Originally Posted by
Nimrodder
The Express is built to a price point using cheaper materials and some have ruff chambers that need to be polished before the gun is made reliable. The Wingmaster is by far a better gun (ie materials inside and out) and can be had for $300- $450 on the used gunrack.
Nimrodder - the express has some cast parts while some of these on the wingmaster are machined. It does not make them junk. My 870 Express SuperMag has been in duck blinds, boats, and goose fields. It has been used so hard and for so long that the stock had to be replaced because of all the nicks and dings in it. But this old shotgun just keeps on firing and dropping birds out of the sky.
But to get back to the original post - don't overlook the Browning line of pumps. Very nice.