Remington 870 Express 20 Gauge
Model: R68870
Remington 870 Express 20 Gauge
Model: R68870
Full Specifications
About This Firearm
The Remington 870 Express is a walnut-stocked pump-action 20 gauge built for upland bird hunting. It has an MSRP of $600. Its receiver is milled from a solid billet of steel, and the gun still comes in at 104.0 oz.
Three RemChoke tubes in improved cylinder, modified and full come with a wrench, along with a magazine plug and a cable lock. The barrel is 28 inches and the magazine holds four rounds. Nothing on the walnut stock adjusts and the length of pull is fixed at an adult dimension. The safety is a cross-bolt button behind the trigger guard.
If you're cross-shopping, the Mossberg 500 has an MSRP of $556 and holds six rounds at 112.0 oz with a top-tang safety either thumb reaches, on a shorter 26-inch barrel. A Benelli Montefeltro has an MSRP of $1,129 and weighs 89.6 oz, 14.4 oz under this gun, and it loads itself. The Remington sits between the two on weight.
Best For
Strengths & Limitations
- Remington hammer forges the barrel, and the receiver takes the other 20-gauge 870 barrels, so a turkey or slug tube goes on for a season and comes off again.
- Over 11 million 870s have been built since 1950, so parts, furniture and gunsmithing knowledge are everywhere.
- The Supercell pad Remington uses across the 870 line cuts felt recoil without adding length to the stock.
- The fixed length of pull is long for a youth shooter and longer over a coat, so a shorter stock is a separate purchase.
- Sighting is a bead and the receiver is not cut for an optic, so a slug or turkey red dot needs a clamp-on mount.
- At 48.5 inches overall this is a long gun to swing in close grouse cover.
Where to Buy
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Frequently Asked Questions
Does it need three-inch shells?
No. Most 20-gauge field loads come in the standard length. The chamber takes three-inch loads as well, which drops the magazine by one.
Which barrels fit it?
Other 20-gauge 870 barrels. Receivers are gauge-specific, so a 12-gauge barrel will not go on.
What does the magazine plug do?
It blocks the magazine down to the three-shell total federal law sets for migratory birds, and it pulls out for everything else.
