Data Quality84%
MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the combat shotguns category.
01 / Overview
Remington Model 878
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1959–1963
Quantity
63,500
Unit Price (current)
$1.8K↗ 1006% inflation · 1959→2025
Original Price
$159.5 (1959)
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
COMBAT SHOTGUNS · EARLY COLD WAR
6
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
68
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
$1.8K
Original: $159.5 (1959)
Inflation: +%1006
ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the combat shotguns category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎General4MOD.4
- First Production Year1959
- DesignerL. Ray Critendon, Ellis Hailston, and Harold L. Hameister
- Weight (Empty)3.175 kg
- Currently In ServiceNo
◈Cartridge & Calibre4MOD.4
- Cartridge12 gauge
- Calibre Classshotgun
- RimfireNo
- Caseless AmmunitionNo
▣Operation5MOD.5
- Action TypeGas-Operated
- Fire Modessemi-automatic
- Select FireNo
- Feed SystemTubular Magazine
- Magazine Capacity3
◇Barrel & Sights4MOD.4
- Sight TypeBead front; plain or vent rib barrel
- Optic RailNo
- Iron SightsYes
- Threaded BarrelNo
◆Construction3MOD.3
▤Features5MOD.5
⬢Production & Cost5MOD.5
- Total Production63,500
- Production Start1959
- Production End1963
- Unit Cost159.5 USD
- Variants0
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1959Production started
- 1963Production ended
67
years in service
4
years in production
63,500
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ 1 countries retired it.
05 / MASS Score
COMBAT SHOTGUNS RANKING Combat Shotguns · Early Cold War
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
82COMBAT SHOTGUNS6EARLY COLD WAR · COMBAT SHOTGUNS1268UNITED STATES · ALL WEAPONS12PRICE · COMBAT SHOTGUNS921PRICE · ALL WEAPONS92PERFORMANCE/PRICE · COMBAT SHOTGUNS
ⓘ Rankings are within theCombat Shotgunscategory.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE4terms
Firearm action type where expanding gas from a fired cartridge cycles the mechanism, typically via a piston or direct impingement.
Uses high-pressure gas to cycle the action, rather than recoil energy.
Adjustable metal aiming devices on firearms, consisting of a front post and rear notch, used without magnification.
A straight, cylindrical ammunition container that feeds cartridges into a firearm's action via gravity or a spring.
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