I was told that the barrel was a little more expensive because it was hard too find and it was for an 870 TC. When the modified barrel arrived, it was in a Remington factory carton marked TC Trap. As memory serves, I paid $300 for the 870 TA monte carlo trap and about $150 for the modified trap barrel. It took the gun store several months to find one for me and it cost almost as much as a new 870 TA. I also ordered a 30" modified trap barrel for it. I bought my 870 TA in 1980 and it came with a 30" full choke ribbed barrel. It fits me to a T and, sometimes, I can shoot it well. I like to shoot my Monte Carlo 870 TA with the over bored barrel from the TC Trap. Some of the TC Trap barrels had choke tubes. The barrels on the limited edition 870 Comp and the TC Trap had step ribs and were over bored. The 870 TA, TB and TC barrels do not have step ribs and are not over bored. The barrels are identical except I have heard that the very early TC's had better quality barrels as did a special 870 called the All American Trap. The TB's and TC's I have seen do not say "Wingmaster" but are instead marked "TB Trap" and "TC Trap". My 870 TA has "Wingmaster" on the left side of the receiver and does not say "TA". "A" grade wood looks like a standard 870 Wingmaster of the era while the "B" grade wood is highly figured. Also, "C" grade wood has cut checkering while "A" and "B" grade wood has pressed checkering. Several of my friends have 870 TC's and I have an 870 TC Trap (circa 1987).Īs to your original question, my understanding is that "T" stands for Trap dimension and the "A", "B" or "C" stands for grade of wood. I have an 870 TA (circa 1980) and a TB (circa 1955).
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