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7/17/2026 4:59:30 PM EDT
I have an old PD trade in 870 and I’m curious if there are easy to replicate 870 military clones?

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I wouldn't stand in front of a piss-filled supersoaker. Does that make it a good pistol? - Caboose314
I thought I was covered for 22 cans, but the NFAids is a bitch when it mutates - themagikbullet
7/17/2026 7:03:07 PM EDT
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You could do a Mark 1 clone of you can find the bayonet mount and the proper barrel. I've also seen some photos of navy people using 870s pretty much identical to yours but with "Property of United States Navy" engraved in to the left side of the receiver.
7/17/2026 7:48:26 PM EDT
[Last Edit: nvcdl][Edited] [#2]
That looks pretty much like the 870s that the Navy had on ships in 80s - 20" barrel w/ bead sight, parkerized and wood stock.   Didn't have the fancy shell holder.
7/17/2026 8:51:26 PM EDT
[Last Edit: BeaterHonda][Edited] [#3]
That’s an easy idea
Who wants to guess at the font for “US Navy Property” if I wanted to take it to my engraver?
I wouldn't stand in front of a piss-filled supersoaker. Does that make it a good pistol? - Caboose314
I thought I was covered for 22 cans, but the NFAids is a bitch when it mutates - themagikbullet
7/17/2026 9:28:19 PM EDT
[Last Edit: backbencher][Edited] [#4]


7/18/2026 6:05:33 PM EDT
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Yeah I kinda love that
I need another wingmaster. It’s decided
I wouldn't stand in front of a piss-filled supersoaker. Does that make it a good pistol? - Caboose314
I thought I was covered for 22 cans, but the NFAids is a bitch when it mutates - themagikbullet
7/18/2026 6:48:44 PM EDT
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Did USGI M870s have any unique rollmarks?

I qual'd on one in the 1990s when I was in the USAF, but my hazy memory is that it had a poorly-tooled "US PROPERTY" marking on it and just the normal Remington markings.
7/18/2026 7:36:10 PM EDT
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Originally Posted By KitBuilder:
What is going on with the extra machining on that bolt?
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Wonder if it's just a flaw in the photo? Look at the pistol grip, there is a line through it that makes it look like two photos were put together
7/18/2026 7:47:43 PM EDT
[Last Edit: BeaterHonda][Edited] [#9]
Anyone have commentary or correction from this google result?

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I wouldn't stand in front of a piss-filled supersoaker. Does that make it a good pistol? - Caboose314
I thought I was covered for 22 cans, but the NFAids is a bitch when it mutates - themagikbullet
7/20/2026 3:27:20 PM EDT
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When I was a young Marine stationed in Naples back in the late 80’s, we had a couple posts over at the AFSouth NATO base where the admiral worked.  One of those posts had a Remington 870 that was a short-barrel model with a factory top-folding stock.  After I got out, I turned an old 870 into a legal clone by keeping the 18.5” barrel and adding a factory 7-round magazine extension.  
Later in the Air Force as a CATM instructor, I trained a lot cops on the old-school 870s before the 870 MCS came in.  Those were your standard 870s with a 20” barrel, 8-round magazine extension and bayonet lug with the bead sight.  Again, I found an old police surplus 870 scrounged up the parkarized mag tube and bayonet lug to create another close of the ones we had in the Air Force.

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