![]() Perhaps it will turn into a customer service success story, but that's not really the point of buying a classic shotgun. Markings: The left side of the receiver is marked Remington followed by a target and Wingmaster / MODEL 870LW / W248458H. Action Type: Magazine Tube Fed Pump Action Shotgun. Had no problems there, but at double the price and half the finish of a Fieldmaster, I have to say the Wingmaster was a complete waste of money, and amounts to an empty promise from Rustington's new management. Year of Manufacture: 1969-1994, 1999-2020, Modern. Cycled well, was smooth for a new gun, and never failed to extract. Having taken the gun to the range, it performed like any other 870 would. And flipping it over, the magazine lug has rough welds and is missing blueing in the immediate area around them. Not only are there rough weld marks at many contact points, the whole rib curves very noticeably to the left. The third obvious issue that has been difficult to photograph is the rib is welded on very poorly. For the entire life of this firearm, birth onward, it will be prone to rust and require attention. The finish on those areas of the bolt assembly has suffered and is no longer protecting the metal. The second issue is more glaring, the chrome plated bolt assembly was somewhat roughly machined, but worse than that the extractor spring, extractor plunger, and the cavity they occupy was completely rusted. So the barrel code indicates a manufacturer date of January 1972. You receiver serial number closely matches the 1972 date so that is the correct year as your gun is obviously older then a 2002 model. The 870 did not exist in 1928 so that is not it. The Wingmaster came in the box with a poor looking stock that takes a big dive where it meets the recoil pad so no adjustment will make it fit any better, the wood is just too narrow where it terminates. The 'W' is the years of 1928, 1972, or 2002. First remarks for the review are unfortunately not positive.
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