The 870 "Lightweight" 20 ga. didn't appear in the catalogs until 1972.
All of my 870s have good buttstock to receiver fit.
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20ga 870- Lightweight or Not?
Re: 20ga 870- Lightweight or Not?
Well, if your serial number ends in 'N', you should have a standard weight 20 gauge receiver, i.e. it's the same size receiver as the 12 gauge. If your serial number ends in 'U', you should have a Lightweight 20 gauge Magnum receiver. 'X' and 'K' indicated the 2-3/4" standard and Lightweight 20 gauge receivers, which are actually identical to the Magnum models, except for the rollmarking and the ejectors. If you have a real poor fit up of the stock and receiver, as in the wood is too small, there is the possibility someone put a Lightweight stock on a standard receiver. I've seen it before. Poor fit from the factory was not at all common.
Remington introduced the scaled down Lightweight 20 gauge receivers in either 1970 or 1972. I thought they introduced the 1100 and 870 scaled down Lightweights at the same time, but all the references I can find now say the 870 trailed by 2 years.
Remington introduced the scaled down Lightweight 20 gauge receivers in either 1970 or 1972. I thought they introduced the 1100 and 870 scaled down Lightweights at the same time, but all the references I can find now say the 870 trailed by 2 years.
What could have happened... did.
Re: 20ga 870- Lightweight or Not?
The 1100 Lightweights were introduced in 1970 and the 870s in 1972 according to the catalogs I have from those years.Virginian wrote:Well, if your serial number ends in 'N', you should have a standard weight 20 gauge receiver, i.e. it's the same size receiver as the 12 gauge. If your serial number ends in 'U', you should have a Lightweight 20 gauge Magnum receiver. 'X' and 'K' indicated the 2-3/4" standard and Lightweight 20 gauge receivers, which are actually identical to the Magnum models, except for the rollmarking and the ejectors. If you have a real poor fit up of the stock and receiver, as in the wood is too small, there is the possibility someone put a Lightweight stock on a standard receiver. I've seen it before. Poor fit from the factory was not at all common.
Remington introduced the scaled down Lightweight 20 gauge receivers in either 1970 or 1972. I thought they introduced the 1100 and 870 scaled down Lightweights at the same time, but all the references I can find now say the 870 trailed by 2 years.
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