870 Trap, My Boy's Birthday Gift...

[WAYNO]

My Boy turned 37 yesterday.

I was gifted this wonderful old 870TB a while back. It needed a different barrel for his intended use, so I just bought one, installed it, and gave the shotgun and new barrel to my Boy as his birthday present. This is a very nice old shotgun.







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[bobski]

is the bbl period or new design?

 

[PRichardson87]

Very nice, hard to think of a cooler birthday gift

 

[hittman]

Always had a soft spot for the 870s. My first ever shotgun ( mid-70s ) was a 20 gauge I/C Wingmaster.

 

[WAYNO]

is the bbl period or new design?

It is not period. I could not find one. I do have the original barrel, but it is full choke. My boys clay range requires steel, so I had to get a barrel with a modified choke.

 

[wproct]

You will never wear out an 870 shotgun!

 

[hittman]

I sold mine when newly married, poor and needed the $150.
Replaced it several years ago through a member right here on this forum but it's a F/C.
That don't matter much to me …. They're beautiful guns.

 

[contender]

A nice present for your son. I'm sure he'll appreciate it.

 

[redhawker]

Can't beat an old Wingmaster. Mine is probably right around 60 years old and still my favorite. Always goes bang when you pull the trigger.

 

[Watertender]

I say we hold a lottery to see who Wayno adopts!

 

[turd]

My 870 is 46 YO, old enough that the most common chambering was 2 3/4", which mine is. Shot a lot of pheasants, turkeys, ducks, etc. with that shotgun. Still looks nearly new.

 

[turd]

Well, I shoulda finished my post by saying, a very nice gift for your son, they seem to last a long time in my family.

 

[Watertender]

I bought a 1968 Brushmaster 870 for $100 from a kid who inherited it from his grandpa. He didn't want it because it didn't have a 3 inch chamber. I smiled and handed him the money...

 

[WAYNO]

W a a a a y back... I used to shoot a lot of trap. An 870 TB was my first dedicated trap gun. It worked well for me. Thru the years, I upgraded to many other higher-end trap guns. Bottom line, none of them really shot any better than my first 870.

 

[SamV]

I saw my first trap fields about twenty years ago while taking my daughter for archery practice across the parking lot. It looked like fun, so I went and bought an 870 express on sale. I never owned or shot a shotgun before. It was not a trap model, but something to let me try the sport. Since then I have probably put thousands of rounds through it. I keep saying that I am going to buy a trap gun, but I haven't done it yet. It isn't a pretty Wingmaster, but it seems to just work.

 

[bobski]

sam, what club was it?

 

[thor's daddy]

Beautiful gun! We did the same thing last year for our son. He shoots high school trap and we dug up a beautiful old Browning BPS. He loves it. I'm sure your son will cherish the 870.

 

[wproct]

During the 30 some years that I spent shooting trap I owned many shotguns, including several Remington 870 shotguns. A few TB's, and a Competition model. The Competition was really nice, back bored and recoil reduction system, just required a little extra effort in cleaning. I always wanted an older 870 TC with really nice wood but never wound up with one. I was my own worst enemy in always trading guns. I remember winning first place trophy at our local Izaak Walton League with my Competition, very unusual for me, and I had that gun traded off within a month after that.

 

[Topfueler1]

Beautiful 870 you have there. I have a 870 3" Magnum I bought new in 1975. It's not going anywhere. 49 yrs. old and still going strong, built like a tank.

 

[bobski]

that gun will last until he decides to pass it on.