Remington 870

The **Remington 870** is a shotgun in BlastGen. It appears in all modes.

## Campaign

The Remington 870 is the standard shotgun used by the USMC. It is used by Sgt. Hill when he breaches the warehouse in the mission House Cleaning and can be picked up from fallen allies in other missions as well. The Remington 870 is also used by one of the randomly generated police officers in the mission Takedown, but can’t be obtained in that mission.

## Multiplayer

The Remington 870 is unlocked at Level 6 and is the second shotgun unlocked. The Remington 870 submits itself as the sole pump action shotgun in the game. As such, it deals very high damage at close range, more so than the Double-Barrel, at the cost of a slower rate of fire. Damage wise, the Remington 870 fires 8 pellets which each deal 40 damage, requiring only 3 pellets to hit to secure a one hit kill. However, the spread is very wide, which makes the Remington 870 harder to use at range. It has an average clip size of 8 shells which are all hand loaded, which makes the Remington 870 one of the slowest reloading shotguns in the game, second only to the Striker. The Remington 870 also has a mediocre fire rate of 70 RPM, which is one of the most slowest fire rates in the entire game, and death is almost guaranteed if the player misses their shot, making it a high risk high reward type weapon.

Attachments wise, the Remington 870 has limited on offer. The Reflex Sight and Holographic Sight provide a precision optic that can be used in close range. Though, considering the Remington 870 has a short range as it is, optics are useless on it. Extended Mags increases the magazine size to about 11 shells, but makes reloads twice as long. Ammo consumption is a problem with the Remington 870, and Extended Mags is simply seen as overkill. The Laser Sight tightens the hip fire spread of the Remington 870, equal to that of a submachine gun. The Laser Sight is an extremely valuable attachment, as it allows the Remington 870 to score easier one hit kills at close or even medium range and is commonly seen attached to it. Overall, the Remington 870 isn’t a bad weapon, but it is usually outclassed by other shotguns such as the Striker.

## Zombies

The Remington 870 is the lone shotgun available in the Modern Era maps. It shares the same stats as the M1897 Trench Gun, having a 8 round tube and dealing 25 damage per pellet. It is a reliable weapon in the earlier rounds, being able to one shot kill most zombies if all the pellets hit until Round 15, where it becomes a 2 shot kill. The unique part about the Remington 870 is that headshots will **always** be a one hit kill if all pellets hit, regardless of what round the player is on, making it one of the most reliable guns in the game. However, the key weakness of the Remington 870 is its slow reloading speed, and players might be caught off guard while reloading. When upgraded, it becomes the **Holy Spirit**, gaining a larger magazine, longer range and better accuracy. It also gains unique slug rounds that replace pellet spread with a single projectile that is more accurate at range, and the pump action speed is increased significantly. However, there is no statistical difference between the upgraded and non upgraded variants, as both can one shot kill to the head on any round.

## Trivia

* The M1897 Trench Gun is a reskin of the Remington 870, much like the M30 is a reskin of the Double-Barrel.
* The Remington 870 is one of the few weapons that can gib in Multiplayer.