870 vs. 887?

[mathews338]

i just sold one of my turkey guns (benelli supernova) and i still have my BPS 10. i want to replace the Nova with a 870 or 887. i know how reliable the 870 is because i have a wingmaster that my dad bought 30 years ago and a dump truck couldn't haul the shells that have been put through it.

do yall think the 887 will be as good as the 870. it seems to be priced a little cheaper so i wonder if the quality is still there.

 

[Andy S.]

do yall think the 887 will be as good as the 870. it seems to be priced a little cheaper so i wonder if the quality is still there.

I cannot comment because I do now own an 887, but two of my hunting buds do and we have had this discussion. They both said their 887s were made a lot cheaper than their 870s. For what it is worth, both of them are of the opinion that the 887 is not near the gun the 870 is.

 

[knightrider]

im not a rem man but their is no doubt the 870 would be the pick between the 2

 

[REN]

887 is a piece of junk, I have a few buddies that got to try them out in the duck blind and none of the 3 had good things to say about them.

 

[Grizzly Johnson]

I am pretty much a Remington man.... I would buy a Mossberg 835 before I would buy an 887.

 

[FARMTOFIELD]

I am pretty much a Remington man.... I would buy a Mossberg 835 before I would buy an 887.

Thats should tell you something coming from this guy ive owned a couple 870s and both were excellent guns but i love the mossbergs. although the more i play with an 870 the more i want one to keep so who knows i may purchase one before its over. the 887 just look like junk much less feel like it.

 

[drrxnupe]

I'm a big fan of Mossberg but if i had to have a Remington...hands down my choice would be the 870. Check out this episode on 'Gun Stories'.

http://outdoorchannel.com/Shows/GunStor ... d_9C_r8_QZ

 

[WingNut]

870 all the way. I don't even know why Remington made the 887. They already had the best pump shotgun ever made. Why would you try and compete against yourself with another pump shotgun?

 

[Andy S.]

I don't even know why Remington made the 887.

My personal opinion is they built it to compete with the Benelli Super Nova, offering a lighter pump gun that will shoot 3.5s and be more economical if you will. After hearing/reading all of the negative reviews, I am like you; you had the best pump ever, why shoot yourself in the foot and put the Remington name on something like the 887? :crazy:

 

[Bullfrog]

I don't even know why Remington made the 887.

My personal opinion is they built it to compete with the Benelli Super Nova, offering a lighter pump gun that will shoot 3.5s and be more economical if you will. After hearing/reading all of the negative reviews, I am like you; you had the best pump ever, why shoot yourself in the foot and put the Remington name on something like the 887? :crazy:

This, exactly^^^^. The 870 is handsdown a better gun.

 

[mathews338]

thanks guys, kinda what i was thinking but wanted to confirm. i love dads old wingmaster and i have missed my supermag the last few years and i'm ready to get another one. i was never happy with that nova.

 

[stik]

I am pretty much a Remington man.... I would buy a Mossberg 835 before I would buy an 887.

+1 most everybody knows my opinion of mossbergs.

 

[StalkingWolf]

I have been an 870 man all of my life, but I will say that the quality of the 870 isn't what it used to be either!