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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 = $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’s-model-870-shotgun-production-seventy-years-174568|website=National Interest}}</ref> }} The '''Remington Model 870''' is a [[Pump action shotgun|pump-action shotgun]] manufactured by [[Remington Arms|Remington Arms Company, LLC.]] 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>
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