or Nil

7

4

Nil

50

Remington 870 Express Super Magnum Turkey Camo (3”, Shot)

PA

4/1d6x28 or 2d6x8

2-3-Nil/Nil or Nil

7

4

Nil

57

Remington 870 Express Super Magnum Turkey Camo (3.5”, Shot)

PA

5/1d6x32 or 2d6x8

2-3-Nil/Nil or 1-Nil

7

4

Nil

63

 

Remington 870 Mark 1

     Notes:  This was originally a USMC development of the Remington 870P that was designed in the mid-1960s, and saw long service with that organization until officially replaced by the Mossberg M590 in the early 1990s.  However, large numbers of these shotguns were still in service at the time of the Twilight War, both with all branches of the regular US Military and reserve forces (particularly with the Army National Guard).  Mark 1 through Mark 6 versions were produced, but only the Mark 1, 3, and 6 versions were produced in any large numbers.  The Mark 1 is the most common version, with an extended magazine, bayonet lug, and rifle-type sights; the Mark 3 is the same weapon with a bayonet lug.  The Mark 6 is the Air Force security version, with a shorter barrel and shorter tubular magazine; it is basically the civilian 870P 20-inch barrel version with the addition a bayonet lug, rifle-type sights, and more durable chrome in the barrel to better stand up to the firing of slugs. 

     Twilight 2000 Notes: There were probably just as many Remington 870s as Mossbergs in service during the Twilight War.

Weapon

Ammunition

Weight

Magazines

Price

Remington 870 Mark 1 or 3

12 Gauge 2 3/4”

3.6 kg

8 Tubular

$814

Remington 870 Mark 6

12 Gauge 2 3/4”

3.55 kg

5 Tubular

$808

 

Weapon

ROF

Damage

Pen

Bulk

SS

Burst

Range

Remington 870 Mark 1/3

PA

4/1d6x28 or 2d6x8

2-3-Nil/Nil or Nil

6

4

Nil

45

Remington 870 Mark 6

PA

4/1d6x28 or 2d6x8

2-3-Nil/Nil or Nil

6

4

Nil

43

 

Remington 870P

     Notes:  Originally developed in the 1950s, the 870P has been a standard of police work since then, and is also in common military use worldwide (even in the US) The 870P can have a top-folding stock, extended tubular magazine, swing swivels, and bayonet lugs. It is a very popular weapon with civilians (there are a number of hunting and skeet versions) as well as with law enforcement personnel and the US Military; it is one of the oldest weapons in US military service, having been adopted in the early 1950s.  Though there are a large amount of barrel lengths and calibers available, virtually all 870P’s in police and military service are 12-Gauge models with either an 18.5” or 20” barrel, though a 14-inch-barreled entry gun is available to the military and police.  The 28-inch barrel version is also in common use in the US in prisons, where it is known as a “Tower Gun” since its primary use in prison work is by guards in the lookout towers surrounding some prisons.  This version is more akin to the other Military/Police models in construction, except of course for the long barrel.  While the typical civilian Model 870P is an “off-the-shelf” item built on standard Remington assembly lines, Military/Police models are built by Remington’s Law Enforcement Custom Shop.

     Firearms expert JM Ramos, in an article for Small Arms Review, modified the Remington 870P into the Tactical Road Blocker.  As the name suggests, this version is meant to provide a weapon to stop vehicles who don’t want to stop as roadblocks.  The base is a 20-inch-barrel version of the Remington 870P, and adds an adjustable/sliding stock, a padded buttplate, a Speedfeed brace of six shells on the right side of the stock, a MIL-STD-1913 rail atop the receiver, a pump slide with MIL-STD-1913 rail to the sides and below the slide, a pistol grip on the side, adjustable flip-up rifle-type sights, and a bipod.  A carrying handle and an EOTech reflex sight is an option (the EOTech is included in the stats below).  The barrel has a perforated cooling shroud and an extended magazine.  Though the Tactical Road Blocker is designed for rifled slugs, buckshot can also be used.

     C&S Metall-Werkes (who, despite their name, is a US company in Missouri), has modified the Model 870P into a short-barreled shotgun/pistol.  C&S Metall-Werkes is a Class 2 manufacturer who can modify and tune weapons ranging from cheap revolvers to M-2HB machineguns to 37mm autocannons and more. Every so often, they let one of their modification designs out of the stable and sell them on the general market.  If you buy this particular modification of the M-870P, it will require much taxes and fees and even more paperwork, as it is legally an AOW (Any Other Weapon) due to it’s 12.5-inch barrel and having no stock, but being too long to be classed as a pistol. The Remington 870P AOW (for lack of something short and snappy to call it – it is not an official name) has a shortened magazine cylinder under the barrel.  The 12.5-inch barrel does not accept Remington interchangeable chokes, but is equipped with a Trulock Tactical Choke, which is designed to maximize the effectiveness breaching rounds and buckshot, and its spiked end allows one to seat the shotgun completely against items like rebar and doorknobs, and acts to put a proper standoff distance for locks and hinges.  It also acts as a muzzle brake. The grip is a Speedfeed-designed bird’s head grip, and the front of the slide has a hand grab to help stabilize the weapon when firing. The sides of the barrel have MIL-STD-1913 rails about six inches long attached. Underneath the barrel, ahead of the slide’s throw, is a six-inch rail, where the MagPul AFG is normally attached. These are attached to SureFire M-69 870 Forend.  The AOW is berift of any sort of sights, indicative of the short engagement ranges for which this weapon is designed.

Weapon

Ammunition

Weight

Magazines

Price

Remington 870P Military/Police (14” Barrel)

12 Gauge 2.75” and 3”

3.08 kg

5 Tubular

$909

Remington 870P Military/Police (18.5”Barrel)

12 Gauge 2.75” and 3”

3.19 kg

7 Tubular

$932

Remington 870P Military/Police (20” Barrel)

12 Gauge 2.75” and 3”

3.3 kg

8 Tubular

$940

Remington 870P Military/Police (28” Barrel)

12 Gauge 2.75” and 3”

3.44 kg

8 Tubular

$981

Remington 870P (18.5” Barrel)

12 Gauge 2.75” and 3”

3.12 kg

5 Tubular

$928

Remington 870P (20” Barrel)

12 Gauge 2.75” and 3”

3.2 kg

5 Tubular

$938

Remington 870P (21” Barrel)

12 Gauge 2.75” and 3”

3.25 kg

5 Tubular

$943

Remington 870P (25” Barrel)

12 Gauge 2.75” and 3”

3.45 kg

5 Tubular

$963

Remington 870P (26” Barrel)

12 Gauge 2.75” and 3”

3.5 kg

5 Tubular

$973

Remington 870P (28” Barrel)

12 Gauge 2.75” and 3”

3.6 kg

5 Tubular

$983

Remington 870P (30” Barrel)

12 Gauge 2.75” and 3”

3.71 kg

5 Tubular

$996

Remington 870P (18.5” Barrel)

20 Gauge 2.75” and 3”

2.83 kg

5 Tubular

$699

Remington 870P (20” Barrel)

20 Gauge (2.75” and 3”)

2.92 kg

5 Tubular

$708

Remington 870P (21” Barrel)

20 Gauge (2.75” and 3”)

2.95 kg

5 Tubular

$714

Remington 870P (25” Barrel)

20 Gauge (2.75” and 3”)

3.03 kg

5 Tubular

$737

Remington 870P (26” Barrel)

20 Gauge (2.75” and 3”)

3.07 kg

5 Tubular

$744

Remington 870P (28” Barrel)

20 Gauge (2.75” and 3”)

3.16 kg

5 Tubular

$756

Remington 870P (30” Barrel)

20 Gauge (2.75” and 3”)

3.25 kg

5 Tubular

$766

Remington 870P (18.5” Barrel)

28 Gauge (2.5” and 2.75”)

2.57 kg

5 Tubular

$469

Remington 870P (20” Barrel)

28 Gauge (2.5” and 2.75”)

2.64 kg

5 Tubular

$477

Remington 870P (21” Barrel)

28 Gauge (2.5” and 2.75”)

2.68 kg

5 Tubular

$481

Remington 870P (25” Barrel)

28 Gauge (2.5” and 2.75”)

2.84 kg

5 Tubular

$502

Remington 870P (26” Barrel)

28 Gauge (2.5” and 2.75”)

2.88 kg

5 Tubular

$507

Remington 870P (28” Barrel)

28 Gauge (2.5” and 2.75”)

2.96 kg

5 Tubular

$517

Remington 870P (30” Barrel)

28 Gauge (2.5” and 2.75”)

3.05 kg

5 Tubular

$527

Remington 870P (18.5” Barrel)

.410 Gauge (2.75” and 3”)

2.31 kg

5 Tubular

$311

Remington 870P (20” Barrel)

.410 Gauge (2.75” and 3”)

2.37 kg

5 Tubular

$319

Remington 870P (21” Barrel)

.410 Gauge (2.75” and 3”)

2.41 kg

5 Tubular

$324

Remington 870P (25” Barrel)

.410 Gauge (2.75” and 3”)

2.56 kg

5 Tubular

$344

Remington 870P (26” Barrel)

.410 Gauge (2.75” and 3”)

2.6 kg

5 Tubular

$349

Remington 870P (28” Barrel)

.410 Gauge (2.75” and 3”)

2.67 kg

5 Tubular

$359

Remington 870P (30” Barrel)

.410 Gauge (2.75” and 3”)

2.75 kg

5 Tubular

$370

Tactical Road Blocker

12 Gauge 2.75” and 3”

4 kg

7 Tubular

$1270

C&S Remington 870 AOW

12 Gauge 2.75” and 3”

2.52 kg

4 Tubular

$853

 

Weapon

ROF

Damage

Pen

Bulk

SS

Burst

Range

Remington 870P Military/Police (14”, 2 3/4”)

PA

4/1d6x20 or 2d6x4

2-3-Nil/Nil or 1-Nil

5

4

Nil

27

Remington 870P Military/Police (14”, 3”)

PA

4/1d6x24 or 2d6x4

2-3-Nil/Nil or 1-Nil

5

4

Nil

30

Remington 870P Military/Police (18.5”, 2 3/4”)

PA

4/1d6x24 or 2d6x4

2-3-Nil/Nil or 1-Nil

6

4

Nil

39

Remington 870P Military/Police (18.5”, 3”)

PA

4/1d6x24 or 2d6x8

2-3-Nil/Nil or Nil

6

4

Nil

44

Remington 870P Military/Police (20”, 2 3/4”)

PA

4/1d6x28 or 2d6x8

2-3-Nil/Nil or Nil

7

5

Nil

43

Remington 870P Military/Police (20”, 3”)

PA

4/1d6x28 or 2d6x8

2-3-Nil/Nil or Nil

7

5

Nil

49

Remington 870P Military/Police (28”, 2 3/4”)

PA

5/1d6x32 or 2d6x8

2-3-Nil/Nil or 1-Nil

8

5

Nil

62

Remington 870P Military/Police (28”, 3”)

PA

5/1d6x32 or 2d6x8

2-4-Nil/Nil or 1-Nil

8

6

Nil

70

Remington 870P (12GA 18.5”, 2 3/4”)

PA

4/1d6x24 or 2d6x4

2-3-Nil/Nil or 1-Nil

6

5

Nil

39

Remington 870P (12GA 18.5”, 3”)

PA

4/1d6x28 or 2d6x8

2-3-Nil/Nil or Nil

6

5

Nil

44

Remington 870P (12GA 20”, 2 3/4”)

PA

4/1d6x28 or 2d6x8

2-3-Nil/Nil or Nil

7

5

Nil

43

Remington 870P (12GA 20”, 3”)

PA

4/1d6x28 or 2d6x8

2-3-Nil/Nil or Nil

7

5

Nil

49

Remington 870P (12GA 21”, 2 3/4”)

PA

4/1d6x28 or 2d6x8

2-3-Nil/Nil or Nil

7

5

Nil

45

Remington 870P (12GA 21”, 3”)

PA

4/1d6x28 or 2d6x8

2-3-Nil/Nil or Nil

7

5

Nil

52

Remington 870P (12GA 25”, 2 3/4”)

PA

5/1d6x28 or 2d6x8

2-3-Nil/Nil or Nil

7

5

Nil

54

Remington 870P (12GA 25”, 3”)

PA

5/1d6x32 or 2d6x8

2-3-Nil/Nil or Nil

7

5

Nil

62

Remington 870P (12GA 26”, 2 3/4”)

PA

5/1d6x32 or 2d6x8

2-3-Nil/Nil or Nil

8

5

Nil

57

Remington 870P (12GA 26”, 3”)

PA

5/1d6x32 or 2d6x8

2-3-Nil/Nil or 1-Nil

8

5

Nil

68

Remington 870P (12GA 28”, 2 3/4”)

PA

5/1d6x32 or 2d6x8

2-3-Nil/Nil or 1-Nil

8

5

Nil

62

Remington 870P (12GA 28”, 3”)

PA

5/1d6x32 or 2d6x8

2-4-Nil/Nil or 1-Nil

8

6

Nil

70

Remington 870P (12GA 30”, 2 3/4”)

PA

5/1d6x32 or 2d6x8

2-4-Nil/Nil or 1-Nil

8

6

Nil

67

Remington 870P (12GA 30”, 3”)

PA

5/1d6x36 or 2d6x8

2-4-Nil/Nil or 1-Nil

8

6

Nil

76

Remington 870P (20GA 18.5”, 2 3/4”)

PA

4/1d6x16 or 2d6x4

2-Nil/Nil or 1-Nil

6

5

Nil

33

Remington 870P (20GA 18.5”, 3”)

PA

4/1d6x20 or 2d6x4

2-Nil/Nil or 1-Nil

6

5

Nil

40

Remington 870P (20GA 20”, 2 3/4”)

PA

4/1d6x20 or 2d6x4

2-Nil/Nil or 1-Nil

6

5

Nil

36

Remington 870P (20GA 20”, 3”)

PA

4/1d6x20 or 2d6x4

2-3-Nil/Nil or 1-Nil

6

5

Nil

42

Remington 870P (20GA 21”, 2 3/4”)

PA

4/1d6x20 or 2d6x4

2-Nil/Nil or 1-Nil

6

5

Nil

38

Remington 870P (20GA 21” 3”)

PA

4/1d6x20 or 2d6x4

2-3-Nil/Nil or 1-Nil

6

5

Nil

43

Remington 870P (20GA 25”, 2 3/4”)

PA

4/1d6x20 or 2d6x4

2-3-Nil/Nil or 1-Nil

7

5

Nil

46

Remington 870P (20GA 25”, 3”)

PA

4/1d6x20 or 2d6x4

2-3-Nil/Nil or 1-Nil

7

5

Nil

53

Remington 870P (20GA 26”, 2 3/4”)

PA

4/1d6x20 or 2d6x4

2-3-Nil/Nil or 1-Nil

7

5

Nil

48

Remington 870P (20GA 26”, 3”)

PA

4/1d6x24 or 2d6x4

2-3-Nil/Nil or 1-Nil

7

5

Nil

54

Remington 870P (20GA 28”, 2 3/4”)

PA

4/1d6x24 or 2d6x4

2-3-Nil/Nil or 1-Nil

8

5

Nil

52

Remington 870P (20GA 28”, 3”)

PA

4/1d6x24 or 2d6x4

2-3-Nil/Nil or 1-Nil

8

5

Nil

59

Remington 870P (20GA 30”, 2 3/4”)

PA

4/1d6x24 or 2d6x4

2-3-Nil/Nil or 1-Nil

8

5

Nil

56

Remington 870P (20GA 30”, 3”)

PA

5/1d6x24 of 2d6x4

2-3-Nil/Nil or 1-Nil

8

5

Nil

64

Remington 870P (28GA 18.5”, 2 1/2”)

PA

3/1d6x12 or 2d6x4

2-Nil/Nil or Nil

6

4

Nil

26

Remington 870P (28GA, 18.5”, 2 3/4”)

PA

3/1d6x12 or 2d6x4

2-Nil/Nil or 1-Nil

6

3

Nil

30

Remington 870P (28GA 20”, 2 1/2”)

PA

3/1d6x12 or 2d6x4

2-Nil/Nil or Nil

6

4

Nil

28

Remington 870P (28GA, 20”, 2 3/4”

PA

3/1d6x16 or 2d6x4

2-Nil/Nil or 1-Nil

6

4

Nil

32

Remington 870P (28GA 21”, 2 1/2”)

PA

3/1d6x12 or 2d6x4

2-Nil/Nil or Nil

6

4

Nil

30

Remington 870P (28GA 21”, 2 3/4”)

PA

3/1d6x16 or 2d6x4

2-Nil/Nil or 1-Nil

6

4

Nil

34

Remington 870P (28GA 25”, 2 1/2”)

PA

3/1d6x12 or 2d6x4

2-Nil/Nil or 1-Nil

7

5

Nil

37

Remington 870P (28GA 25”, 2 3/4”)

PA

3/1d6x16 or 2d6x4

2-Nil/Nil or 1-Nil

7

5

Nil

41

Remington 870P (28GA 26”, 2 1/2”)

PA

3/1d6x16 or 2d6x4

2-Nil/Nil or 1-Nil

7

5

Nil

38

Remington 870P (28GA 26”, 2 3/4”)

PA

4/1d6x16 or 2d6x4

2-Nil/Nil or 1-Nil

7

5

Nil

43

Remington 870P (28GA 28”, 2 1/2”)

PA

3/1d6x16 or 2d6x4

2-Nil/Nil or 1-Nil

7

5

Nil

42

Remington 870P (28GA 28”, 2 3/4”)

PA

4/1d6x16 or 2d6x4

2-Nil/Nil or 1-Nil

7

5

Nil

47

Remington 870P (28GA 30”, 2 1/2”)

PA

4/1d6x16 or 2d6x4

2-Nil/Nil or 1-Nil

8

4

Nil

45

Remington 870P (28GA 30”, 2 3/4”)

PA

4/1d6x20 or 2d6x4

2-Nil/Nil or 1-Nil

8

5

Nil

50

Remington 870P (.410GA 18.5”, 2 3/4”)

PA

2/1d6x8

1-Nil/Nil

5

3

Nil

23

Remington 870P (.410GA 18.5”, 3”)

PA

2/1d6x8

1-Nil/Nil

5

3

Nil

28

Remington 870P (.410GA 20”, 2 3/4”)

PA

2/1d6x8

1-Nil/Nil

6

3

Nil

25

Remington 870P (.410GA 20”, 3”)

PA

3/1d6x8

1-Nil/Nil

6

3

Nil

30

Remington 870P (.410GA 21”, 2 3/4”)

PA

2/1d6x8

1-Nil/Nil

6

3

Nil

27

Remington 870P (.410GA 21”, 3”)

PA

3/1d6x8

1-Nil/Nil

6

3

Nil

32

Remington 870P (.410GA 25”, 2 3/4”)

PA

2/1d6x8

1-Nil/Nil

6

3

Nil

32

Remington 870P (.410GA, 25”, 3”)

PA

3/1d6x8

1-Nil/Nil

6

3

Nil

38

Remington 870P (.410GA 26”, 2 3/4”)

PA

3/1d6x8

1-Nil/Nil

7

3

Nil

34

Remington 870P (.410GA 28”, 3”)

PA

3/1d6x12

1-Nil/Nil

7

3

Nil

41

Remington 870P (.410GA 28”, 2 3/4”)

PA

3/1d6x8

1-Nil/Nil

7

3

Nil

37

Remington 870P (.410GA, 28”, 3”)

PA

3/1d6x12

1-Nil/Nil

7

3

Nil

44

Remington 870P (.410GA 30”, 2 3/4”)

PA

3/1d6x8

1-Nil/Nil

7

3

Nil

40

Remington 870P (.410GA 30”, 3”)

PA

3/1d6x12

1-Nil/Nil

7

3

Nil

48

Tactical Road Blocker

PA

4/1d8x28 or 2d6x8

2-3-Nil/Nil or Nil

5/6

4

Nil

43

With Bipod

PA

4/1d8x28 or 2d6x8

2-3-Nil/Nil or Nil

5/6

2

Nil

56

C&S Remington 870 AOW (2.75”)

PA

4/1d6x20 or 2d6x4

2-3-Nil/Nil or 1-Nil

4

5

Nil

19

C&S Remington 870 AOW (3”)

PA

4/1d6x20 or 2d6x4

2-3-Nil/Nil or 1-Nil

4

5

Nil

21

 

Remington MCS

     Notes: Though the HK/Benelli M-1014 is intended to replace the Mossberg M-590 series as the standard US Military shotgun, many members of the military pointed out several glaring problems with a semiautomatic shotgun (like the M-1014) in certain circumstances: a tubular-feed semiautomatic shotgun typically cannot use mixed forms of ammunition in one tube, semiautomatic shotguns cannot be “hand-fed,” so that certain special loads needed at the spur-of-the-moment may be used, certain loads (such as standard low-lethality and riot control rounds, as well as most shotgun flares) will not cycle in a semiautomatic shotgun, they cannot easily take modifications such as certain special stocks and extended magazine tubes (most have to be specially-made for semiautomatic shotguns and require the services of an armorer for fitting), and because most semiautomatic shotguns are gas-operated (as the M-1014 is), there is a limit as to how short the barrel can be made.

     Therefore, Remington came up with a special version of the Model 870P, called the MCS (Modular Combat Shotgun, sometimes known as the Remington 870P MAX, though this is a misnomer since the actual Model 870P MAX is a type of police version of the Model 870P Military/Police with a Speedfeed IV stock and different sights).  The MCS has a stock-changing system known as “Rem-Loc,” which allows the MCS to take a standard wood stock, polymer stock, Speedfeed IV stock, a Pachmayr synthetic stock with a pistol grip, or a folding metal stock (which may also be removed entirely).  (The three polymer stocks are identical for game purposes, though the Speedfeed IV stock has a buttplate which swings upward, revealing a compartment holding 4 more shells).  In all cases, the mechanism is the same, but different barrel lengths are available, and the tubular magazines are also interchangeable between the versions (one could, for example, mount the 7-round magazine on the 10-inch-barrel Entry Model, though it might look a bit silly…the magazine capacities shown below are the standard magazines for the type of weapon shown).  Stocks, the pump-slide, and pistol grips (if so equipped) are made from Kevlar/Fiberglass composites.  The recoil pad of the MCS is thicker than that of the standard Model 870P called the Remington R3 pad, and the stock is shorter than that of the Model 870P, so that the shotgun can be easily shouldered even by troops wearing heavy body armor.  The MCS is deliberately built heavy; this is partially to strengthen the weapon, but mostly to help tame recoil.  The 10-inch-barrel folding-stock version also comes with a removable mounting device which allows it to be mounted beneath M-16/M-4-type assault rifles when the stock is removed.  Barrel lengths are 10 inches (known as the Entry Model), 14 inches (the CQB Model), and 18 inches (the Standard Model).  Standard Models have adjustable rifle-type sights and can be fitted with screw-in choke tubes (without a choke tube, the choke of the shotgun is Improved Cylinder); the CQB Model uses hooded bead sights and has the same choke and capability to take choke tubes as the Standard Model; the Entry Model has no sights (but has dovetail mounts for them), cannot take choke tubes, and has a standard choke of Cylindrical.

     First known combat use of the MCS was in Iraq in 2004, but by that time, several thousand of them had already been bought by the US military.

     Twilight 2000 Notes:  This shotgun does not exist in the Twilight 2000 timeline.

Weapon

Ammunition

Weight

Magazines

Price

Entry Model (Wood Stock)

12 Gauge 2.75” or 3”

3.76 kg

4 Tubular

$892

Entry Model (Synthetic Stock)

12 Gauge 2.75” or 3”

3.5 kg

4 Tubular

$905

Entry Model (Folding Stock)

12 Gauge 2.75” or 3”

3.36 kg

4 Tubular

$850

Entry Model (Stockless)

12 Gauge 2.75” or 3”

2.99 kg

4 Tubular

$799

CQB Model (Wood Stock)

12 Gauge 2.75” or 3”

3.89 kg

6 Tubular

$913

CQB Model (Synthetic Stock)

12 Gauge 2.75” or 3”

3.62 kg

6 Tubular

$926

CQB Model (Folding Stock)

12 Gauge 2.75” or 3”

3.48 kg

6 Tubular

$871

CQB Model (Stockless)

12 Gauge 2.75” or 3”

3.1 kg

6 Tubular

$820

Standard Model (Wood Stock)

12 Gauge 2.75” or 3”

4.02 kg

7 Tubular

$935

Standard Model (Synthetic Stock)

12 Gauge 2.75” or 3”

3.74 kg

7 Tubular

$947

Standard Model (Folding Stock)

12 Gauge 2.75” or 3”

3.6 kg

7 Tubular

$893

Standard Model (Stockless)

12 Gauge 2.75” or 3”

3.21 kg

7 Tubular

$841

 

Weapon

ROF

Damage

Pen

Bulk

SS

Burst

Range

Entry Model (Wood Stock, 2.75”)

PA

4/1d6x20 or 2d6x4

2-Nil/Nil or 1-Nil

5

3

Nil

16

Entry Model (Wood Stock, 3”)

PA

4/1d6x24 or 2d6x4

2-3-Nil/Nil or 1-Nil

5

3

Nil

18

Entry Model (Synthetic Stock, 2.75”)

PA

4/1d6x20 or 2d6x4

2-Nil/Nil or 1-Nil

5

4

Nil

16

Entry Model (Synthetic Stock, 3”)

PA

4/1d6x24 or 2d6x4

2-3-Nil/Nil or 1-Nil

5

4

Nil

18

Entry Model (Folding Stock, 2.75”)

PA

4/1d6x20 or 2d6x4

2-Nil/Nil or 1-Nil

3/5

4

Nil

16

Entry Model (Folding Stock, 3”)

PA

4/1d6x24 or 2d6x4

2-3-Nil/Nil or 1-Nil

3/5

4

Nil

18

Entry Model (Stockless, 2.75”)

PA

4/1d6x20 or 2d6x4

2-Nil/Nil or 1-Nil

3

5

Nil

14

Entry Model (Stockless, 3”)

PA

4/1d6x24 or 2d6x4

2-3-Nil/Nil or 1-Nil

3

6

Nil

15

CQB Model (Wood Stock, 2.75”)

PA

4/1d6x20 or 2d6x4

2-3-Nil/Nil or 1-Nil

5

3

Nil

27

CQB Model (Wood Stock, 3”)

PA

4/1d6x24 or 2d6x4

2-3-Nil/Nil or 1-Nil

5

3

Nil

30

CQB Model (Synthetic Stock, 2.75”)

PA

4/1d6x20 or 2d6x4

2-3-Nil/Nil or 1-Nil

5

4

Nil

27

CQB Model (Synthetic Stock, 3”)

PA

4/1d6x24 or 2d6x4

2-3-Nil/Nil or 1-Nil

5

4

Nil

30

CQB Model (Folding Stock, 2.75”)

PA

4/1d6x20 or 2d6x4

2-3-Nil/Nil or 1-Nil

4/5

4

Nil

27

CQB Model (Folding Stock, 3”)

PA

4/1d6x24 or 2d6x4

2-3-Nil/Nil or 1-Nil

4/5

4

Nil

30

CQB Model (Stockless, 2.75”)

PA

4/1d6x20 or 2d6x4

2-3-Nil/Nil or 1-Nil

4

5

Nil

23

CQB Model (Stockless, 3”)

PA

4/1d6x24 or 2d6x4

2-3-Nil/Nil or 1-Nil

4

6

Nil

25

Standard Model (Wood Stock, 2.75”)

PA

4/1d6x24 or 2d6x4

2-3-Nil/Nil or 1-Nil

6

3

Nil

38

Standard Model (Wood Stock, 3”)

PA

4/1d6x24 or 2d6x4

2-3-Nil/Nil or 1-Nil

6

4

Nil

43

Standard Model (Synthetic Stock, 2.75”)

PA

4/1d6x24 or 2d6x4

2-3-Nil/Nil or 1-Nil

6

4

Nil

38

Standard Model (Synthetic Stock, 3”)

PA

4/1d6x24 or 2d6x4

2-3-Nil/Nil or 1-Nil

6

4

Nil

43

Standard Model (Folding Stock, 2.75”)

PA

4/1d6x24 or 2d6x4

2-3-Nil/Nil or 1-Nil

5/6

4

Nil

38

Standard Model (Folding Stock, 3”)

PA

4/1d6x24 or 2d6x4

2-3-Nil/Nil or 1-Nil

5/6

4

Nil

43

Standard Model (Stockless, 2.75”)

PA

4/1d6x24 or 2d6x4

2-3-Nil/Nil or 1-Nil

4

5

Nil

32

Standard Model (Stockless, 3”)

PA

4/1d6x24 or 2d6x4

2-3-Nil/Nil or 1-Nil

4

6

Nil

36

 

Remington 870 Special Field

     Notes:  This is a lightweight, fast-handling, low-cost field gun. 

Weapon

Ammunition

Weight

Magazines

Price

Remington 870 Special Field

12 Gauge (3”)

3.3 kg

3 Tubular

$873

Remington 870 Special Field

20 Gauge (3”)

2.8 kg

3 Tubular

$658

 

Weapon

ROF

Damage

Pen

Bulk

SS

Burst

Range

Remington 870 Special Field (12GA)

PA

4/1d6x28 or 2d6x8

2-3-Nil/Nil or Nil

7

5

Nil

43

Remington 870 Special Field (20GA)

PA

4/1d6x20 or 2d6x4

2-3-Nil/ or Nil or 1-Nil

7

5

Nil

36

 

Remington 870 SPS

     Notes: The Model 870 SPS (Special Purpose Shotgun) was introduced in 1984 specifically for the demands of fowl hunting.  The original model had a 26 or 30-inch barrel with a 2.75-inch chamber and a fixed Full choke for its barrel.  In 1985, the SPS was changed to a 3-inch chamber, and in 1986, it was again changed to have interchangeable chokes of Improved Cylinder, Modified, and Full.  The SPS was further redesigned at this time to be able to use lead or steel shot to comply with US law for fowling.  All these versions have a ventilated sighting rib above the barrel, and a rubber recoil pad on the butt.  Also in 1986, a version of the Model 870 SPS, the SPS Deer Gun, was introduced; this weapon has a 20-inch smoothbore barrel and an adjustable rear sight.  (The name of this weapon would later be changed to the Model 870 Brushmaster.)  A weapon virtually identical to the Deer Gun was the Deer Gun Cantilever; this is the same weapon with a mount for a telescopic sight. 

     In 1992, the SPS was given an optional camouflage finish known as “Mossy Oak,” which resembles the leaves of a forest in fall; this was called the SPS Camo, and had a plastic stock.  In 1996, a Model 870 Jubilee SPS version was brought out for Remington’s 180th anniversary, with a 26-inch barrel having a ventilated sighting rib and engraving on the receiver inlaid with gold.  (This version is identical to the 26-inch barrel 3-inch chamber Model 870 SPS for game purposes.)  To mark the Silver Jubilee of the National Wild Turkey Foundation in 1998, Remington brought out a new version of the SPS, with a 21-inch barrel with a ventilated sighting rib and Super Full choke.  This version also has a plastic stock with a Mossy Oak camouflage pattern, and a leaf rear sight and front sight bead inset with TruGlo glass fiber beads. 

     In 1999, the SPS Super Slug appeared; this is essentially a rifle version of the SPS, designed solely for firing rifled slugs, and not suited for shot throwing.  The Super Slug has a mount for telescopic sights, a black plastic stock and fore-end, and a 23-inch barrel.  Metalwork is finished in matte black.  1999 also saw the introduction of the SPS Super Magnum, designed for firing 2.75-inch, 3-inch, and 3.5-inch shells, and with a 26 or 30-inch barrel with interchangeable chokes.  The SPS-T Super Magnum is a version of this gun for turkey hunting; it has a 23-inch barrel with interchangeable chokes of Super Full and Extra Full, and a Mossy Oak finish for the entire gun.  The SPS Super Magnum Camo is equipped only with a 26-inch barrel, a plastic stock, and a Mossy Oak finish for the entire gun.  A version of the SPS Super Magnum Camo with a 28-inch barrel was brought out in 2001.  Also in 2001, version of all these weapons with telescopic sight mounts were introduced.  (They are identical to the regular Super Magnum models for game purposes.)  Also, a version of the Super Magnum SPS-T, the SPS-T Super Magnum Camo CL/RD, was made; this comes with a Leupold-Gilmore Red Dot telescopic sight as standard and was made only in 2000.   In 2000, the Super Magnum SPS RS/TG was introduced, with TruGlo sights, a 20-inch barrel with interchangeable chokes, and a black plastic stock.  A Camo version of this gun was also made.  A Youth version of this gun was also made, in 2001; this version is basically identical to the SPS RS/TG, but the stock is shorter and the weight is slightly less.  In 2001, an SPS Super Magnum Camo version appeared, with a 28-inch barrel only and interchangeable chokes.  The SPS Super Magnum Camo CL was made in the same year, it has a 23-inch barrel, plastic stock with a Mossy Oak pattern, and a 23-inch barrel with a mount for telescopic sights. 

     The latest version of the Model 870 (as of the time I write this in late September of 2009) is the Model 870 TAC Desert Recon.  Though the TAC Desert Recon is designed for the needs of the military and police, it is also sold to civilians, and is a good defensive and hunting weapon.  Of course, the “Desert Recon” part primarily denotes its sand tan-finished receiver and barrel and the digital camo finish to its synthetic stock and pump handle, it also denotes the special finish on the working parts that minimizes the need for added lubrication, something important in a desert environment.  The TAC Desert Recon comes in 18-inch barrel and 20-inch barrel versions; both are tipped with a pepperpot-ported Tactical Extended Rem muzzle device that functions as a muzzle brake (for any sort of ammunition), a standoff device for blowing hinges and locks, and a device for blowing rebar and breaking glass.  Interchangeable screw-in choke tubes may be used inside of this device.  The version with the 18-inch barrel uses a SpeedFeed I stock that has a standard pistol grip wrist and holds four extra shells inside of it, using a spring-loaded tube that allows the shooter to quickly remove the extra rounds for reloading the shotgun.  The 20-inch barrel version uses a SpeedFeed IV stock that has a different shape and a pistol grip, as well as holding an extra four rounds.  Both have recoil pads.  Both also are drilled and tapped for optics mounts, MIL-STD-1913 rails, or Weaver Rails, and have front bead sights just before the muzzle device.

     Twilight 2000 Notes: Only the original Model 870 SPS, the 3-inch chamber version, the SPS Deer Gun, the Deer Gun Cantilever, and the SPS Camo exist in the Twilight 2000 timeline.

Weapon

Ammunition

Weight

Magazines

Price

Remington 870 SPS (26” Barrel)

12 Gauge 2.75”

3.3 kg

5 Tubular

$908

Remington 870 SPS (30” Barrel)

12 Gauge 2.75”

3.37 kg

5 Tubular

$928

Remington 870 SPS (26” Barrel)

12 Gauge 3”

3.38 kg

5 Tubular

$970

Remington 870 SPS (30” Barrel)

12 Gauge 3”

3.45 kg

5 Tubular

$990

Remington 870 SPS Deer Gun

12 Gauge 3”

3.28 kg

5 Tubular

$939

Remington SPS Camo (26” Barrel)

12 Gauge 3”

3.31 kg

5 Tubular

$980

Remington SPS Camo (30” Barrel)

12 Gauge 3”

3.38 kg

5 Tubular

$1000

Remington 870 SPS NWTF Silver Jubilee

12 Gauge 3”

3.23 kg

5 Tubular

$954

Remington 870 SPS Super Slug

12 Gauge 3” (Slugs Only)

3.6 kg

5 Tubular

$965

Remington 870 SPS Super Magnum (26” Barrel)

12 Gauge 2.75”, 3”, and 3.5”

3.54 kg

4 (2.75”, 3”), 3 (3.5”); Tubular

$1093

Remington 870 SPS Super Magnum (30” Barrel)

12 Gauge 2.75”, 3”, and 3.5”

3.61 kg

4 (2.75”, 3”), 3 (3.5”); Tubular

$1113

Remington 870 SPS Super Magnum Camo (26” Barrel)

12 Gauge 2.75”, 3”, and 3.5”

3.3 kg

4 (2.75”, 3”), 3 (3.5”); Tubular

$1103

Remington 870 SPS Super Magnum Camo (26” Barrel)

12 Gauge 2.75”, 3”, and 3.5”

3.37 kg

4 (2.75”, 3”), 3 (3.5”); Tubular

$1123

Remington 870 SPS-T Super Magnum

12 Gauge 2.75”, 3”, and 3.5”

3.26 kg

4 (2.75”, 3”), 3 (3.5”); Tubular

$1088

Remington 870 SPS-T Super Magnum Camo CL/RD

12 Gauge 2.75”, 3”, and 3.5”

3.36 kg

4 (2.75”, 3”), 3 (3.5”); Tubular

$1288

Remington 870 SPS Super Magnum RS/TG

12 Gauge 2.75”, 3”, and 3.5”

3.3 kg

4 (2.75”, 3”), 3 (3.5”); Tubular

$1072

Remington 870 SPS Super Magnum RS/TG Youth

12 Gauge 2.75”, 3”, and 3.5”

3.23 kg

4 (2.75”, 3”), 3 (3.5”); Tubular

$1072

Remington 870 SPS Super Magnum Camo CL

12 Gauge 2.75”, 3”, and 3.5”

3.4 kg

4 (2.75”, 3”), 3 (3.5”); Tubular

$1113

Remington 870 TAC Desert Recon (18” Barrel)

12 Gauge 3”

3.4 kg

7 Tubular

$993

Remington 870 TAC Desert Recon (20” Barrel)

12 Gauge 3”

3.46 kg

8 Tubular

$1003

 

Weapon

ROF

Damage

Pen

Bulk

SS

Burst

Range

Remington 870 SPS (26”, 2.75”)

PA

5/1d6x32 or 2d6x8

2-3-Nil/Nil or Nil

7

4

Nil

57

Remington 870 SPS (30”, 2.75”)

PA

5/1d6x32 or 2d6x8

2-4-Nil/Nil or 1-Nil

8

5

Nil

67

Remington 870 SPS (26”, 3”)

PA

5/1d6x32 or 2d6x8

2-3-Nil/Nil or 1-Nil

7

4

Nil

65

Remington 870 SPS (30”, 3”)

PA

5/1d6x36 or 2d6x8

2-4-Nil/Nil or 1-Nil

8

5

Nil

76

Remington 870 SPS Deer Gun

PA

4/1d6x28 or 2d6x8

2-3-Nil/Nil or Nil

6

4

Nil

49

Remington SPS Camo (26”)

PA

5/1d6x32 or 2d6x8

2-3-Nil/Nil or 1-Nil

7

4

Nil

65

Remington SPS Camo (30”)

PA

5/1d6x36 or 2d6x8

2-4-Nil/Nil or 1-Nil

8

5

Nil

76

Remington 870 SPS NWTF Silver Jubilee

PA

4/1d6x28 or 2d6x8

2-3-Nil/Nil or Nil

7

4

Nil

52

Remington 870 SPS Super Slug

PA

6

2-4-Nil

7

5

Nil

91

Remington 870 SPS Super Magnum (2.75”, 26” Barrel)

PA

5/1d6x32 or 2d6x8

2-3-Nil/Nil or Nil

8

4

Nil

57

Remington 870 SPS Super Magnum (3”, 26” Barrel)

PA

5/1d6x32 or 2d6x8

2-3-Nil/Nil or 1-Nil

8

4

Nil

65

Remington 870 SPS Super Magnum (3.5”, 26” Barrel)

PA

5/1d6x36 or 2d6x8

2-4-Nil/Nil or 1-Nil

8

5

Nil

71

Remington 870 SPS Super Magnum (2.75”, 30” Barrel)

PA

5/1d6x32 or 2d6x8

2-3-Nil/Nil or 1-Nil

8

5

Nil

67

Remington 870 SPS Super Magnum (3”, 30” Barrel)

PA

5/1d6x36 or 2d6x8

2-4-Nil/Nil or 1-Nil

8

5

Nil

76

Remington 870 SPS Super Magnum (3.5”, 30” Barrel)

PA

5/1d6x36 or 2d6x8 or 3d6x4

2-4-Nil/Nil or 1-Nil or 1-Nil

8

5

Nil

83

Remington 870 SPS Super Magnum Camo (2.75”, 26”)

PA

5/1d6x32 or 2d6x8

2-3-Nil/Nil or Nil

8

4

Nil

57

Remington 870 SPS Super Magnum Camo (3”, 26”)

PA

5/1d6x32 or 2d6x8

2-3-Nil/Nil or 1-Nil

8

4

Nil

65

Remington 870 SPS Super Magnum Camo (3.5”, 26”)

PA

5/1d6x36 or 2d6x8

2-4-Nil/Nil or 1-Nil

8

5

Nil

71

Remington 870 SPS Super Magnum Camo (2.75”, 30”)

PA

5/1d6x32 or 2d6x8

2-3-Nil/Nil or 1-Nil

8

5

Nil

67

Remington 870 SPS Super Magnum Camo (3”, 30”)

PA

5/1d6x36 or 2d6x8

2-4-Nil/Nil or 1-Nil

8

5

Nil

76

Remington 870 SPS Super Magnum Camo (3.5”, 30”)

PA

5/1d6x36 or 2d6x8 or 3d6x4

2-4-Nil/Nil or 1-Nil or 1-Nil

8

5

Nil

83

Remington 870 SPS-T Super Magnum (2.75”)

PA

4/1d6x28 or 2d6x8

2-3-Nil/Nil or Nil

7

4

Nil

50

Remington 870 SPS-T Super Magnum (3”)

PA

4/1d6x28 or 2d6x8

2-3-Nil/Nil or Nil

7

4

Nil

57

Remington 870 SPS-T Super Magnum (3.5”)

PA

5/1d6x32 or 2d6x8

2-3-Nil/Nil or 1-Nil

7

4

Nil

63

Remington 870 SPS-T Super Magnum Camo CL/RD (2.75”)

PA

4/1d6x28 or 2d6x8

2-3-Nil/Nil or Nil

7

4

Nil

50

Remington 870 SPS-T Super Magnum Camo CL/RD (3”)

PA

4/1d6x28 or 2d6x8

2-3-Nil/Nil or Nil

7

4

Nil

57

Remington 870 SPS-T Super Magnum Camo CL/RD (3.5”)

PA

5/1d6x32 or 2d6x8

2-3-Nil/Nil or 1-Nil

7

4

Nil

63

Remington 870 SPS Super Magnum RS/TG (2.75”)

PA

4/1d6x28 or 2d6x8

2-3-Nil/Nil or Nil

7

4

Nil

43

Remington 870 SPS Super Magnum RS/TG (3”)

PA

4/1d6x28 or 2d6x8

2-3-Nil/Nil or Nil

7

4

Nil

49

Remington 870 SPS Super Magnum RS/TG (3.5”)

PA

4/1d6x28 or 2d6x8

2-3-Nil/Nil or Nil

7

4

Nil

52

Remington 870 SPS Super Magnum RS/TG Youth (2.75”)

PA

4/1d6x28 or 2d6x8

2-3-Nil/Nil or Nil

7

4

Nil

43

Remington 870 SPS Super Magnum RS/TG Youth (3”)

PA

4/1d6x28 or 2d6x8

2-3-Nil/Nil or Nil

7

4

Nil

49

Remington 870 SPS Super Magnum RS/TG Youth (3.5”)

PA

4/1d6x28 or 2d6x8

2-3-Nil/Nil or Nil

7

4

Nil

52

Remington 870 SPS Super Magnum Camo CL (2.75”)

PA

5/1d6x32 or 2d6x8

2-3-Nil/Nil or 1-Nil

8

4

Nil

62

Remington 870 SPS Super Magnum Camo CL (3”)

PA

5/1d6x32 or 2d6x8

2-4-Nil/Nil or 1-Nil

8

5

Nil

70

Remington 870 SPS Super Magnum Camo CL (3.5”)

PA

5/1d6x36 or 2d6x8

2-4-Nil/Nil or 1-Nil

8

5

Nil

77

Remington 870 TAC Desert Recon (18”)

PA

4/1d6x24 or 2d6x4

2-3-Nil/Nil or 1-Nil

6

3

Nil

43

Remington 870 TAC Desert Recon (20”)

PA

4/1d6x28 or 2d6x8

2-3-Nil/Nil or Nil

6

3

Nil

49

 

Remington 870 Trap

     Notes:  This is a trap shooting version of the 870, with white sights, recoil pad, a sighting rib, and heavier construction. It is also available in a left-handed version.  The first version of this shotgun, the TC Trap, came out in 1950, and was built until 1994.  The TC Trap had a fixed choke until 1986, when interchangeable chokes were made for the TC Trap.  However, the TC Trap was so popular that it was re-introduced in 1996, this time with a Monte Carlo stock with a high cheekpiece.  In 2000, a special version, the Remington 870 Classic Trap, was built; this version is basically identical to the TC Trap, but has a blued receiver with engraving, inlaid with gold.  In 2001, the same weapon was placed into standard production, minus the engraving.

     Twilight 2000 Notes: Only the original two versions of the TC Trap exist in the Twilight 2000 timeline.

Weapon

Ammunition

Weight

Magazines

Price

Remington 870 TC Trap

12 Gauge 3”

3.76 kg

5 Tubular

$990

Remington 870 Classic Trap

12 Gauge 3”

3.6 kg

5 Tubular

$990

 

Weapon

ROF

Damage

Pen

Bulk

SS

Burst

Range

Remington 870 TC Trap

PA

5/1d6x36 or 2d6x8

2-4-Nil/Nil or 1-Nil

8

5

Nil

76

Remington 870 Classic Trap

PA

5/1d6x36 or 2d6x8

2-4-Nil/Nil or 1-Nil

8

5

Nil

76

 

Robar Elite Remington 870

     Notes: This “Robarized” version of the Remington 870 (Robar normally improves existing firearms rather than building them from scratch) is sort of a Remington 870 “taken to the max” for a combat shotgun.  Modifications include the installation of a custom choke, improved action and trigger to increase the smoothness of the workings of the shotgun, a side-saddle shell holder that carries 6 shells, a Choate shell follower, non-slip textures on the grip and fore-end (with deep dimples on the slide to further increase a positive grip on the slide), a Polymax synthetic stock, ghost ring sight, a Pachmayr recoil pad, and a Roguard NP3 metal finish stop corrosion.

Weapon

Ammunition

Weight

Magazines

Price

Elite Remington 870

12 Gauge 3”

3.5 kg

7 Tubular

$947

 

Weapon

ROF

Damage

Pen

Bulk

SS

Burst

Range

Elite Remington 870

PA

4/1d6x28 or 2d6x8

2-3-Nil/Nil or Nil

6

4

Nil

45

 

Remington 887

     Notes: The Model 887 may be regarded as a modernized Model 870, with a synthetic stock and pump slide, and using some light alloy.  It is also stressed for more powerful loads, and can fire most types of 12-Gauge ammunition. The result is a lighter shotgun than the Model 870, but one that is much handier and easy to use.  The finish for the metal parts is Remington’s proprietary ArmorLokt finish, which is a polymer coating which not only makes it practically weatherproof, but provides lubricant properties and dissipates heat more quickly.  The receiver and frame of the shotgun is of skeletonized steel, covered in the appropriate places with steel sheet, though of a lighter yet stronger steel than on the Model 870. The ArmorLokt coating is bonded with the metal at the molecular level.  Along the top of the barrel is a ventilated sighting rib, and the top of the receiver has a short length of MIL-STD-1913 rail. At the front of the rib is a length of Hi-Viz fiberoptic sight.  The 18.5-inch barrel is tipped standard with a Tactical Choke Tube, which also acts as a breaching attachment and a muzzle brake.  The trigger guard is also polymer, and contains the crossbolt safety.  The trigger is also polymer.  The stock is textured along the pistol grip wrist running to the trigger guard, and the pump slide is also textured. Both are polymer.  The butt has a recoil pad.  The Model 887 also has a bolt release, which is located in front of the trigger guard.

Weapon

Ammunition

Weight

Magazines

Price

Remington 887

12 Gauge 2.75”, 3”, and 3.5”

3.08 kg

7 Tubular (2.75”), 6 Tubular (3”), 5 Tubular (3.5”)

$1069

 

Weapon

ROF

Damage

Pen

Bulk

SS

Burst

Range

Remington 887 (2.75”)

PA

4/1d6x24 or 2d6x4

2-3-Nil/Nil or 1-Nil

6

4

Nil

39

Remington 887 (3”)

PA

4/1d6x28 or 2d6x8

2-3-Nil/Nil or Nil

6

4

Nil

45

Remington 887 (3.5”)

PA

4/1d6x28 or 2d6x8

2-3-Nil/Nil or Nil

6

4

Nil

46