Sorry to see this, but a sign of the times. Remington has always had legions of fans, though seemingly not among those who frequent web forums. I've always loved Remington shotguns, my first was an inherited 11-48 that I assume my grandfather took allot of game with. I shot my first 2 grouse with it.
Companies like Mossberg seem fearless with the # of makes/models of shotguns they come up with, some pretty ridiculous. However, even they juggle model #s in their favor, ie, Model 500s had parkerized finishes added and they became 590s at a higher price. (a 590 and a 590A1 have become different guns) Never read any criticism of this, meanwhile, Remington adds an entry level "express" model and the web forum experts sh*t all over it relentlessly. Lots to chuckle about, some of these same owners wouldn't put their wingmasters away wet but complain about corrosion on a cheaper version of the gun when they treat it that way? Yes, some corners were cut but they were being offered at around 1/2 the price.
From what I've seen of the new 870 offerings, they appear to be EXPRESS models at 2/3 the cost of what new Wingmasters used to be. (roughly $800 last time I considered a new pump gun)
Not sure what Remington is focusing on production-wise these days, would appear to be shotguns.
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