Remington 870 Wingmaster Question?

[KidWalleye]

Does anyone know where I could find out how old my gun is? It was my dads and I'd like to know how old it is and if I can replace the bead with those new high vis beads. Thanks Kid

[New Yankee]

Kid - google "Remington Dates of Manufacture" and you'll find a wealth of info on production dates.

A new bead isn't much for a gunsmith to do for you.

[fish2live]

i just put one on my wingmaster. if it has a vented rib barrel they sell the site at gander or any other sporting good store i'm sure fleet farm has them too. like the other post said if it's just a bead you want any gun smith could do that and i don't think it would cost to much.

[Guest]

Your front sight should be threaded into the barrel. I am assuming this is not a vented rib barrel if you are questioning the age of the gun.

If they cant trace the serial number on the gun for the age.. sometimes people with great knowledge of them can tell you the age by the type of wood on the stock.. very early wingmasters used a different type of walnut.

If the gun has a vented rib, its within the last 15 years for a rough guess on age.. if its one of the old 2 2/3" chambered smooth barrel, full or modified choke guns.. I think they started making them in the 50's and continued until the 80's as a rough guess.

The old wingmasters are very good guns.. but they are a very common gun also that can usually be obtained from $125-$160 just about anywhere that carries used shotguns.

[rundrave]

I just put one of the Hig-Viz sight deals on my Mossberg, my dad brought it new in 1981, gun is as old as me, and I just started to using it again this year after he let it sit for many years.

It stays on with a couple magnets and just clips right on, to the ribbed barrel. It didnt say directly if it would fit my gun, so i asked the guy if I could open it to test, if it didnt fit he said I would be able to return it.

This was at sportsmans warehouse by the way, they had several products that looked like they would work.