The coating itself is as described protective yet in its own way decorative. Apart from employing a vice and a sledge hammer, rest assured nothing fazes the 887. You can also take my word for it that when importer Edgar Brothers boasted that no matter how I tried, I wouldn’t be able to inflict any damage, they were right. When Remington says their ArmorLokt coating is resistant to anything and everything you can conceive of throwing at it, they mean it. Reason being that apart from the synthetic stock and thick SuperCell recoil pad, the rest of the 887 is encapsulated and sealed within an 1/8th inch thick ArmorLokt coating, this plasticized rubber type armour covering protects every micron of the outer surface. If not, what you’ve now got in your hands currently rates as the world’s first - as near as you’ll get - to an indestructible 12 bore shotgun.Īs soon as you assemble the 887 you’re instantly aware that it’s a big gun. That said, if you need anything more than what’s contained within, you’ve probably bought the wrong shotgun. With a suggested retail price of £660 it’s hardly surprising that the 887 arrives in nothing more upmarket than a cardboard box complete with choke key and a high tensile steel cable lock. However, all that’s now changed in the shape of the all new, rubber armoured M887 Nitromag, a pump-action 12 gauge that’s relaunched Remington’s esteemed manually operated shotgun into the 21st Century complete with a serious attitude problem. Oft regarded as the great-grandfather of single-barrelled shotguns, Remington’s classic pump-action 870 has become something of a novelty and although military versions are standard issue to Germany’s GSG9 squads along with the model’s enduring appeal to practical shotgunners, for many it’s just plain old fashioned. All rights reserved.If there’s one company that can take an old design and breathe new life into it, it’s Remington.
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Expect a full test when Model 887's become available later this year.Ĭopyright 2009, 2016 by Randy Wakeman. This model may well sound the death toll for the Benelli It appears we have a steel receiver, made in USA, Model 887 NitroMag with a lot of appeal, an attractive price-pointĪnd a smooth action. Softer shooting than the vinyl crucifix pad equipped slide-actions out there. Still, it is a very good pad for this model of gun and the 887 is Remington calculated felt recoil with the help of some government economicīailout advisor's math. Realize that the Browning is softer shooting than Remington's 887. Market and, according to my shoulder, it is inferior to (my favorite) the Limbsaver pads.Īs far as 54% less recoil than "competingĪutoloaders," all anyone has to do is pull the trigger on aīrowning Maxus with its factory pad and even Captain Obvious will quickly Its recoil attenuation seems similar to the other high technology pads on the My tests the Super-Cell was no revolution and hardly a game-changer to stun Remington'sĬhinese-made "Super-Cell" is indeed a decent recoil pad. This relentless advertising deserves commentary in return. Produces 54% less recoil than competing autoloaders with their factory pads." So effective in fact, our Model 870 pump shotgun now Years of rigorous R&D has produced a recoil pad far superior to anything Remington does go a bit over the top with their touting of the Super-Cell recoil pad: "Ten The new Model 887 was generally well received at the 2009 SHOT Show and it balances and functions well. It borrows a bit from the 870 design, obviously, with a new trigger plate that is reportedly easier to drop for cleaning. It is made by Remington in Ilion, New York, USA and the receiver is steel, as are the dual action bars. I heard it was "Made in Turkey" and "all plastic." Both rumors are completely false. I heard many comments about this shotgun prior to seeing it. Softer shooting out of the box, Remington does not expect you to popįor a $100 "recoil reduction system" either, as per the Nova line.
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It also seemed free from the annoying Nova-esque Initially in two configurations, all black and all camo, this shotgun has a lot of appeal.Ĭompared to the Benelli Nova, it is softer shooting and a bit lighter as well,Ĭontingent on configuration. Looking for a durable waterfowl gun with 3-1/2 in. New 887 is a polymer-ensconced slide action 12 gauge presented for those Target on its bead: the Benelli Nova and SuperNova. Introduced at the 2009 SHOT Show, Remington's new Model 887 Nitro Mag Pump has an obvious Remington 887 Nitro Mag Pump Action Shotgunįirst Look: Remington 887 Nitro Mag Pump-Action Shotgun
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