1187 OG Bottomland

[Fieldturkey]

There is absolutely no doubt that the older Remington's were built better than the modern ones. I'm a Remington guy and I won't buy a new one. Ill buy a pawn shop beater and fix it up before I buy a new one.

[Dr Juice]

There is absolutely no doubt that the older Remington's were built better than the modern ones. I'm a Remington guy and I won't buy a new one. Ill buy a pawn shop beater and fix it up before I buy a new one.

What year is considered new? I'm assuming that Remington changed the internals ... I haven't been tracking any significant changes.

[Uncle Tom]

There is absolutely no doubt that the older Remington's were built better than the modern ones. I'm a Remington guy and I won't buy a new one. Ill buy a pawn shop beater and fix it up before I buy a new one.

Fieldturkey, I bought a 1992 Rem wingmaster 870 in 2004 that had been shot one time, stored in safe and taken out and oiled every few months...perfect condition..walnut wood. Paid the guy $400..needed Christmas money. They are all steel receiver verses alum. in the 870's express, etc. Well have started to use as my turkey gun now and it throws a wicked pattern with the longbeards 3" 6's in 26" barrel. Now that season is over have replaced stock with a remington synthetic and am having dipped in Mossy Bottomland....weigth is 7.3 and handled like a 20 gauge...they are my facorite shotgun...hands down.

[wvmntnhick]

There is absolutely no doubt that the older Remington's were built better than the modern ones. I'm a Remington guy and I won't buy a new one. Ill buy a pawn shop beater and fix it up before I buy a new one.

What year is considered new? I'm assuming that Remington changed the internals ... I haven't been tracking any significant changes.

2007 was the big buyout. Personally, if I were to buy a gun, I'd be looking at something about 3 years prior to that. Remington was going downhill at that point anyway. The only model 700 that I'd buy at this point is the 700 AAC/SD. The chambers are cut elsewhere and this helps to insure that it's at least cut correctly.

[tha bugman]

Think of the money mossy oak could have saved in developing new camos over the years if they knew that 20+ years down the road their first pattern would be the "coolest"!  Lol

What's old is new again...


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[tha bugman]

I have an SP-10 in that same camo...I love that gun!!


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[Dr Juice]

I have an SP-10 in that same camo...I love that gun!!


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I hunt with my cuz, he has the SP-10 in bottomland, and it's a turkey slayer.

[Swampchickin234]

If give a whole lot more for an old 870 than a new one I'll tell ya that. They actually work, and don't require all kinds of crap to get em to function properly.


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[Old Gobbler]

You have to remember that Remington was collecting nearly $600 for a 1187 , back in ...1987 that's nearly 30 years ago , and yet they have kept the price point at about that after 3 decades

If we were to add in inflation that would be $ 1263.70 in today's money .....so in a sense a 1187 is half the price as it once was .....market pressure from imports have likely pressured them to cut corners to keep those shotguns affordable , the walnut stocks with checkering , and high gloss blue jobs seem to be a thing of the past on most if not all the standard models , to be honest $500 for a bottomland 1187 seems like a bargain , you can hardly get a pistol for that these days

Remington was cutting edge performance and quality decades ago , but until recently they have slid market share badly to higher quality and performance imports , most notably bennelli --

I own 4 1187's  and have shot many if not every high end auto on the market but the one I prefer as a all around waterfowl/ upland would be the Remington Versa Max I like the the gun shoots over the inertia guns

I had a buddy who owes a Remington 1187 bottomland and had nothing but trouble with it , I was shocked when he told me of the issues he had with it , I think he got a beretta and is much happier with it , I'm gonna reach out and see if he still has it