Quoted: I am about to pickup a well used 870P with factory extended mag for $169.00 It has some light pitting and rust on exterior common to police shotguns left in the rack for extended periods and not used. Has anyone used the Wilson\Scattergun Remington Steal package? It looks like a good deal but I could probably take care of everything myself for a lot less.
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I feel that it depends mostly on exactly what you need done. If it's just re-finishing there's quite a few other reputable 'smiths out there that do an outstanding job at
MUCH lower prices (Texas Armament Co. to name one -- parkerizing @ $80/includes return shipping, 4-day shop time). If you're considering adding ghost-ring sights as well, this is nothing more than drilling/tapping the receiver -- rather quick and easy work for a competent 'smith -- usually around $40-60 has been my experience, in addition to the sights themselves. If your Police model is anywhere near like the ones I've handled, it's most likely been carried a lot, and shot a little. It should be rather simple to check the operating condition by just running a couple hundred shells through it for reliability. I would, however, err on the side of caution and replace any springs you feel may be fatigued -- basic operator-level maintenance, IMO.
Having used Remingtons literally all of my life, mostly 870s, I personally do not feel that they are in
need of serious custom work to fill the bill as a duty/HD gun. My personal opinion is that they are more than capable of taking anything dished at 'em, straight outta the box. There are a couple of additional features/mods that I consider nice and just prefer over the standard equipped, though definately not necessary, i.e. Vang's speed safety, Wilson's mag ext., and XS ghost-rings, but that's just me. However, these parts hardly constitute a several hundred dollar added cost over a standard 870, again, IMO.