Comments on: New pump shotgun from Remington: Model 887 NitroMag

By: WDS

WDS — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 16:23:56 +0000

Good Lord! I have never heard such silliness about a gun in my life! I shoot Remington’s all the time. Had two, 870′s the jamming beasts. Nastiest damn guns I ever owned! My 11-87 3 1/2 has killed more duck and geese than most people ever see let alone shoot at. 887 shooting low. Answer is simple. The damn thing does not fit you! Blowing off the choke tubes! Ya did not screw the damn thing in all the way! Bolts falling out??? Bullcrap! It just cannot! Coming loose in the receivers? Can happen but some thing broke to let it happen! After over 1000 rounds through an 887 not so much as a bobble. I can assure you MOST hunters and gun nuts do not have a clue as to what makes a shotgun click let alone shoot where it is pointed! Shells guns and people do not often work well together. Each gun is different each stock is different and each one NEEDS to be patterned and FIT the shooter. It boils down to what fits you! More than that, it depends on YOU maintaining your gun taking it down (striping it before you EVER shoot it) cleaning it and making darn sure, it is in THE right working order. All guns have issues ALL of them, I do not give a crap who makes it! The replacement 870′s I received from Remington worked perfectly over 40 years worth of shooting. The People that do have problems with the 887 are more people problem, than the guns. Are there issues? Yep and there always, will be and yes! ya can get a bad one out of the box but you can bet your bottom dollar it is damn rare!

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By: Tony

Tony — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 22:17:52 +0000

I bought an 887 nitro mag 2 years ago and have only been able to shoot it during illinois early goose season, but i have loved it and have had no problems. I think remington makes great guns. Now I am just waiting for a slug barrel for it so i can take my son out during deer season when he is ready

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By: E. Carter

E. Carter — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 07:52:13 +0000

Does anyone know of any good websites that carries Pistol grips with collapsible stocks for this gun?

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By: JTHED

JTHED — Sun, 23 Jan 2011 23:42:49 +0000

I have a 887 shoots every shell you put in it no issues so far. I recevied it as a joke because I am a BENELLI man have a NOVA and SUPER BLACK EAGLE. I like the 887 for the length of pull and its as lite as a feather and easy recoil with duck loads. I took out this morning for the last day of duck hunting, because the person who got it for me was there. First thing that happend I fell into a sink hole gun was completly sumbmerged. Shot all morning no issues. This gun will replace my nova. BENELLI nova for sale BEEN used 8 years for hunting, boat padle ,hammer ,and everything else $350. Sorry for the spelling and punctiation I am a hunter not a English teacher

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By: DJH

DJH — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 17:41:16 +0000

I have a new 887 with the slug barrel only, I took it to the range and shot 31/2 ” lightfields at 75 yds and was 4 – 6″ low and at 100yds I can’t even hit paper. This is all with iron sites no matter were I position the site I can’t hit a thing . I also have a 1187 super mag with the slug barrel and the same load I get 1/2″ groups at 100yds with iron sites what’s with that 887

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By: Travis

Travis — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 14:56:09 +0000

I bought the 887 when it first came out around here and I like it, but with that being said I do have some issues with it. First, the pattern is about two feet low at 40 yards. Secondly, loading 3 of 3.5 inch shells in the magazine tube can be a real pain. It often takes a lot of force to get them in. I am currently thinking about trading it for a used 870 because I feel I am more accurate with it. I have hunted in some harsh down pours with it and I can assure that the polymere coating works. I have always shot an 1100 and this just feels like a completely different brand of gun. Maybe knocking off the sights would help with me shooting low but I hate to do that if I ever want to trade/sell it.

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By: Justin

Justin — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 18:54:02 +0000

Is thier going to be a slug barrel for this gun or what.? or does this barrel shoot both.? Im not sure. But i am very interested in purchasing this gun if so….?

Please if anyone has in answers regarding this please let me know

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By: jc

jc — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 23:45:29 +0000

I LOVE THIS GUN!!!!!!!!!! Right out of the box this gun shot 50 2 3/4 rounds with no issue at all. then I shot 10 rounds of 3 1/2′s. No issues. I just ordered the new 887 combo in the new mossy oak infinity. I bought the basic 887 in Sept of last year. I think the Benelli lovers want to bad mouth anything Remington comes out with. Keep up the good work Remington!

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By: dakota

dakota — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 17:52:00 +0000

Will the model 887 shoot slugs, I’m getting one for trap shooting but I. Would alsop limke to us it for deer and turkey hunting

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By: mooney

mooney — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 18:13:12 +0000

i had the same issue with misfire and would not eject shells
sent it back to accademy and they sent to remmington,got it back
and so far no problem.. i do like like the 887

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By: Patrick

Patrick — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 02:00:02 +0000

i thought Microsoft was the only one who put things out that were not perfected yet ie win 2000,xp,vista,win7……….Come on remington. I believe the gun would be a big hit IF IT WORKED RIGHT!

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By: Patrick

Patrick — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 01:46:48 +0000

my 887 shot straight work right most of the time but i did miss out on about a dozen duck and second shot oppotunity with the shell going in the water instead of barrel

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By: J D H

J D H — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 00:08:00 +0000

well just left gander mountain they pissed me off. took my 887 nitro mag bone collector back and was gonna trade for a 870 super mag but they werer gonna give me about have of what i paid for it. thats a big negative. iam going str8 through remington now 2 get my money back i hope they back it up. i will be using my 835 mossberg this turkey season looks like, i know it will putem down at 60 yards. but the only problem is it misfires every now and again using fedral flight controls. spring issue i think. leaving for nebraska next week to kill a meriam. good luck everybody hunting.

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By: J D H

J D H — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 00:12:34 +0000

nate i heard the 11 87 r real good guns like the 870 i havent heard of any problems. they r a little bit more expensive than the 870. i have a cousin that has a 10 guage and never any problems dont know what kind though.

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By: Nate N

Nate N — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 03:37:41 +0000

JDH I would suggest the 870. I currently have an 870 Express Super-Mag and have never had a single problem with it. I also have a friend who has the same gun again with no problems and another with just the 870 Express and still no problems. They are in my opinion the best pump shotgun money can buy. I am thinking of buying an 11-87 anyone have some input on that? Other Nate have you shot one of them? I was also looking at a used gun at Cabelas, it is an Ithaca MAG-10 (10 gauge) any input on that either?

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By: J D H

J D H — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 00:28:28 +0000

YEAH NATE IM BEGGINING TO THINK MINE IS A HUNK OF JUNK TO. THINKIN BOUT TRADING FOR A 870 SUPER MAG CAMO AT GANDER MOUNTAIN. R THESE GUNS GOOD GUNS .I ALWAYS HEARD THEY WERE. IVE GOT AN 870 EXPESS 12 GUAGE BUT DONT HAVE THE TURKEY GUN.

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By: Nate N

Nate N — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 16:30:33 +0000

I have owned an 887 and I have already sold it. In my opinion it is a piece of crap. I always had a difficult time opening the chamber to load a shell. The reason I sold it was because me and a friend were duck hunting one morning and we wounded one. So we get in the boat, I was driving and he forgot his gun. So I said use mine, the duck pops up he shoots and the pattern hits about five feet to the right on the water. My first words were how the hell do you miss that bad, the duck pops back up and he shoots and hits it, we go get it and go back and i grab my gun and notice that my choke tube is completely gone and about four inches of my barrel is missing. I found the missing barrel piece in the boat, it was almost opened all the way flat. I dont know what caused this to happen, because I really do take good care of my guns, I always check to see that my choke tube is snug and the barrel is clear. So I took the gun back to Gander Mountain where I purchased it and had a 1 year warranty from Remington and then another year on top of that from Gander Mountain. I didn’t get my gun back for about 2 and a half months. It wasn’t Remingtons fault either, I popped in a few times and everyone I talked to had a different story. Anyways it never got sent to Remington like they said it was going to, I eventually talked to a manager because I got sick of the BS and they said they were just going to give me the barrel off another brand new 887 they already had. So in no way was that Remingtons fault, it was just Gander Mountain being dumb asses. Shortly after that I sold the gun for $250. I have absolutely no problem with Remington in general, just that gun. I own a few Remington firearms, including an 870 express supermag, 870 wingmaster, 720 woodsmaster 30-06. I will still buy Remington products, I just wouldnt recommend an 887. I will also never buy another gun from Gander Mountain I will just buy from Cabelas which is about a mile from my home.

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By: J D H

J D H — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 05:45:24 +0000

i purchased a 887 bone collector does anybody else have one. i like it, but having problems patterning it. i bought a indian creek choke and didnt have any luck with patterning it at 50 yards. finaly i used the turkey choke that came with the gun and 3.5” federal flight control shells and if i aim about 6″to8″ over the turkey target im puttin 42 pellets in the head and neck not counting the body. if i aim right at it im only putting 11 pellets at 50 yards. that will kill a bird though, im satisfied. i also have a 835 mossberg and never had a problem patterning it, with a star dot choke. im killing birds at 60 yards with it, killed 2 last year at that distance. over all i like the 887. hope this info helps any of u that have an 887, and if yall have any info it might help me.

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By: H. Stroh

H. Stroh — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 15:54:22 +0000

My dad gave me an 870 when I was 15 years old. I am now 66 years old.
The gun has been cosmetically rebuilt three times. I have never done anything to the mechanics.

It shoot good as when it was new. You only have to buy one in your lifetime so buy the best.

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By: Jon

Jon — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 17:30:35 +0000

Remington’s coming out with a new bone collector edition with a 26-in barrel and realtree AP, and a turkey/waterfowl combo with 22 and 28 inch barrels and Mossy Oak infinity. Last year I was going to buy a Benelli nova for turkey hunting, but they’re hard to find in 3 1/2 inch. When I saw the 887 I knew this was exactly what I was waiting for, a turkey variation of the 887. MSRP on the Remington site is $692, but store prices are usually cheaper. I currently have a model 870 and an 1100, and I wouldn’t shoot any other shotgun brand, especially not a crappy mossberg or some swanky piece of crap like a beretta that you pay over a thousand dollars for.

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