M870

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The **Remington Model 870**, known in-game as the **M870**, is a Shotgun that uses 12 gauge Ammunition.

## Info

The M870 is one of the most used and common Weapons in the game. It has all-around stats for a shotgun with a "one shot kill" potential, relatively low fire rate, and medium-low range and accuracy.

## Strategies

### Using

* Shooting the M870 slows the user down for about half of a second, however, that can be avoided by Quickswitching to another weapon or melee.
* It should be noted that dual M870s aren't as effective anymore, as quick-switching from one pump-action Shotgun to another to make it seem like an MP220 now triggers a full cool-down (as of the rivers update). This is the same for M870 + SPAS-12 and dual SPAS-12s.
	+ There is an extremely hard to learn but powerful method of quickswitching called Overclocking that essentially allows the user to fire 2 M870 shots 250ms apart (optimally).
* If in an enclosed space such as the Mansion's safe room, all bullets will hit the enemy. If this happens, the M870 can kill an unarmed Player with just one round.
* A good combo is to have the M870 in the first slot, and the MP220 in the second, and quickswitch.
* It is a great dual quickswitching starter gun.
* M870 with OT-38 is a good starting combo, as the OT-38 acts like a substitute Sniper Rifle.

### Countering

* As is with most shotguns, keep a safe distance and engage the user with an SMG or an Assault Rifle.
* The MP220 and Saiga-12 have higher DPS than the M870 so they can be used to counter it at close range.
* Stay away from the inside of shipping containers, the M870's shotgun shells will ricochet and hit you no matter how hard you try to dodge. You can, however, use stay outside of the container and use it as cover.

## Pros and Cons

### Pros

* Extremely high damage per shot
* Can be found very frequently (most common shotgun)
* Reloads shots individually, allowing you to return fire quickly
* Can be quick switched to offset the slow rate of fire
	+ However, Quickswitching dual M870's, M870 and SPAS-12, and dual SPAS-12's don't work anymore as this was nerfed by the developers.
* Shoots 9 pellets, with high hit potential.

### Cons

* Short range, like most Shotguns
* Poor moving accuracy
* Horrible standing accuracy
* Low DPS due to very low rate of fire
* Long total reload
* Large movement delay after firing a round
* Mediocre clip size without firepower

## Time to Kill (ms)

*Note: Headshots are not included in TTK values.*
## Sounds

* Firing
* Reloading
* Swapping To
* Cycling

## Trivia

* The old sprite for the M870 does not have a pump nor an ejection port, being taken from game-icons.net. It was one of the most recent old sprites to be replaced, despite being quite inaccurate and simple.
* The M870's icon displays an extended magazine tube that is not reflected in its 5-round capacity.
* The M870 used to be much rarer than usual in the Woods map. This is no longer the case.
* In the early stages of the game, the M870 used to have a larger world image sprite, the same used for the Mosin-Nagant, but the size was shortened.
* The M870 was one of the few weapons in the game that did not receive an updated icon image, since the game launch; this title now belongs solely to the MP5. The M870‘s icon has changed in the *.45 in the Chamber* update, as it has received a reskin.
* In real life, the weapon has to be pumped every time the user reloads after shooting all rounds in the chamber. However, in-game, you don't pump it after reloading.
* The Savanna map is the only map where the M870 (or any other shotgun, for that matter) does not spawn.

## Gallery

A M870 spawnPlayer holding a M870The old M870 image