Quick…when you think of a pump shotgun, what’s the first one that comes to mind? It’s probably the venerable Remington 870. And for good reason. There aren’t many more versatile, affordable pump guns sold…perfect for use in roles from home defense to hunting to breaking clays to SHTF scenarios (read our review here). Now Big Green has taken the classic 870 design and given it a capacity upgrade.
Their new line of magazine-fed 870 DM (detachable magazine, in case you couldn’t decipher that) ships with a single six-round mag giving you seven rounds of quickly re-loadable, heavy hitting firepower — pretty handy to have in a home defense scattergun. And they’re making the DM’s in five different flavors . . .
870 DM (81350)
- 6 Round Detachable Magazine
- Black Synthetic Stock with Super Cell Recoil Pad
- Tactical “Corn Cob” Forend
- 18.5 Inch Fixed Cylinder Bore Barrel
- MSRP – $529.00
870 DM Magpul (81352)
- 6 Round Detachable Magazine
- Magpul SGA Stock with Super Cell Recoil Pad
- Magpul MOE M-LOK Forend
- 18.5 Inch Rem Choke Barrel with Extended Ported Tactical Choke
- XS Steel Front Sight, XS Tactical Rail/Ghost Ring Rear Sight
- MSRP – $799.00
870 DM Tactical / Predator (81354)
- 3 and 6 Round Detachable Magazines
- Over Molded ShurShot Thumbhole Stock with Super Cell Recoil Pad
- Tactical “Corn Cob” Fore-end
- 18.5 Inch Rem Choke Barrel with two Trulock Extended Chokes (Boar Blaster and Turkey /Predator)
- XS Steel Front Sight, XS Tactical Rail/Ghost Ring Rear Sight
- Kryptek Highlander Camo
- MSRP – $799.00
870 DM Hardwood (81351)
- 6 Round Detachable Magazine
- Hardwood Stock and Fore-end
- 18.5 Inch Cylinder Bore Barrel
- Bead Sight
- MSRP – $529
870 DM Tactical (81360)
- 6 Round Detachable Magazine
- Pistol Grip Buttstock and Tactical “Corn Cob” Fore-end
- 18.5 Inch barrel with Extended Ported Tactical Choke
- XS Steel Front Sight, XS Tactical Rail/Ghost Ring Rear Sight
- MSRP – $799
But wait…there’s more! Remmy’s also added magazine capacity to their non-NFA Tac-14 non-shotgun shotgun . . .
870 DM Tac-14 (81348)
- 6 Round Detachable Magazine
- Shockwave Grip and Magpul Fore-end
- 14 Inch Cylinder Bore barrel
- Bead Sight
- MSRP – $559
I shot a prototype version and while it was slightly stiffer to rack than a standard 870, it cycled flawlessly. Look for our review soon.
Source: Thetruthaboutguns