Remington 870 TAC-14 12 Gauge
Model: R81230
Remington 870 TAC-14 12 Gauge
Model: R81230
Full Specifications
About This Firearm
The Remington 870 TAC-14 is a stockless pump-action 12 gauge built for compact storage and close-quarters defense. It has an MSRP of $540. A Raptor bird's head grip sits where a shoulder stock would, on a 14.0-inch barrel.
Underneath it is an 870, with a receiver milled from a solid billet of steel and dual action bars keeping the bolt square as it cycles, which is why a gun this small still weighs 89.6 oz. The magazine holds four rounds. There is a bead and no rear sight, nothing on it adjusts, and the cross-bolt safety sits behind the trigger guard, which is a reach for a thumb coming off a bird's head grip.
If you're cross-shopping, the Mossberg 590 Shockwave has an MSRP of $592, is 26.37 inches on a 14.38-inch barrel and runs 5.6 oz lighter on an aluminum receiver, holding six rounds against this gun's four with its safety on the top tang. Mossberg has BATFE's classification of a gun that length as a non-NFA firearm, which is the category both of these short ones sit in. A full-size Remington 870 Express is the same action with a stock at 120.0 oz and 38.5 inches.
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Strengths & Limitations
- The forend is a Magpul M-LOK unit, so a weapon light or a vertical grip bolts on against an open accessory standard with nothing drilled.
- Remington hammer forges the 870 barrel, and the bolt, action bars and lockup are shared with the full-size guns, so nothing in here is specific to this model.
- Over 11 million 870s have been built since 1950, so springs, extractors and trigger groups for this one are widely available.
- There is nothing to aim with past the bead, and the receiver is not cut for an optic, so a red dot needs a clamp-on mount.
- Fitting a shoulder stock is not a parts swap, because the gun's classification rests on the configuration it was sold in.
- Handling it is its own skill, and none of it transfers to shooting a conventional shotgun.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Does it take standard 870 barrels?
Yes. The receiver, magazine tube and barrel lockup are the 870's, so field and tactical barrels fit. What the gun legally is depends on the barrel and the grip together, so a barrel change on its own is not a conversion.
How many shells does it hold with three-inch loads?
Three. Four is the figure for standard-length shells.
What is the finish?
Black oxide over the steel receiver and the steel barrel, with a synthetic forend and grip.
