870 police

[Shooter mawer]

What parts do I convert a 870 Express to an 870 police model. is the 870 marked Express or police anywhere on the shotgun. I'm new to the Forum thank you shooter mawer

[luangtom]

What parts do I convert a 870 Express to an 870 police model. is the 870 marked Express or police anywhere on the shotgun. I'm new to the Forum thank you shooter mawer

Um...ya don't convert an Express to Police. The Police has far too many internal parts to be cost-effective to change them all. Different extractor, different carrier, different springs...ya get the drift? Yes, they both are marked to indicate which model they are on the receiver.

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[Shooter mawer]

Will the express work as well for home defense as the police version. if I wanted to upgrade to a police version where would be a place to Source One.thanks for your help.

[Synchronizor]

Um...ya don't convert an Express to Police. The Police has far too many internal parts to be cost-effective to change them all. Different extractor, different carrier, different springs...ya get the drift? Yes, they both are marked to indicate which model they are on the receiver.

Not at all. The significant internal differences only amount to an extractor and two springs - and one of those springs is just there to make the trigger pull heavier for tense armed stand-offs, so it's not really an "upgrade". Honestly, the Express versions of the other two parts work perfectly fine too, and even have some advantages over the Police parts, but if if you want to, it's maybe $25 - $30 to change them. If you're comparing 4-round models, the mag spring might be different too, but that's only another $5 if that's important to you (you might actually be better off with the Express version of that spring, depending on what you're doing).

There are some other differences involving things like the finish, furniture, and chokes, but nothing else that really changes how the gun works mechanically. An Express is an fine choice for HD, as living in a closet doesn't require a heavy-duty finish anyway.

See this post for details on Expresses vs. Police models.

[Shooter mawer]

Thank you very much I'll just keep my 870 HD and call it good

[luangtom]

Um...ya don't convert an Express to Police. The Police has far too many internal parts to be cost-effective to change them all. Different extractor, different carrier, different springs...ya get the drift? Yes, they both are marked to indicate which model they are on the receiver.

Not at all. The significant internal differences only amount to an extractor and two springs - and one of those springs is just there to make the trigger pull heavier for tense armed stand-offs, so it's not really an "upgrade". Honestly, the Express versions of the other two parts work perfectly fine too, and even have some advantages over the Police parts, but if if you want to, it's maybe $25 - $30 to change them. If you're comparing 4-round models, the mag spring might be different too, but that's only another $5 if that's important to you (you might actually be better off with the Express version of that spring, depending on what you're doing).

There are some other differences involving things like the finish, furniture, and chokes, but nothing else that really changes how the gun works mechanically. An Express is an fine choice for HD, as living in a closet doesn't require a heavy-duty finish anyway.

See this post for details on Expresses vs. Police models.

I stand corrected. When I spoke to our armorer, before I retired, he said it would not be worth my while to do so, so I just purchase my Police Magnum instead of an Express. I was basing my response on his.

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