I picked up a new Remington 870P Police Marine Magnum through Davidson's. Remington only makes a couple of production runs of this gun every year. They are not regularly produced like the Special Purpose Marine Magnum. I've had an E-Mail notification with Davidson's for months on this shotgun. They finally got a small shipment of them. I jumped on it.
The Police Marine Magnum has all of the upgraded parts all the Police Models get. No MIM parts, polished barrel, chamber and receiver, and an all metal trigger group. The standard grade Marine Magnum is built on the Express receiver, and has an MIM extractor, and not milled, and has a Polymer trigger group. It also has a bead front sight, as opposed to the Police Marine Magnum which has fully adjustable rifle sights. It also comes with a padded Uncle Mikes sling. The Police Marine Magnum also has larger, stiffer trigger and magazine springs. The magazine spring in the Police Marine Magnum is also Electroless Nickel plated to prevent rust.
It is built in the same area, and by the same people all the Police Models are built at the Ilion, New York plant. And is completely hand inspected and test fired before being boxed and shipped. The standard Marine Magnum is built on the Express assembly line. I'm excited to get this weapon, because as I mentioned they are very difficult to find. You can find a few on Gun Broker, and Guns America. But you have to be careful because while some are advertised as Police Marine Magnums, they are not. The order number must say 25047 on the end flap of the box. The standard grade Marine Magnum is order number 25012.
This is a beautiful shotgun. First off, the trigger group IS ALUMINUM, and not Polymer. So, for the record it appears that the Remington 870 Police Marine Magnum ships with an Aluminum trigger group. I can't speak for the other 870 Police Models.
The gun comes packaged with a Butler Creek Ultra Sling with sewn in swivels. The action is nice and tight. This gun needs a good lubing, and a case of high brass shells run through it. Somehow I think I'll be able to manage that. I really like the stock rifle sights. They are easy and quick to pick up when shouldering the weapon.
The Electroless Nickel finish is very attractive and slick. It has the appearance of a bead blasted finish, and is very uniform both inside and out. All in all I'm very satisfied. If this thing shoots as good as it looks, I'll be very happy. Here are some real quick, (and not so clear), pics.
Just in case anyone is interested. This is the sticker on the end of the shipping carton the gun comes in. As I mentioned above, for the gun to be a Police Marine Magnum, it must have the 25047 Order Number. If the Order Number is 25012 it is NOT a Police Marine Magnum, but rather a Special Purpose Marine Magnum. This is the only way to correctly identify the Police Grade of the Remington Model 870 Police Marine Magnum.
The Police Marine Magnum has all of the upgraded parts all the Police Models get. No MIM parts, polished barrel, chamber and receiver, and an all metal trigger group. The standard grade Marine Magnum is built on the Express receiver, and has an MIM extractor, and not milled, and has a Polymer trigger group. It also has a bead front sight, as opposed to the Police Marine Magnum which has fully adjustable rifle sights. It also comes with a padded Uncle Mikes sling. The Police Marine Magnum also has larger, stiffer trigger and magazine springs. The magazine spring in the Police Marine Magnum is also Electroless Nickel plated to prevent rust.
It is built in the same area, and by the same people all the Police Models are built at the Ilion, New York plant. And is completely hand inspected and test fired before being boxed and shipped. The standard Marine Magnum is built on the Express assembly line. I'm excited to get this weapon, because as I mentioned they are very difficult to find. You can find a few on Gun Broker, and Guns America. But you have to be careful because while some are advertised as Police Marine Magnums, they are not. The order number must say 25047 on the end flap of the box. The standard grade Marine Magnum is order number 25012.
This is a beautiful shotgun. First off, the trigger group IS ALUMINUM, and not Polymer. So, for the record it appears that the Remington 870 Police Marine Magnum ships with an Aluminum trigger group. I can't speak for the other 870 Police Models.
The gun comes packaged with a Butler Creek Ultra Sling with sewn in swivels. The action is nice and tight. This gun needs a good lubing, and a case of high brass shells run through it. Somehow I think I'll be able to manage that. I really like the stock rifle sights. They are easy and quick to pick up when shouldering the weapon.
The Electroless Nickel finish is very attractive and slick. It has the appearance of a bead blasted finish, and is very uniform both inside and out. All in all I'm very satisfied. If this thing shoots as good as it looks, I'll be very happy. Here are some real quick, (and not so clear), pics.
Just in case anyone is interested. This is the sticker on the end of the shipping carton the gun comes in. As I mentioned above, for the gun to be a Police Marine Magnum, it must have the 25047 Order Number. If the Order Number is 25012 it is NOT a Police Marine Magnum, but rather a Special Purpose Marine Magnum. This is the only way to correctly identify the Police Grade of the Remington Model 870 Police Marine Magnum.
