I got my Remington products catalog in the mail the other day and i was lookin through and came acrossed something that stumped me. What is the difference between the Remington 870 Express and the Remington 870 Wingmaster? Also i plan on hunting Deer, Duck, Turkey, and smaller game such as squirrel,rabbit etc. and i want to get the combo version with both the slug barrel and the regular barrel. Do they sell the wingmasters with the combo or just the 870 express?

express = ugly but functional
wingmaster = pretty but functional

mello

So for a first time hunter who's going to drag it through the woods and fields and mud i should get the 870 express

Mello said it right. I bought a 870 express ten years ago and it never gave me problems. When i got out of the militray i pratically had to pry it out of his hands to get it back. The wingmaster is a better looking gun.

I have a wingmaster and the housing around the trigger group is metal. My brother has an express and it appears to be something synthetic.plastic?polymer?

I am definitely not someone that gets hung up on looks, as long as the performance is there. The 870 express is still this countries most popular shotgun, and performs very well. I have the supermag combo, 3 1/2" chamber and love it.

RedLion, I was just mentioning possible long term durability. That said I have never seen an 870 wingmaster or express fail. In my opinion they are the ONLY pump gun made. I don't worry to much about looks either, 870's are born to hunt, not just sit on a shelf and look at. My wingmaster has been in the family longer than I have and the stock is starting to look like a chainsaw chewed on it. Not to mention the blue/rust combo on the steel. Still never fails me. Scared to clean it up, it might get offended and start acting up.