Remington Model 870 vs Steyr SSG 69: Specs Compared

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ASmall arms

Remington Model 870

Pump-action shotgun

Steyr SSG 69 — licensed reference photograph

BSmall arms

Steyr SSG 69

Sniper rifle

Credit

Steyr Mannlicher · CC BY 2.0 · Resized · CC BY 2.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

Remington Model 870Remington Model 870 · Length · Length

0.67–1.28 m

Length source ↗

Steyr SSG 69SSG 69 PII

1.19 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Measured figures

Head to head

15 of 44 rows sourced on both sides

0.67–1.28mRemington Model 870 · Length · Length

1.19mSSG 69 PII

LengthScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

0.67–1.28 m

Remington Model 870 · Length · Length

Single source

26.3 in (670 mm) to 50.5 in (1,280 mm)^[source]Remington Model 870 · Length

Configuration

Details

Remington Model 870 and Steyr SSG 69 configuration
Specification	Remington Model 870	Steyr SSG 69
Type	Pump-action shotgun^[source]Remington Model 870 · Type	Sniper rifle^[source]
Place of origin	United States^[source]Remington Model 870 · Place of origin	Austria^[source]
In service	1950–present^[source]Remington Model 870 · In service	1969–present^[source]
Used by	See Users^[source]

710mm

650mmSSG 69 PI, SSG 69 PII

Barrel lengthScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

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]

0.65 m

SSG 69 PI, SSG 69 PII

Single source

0.409 m

SSG 69 PIV

Single source

Wars	Vietnam War Rhodesian Bush War Lebanese Civil War War in Afghanistan Iraq War^[source]Remington Model 870 · Wars	Lebanese Civil War Kurdistan Workers' Party insurgency Sino-Vietnamese War Salvadoran Civil War Croatian War of Independence Syrian Civil War Yemeni Civil War (2015–present) Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen Saudi–Yemeni border conflict (2015–present)^[source]

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

Designed	1950^[source]Remington Model 870 · Designed	—

Manufacturer	Remington Arms^[source]Remington Model 870 · Manufacturer	Steyr Mannlicher^[source]

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

Produced	1951–present^[source]Remington Model 870 · Produced	1969–2015^[source]

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

Variants	See Variants^[source]Remington Model 870 · Variants	SSG 69 PI, SSG 69 PII, SSG 69 PIV^[source]

Cartridge	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	7.62×51mm NATO / .308 Winchester , .243 Winchester , .22-250 Remington (SSG 69 PII)^[source]

Cartridge

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

7.62×51mm NATO / .308 Winchester , .243 Winchester , .22-250 Remington (SSG 69 PII)^[source]

Action	Pump-action^[source]Remington Model 870 · Action	Bolt-action^[source]

Feed system	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	5-round rotary magazine^[source]

Sights	Bead, twin bead, adjustable open sights, or ghost ring (all iron sights ). Also cantilever and receiver-mounts for scopes^[source]Remington Model 870 · Sights	iron sights on SSG 69 PI telescopic sight^[source]

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

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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