Sling options on a 870...

[Andy54Hawken]

So I have this Wingmaster from 1981...and I was thinking of putting a sling on it.
Will the currently made aftermarket magazine caps with the sling swivel built in work for this era of Wingmaster...?
And yes I know that I will have to drill the butt stock for the rear swivel .
Andy
Edit to add :
Its in 12 gauge with a factory 18 inch Improved Cylinder choke barrel

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[WAYNO]

I have used the sling swivel cap on multiple 870's and I've never known any to have a different size. It works well.

 

[HA556]

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So I have this Wingmaster from 1981...and I was thinking of putting a sling on it.
Will the currently made aftermarket magazine caps with the sling swivel built in work for this era of Wingmaster...?
And yes I know that I will have to drill the butt stock for the rear swivel .
Andy
Edit to add :
Its in 12 gauge with a factory 18 inch Improved Cylinder choke barrel

Can't answer your question on the sling but, let me say, that thing is just sweet looking!!

 

[Andy54Hawken]

@HA556
Thank you very much....it shoots really well too.
I use for an all round fun shooter...nothing like blasting away with a 12 gauge...A close range grouse gun...And a "You came to the wrong house" gun...
Andy

 

[Caveman Jim]

I'd go the way @WAYNO is suggesting, I like the detachable sling swivel.

Uncle Mike's Quick Detachable Sling Swivel Cap Set Remington 870 (Ball

The perfect way to add a sling swivel set to your favorite 870. This ball-and-detent cap set is for external ratchet type guns. MidwayUSA offers cap...

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[ZA_Survivalist]

Are you going for era correct mounts?

 

[Andy54Hawken]

Are you going for era correct mounts?

Good question...considering my usual firearms of choice...

For my Wingmaster here...I was thinking of current era mounts , like what @WAYNO and @Caveman Jim have suggested.
( Thanks guys..! )
Andy

 

[Joe13]

My police 870 from '81 is set up in a similar way but I like this since it's clamped to the mag tube and the barrel. Seems sturdier to me.

I have not shopped around but I'm sure they still make them.

 

[Joe13]

I just realized you would need to add a +2 extension to use the clamp.

Not a bad thing to have an extra 2 in the tube though lol.

 

[Joe13]

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[Joe13]

This is pretty much what I have:

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[Stomper]

If you're averse to drilling into the wood stock, does anyone know if they make an attachment that would sandwich between the pad and the wood portion of the stock?

 

[titsonritz]

If you're averse to drilling into the wood stock, does anyone know if they make an attachment that would sandwich between the pad and the wood portion of the stock?

Or one of these...
AR-15 Buttstock Adapter for AR15 / M16 / M16A2 Buttstocks
I have one on my 870 along with their VCAS, same I have on most of my long guns.

 

[Andy54Hawken]

If you're averse to drilling into the wood stock, does anyone know if they make an attachment that would sandwich between the pad and the wood portion of the stock?

It all depends on the firearm , that I am dealing with...mostly I am adverse to having a "Oops" or Or Sh!t moment when drilling into the wood stock...
That said , I have drilled into stocks before and will do so again.

@Joe13
Sweet looking shotgun you have there...and thanks for the links and ideas.
Andy

 

[bsa1917hunter]

I'd go the way @WAYNO is suggesting, I like the detachable sling swivel.

Uncle Mike's Quick Detachable Sling Swivel Cap Set Remington 870 (Ball

The perfect way to add a sling swivel set to your favorite 870. This ball-and-detent cap set is for external ratchet type guns. MidwayUSA offers cap...

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Thats how i run them. Very easy to put on and you can find that kit at bi mart and coastal.

 

[Andy54Hawken]

Thats how i run them. Very easy to put on and you can find that kit at bi mart and coastal.

I am going to go with that option...
We do not have any Bi-Marts near by...nor any Coastal Stores...luckily the Uncle Mike's set up is fairly common to find in stock around where I live.
Andy

 

[bsa1917hunter]

I am going to go with that option...
We do not have any Bi-Marts near by...nor any Coastal Stores...luckily the Uncle Mike's set up is fairly common to find in stock around where I live.
Andy

Geez, no Bi-mart? You must live under a rock buddy.. I listed those 2 stores because I thought they were the most common. Of course if you have a sportsman's or Cabela's close by, you will be able to find them there as well. That is the beauty of that kit. They are pretty easy to find. I think the first time I installed one, I was like 16. The wingmaster is such a cool shotgun. I have one right now that was made in '79, that I bought a few weeks ago and I'm contemplating doing the same thing to it, but it's so original that I don't know if I want to mess with it:


It is nice having a sling on these old guns though... My lefty is set up for sling use:

That was one of the first things I did to that shotgun. It only cost me $160.00, so I didn't feel so bad about changing stocks and putting a different cap on it.. The wingmasters were made to hunt, I don't know why they didn't add sling studs at the factory....

 

[WAYNO]

It is nice having a sling on these old guns though... The wingmasters were made to hunt, I don't know why they didn't add sling studs at the factory....

I've wondered that myself. In the early morning hours, my hands were so full of stuff while creeping into the duckblind, we absolutely had to have a sling on any of our shotguns, or make two trips.

 

[bsa1917hunter]

I've wondered that myself. In the early morning hours, my hands were so full of stuff while creeping into the duckblind, we absolutely had to have a sling on any of our shotguns, or make two trips.

That's the perfect example right there. I remember so many freezing cold mornings packing decoys, dog and everything else my buddy and I could. We had to have our shotguns on slings for that for sure..

 

[No_Regerts]

A non-invasive method would be to get the sling mounts that pinch between the magazine tube and cap, and then between the reciver and stock.