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{{Short description|Pump-action shotgun made by Remington Arms Company}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2021}}
{{Infobox weapon
| name               = Remington Model 870
| image              = Remington_870_Fieldmaster.jpg
| image_size         = 300
| caption            = A Model 870 Fieldmaster
| type               = [[Pump-action]] [[shotgun]]
| service            = 1950–present
| designer           = L.Ray Crittendon, Phillip Haskell, Ellis Hailston, G.E. Pinckney
| number             = 11,000,000+<ref name="Model_History">{{cite web |title=Model 870 Wingmaster |website=Remington Arms Company, Inc. |format=Firearm Model History |url=http://www.remington.com/library/history/firearm_models/shotguns/model_870_wingmaster.asp |date=2009 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090301010335/http://www.remington.com/library/history/firearm_models/shotguns/model_870_wingmaster.asp |archive-date=March 1, 2009}}</ref>
| length             = {{convert|26.3|in|mm|abbr=on}} to {{convert|50.5|in|mm|abbr=on}}
| action             = [[Pump-action]]
| origin             = United States
| is_ranged          = yes
| used_by            = See ''[[#Users|Users]]''
| wars               = [[Vietnam War]]<br />[[Rhodesian Bush War]]<br />[[Lebanese Civil War]]<br />[[War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)|War in Afghanistan]]<br />[[Iraq War]]
| design_date        = 1950
| manufacturer       = [[Remington Arms]]
| production_date    = 1951–present<ref name="Model_History"/>
| variants           = See ''[[#Variants|Variants]]''
| weight             = {{convert|7.0|lb|kg|1|abbr=on}} to {{convert|8.0|lb|kg|1|abbr=on}}
| part_length        = {{convert|14|in|mm|abbr=on}} to {{convert|30|in|mm|abbr=on}}
| cartridge          = [[Gauge (bore diameter)|12 gauge]], [[16 gauge]], [[20 gauge]], [[gauge (bore diameter)|28 gauge]], or [[.410 bore]]
| feed               = 3+1, 4+1, 5+1, 6+1, or 7+1 round internal tube [[Magazine (firearms)|magazine]], or an external 6+1 box magazine
| sights             = Bead, twin bead, adjustable open sights, or ghost ring (all [[iron sight]]s). Also cantilever and receiver-mounts for scopes<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.remington.com/products/firearms/shotguns/model_870 |title=Remington Model 870 Shotguns |publisher=Remington Arms Company, Inc. |access-date=2008-06-10 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080608124610/http://www.remington.com/products/firearms/shotguns/model_870/ |archive-date=June 8, 2008 }}</ref>
| unit_cost          = [[United States dollar|$]]350<ref>{{Cite web |last=Douglas |first=Richard |title=Why Remington's Model 870 Shotgun: In Production for Seventy Years |url=https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/why-remington%E2%80%99s-model-870-shotgun-production-seventy-years-174568 |website=National Interest |access-date=9 February 2021 |archive-date=13 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230213084041/https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/why-remington%E2%80%99s-model-870-shotgun-production-seventy-years-174568 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
}}
The '''Remington Model 870''' is a [[Pump action shotgun|pump-action shotgun]] manufactured by [[Remington Arms|Remington Arms Company, LLC.]] which has become one of their most popular firearms to this day. It is widely used by the public for [[shooting sports]], [[hunting]] and self-defense, as well as by [[law enforcement]] and [[military organization]]s worldwide.<ref>The Handbook Of The SAS And Elite Forces. How The Professionals Fight And Win. Edited by Jon E. Lewis. p.47-Tactics And Techniques, American Army Special Forces. Robinson Publishing Ltd 1997. ISBN 1-85487-675-9</ref>

==Development==
The Remington 870 was the fourth major design in a series of Remington pump shotguns. [[John Pedersen (arms designer)|John Pedersen]] designed the fragile [[Remington Model 10]] (and later the improved Remington Model 29). [[John Browning]] designed the [[Remington Model 17]] (which was later adapted by [[Ithaca Gun Company|Ithaca]] into the [[Ithaca 37]]), which served as the basis for the [[Remington Model 31|Remington 31]]. The Model 31 was marketed as the “ball-bearing repeater” and was well-received, but its many machined and hand-fitted parts made the gun expensive to manufacture. Consequently, it struggled in sales compared to the [[Winchester Model 1912|Winchester Model 12]]. To achieve better sales, Remington produced the Model 870 in 1950, which was more modern and reliable in its construction, easy to take apart and maintain, and relatively inexpensive.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2007-05-23 |title=Remington's Magnificent Five - Page Two |url=http://hunting.about.com/od/guns/l/aastremmag5b.htm |access-date=2021-12-17 |website= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070523002333/http://hunting.about.com/od/guns/l/aastremmag5b.htm |archive-date=23 May 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Remington 870 |url=https://www.thespecialistsltd.com/remington-870|access-date=2021-12-17|website=www.thespecialistsltd.com}}</ref>

The 870 was a commercial success. Remington sold two million guns by 1973 (ten times the number of Model 31 shotguns it replaced). As of 1983, the 870 held the record for the best-selling shotgun in history, with three million sold.<ref name=Wallack>Wallack, LR. "Sixty Million Guns". 1983. In ''Gun Digest Treasury'', Harold A. Murtz, editor, DBI Books. 1994 p.193 {{ISBN|0873491564}}</ref> By 1996, spurred by sales of the basic "Express" models, which were added as a lower-cost alternative to the original Wingmaster line, sales topped seven million guns. On April 13, 2009, the ten millionth Model 870 was produced.<ref>{{Cite web|last=By|date=2020-07-27|title=The Story of The Remington 870|url=https://www.fieldandstream.com/story/guns/history-of-the-remington-870/|access-date=2021-12-17|website=Field & Stream|language=en-US}}</ref>

==Design details==
The 870 features a bottom-loading, side ejecting [[Receiver (firearms)|receiver]] and a tubular magazine under the barrel. The gun comes with a plug for migratory bird hunting which reduces the magazine's capacity to two<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fws.gov/le/hunter-responsibility.html|title=Office of Law Enforcement - The Hunter's Responsibility|website=www.fws.gov}}</ref> rounds. It has dual action bars, internal hammer, and a bolt which locks into an extension in the barrel. The action, receiver, fire control group, safety catch and slide release catch of the Remington Model 870 shotgun are similar to those used on the [[Remington Model 7600]] series pump-action centerfire [[rifle]]s and [[carbine]]s. The basic fire control group design was first used in the automatic [[Remington 11-48|11–48]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Michalowski|first=Kevin|title=The Gun Digest Book of Sporting Shotguns|year=2005|publisher=Gun Digest Books|isbn=978-0-89689-173-9|page=152}}</ref> Twelve gauge stocks will also interchange on the older 12-gauge-sized 20-gauge receivers, although modification is needed to fit the smaller sized 20-gauge receivers employed since the late 1970s. Several parts of the 870, such as buttstocks and magazine tubes, will interchange with the semi-automatic [[Remington 1100]] and [[Remington 11-87|11–87]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Campbell|first=Ray|date=2021-05-01|title=Remington 870: Why The Best Shotgun Is Actually The Cheapest|url=https://www.topfirearmreviews.com/post/remington-870-affordable|access-date=2021-12-17|website=Top Firearm Reviews|language=en}}</ref>

The original 870 models were offered with fixed [[Choke (firearms)|chokes]]. In 1986 Remington introduced the new Remington "Rem Choke" system of screw-in chokes (also fitted to Remington model 1100 auto-loading shotguns at the same time). Initially, the Rem Chokes were offered only in 12 gauge in barrel lengths of {{cvt|21|,|26|and|28|in|mm}}. The following year the availability was expanded to the 20 gauge and included other barrel lengths.<ref>{{cite book|title=Remington Firearms Catalogs|year=1986|publisher=Remington Arms}}</ref>

The 870's production for over 30 years had a design flaw whereby a user could fail to press a shell all the way into the magazine when loading – so that the shell latch did not engage the shell – which could result in tying up the gun. This was caused by the shell slipping out of the magazine under the bolt in the receiver to bind the action, requiring rough treatment of the action or even disassembly. The potential issue was resolved with the introduction of the "Flexi Tab" carrier. Guns with this modification can be identified by the U-shaped cut-out on the carrier, visible from below the gun. The cut-out, combined with modified machining on the underside of the slide assembly, allows the action to be opened with a shell on the carrier.

==Variants==
[[File:Rem-870-Police.jpg|thumb|Remington 870 Police Magnum 14 inch barrel (customize painted with cerakote color "Gunmetal")]]
[[File:Remington-870-Express-Tactical.jpg|thumb|Remington 870 Express Tactical fitted with aftermarket Remington ShurShot stock.]]
[[File:Remington 870 Wmaster.jpg|thumb|Remington Model 870 Wingmaster with 20" Home Defence barrel.]]
[[File:Flickr - ~Steve Z~ - 870.jpg|thumb|Remington 870 fitted with a pistol grip, Surefire light, and M4-type stock]]

There are hundreds of variations of the Remington 870 in 12, 16, 20, 28 gauges and .410 bore. All Remington 870 versions are built on the same platform and receiver, but there are small differences that can be more than just cosmetic. In 1969, Remington introduced 28 gauge and .410 bore models on a new scaled-down receiver size, and in 1972, a 20-gauge Lightweight ("LW") version was introduced on the same sized receiver, and all of the smaller gauges today are produced on that size receiver. From the original fifteen models offered, Remington currently produces dozens of models for civilian, law enforcement, and military sales.

The maximum shell length that can be used in a Remington 870 depends on the barrel and receiver of the particular model. While the receiver length determines whether a shell will feed, the chamber length in the barrel determines if it will be safe to fire. For 12 gauge 870s, the maximum shell length is {{frac|2|3|4}}&nbsp;in (70&nbsp;mm) for non-magnums, 3&nbsp;in (76&nbsp;mm) for magnums, and {{frac|3|1|2}}&nbsp;in (89&nbsp;mm) for super magnums. Since barrels can be changed, it is important to also check the barrel markings to ensure the chosen cartridge length is safe to use.

870 variants can be grouped into the following:
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Model
!Gauge
!Barrel Length
!Barrel Type
!Description
|-
|FieldMaster Deer
|12 gauge
|{{cvt|20|in|mm}}
|Fully rifled
|20-inch fully rifled barrel with adjustable rifle sights. Satin black finish with walnut stock and fore-end with rubber recoil pad.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=StackPath |url=https://www.remarms.com/shotguns/pump-action/model-870/ |access-date=2023-03-14 |website=www.remarms.com}}</ref>
|-
|410 Turkey TSS
|.410-bore
|{{cvt|25|in|mm}}
|Vent Rib, Rem Choke
|Extended full choke, TRUGLO rail system. Receiver milled for maximum strength and reliability.<ref name=":0" />
|-
|Turkey Camo
|12-gauge
|{{cvt|21|in|mm}}
|Vent Rib, Rem Choke
|Pump action with full Rem Choke. Matte black finish on barrel and receiver. Synthetic stock. Shoots both 2 3/4" and 3".<ref name=":0" />
|-
|SPS Superslug
|12-gauge
|{{cvt|25+1/2|in|mm}}
|Fully rifled extra heavy (fluted)
|Drilled and tapped sights, Matte black finish. Synthetic stock.<ref name=":0" />
|-
|Fieldmaster
|12-gauge, 20-gauge
|{{cvt|28|,|26|,|21|,|18.75|,|26|and|20|in|mm}}
|Vent rib Rem Choke and fully rifled
|Bead and rifle sights, satin black carbon steel receiver finish, American walnut satin stock finish.<ref name=":0" />
|-
|Fieldmaster Synthetic
|12-gauge, 20-gauge
|{{cvt|28|,|26|,|21|,|21|and|20|in|mm}}
|Vent rib Rem Choke and fully rifled
|Bead and rifle sights, satin blue receiver finish, matte black synthetic stock finish.<ref name=":0" />
|-
|Special Purpose Marine Magnum
|12-gauge
|{{cvt|18+1/2|in|mm}}
|Cylinder choke
|Corrosion resistant utility gun with synthetic stock.<ref name=":0" />
|-
|SPS Super Mag Turkey Predator
|12-gauge ({{frac|2|3|4}}", 3" and {{frac|3|1|2}}")
|{{cvt|20|in|mm}}
|Rem Choke
|Slide action with pistol grip stock and black overmolded grip panels.<ref name=":0" />
|-
|Super Magnum Flyaway
|12-gauge ({{frac|2|3|4}}", 3" and {{frac|3|1|2}}")
|{{cvt|28|in|mm}}
|Vent rib, Rem Choke
|Slide action with innovative bolt design keeps cycle stroke equal for all 3 lengths of shotshells.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=StackPath |url=https://www.remarms.com/shotguns/pump-action/model-870/ |access-date=2023-03-14 |website=www.remarms.com}}</ref>
|-
|Super Magnum Turkey/Waterfowl Camo
|12-gauge ({{frac|2|3|4}}", 3" and {{frac|3|1|2}}")
|{{cvt|26|in|mm}}
|Vent rib, Rem Choke
|Pump shotgun with camo coverage.<ref>{{Cite web |title=StackPath |url=https://www.remarms.com/shotguns/pump-action/model-870/ |access-date=2023-03-14 |website=www.remarms.com}}</ref>
|-
|Wingmaster
|12-gauge ({{frac|2|3|4}}" and 3"), 20-gauge, and .410-bore
|{{cvt|25|-|28|in|mm}}
|Vent Rib, Rem Choke
|Satin finish on stock and fore-end. American walnut woodwork. Receiver and barrel are polished blue.<ref>{{Cite web |title=StackPath |url=https://www.remarms.com/shotguns/pump-action/model-870/model-870-wingmaster |access-date=2023-03-14 |website=www.remarms.com}}</ref>
|-
|Fieldmaster Fully Rifled Cantilever
|12-gauge
|{{cvt|20|in|mm}}
|Fully rifled
|Fully rifled barrel with black satin finish and walnut stock with fore-end rubber recoil pads.<ref name=":1" />
|}

===Unlicensed Norinco copies===
Chinese arms company [[Norinco]] has made unlicensed copies of the Remington 870, as the design is no longer under patent protection. The most common of these designs are the [[Hawk Industries Type 97]], [[Norinco HP9-1]] and M-98, the difference being that the HP9-1 has either a 12.5" or 14" barrel, whereas the M-98 has an 18.5" barrel and the Type 97 Military version uses magazines.<ref name="Cutshaw2011">{{cite book|last=Cutshaw|first=Charles Q.|title=Tactical Small Arms of the 21st Century: A Complete Guide to Small Arms From Around the World|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=55szjc6g520C&pg=PA327|access-date=24 September 2013|date=28 February 2011|publisher=Gun Digest Books|location=Iola, Wisconsin|isbn=978-1-4402-2709-7|page=327}}</ref> In the United States, where most Norinco products are specifically non-importable,<ref name="Peterson2008">{{cite book|last=Peterson|first=Phillip|title=Gun Digest Buyer's Guide To Assault Weapons|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fd9Qc0neMjYC&pg=PA178|access-date=24 September 2013|year= 2008|publisher=Gun Digest Books|location=Iola, Wisconsin|isbn=978-1-4402-2672-4|page=178|chapter=Norinco}}</ref> this shotgun was imported and sold under the names Norinco Hawk 982 and Interstate Hawk 982.<ref>{{cite book|last=Lee|first=Jerry|title=The Official Gun Digest Book of Guns & Prices 2012|date=11 April 2012|publisher=Gun Digest Books|location=Iola, Wisconsin|isbn=978-1-4402-2927-5|page=747}}</ref>

==Users==
[[File:Remington Model 870 Users.png|thumb|300x300px|A map with Remington Model 870 users in blue]]<!--READ FIRST: This section is for cited entries only. Please do not add entries into this list without a citation from a reliable source. All entries without a citation will be removed. Thank you.-->

[[File:Maritime Safety & Security Team (MSST) 91106.jpg|thumb|right|300px|A [[U.S. Coast Guard]] petty officer from [[Maritime Safety and Security Team]] 91106 armed with an Mk870P fitted with a [[Trijicon]] RX01 reflex sight and a Speedfeed stock]]
[[File:USAF 870 Shotgun.JPEG|right|thumb|The Remington 870 12-gauge shotgun loaded with pyrotechnical shells (blanks) is seen here used as a last resort to scare off unwanted birds in flight from the vicinity of [[Incirlik Air Base]]]]
[[File:6 SFS marine patrol airmans magazine.jpg|thumb|right|A [[U.S. Air Force]] [[United States Air Force Security Forces|Security Forces]] Marine Patrol airwoman from [[MacDill AFB]] with an M870]]

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|[[Australian Defence Force]]
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| style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.navy.gov.au/870P_Shotgun |title=870P Shotgun |publisher=Royal Australian Navy |date=2010-09-09 |access-date=2011-01-22 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100912145139/http://www.navy.gov.au/870P_Shotgun |archive-date=2010-09-12 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.airforce.gov.au/adg/weapons.aspx |title=Weapons : Royal Australian Air Force |publisher=Airforce.gov.au |date=2009-09-07 |access-date=2011-01-22}}</ref>
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|[[EKO Cobra]]
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | _
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | _
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | <ref name="bmi.gv.at">{{cite web|url=http://www.bmi.gv.at/cms/BMI_EKO_Cobra/publikationen/files/LawOrder.pdf|title=BMI|website=www.bmi.gv.at}}</ref>
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|[[Austrian Armed Forces|Austrian armed forces]]
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|rowspan="2"|{{BEL}}
|[[Federal Police Special Units]]
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref name="bmi.gv.at"/>
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|[[Belgian Armed Forces]]
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| 2008
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.mil.be/nl/materiaal/riot-gun-bt-remington-870 | title=Belgian Defence Remington 870 technical sheet | access-date=14 January 2015 | archive-date=12 April 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150412163923/https://www.mil.be/nl/materiaal/riot-gun-bt-remington-870 | url-status=dead }}</ref>
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|{{Flag|Brazil}}
|[[1º Batalhão de Forças Especiais|First Special Forces Battalion]]  (BFEsp)
| style="text-align:center;"|_
| style="text-align:center;"|_
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-06-02 |title=wiw_sa_brazil - worldinventory |url=https://sites.google.com/site/worldinventory/wiw_sa_brazil |access-date=2022-11-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160602220038/https://sites.google.com/site/worldinventory/wiw_sa_brazil |archive-date=2 June 2016 }}</ref>  
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| rowspan="5" |{{CAN}}
|[[Canadian Armed Forces]]
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.forces.gc.ca/site/Commun/ml-fe/article-eng.asp?id=3148|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110609134324/http://www.forces.gc.ca/site/Commun/ml-fe/article-eng.asp?id=3148|url-status=dead|title=Remington 870 Shotgun makes a comeback|archive-date=June 9, 2011}}</ref>
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|[[Royal Canadian Mounted Police]] (RCMP)
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref name="Alberta Justice report" />
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|[[Canadian Coast Guard]] (CCG)
| style="text-align:center;"| _
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| style="text-align:center;"| <ref name="Canada seeking to cooperate with Russia in the Arctic October 25, 2016">{{cite web|url=https://phys.org/news/2016-10-canada-cooperate-russia-arctic.html|title=Canada seeking to cooperate with Russia in the Arctic}}</ref>
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|[[Ontario Provincial Police]] (OPP)
| style="text-align:center;" | _
| style="text-align:center;" | _
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref name="Alberta Justice report">{{cite web |url=http://justice.alberta.ca/programs_services/fatality/Publications_Sudden_death_investigation/ReportConnieandTyJacobs.aspx/DispForm.aspx?ID=72 |title=Report to the Attorney General – Public inquiry into the deaths of Connie and Ty Jacobs |publisher=Alberta Justice |date=2000-05-18 |access-date=2011-01-22 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110104123044/https://justice.alberta.ca/programs_services/fatality/Publications_Sudden_death_investigation/ReportConnieandTyJacobs.aspx/DispForm.aspx?ID=72 |archive-date=2011-01-04 }}</ref>
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|[[London Police Service]] (LPS)
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref name="Police standoff at Tafalgar Street house ends May 22, 2017">{{cite news|url=https://www.hamiltonnews.com/news-story/7328053-police-standoff-at-tafalgar-street-house-ends/|title=Police standoff at Tafalgar Street house ends|first=Scott|last=Taylor|newspaper=The Hamilton Spectator |date=22 May 2017}}</ref>
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|{{FIN}}
|[[Finnish Army]]
(designated ''pumppuhaulikko 12 HAUL REM 870)''
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| style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.puolustusvoimat.fi/portal/puolustusvoimat.fi/!ut/p/c5/vZFJj6pAFIV_iz9Aa2AoWCKUBZSAMqiwIahoOyC2zfzr25dO3ls9Vx3vyV2dnPsl54IEPHXLmtMxq07lLbuCDUjklGFZMW2IVI87U2h5c7gi8wXSsQDWYAPFNDj3d2u4DP55WAqBMeOh4bTOnEL3z255GxpsCOlX515OMKAQOrRA0FHRarakmlcfwkEbPW8lr2gMvvYh-vFlgXLqMhGxhS5CKzAiNYyIwCL5Zd7zyY8P_zMaBDFIyL88Q67yzIcLzPwZhFwE4S-28Zolv5ElvZFF3sfSf_dfNkhO22LS7ooJnCgqUmQVSYogiwqGGKzPcbcIW6ujzjrtb3osC9u2bMyi3QWaTRPDqiTG3KuNMTLupBFJUMS5PvexUKeqsq8EHgt9urcC14H7Q5nUGPPA2cUfJY8MXJgVc89jRdYrio1-bdRizz2pkn2h2rbR1Su7dZlcYIbJpfYfD7pSRPXx5XfZZ8HtA7lxzSaLT8Vf7ue9FfHVRxbtXEuHYj4lCUdtYgVY4tOdfxzGXOkqMb8e03bcnPVaqvUNd719nmfIaGg6kE7cqFsz1mWrXrrL0Qi4Zlnk4F40d-qbw-avcu0buC4WHw!!/dl3/d3/L2dBISEvZ0FBIS9nQSEh/?pcid=70d2af00491495289d69fd30a8ea04e8 |title=Pumppuhaulikko 12 HAUL REM 870 |publisher=Mil.fi |access-date=2013-10-17 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131018043322/http://www.puolustusvoimat.fi/portal/puolustusvoimat.fi/!ut/p/c5/vZFJj6pAFIV_iz9Aa2AoWCKUBZSAMqiwIahoOyC2zfzr25dO3ls9Vx3vyV2dnPsl54IEPHXLmtMxq07lLbuCDUjklGFZMW2IVI87U2h5c7gi8wXSsQDWYAPFNDj3d2u4DP55WAqBMeOh4bTOnEL3z255GxpsCOlX515OMKAQOrRA0FHRarakmlcfwkEbPW8lr2gMvvYh-vFlgXLqMhGxhS5CKzAiNYyIwCL5Zd7zyY8P_zMaBDFIyL88Q67yzIcLzPwZhFwE4S-28Zolv5ElvZFF3sfSf_dfNkhO22LS7ooJnCgqUmQVSYogiwqGGKzPcbcIW6ujzjrtb3osC9u2bMyi3QWaTRPDqiTG3KuNMTLupBFJUMS5PvexUKeqsq8EHgt9urcC14H7Q5nUGPPA2cUfJY8MXJgVc89jRdYrio1-bdRizz2pkn2h2rbR1Su7dZlcYIbJpfYfD7pSRPXx5XfZZ8HtA7lxzSaLT8Vf7ue9FfHVRxbtXEuHYj4lCUdtYgVY4tOdfxzGXOkqMb8e03bcnPVaqvUNd719nmfIaGg6kE7cqFsz1mWrXrrL0Qi4Zlnk4F40d-qbw-avcu0buC4WHw!!/dl3/d3/L2dBISEvZ0FBIS9nQSEh/?pcid=70d2af00491495289d69fd30a8ea04e8 |archive-date=2013-10-18 }}</ref>
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|{{GER}}
|[[Bundeswehr]], [[GSG 9]], and [[Spezialeinsatzkommando]]s
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| style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rk-neckarzimmern.de/Wissenswertes/Remington-870.htm |title=TRANSIT-Informationsseite: www.denic.de |publisher=Rk-neckarzimmern.de |date=2007-02-11 |access-date=2011-01-22}}</ref>
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|{{GRC}}
|[[Special Anti-Terrorist Unit (Greece)|EKAM]] counter-terrorist unit of the [[Hellenic Police]]
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| style="text-align:center;" | <ref name="astymonia2004">{{cite web|url=http://www.astynomia.gr/images/stories/DOCS/Attachment11480_ENHMEROTIKO_EKAM_ENGL.pdf |title=Greece Ministry of Public Order Press Office: Special Anti-Terrorist Unit |date=July 2004 |publisher=Official Website of the Hellenic Police |access-date=2009-10-13 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/5l7wscAut?url=http://www.astynomia.gr/images/stories/DOCS/Attachment11480_ENHMEROTIKO_EKAM_ENGL.pdf |archive-date=2009-11-08 }}</ref>
|-
|{{flagu|British Hong Kong}}
|[[Royal Hong Kong Regiment]]
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref name="RHKR_Weapon">{{cite web|title=RHKR Equipment - Weapons |url=https://www.rhkr.org/equipment/weapon.htm |publisher=The Royal Hong Kong Regiment (The Volunteers) Association |website=www.rhkr.org |access-date=16 June 2021 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210616152909/https://www.rhkr.org/equipment/weapon.htm |archive-date=16 June 2021 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|{{IRL}}
|[[Army Ranger Wing]], [[Special Detective Unit]], [[Garda Emergency Response Unit|Emergency Response Unit]]
| style="text-align:center;" | _
| style="text-align:center;" | 2000
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.specialoperations.com/Foreign/Ireland/Rangers/Weapons.htm |title=Ireland - The Irish Defence Forces Army Ranger Wing - Weapons|year=2000|publisher=Special Operations.Com |access-date=2011-01-22 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110820073744/http://www.specialoperations.com/Foreign/Ireland/Rangers/Weapons.htm |archive-date=2011-08-20 }}</ref>
|-
|{{ISR}}
|[[Israel Defense Forces]] and [[YAMAM]]
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.isayeret.com/content/weapons/shotguns/overview.shtml|archive-url=https://archive.today/20160731154727/http://www.isayeret.com/content/weapons/shotguns/overview.shtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=2016-07-31|title=Shotguns |website=The Israeli Special Forces Database }}</ref>
|-
|{{LUX}}
|''[[Unité Spéciale de la Police]]'' group of the [[Grand Ducal Police]]
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref name="Unofficial">{{cite web|url=http://www.usp.lu/armement-pistolets-fr.php |title=Unofficial Pistols Page, Equipment |publisher=Unofficial Website of Unité Spéciale, Officially Endorsed |access-date=2009-10-06 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722161231/http://www.usp.lu/armement-pistolets-fr.php |archive-date=2011-07-22 }}</ref><ref name="RAIDS">{{cite web|url=http://www.usp.lu/media/raids.pdf |title=L'Unite d'Intervention de la Police Luxembourgeoise |date=March 2006 |language=fr |publisher=RAIDS Magazine |access-date=2009-09-23 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722160041/http://www.usp.lu/media/raids.pdf |archive-date=2011-07-22 }}</ref><ref name="ARMAS">{{cite web|url=http://www.usp.lu/media/armas.pdf |title=UPS Unidad Especial de la Policia Luxembourguesa |author=Lasterra, Juan Pablo |year=2004 |language=es |publisher=ARMAS Magazine |access-date=2009-09-23 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722161849/http://www.usp.lu/media/armas.pdf |archive-date=2011-07-22 }}</ref>
|-
|{{MYS}}
|Various [[special operations]] such as:
* ''[[Grup Gerak Khas]]''
* ''[[JMF Elite Forces]]''
* ''[[PASKAL|Pasukan Khas Laut]]'' (PASKAL)
* ''[[PASKAU|Pasukan Khas Udara]]'' (PASKAU)
* ''[[Pasukan Gerakan Khas]]''
* ''[[UNGERIN|Unit Gempur Marin]]''
* ''[[Grup Taktikal Khas]]''
| style="text-align:center;" | _
| style="text-align:center;" | _
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tactical-life.com/online/special-weapons/malaysian-special-forces |title=Malaysian Special Forces |author=Thompson, Leroy |date=December 3, 2008 |publisher=Special Weapons |access-date=2009-11-29 |archive-date=2 April 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402013858/http://www.tactical-life.com/online/special-weapons/malaysian-special-forces/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
|{{POR}}
|[[Portuguese Marine Corps]]
| style="text-align:center;"|_
| style="text-align:center;"|_
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ferreira|first=Bryan|title=Portuguese Military – Special Operations and Elite Units|url=https://special-ops.org/portuguese-military-special-operations/|website=Spec Ops Magazine|date=8 October 2020|access-date=24 February 2021|archive-date=14 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201014212410/https://special-ops.org/portuguese-military-special-operations/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
|{{flag|Sierra Leone}}
|[[Sierra Leone Police]]
| style="text-align:center;"|51+
| style="text-align:center;"|After 2001
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web|title=World Infantry Weapons: Sierra Leone|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161124203938/https://sites.google.com/site/worldinventory/wiw_af_sierraleone|archive-date=24 November 2016|url=https://sites.google.com/site/worldinventory/wiw_af_sierraleone|date=2013}}{{self-published source|date=December 2020}}</ref>
|-
|{{SWE}}
|[[Swedish Armed Forces]] (designated "Förstärkningsvapen 870")
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.forsvarsmakten.se/sv/Materiel-och-teknik/Vapen/Forstarkningsvapen-870870-B/|title=Försvarsmakten|author=Högkvarteret Informationsstaben|date=February 2011|publisher=Högkvarteret Informationsstaben|access-date=2011-02-26|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101226201812/http://www.forsvarsmakten.se/sv/Materiel-och-teknik/Vapen/Forstarkningsvapen-870870-B/|archive-date=2010-12-26}}</ref>
|-
|{{CHE}}
|[[Swiss Armed Forces]] (designated ''Mehrzweckgewehr 91''; ''MzGw 91'')
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.revistaarmas.com/476/tiradores-de-precision-suizos.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120308201805/http://www.revistaarmas.com/476/tiradores-de-precision-suizos.html |url-status=usurped |archive-date=8 March 2012 |title=El equipo de los tiradores de precisión de las fuerzas armadas suizas &#124; Armas – Revista Armas &#124; Reportajes de armas cortas, rifles, armamento policial/militar, armas blancas, competiciones |publisher=Revista Armas |access-date=2011-01-22}}</ref>
|-
|{{KOR}}
|[[Republic of Korea Navy Special Warfare Flotilla|Republic of Korea Navy Special Warfare Brigade]]
| style="text-align:center;"|_
| style="text-align:center;"|_
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web|title=아덴만 여명작전! 부산에서 재현되다!|url=https://blue-paper.tistory.com/901|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210224054748/https://blue-paper.tistory.com/901|archive-date=2021-02-24|language=ko}}</ref>
|-
|{{TWN}}
|[[Taiwan Coast Guard]], [[Taiwan Reserve Army]] (T85 Shotgun)
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"|
<ref name="Taiwan Coast Guard">{{cite magazine|url=https://thediplomat.com/2015/08/taiwans-coast-guard-conducts-armed-raid-to-reclaim-hostages-taken-by-chinese-fishermen/|title=Taiwan's Coast Guard Conducts Armed Raid to Reclaim 'Hostages' Taken by Chinese Fishermen|author=Tiezzi, Shannon |date=August 15, 2015|magazine=The Diplomat|location=Asia-Pacific}}</ref>
|-
|{{GBR}}
|[[United Kingdom Special Forces]] (designated ''L74A1''), [[Police Service of Northern Ireland]] and [[Specialist Firearms Officer]]s as a breaching weapon
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web | last = Skennerton| first = Ian D.| author-link = Ian D. Skennerton  | title = L-prefix Nomenclature  | publisher = Arms & Militaria Press | year = 2005| url = http://www.enfieldcollector.com/serials.html| access-date = 6 January 2010}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="7" |{{USA}}
|[[U.S. Border Patrol]]
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=35905 |title=Guns of the United States Border Patrol |publisher=Human Events |access-date=2011-01-22 |archive-date=7 May 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100507041220/http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=35905 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
|[[U.S. Department of Education]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 27
| style="text-align:center;"| 2010
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=cb68cf9f3fa2fe18a83d1c3dee0039b2&tab=core&_cview=0|title=Remington Shotguns – Federal Business Opportunities: Opportunities|access-date=2010-03-17}}</ref>
|-
|[[U.S. Military]] (designated ''M870'')
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref name="Marine">{{cite book |last=Clancy |first=Tom |author-link=Tom Clancy |title=Marine: A Guided Tour of a Marine Expeditionary Unit |year=1996 |publisher=Berkeley Trade |location=Berkeley, California |pages=[https://archive.org/details/marineguidedtour00clan/page/64 64, 79–80] |isbn=978-0-425-15454-0 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/marineguidedtour00clan/page/64 }}</ref>
|-
|[[U.S. Secret Service]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 1,600
| style="text-align:center;"| 2001
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref name="jones2009">Jones, Richard D. ''Jane's Infantry Weapons 2009/2010''. Jane's Information Group; 35 edition (January 27, 2009). {{ISBN|978-0-7106-2869-5}}.</ref>
|-
|[[Federal Bureau of Investigation]]
| style="text-align:center;"| -
| style="text-align:center;"| -
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://gunmagwarehouse.com/blog/guns-of-the-86-miami-shootout-an-in-depth-look/ |title= Guns of the '86 Miami Shootout |date=27 August 2024 |website=Gun Mag Warehouse |access-date= 27 August 2024 }}</ref>
|-
|[[Internal Revenue Service]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 60
| style="text-align:center;"| 2010
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=8d3b076bd4de14bbda5aba699e80621d&tab=core&_cview=1&cck=1&au=&ck= |title=TIRWR-10-Q-00023 |date=February 2, 2010 |publisher=Federal Business Opportunities |access-date=2010-06-10}}</ref>
|-
|Various [[police]] forces such as:
* [[California Highway Patrol]] (since 1965)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chp.ca.gov/features/pdf/perspectives.pdf |title=Perspectives |access-date=2011-04-02 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724134732/http://www.chp.ca.gov/features/pdf/perspectives.pdf |archive-date=2011-07-24 }}</ref>
*[[Cambridge Police Department (Massachusetts)]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=C|first=Luke|title=Cambridge Police Commissioner makes Plans to Reduce Gun Inventory|url=https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2021/02/26/cambridge-reduce-weapon-inventory/|website=The Firearm Blog|date=26 February 2021}}</ref>
* [[Los Angeles Police Department]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lapdonline.org/lapd_equipment|title=LAPD Equipment - Los Angeles Police Department}}</ref>
* [[Sparta Township, New Jersey|Sparta, New Jersey]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://strausnews.com/articles/2010/06/03/sparta_independent/news/5.txt |title=On the Range |date=June 2, 2010 |publisher=The Sparta Independent |access-date=2010-06-03 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306231028/http://strausnews.com/articles/2010/06/03/sparta_independent/news/5.txt |archive-date=March 6, 2012 }}</ref>
* [[Alaska Department of Corrections]]<ref name="diez2000">Diez, Octavio (2000). ''Armament and Technology''. Lema Publications, S.L. {{ISBN|84-8463-013-7}}.</ref>
* [[Pennsylvania State Police]]<ref>{{cite web|last=NRA Staff|title=Pennsylvania State Police Select Remington 870|url=http://www.americanrifleman.org/articles/pennsylvania-police-remington-870/|publisher=American Rifleman|access-date=26 December 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120911073635/http://www.americanrifleman.org/articles/pennsylvania-police-remington-870/|archive-date=11 September 2012}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"| 2 (Cambridge PD)
| style="text-align:center;"| _
| style="text-align:center;"|
|-
|{{VIE}}
|Mobile Police Force (Canh Sat Co Dong)
| style="text-align:center;"|_
| style="text-align:center;"|_
|
|}

===Non-state users===
*{{flagicon image|Forces_Libanaises_Flag.svg}} [[Lebanese Forces (Christian militia)|Lebanese Forces]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-03-17 |title=Lebanese Forces: The Weapons: Pump Action Shotguns|url=http://www.lebaneseforces.com/wpumpaction.asp |access-date=2022-11-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160317111140/http://www.lebaneseforces.com/wpumpaction.asp |archive-date=17 March 2016 }}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Combat shotgun]]
* [[Knight's Armament Company Masterkey]]
* [[List of individual weapons of the U.S. Armed Forces]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons and category|Remington 870}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110122185301/http://www.remington.com/product-families/firearms/shotgun-families/pump-action-model-870.aspx Remington page for 870]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20131004060030/http://www.remingtonsociety.com/rsa/journals/870/  A guide to Collecting Remington 870 Shotguns from Remington Society]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110118084254/http://www.remington.com/product-families/firearms/tactical-families/tactical-shotguns.aspx Remington page for 870 Tactical]
* [http://www.remingtonmilitary.com/Firearms/Shotguns%20Pump/MCS.aspx Remington Military MCS page] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181019220155/http://remingtonmilitary.com/Firearms/Shotguns%20Pump/MCS.aspx |date=19 October 2018 }}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080216043916/http://www.remingtonmilitary.com/articles/870ExpvsPol6-30-05.pdf Important differences between Remington 870 Police and 870 Express shotguns]

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