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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.
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.
Please check the talk page for additional variants of the Model 870 not shown on the main page.
Specifications
(1951 - Present)
Type: Shotgun
Caliber: 12 gauge, 20 gauge, .410 bore
Capacity: 3,4,7,8 shells in underbarrel tube magazine
Fire Modes: Single shot (pump-action)
The Remington 870 shotgun has appeared in the following films and television series used by the following actors:
Remington 870
Film
- Ed Harris as Hotchkiss in Borderline (1980)
- STAR officer in Heaven's Burning (1997)
- F.B.I. agent on a warrant service in Married to the Mob (1988)
- Scott Glenn as Jack Crawford in Silence of the Lambs (1991)
- My Science Project (1985)
- Bruce Dern as Michael Lander in Black Sunday (1977)
- The Star Chamber (1983)
- Take the Money and Run (1969)
- Tom Atkins as Det. Cameron in Night of the Creeps (1986)
- William Sadler as Sarge in Roadracers (1994)
- Matt Frewer as Ralph Carver in Desperation (2006)
- Police officers in Stakeout (1987)
- In the Heat of the Night (1967)
- Police officers in ...And Justice For All (1979)
- Prime Cut (1972)
- Linda Haynes as Linda Forchet in Rolling Thunder (1977)
- Phoenix Police officers in * The Gauntlet (1977)
- Criminal henchman in Fatal Beauty (1987)
- Police Officers in The Sugarland Express (1974)
- Tom Noonan as Francis "The Toothfairy" Dollarhyde in Manhunter (1986)
- Tom Selleck as Chief Jesse Stone in Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise (2006)
- Sheri Moon Zombie as Baby in The Devil's Rejects
- L.A. Police officers in S.W.A.T.
- Kari Wuhrer as Sheriff Samantha 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
- JBI SWAT Officer in 2009: Lost Memories
- 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)
- Fisher Stevens as Vince Latello in My Science Project (1985)
- 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
- Mr. Smith's minion and Charlie Carbone in Kangaroo Jack.
- Wing Kong gang member in Big Trouble in Little China (1986)
- Marco Rodríguez as The Supermarket Killer in Cobra (1986) (sawn off)
- Nick Nolte as Jack Benteen and Luis Contreras as Lupo in Extreme Prejudice (1987)
- Martin Sheen as Kit in Badlands (1973)
- FBI Agents in In the Line of Duty: The FBI Murders (1988)
- Tommy Lee Jones as Dave Robicheaux in In the Electric Mist (2009)
- Brett Wagner as Jesse in The Crazies (2010)
- Brandon Routh as Agent Jackson in Unthinkable (2010)
- Denzel Washington as Eli in The Book of Eli (2010) (sawn off)
- Abbie Cornish as Sweet Pea in Sucker Punch (2011)
- Galyn Görg as Angie in RoboCop 2 (Modified short-barrel version)
- One of Cain's thugs in RoboCop 2 (full-size standard stock with extended mag tube)
- One of Cain's thugs in RoboCop 2 (short-barrel with pistol grip)
Television
- Eric Balfour as Duke Crocker in Haven (2010-????)
- Australian police in Blue Murder (1995)
- Canadian goverment agents in The Border (2008-2010)
- Various characters in Harper's Island (2009)
- L.A.P.D. in Robbery Homicide Division (2002-2003)
- 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")
- 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)
- Several Characters in Criminal Minds.
- Several Police officers in Blue Murder.
- Various characters in The A-Team
Video Games
- Scarface: The World is Yours (Marine Magnum version, called the "Shotgun")
- Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days (Sawn-off and un-sawn off)
- Battlefield 2 (as the "M11-87", with ghost ring sights and spare shotshell holders on side of receiver)
- SOCOM: Confrontation (as "12 Gauge Pump")
- Left 4 Dead 2 (as the "Chrome Shotgun", w/ the sight rib and the tactical flashlight)
- Battlefield: Bad Company 2 (870MCS version)
- Batman Arkham Asylum (short barrel and pistol grip)
- Zombie Panic Source (with pistol grip)
- Homefront (Model 870 Express ShurShot Synthetic Cantilever)
Anime
- Dutch in Black Lagoon
- High School of the Dead (Police Magnum w/ Black Synthetic Furniture)
- "Underside of the Kitten Paw" cult member in Asobi ni Ikuyo: Bombshells from the Sky (Sawed off version)
- Laura in RIN ~Daughters of Mnemosyne~
Animation
Remington 870 Slug Gun
The Remington 870 Slug Gun is a high end 870 with rifle 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).
Film
| Actor | Character | Title | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Badalucco | Mathilda's father | Léon (The Professional) | 1994 | |
| Dirk Hunter | Constable Harrison | Undead | 2003 |
Remington 870 Field Gun
Film
| Actor | Character | Title | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Davoli | Chris Scarpa | Knockaround Guys | 2002 | |
| John Cullum | Jim Dahlberg | The Day After | 1983 | |
| Dirty cop | Running Scared | With sawed-off stock | 2006 | |
| Henchman | The Matrix Revolutions | With sawed-off barrel and stock | 2003 | |
| Xander Berkeley | Waingro | L.A. Takedown | With sawed-off barrel and stock | 1989 |
Television
- Used by Mack in The Unit
- Mitch Pileggi as the "Road Warrior" killer in Criminal Minds (Sawed Off)
- Sorrell Booke as Boss Hogg in Dukes of Hazzard, The (TV series)
Video Games
| Game Title | Appears as | Mods | Notation | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mafia II | 2010 |
Anime
- High School of the Dead (w/ short barrel)
Remington 870 Folding Stock
Film
- Sylvester Stallone as N.Y.P.D. Detective DaSilva in Nighthawks (1981)
- Det. Frescia's (Kurt Russell) car trunk in Tequila Sunrise (1988)
- United States Marine embassy guards in The Saint (1997)
- Secret Service agents in Guarding Tess (1994)
- Police officers and Linda Hamilton as Sarah Connor in Terminator 2: Judgment Day (fitted with spare shotshell holders and high-capacity magazine tube)
- N.Y.P.D. officers in The Siege
- Various thugs in RoboCop
- Briefly seen in the hands of a Detroit Police officer in RoboCop 2
- Kurt Russell as Det. Gabriel Cash in Tango & Cash
- One of Yero's Goons in Miami Vice (2006)
- Police Officers in Ghost Rider
- A Pirate and Sylvester Stallone as John Rambo in Rambo: First Blood Part II
- Chris Spencer as Officer Greg in 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)
- Gang Member in Death Wish 3
- Clancy Brown as MSgt. Larry McRose in Extreme Prejudice (1987)
- Samantha Doane as Wanda in The Enforcer
- Revok's assassins and the CONSEC guards in Scanners
- Victorian Police Officers in Animal Kingdom (2010)
- Briefly seen in the hands of a Detroit Police officer in RoboCop 2 (1990)
Television
- Hudzen in Red Dwarf
- The SAS in Ultimate Force
- S.F.P.D. personnel, civilians, and Avery Brooks as Benjamin Sisko in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (episode: "Past Tense", with high-capacity magazine tube)
- Mexican police officer, thug in The A-Team (episode: "Knights Of The Road)
Anime
- Gunsmith Cats Rally used this temporarily in the warehouse
Video Games
| Game Title | Appears as | Mods | Notation | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Theft Auto III | 2001 | |||
| Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne | 2003 | |||
| Terminator Salvation | 2009 | |||
| Army of Two: The 40th Day | R870 Shotgun | Can be fitted with a variety of stocks, barrels, magazines, scopes, suppressors/muzzle brakes | Stock always extended | 2010 |
See Also
- Norinco 982 - Chinese clone of the Remington 870
- Knight's Armament Masterkey - Underbarrel door-breeching shotgun that uses the Remington 870 design