
Blue Line Solutions Pump Shotgun (Chinese 870 clone) overview
This is my blue line solutions pump, it is a Chinese made Remington 870 clone. I originally bought it for $156 out the door from classic firearms. The shotgun originally had an 18 1/2-in barrel, a 5 round tube, and a full stock. It is also chambered for two and three quarter and three inch shells.
The finish is kinda weird, a greyish slightly purple color. But the shotgun isn't supposed to be pretty. The brass bead is large and very nice to pick up. The only things on the gun that are not metal are the polymer forend, the original stock, and the safety button. Everything else is steel or aluminum. The pump was rough out the box but has since smoothed out. The lifter doesn't pinch my fingers and the internals are smooth with no sharp edges around the loading port. Everything feels solid and sturdy.
I added a +2 choate mag tube extension for an 879, it fit great after drilling out the tabs in the mag tube. Now the gun went from 5+1 to 7+1 capacity. During the first 50 rounds, I had two or three malfunctions related to the magazine extension, specifically the follower/spring. But after those first 50 rounds, I haven't had a malfunction since, it was probably the brand new magazine spring that needed to be broken in. I added a Magpul mag tube forward sling swivel, it fits snugly. I used a para clip adapter for mounting that leather sling. The stock I switched for a vintage knoxx breacher grip. The knoxx has a spring in the grip which allows for recoil reduction. The grip is long and has a slide or rails coming out the rear, when the gun fires. The whole grip reciprocates on the rails, which really does work at reducing recoil, even with 3 inch slugs. While the grip is comfortable and effective, due to the increased length to the rear of the grip due to the rails, when shooting this thing at eye level, one has to be very careful for the rear of the grip to not punch you in the teeth. There we are the grip also has another sling point swivel. The Knoxx breacher grip also gives the shotgun a sort of double recoil, the initial recoil from the ammo that you fire, and the second recoil of the entire pistol grip and shotgun reciprocating on that rail at the end of the grip.
Overall, for $156, the shotgun is great and I would highly recommend. I have read online that it is completely compatible with 870 stuff, except the barrels. But some fair warning, if you're trying to put a hogue pump on the forend, it will not fit on this particular 870 clone. So I just stayed with the original pump that came with it. I also put on a 7-round esstac side saddle.