MAT-49 vs Remington Model 870: Specs Compared

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MAT-49

Submachine gun

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BSmall arms

Remington Model 870

Pump-action shotgun

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

MAT-49Length · source measurement 2

0.72 m

Length source ↗

Remington Model 870Remington Model 870 · Length · Length

0.67–1.28 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Measured figures

Head to head

18 of 56 rows sourced on both sides

720mmLength · source measurement 2

0.67–1.28mRemington Model 870 · Length · Length

LengthScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

0.46 m

Length · source measurement 1

Single source

0.72 m

Length · source measurement 2

Single source

Configuration

Details

MAT-49 and Remington Model 870 configuration
Specification	MAT-49	Remington Model 870
Type	Submachine gun^[source]	Pump-action shotgun^[source]Remington Model 870 · Type
Place of origin	France^[source]	United States^[source]Remington Model 870 · Place of origin
In service	1949–Present^[source]	1950–present^[source]Remington Model 870 · In service
Used by	See Users

230mm

710mm

Barrel length

All recorded figures & sources

0.23 m

Barrel length

Single source

230 mm (9.1 in)^[source]

0.64 m

Remington 870 · 410 Turkey TSS · Barrel length

Single source

0.508 m

Remington 870 · Fieldmaster · 28, 26, 21, 18.75, 26 and 711, 660, 533, 476, 660 and

Single source

0.508 m

Remington 870 · Fieldmaster · Barrel length

Single source

0.51 m

Remington 870 · FieldMaster Deer · Barrel length

Single source

0.51 m

Remington 870 · Fieldmaster Fully Rifled Cantilever · Barrel length

Single source

0.508 m

Remington 870 · Fieldmaster Synthetic · 28, 26, 21, 21 and 710, 660, 530, 530 and

Single source

0.51 m

Remington 870 · Fieldmaster Synthetic · Barrel length

Single source

0.47 m

Remington 870 · Special Purpose Marine Magnum · Barrel length

Single source

0.51 m

Remington 870 · SPS Super Mag Turkey Predator · Barrel length

Single source

0.65 m

Remington 870 · SPS Superslug · Barrel length

Single source

0.71 m

Remington 870 · Super Magnum Flyaway · Barrel length

Single source

0.66 m

Remington 870 · Super Magnum Turkey/Waterfowl Camo · Barrel length

Single source

0.53 m

Remington 870 · Turkey Camo · Barrel length

Single source

0.64–0.71 m

Remington 870 · Wingmaster · Barrel length

Single source

0.36–0.76 m

Remington Model 870 · Barrel length · Barrel length

Single source

14 in (360 mm) to 30 in (760 mm)^[source]Remington Model 870 · Barrel length

20 in (510 mm)^[source]Remington 870 · FieldMaster Deer

25 in (640 mm)^[source]Remington 870 · 410 Turkey TSS

21 in (530 mm)^[source]Remington 870 · Turkey Camo

25 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (650 mm)^[source]Remington 870 · SPS Superslug

28, 26, 21, 18.75, 26 and 20 in (711, 660, 533, 476, 660 and 508 mm)^[source]Remington 870 · Fieldmaster

28, 26, 21, 21 and 20 in (710, 660, 530, 530 and 510 mm)^[source]Remington 870 · Fieldmaster Synthetic

18 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (470 mm)^[source]

Wars	First Indochina War Korean War Suez Crisis 1958 Lebanon Crisis Algerian War Vietnam War Laotian Civil War Cambodian Civil War Sino-Vietnamese War Portuguese Colonial War Basque conflict Rhodesian Bush War Western Sahara War Shaba II Chadian–Libyan conflict Lebanese Civil War Algerian Civil War Libyan Civil War Syrian Civil War Mali War Central African Republic Civil War (2012–present)^[source]	Vietnam War Rhodesian Bush War Lebanese Civil War War in Afghanistan Iraq War^[source]Remington Model 870 · Wars

Designer	Pierre Monteil^[source]	L.Ray Crittendon, Phillip Haskell, Ellis Hailston, G.E. Pinckney^[source]Remington Model 870 · Designer

Designed	1947-1949^[source]	1950^[source]Remington Model 870 · Designed

Manufacturer	Manufacture Nationale d'Armes de Tulle Manufacture d'armes de Saint-Étienne^[source]	Remington Arms^[source]Remington Model 870 · Manufacturer

Produced	1949–1973^[source]	1951–present^[source]Remington Model 870 · Produced

No. built	~ 100,000^[source]	11,000,000+^[source]Remington Model 870 · No. built

Variants	See Variants^[source]	See Variants^[source]Remington Model 870 · Variants

Cartridge	9×19mm Parabellum 7.62×25mm Tokarev (PAVN converted)^[source]	12 gauge , 16 gauge , 20 gauge , 28 gauge , or .410 bore^[source]Remington Model 870 · Cartridge 12-gauge^[source]Remington 870 · FieldMaster Deer .410-bore^[source]Remington 870 · 410 Turkey TSS 12-gauge^[source]Remington 870 · Turkey Camo 12-gauge^[source]Remington 870 · SPS Superslug 12-gauge, 20-gauge^[source]Remington 870 · Fieldmaster 12-gauge, 20-gauge^[source]Remington 870 · Fieldmaster Synthetic 12-gauge^[source]Remington 870 · Special Purpose Marine Magnum 12-gauge ( 2 + 3 ⁄ 4 ", 3" and 3 + 1 ⁄ 2 ")^[source]Remington 870 · SPS Super Mag Turkey Predator 12-gauge ( 2 + 3 ⁄ 4 ", 3" and 3 + 1 ⁄ 2 ")^[source]Remington 870 · Super Magnum Flyaway 12-gauge ( 2 + 3 ⁄ 4 ", 3" and 3 + 1 ⁄ 2 ")^[source]Remington 870 · Super Magnum Turkey/Waterfowl Camo 12-gauge ( 2 + 3 ⁄ 4 " and 3"), 20-gauge, and .410-bore^[source]Remington 870 · Wingmaster 12-gauge^[source]Remington 870 · Fieldmaster Fully Rifled Cantilever

Cartridge

9×19mm Parabellum 7.62×25mm Tokarev (PAVN converted)^[source]

12 gauge , 16 gauge , 20 gauge , 28 gauge , or .410 bore^[source]Remington Model 870 · Cartridge

12-gauge^[source]Remington 870 · FieldMaster Deer

.410-bore^[source]Remington 870 · 410 Turkey TSS

12-gauge^[source]Remington 870 · Turkey Camo

12-gauge^[source]Remington 870 · SPS Superslug

12-gauge, 20-gauge^[source]Remington 870 · Fieldmaster

12-gauge, 20-gauge^[source]Remington 870 · Fieldmaster Synthetic

12-gauge^[source]Remington 870 · Special Purpose Marine Magnum

12-gauge ( 2 + 3 ⁄ 4 ", 3" and 3 + 1 ⁄ 2 ")^[source]Remington 870 · SPS Super Mag Turkey Predator

12-gauge ( 2 + 3 ⁄ 4 ", 3" and 3 + 1 ⁄ 2 ")^[source]Remington 870 · Super Magnum Flyaway

12-gauge ( 2 + 3 ⁄ 4 ", 3" and 3 + 1 ⁄ 2 ")^[source]Remington 870 · Super Magnum Turkey/Waterfowl Camo

12-gauge ( 2 + 3 ⁄ 4 " and 3"), 20-gauge, and .410-bore^[source]Remington 870 · Wingmaster

12-gauge^[source]Remington 870 · Fieldmaster Fully Rifled Cantilever

Action	Blowback , open bolt^[source]	Pump-action^[source]Remington Model 870 · Action

Feed system	20 or 32 rounds 35 rounds (PAVN converted)^[source]	3+1, 4+1, 5+1, 6+1, or 7+1 round internal tube magazine , or an external 6+1 box magazine^[source]Remington Model 870 · Feed system

Sights	Iron sights^[source]	Bead, twin bead, adjustable open sights, or ghost ring (all iron sights ). Also cantilever and receiver-mounts for scopes^[source]Remington Model 870 · Sights

Unit cost	—	$ 350^[source]Remington Model 870 · Unit cost

Barrel type	—	Fully rifled^[source]Remington 870 · FieldMaster Deer Vent Rib, Rem Choke^[source]Remington 870 · 410 Turkey TSS Vent Rib, Rem Choke^[source]Remington 870 · Turkey Camo Fully rifled extra heavy (fluted)^[source]Remington 870 · SPS Superslug Vent rib Rem Choke and fully rifled^[source]Remington 870 · Fieldmaster Vent rib Rem Choke and fully rifled^[source]Remington 870 · Fieldmaster Synthetic Cylinder choke^[source]Remington 870 · Special Purpose Marine Magnum Rem Choke^[source]Remington 870 · SPS Super Mag Turkey Predator Vent rib, Rem Choke^[source]Remington 870 · Super Magnum Flyaway Vent rib, Rem Choke^[source]Remington 870 · Super Magnum Turkey/Waterfowl Camo Vent Rib, Rem Choke^[source]Remington 870 · Wingmaster Fully rifled^[source]Remington 870 · Fieldmaster Fully Rifled Cantilever

Barrel type

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Fully rifled^[source]Remington 870 · FieldMaster Deer

Vent Rib, Rem Choke^[source]Remington 870 · 410 Turkey TSS

Vent Rib, Rem Choke^[source]Remington 870 · Turkey Camo

Fully rifled extra heavy (fluted)^[source]Remington 870 · SPS Superslug

Vent rib Rem Choke and fully rifled^[source]Remington 870 · Fieldmaster

Vent rib Rem Choke and fully rifled^[source]Remington 870 · Fieldmaster Synthetic

Cylinder choke^[source]Remington 870 · Special Purpose Marine Magnum

Rem Choke^[source]Remington 870 · SPS Super Mag Turkey Predator

Vent rib, Rem Choke^[source]Remington 870 · Super Magnum Flyaway

Vent rib, Rem Choke^[source]Remington 870 · Super Magnum Turkey/Waterfowl Camo

Vent Rib, Rem Choke^[source]Remington 870 · Wingmaster

Fully rifled^[source]Remington 870 · Fieldmaster Fully Rifled Cantilever

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