Picked up a 1953 Remington 870 wingmaster

[Bill Murphy]

Dave is right. This gun is probably way later than 1953. Check the date codes on the breech end of the barrel for the proper date of manufacture. Great gun. I still have a few. Well, maybe more than a few. Killed a resident Canada Goose with one in October. Ran 100 straight in our Maryland State NSSA Shoot with a Sun Light (maple stocked) 20 gauge a few years ago, but lost in the shootoff because I thought I should use a real skeet gun. I missed on the first pair of the shootoff with my Krieghoff.

[King Cobb]

Originally Posted by Bill Murphy

Dave is right. This gun is probably way later than 1953. Check the date codes on the breech end of the barrel for the proper date of manufacture. Great gun. I still have a few. Well, maybe more than a few. Killed a resident Canada Goose with one in October. Ran 100 straight in our Maryland State NSSA Shoot with a Sun Light (maple stocked) 20 gauge a few years ago, but lost in the shootoff because I thought I should use a real skeet gun. I missed on the first pair of the shootoff with my Krieghoff.

According to the barrel codes, it was made in september of 1953. Provided the barrel is original...

[Big D]

One of the knowledgeable posters on the Remington site has a great description of Remington's dating service

"I do not trust Remington's dating service. If they were Match.com, you could end up with Nancy Pelosi."