Remington Model 870 Shotgun

The Remington 870 shotgun debuted in 1950 and has been used by police and military ever since as well as hunters, sportsmen and gun enthusiasts. The Remington 870 is arguably the world's most widely owned and used shotgun, with over 9 million in civilian hands.

Specifications

Weight: from 7.0 pounds (3.2 kg) to 8.0 pounds (3.6 kg)
Length: from 37.25 inches (946 mm) to 50.5 inches (1,283 mm)
Barrel length: from 18 inches (457 mm) to 30 inches (762 mm)
Cartridge: 12 gauge, 16 gauge, 20 gauge, 28 gauge, or .410 bore
Action: pump-action
Feed system: 3 to 8 round internal tube magazine
Sights: bead, adjustable open sights, or ghost ring (all iron sights). Also cantilever and receiver-mounts for scopes

For information on how to tell the Remington 870 series shotguns apart from Mossberg and Winchester shotguns, please visit the 12 Gauge Pump Shotgun page.

The Remington 870 shotgun has appeared in the following films and television series used by the following actors:

Remington 870

Remington 870 Police Magnum Riot Shotgun - 12 Gauge

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Remington 870 Police Magnum with Black Synthetic Furniture - 12 Gauge

Remington 870 New Police tactical Model with Magpul CTR telescoping stock - 12 Gauge

Remington 870 Marine Magnum 12 Gauge

Remington 870 with sawed off barrel and stock 12 Gauge

Remington 870 with pistol grip and vertical foregrip 12 Gauge

Short-barreled Remington 870 with pistol grip.

Film

Sheri Moon Zombie as Baby in The Devil's Rejects

Ku Klux Klan members and Haitian gang member in Bad Boys II

The Buisness

Milla Jovovich as Alice in Resident Evil

L.A. Police officers in S.W.A.T.

Kari Wuhrer as Sheriff Samanta Parker in Eight Legged Freaks

Arnold Schwarzenegger as the Terminator in Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines

Police officers and Arnold Schwarzenegger as John Matrix in Commando

Chow Yun-Fat as Ken Lee in A Better Tomorrow II (sawed-off barrel and stockless pistol grip)

Danny Lee as Li Ying in The Killer

FBI Agents in The Siege

Ving Rhames as Kenneth in Dawn of the Dead (fitted with a tactical flashlight in the foregrip)

U.S. Coast Guard personnel in Clear and Present Danger

Danny Glover as Detective Mcfee in Witness

U.S. Navy sailors in The Hunt for Red October

An armored van robber in Spider-Man

A hoodlum and Gary Busey as Mr. Joshua in Lethal Weapon

John Carroll Lynch as Sheriff Ryan in Gothika

A Prisoner Transport Bus Guard in The Fugitive

Prisoner Transport Flight guards, local civilians, and N.Y.P.D. officers in U.S. Marshals

Stuart Wilson as Doctor Robin Hatcher in Hot Fuzz

State Troopers, Sheriff's Deputies, Prison Guards and Police in The Blues Brothers

Ryan Phillippe as Parker and Benicio del Toro as Longbaugh in The Way of the Gun

Pregnant woman in Thursday

U.S. Navy sailors in Crimson Tide

Kevin Dillon as Bunny in Platoon

Ice Cube as James 'Desolation' Williams in Ghosts of Mars

Larenz Tate in Dead Presidents (custom short version)

Clint Eastwood as FBI Agent Terry McCaleb in Blood Work

Dirk Hunter as Harrison in Undead

William Fichtner as The Bank Manager in The Dark Knight

Heath Ledger as Joker in The Dark Knight

Daniel Auteuil as Inspector Schneider in MR 73 (2008)

Philippe Nahon as Inspector Subral in MR 73 (2008)
Hugh Jackman as Van Helsing in Van Helsing (Sawed off, Mocked up to look more gothic)

Gang Member in State of Grace

Television

Survivors

Pittsburgh Police officers, an armored van driver, and Jeremy Davidson as Henry "Mr. Rabbit" Roman in The Kill Point ("Mr. Rabbit" using one with a pachymar revolver-style pistol grip)

Prison transport guards in Seven Days (episode "The Fire Last Time")

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

Eddie Cahill as Detective Donald Flack Jr. in CSI: NY (episode: "Snow Day", fitted with surefire dedicated forend weaponlight and spare shotshell holders on reciever)

Cec Verrell as Iris Smith in Hunter (episode: City Under Siege)

Situation Critical

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Several Characters in Criminal Minds.

Several Police officers in Blue Murder.

Video Games

Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops

Resident Evil/Biohazard

Scarface: The World is Yours (Marine Magnum version, called the "Shotgun")

Rainbow Six: Vegas

Rainbow Six: Vegas 2

Kane and Lynch: Dead Men

Battlefield 2 (as the "M11-87", with ghost ring sights and spare shotshell holders on side of reciever)

Vietcong

Battlefield 2: Modern Combat

Resident Evil 4

Left 4 Dead: 2

SOCOM: Confrontation (as "12 Guage Pump")

Anime

Dutch in Black Lagoon

Kochikame, The Movie

Remington 870 Slug Gun

The Remington 870 Slug Gun is a high end 870 with rifled sights designed for firing rifled slugs. It was manufactured for decades before the currently available 870 Express Deer gun (which is an 'economy' version with laminate stocks and more 'slop' in the tolerances).

Remington 870 Slug Gun - 12 gauge

Film

Michael Badalucco as Mathilda's Father in Leon (The Professional)

Mr. Smith (Marton Csokas) and Charlie Carbone (Jerry O'Connell) in Kangaroo Jack

Dirk Hunter as Harrison in Undead

Remington 870 Folding Stock

Remington 870 Police Magnum with folding stock - 12 gauge

Remington 870 Police Magnum with stock folded - 12 gauge

Remington 870 Police Folder with extended magazine tube - stock extended - 12 gauge

Film

Police officers and Linda Hamilton as Sarah Connor in Terminator 2: Judgement Day (fitted with spare shotshell holders and high-capacity magazine tube)

N.Y.P.D. officers in The Siege

Various thugs in RoboCop

Kurt Russell as Det. Gabriel Cash in Tango & Cash

One of Yero's Goons in Miami Vice (2006)

Police Officiers in Ghost Rider

A Pirate and Sylvester Stallone as John Rambo in Rambo: First Blood Part II

Postal

Mexican PJF Agents in A Man Apart

Danny Glover as Det. Lt. James McFee in Witness

William Fichtner as SFC. Jeff Sanderson in Black Hawk Down (with stock removed)