870 Super Mag Special Purpose

[CrustyRusty]

I have a chance to buy this shotgun, new old stock for $650. Any thoughts on this.  Is it a good shotgun, have there been any reliability issues with this model?  The only problem I have is that I am left handed and would want to swap the stock out...  it looks like finding a regular stock in the same camo won't be easy for this, unless someone on here knows where I can find one.  I appreciate any help and advise you have

[Tom007]

I don't know much about the Super mag special purpose, but I look around a lot at the 870's on gun sites and that seems like a pretty good price....best of luck.....

[Tom007]

Just looked on Numrich Gun Parts Web site. They have some good options for 870 stocks at pretty good prices. Type in google Numrich Gun Parts. Good luck...

[Ozarks Hillbilly]

Sorry for my confusion on why you would need to replace the stock. Is it a Monte Carlo or a thumb hole? If there is a picture or a link attached I can't see it.

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[CrustyRusty]

It's a thumb hole but with a pronounced check rest made for right handed shooters only and a thumb hole angled for righties only as well.  A stupid design if you ask me.  I am lefty and it's impossible for left handed use

[Turkeytider]

It's a thumb hole but with a pronounced check rest made for right handed shooters only and a thumb hole angled for righties only as well.  A stupid design if you ask me.  I am lefty and it's impossible for left handed use

Sounds like it's the same 870 Super Mag SP-T that I have. If so, those guns were sold in the '05-'07 Remington model years. 23" barrel, MO Obsession camo. The thing is an absolute tank. I'm a right handed shooter so the cheek rest is no issue. I've had it four years and it's been flawless. I got it used with a pretty cheap red dot already on it which has worked fine. I've enjoyed the gun.

[Ozarks Hillbilly]

Okay now that I am up to speed. Not sure why Remington thought it was a good idea to produce a righthand thumb hole version.  Even as a righthand shooter I've had to switch to southpaw from time to time to kill a Gobbler that came in on my off side. Solid gun, I wouldn't think twice about it.  Put a knox stock on it and resale the thumb hole stock. 

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[CrustyRusty]

Thanks for the help everyone...I may just grab it and put a Knox on it and drill and tap it.  I agree hillbilly, I have taken many off shoulder shots myself and that stock is just plain poorly thought out.

Now to justify buying it since I already own too many turkey guns as it is

[Turkeytider]

Thanks for the help everyone...I may just grab it and put a Knox on it and drill and tap it.  I agree hillbilly, I have taken many off shoulder shots myself and that stock is just plain poorly thought out.

Now to justify buying it since I already own too many turkey guns as it is

While as I said I like mine, I`ll agree that it is a bizarre stock and I don`t know how you`d shoot it off of the left shoulder. It`s definitely one of the more oddly designed of the seemingly endless iterations of the 870.

[Jester87]

Sounds like it's the same 870 Super Mag SP-T that I have. If so, those guns were sold in the '05-'07 Remington model years. 23" barrel, MO Obsession camo. The thing is an absolute tank. I'm a right handed shooter so the cheek rest is no issue. I've had it four years and it's been flawless. I got it used with a pretty cheap red dot already on it which has worked fine. I've enjoyed the gun.

SP-T has been flawless for me the last 10 yrs. My dedicated turkey gun but have used for upland with a barrel switch until my Wingmaster came along. Found thumbhole stock weird and heavy, switched out to a synthetic. Added a Williams fiber optic ghost sight. Loves the old Primos Jellyhead choke. No issues, versatile and reliable like any 870. Liked so much, purchased a 2nd for the other half but it has an adjustable camo Blackhawk knoxx stock on it.

[Tom007]

Sounds like it's the same 870 Super Mag SP-T that I have. If so, those guns were sold in the '05-'07 Remington model years. 23" barrel, MO Obsession camo. The thing is an absolute tank. I'm a right handed shooter so the cheek rest is no issue. I've had it four years and it's been flawless. I got it used with a pretty cheap red dot already on it which has worked fine. I've enjoyed the gun.

SP-T has been flawless for me the last 10 yrs. My dedicated turkey gun but have used for upland with a barrel switch until my Wingmaster came along. Found thumbhole stock weird and heavy, switched out to a synthetic. Added a Williams fiber optic ghost sight. Loves the old Primos Jellyhead choke. No issues, versatile and reliable like any 870. Liked so much, purchased a 2nd for the other half but it has an adjustable camo Blackhawk knoxx stock on it.

Nice looking set up....

[Turkeytider]

Sounds like it's the same 870 Super Mag SP-T that I have. If so, those guns were sold in the '05-'07 Remington model years. 23" barrel, MO Obsession camo. The thing is an absolute tank. I'm a right handed shooter so the cheek rest is no issue. I've had it four years and it's been flawless. I got it used with a pretty cheap red dot already on it which has worked fine. I've enjoyed the gun.

SP-T has been flawless for me the last 10 yrs. My dedicated turkey gun but have used for upland with a barrel switch until my Wingmaster came along. Found thumbhole stock weird and heavy, switched out to a synthetic. Added a Williams fiber optic ghost sight. Loves the old Primos Jellyhead choke. No issues, versatile and reliable like any 870. Liked so much, purchased a 2nd for the other half but it has an adjustable camo Blackhawk knoxx stock on it.

Yep, I can confirm that the original Jellyhead seems tailor made for that gun. Mine came with one and I had absolutely no reason to change it out.

[Tom007]

Sounds like it's the same 870 Super Mag SP-T that I have. If so, those guns were sold in the '05-'07 Remington model years. 23" barrel, MO Obsession camo. The thing is an absolute tank. I'm a right handed shooter so the cheek rest is no issue. I've had it four years and it's been flawless. I got it used with a pretty cheap red dot already on it which has worked fine. I've enjoyed the gun.

SP-T has been flawless for me the last 10 yrs. My dedicated turkey gun but have used for upland with a barrel switch until my Wingmaster came along. Found thumbhole stock weird and heavy, switched out to a synthetic. Added a Williams fiber optic ghost sight. Loves the old Primos Jellyhead choke. No issues, versatile and reliable like any 870. Liked so much, purchased a 2nd for the other half but it has an adjustable camo Blackhawk knoxx stock on it.

Yep, I can confirm that the original Jellyhead seems tailor made for that gun. Mine came with one and I had absolutely no reason to change it out.

The proof is on the tailgate

[Turkeytider]

Not saying there`s not other good guns, because there certainly are, but somewhere along the line everybody should have an 870. If nothing else.... it`s an American thing to do. JMHO, of course.

[CrustyRusty]

I've got several 870's, just not a super mag lol