Rem 870 info

[Wyliescrib]

I just received a rem 870 wingmaster that the barrel had been cut off.. how can i find out the original barrel length.....thanks

[Scorpion8]

Well since barrels are interchangeable, you may never know which barrel it had. The easiest way used to be to call Remington customer service, but I don't know how that goes these days. Still you can chase down the year of manufacture of your receiver, and find a Remington catalog from that year and see what the offerings were.

[Wyliescrib]

That would be a great starting place.... thanks

[BKinzey]

I'd like to ask why? You can buy a replacement barrel in the length you need/want so why do you want to know what the original length was?

[Wyliescrib]

It was my fathers gun originaly and i'd just as soon use it the exact way he did.... silly i guess but thats the anser to your question...

[Scorpion8]

.... silly i guess but thats the anser to your question...

It's never silly honoring our elders. Great idea. But Remington only made certain barrels. Lets us know the year and I'll look in my catalogs.

[Wyliescrib]

The barrel shows a code D S or it could be an 8.... imp cyl. If that helps...

[BKinzey]

That's fine.

But if you put a 36" barrel on it and then say you will use it as your primary HD gun I might smirk a little.

[Scorpion8]

The barrel shows a code D S or it could be an 8.... imp cyl. If that helps...

A "DS" barrel date code indicates Sept '69 or '98. Depending on the age guesstimate of the rest of the gun, how long did he own it?

[Wyliescrib]

He had it from about 1973 till he passed in the late 90's..... sooooo 69 im guessing.... i have been in touch with rem arms and have lots more info than i ever thought about... so huge thanks to them and you guys for your help and support.... i guess the powers that be can close this thread...