I purchased this 1187P new about eight years ago, mostly on a whim. I had already shortened my 1187 Premier but decided to buy the Police model anyway. I installed a Wolff magazine spring with a GG&G stainless steel follower, a Speedfeed stock (12-3/4" LOP) I had on hand and then took it out for a short test run. It cycled Federal LE reduced-recoil slugs and 9-pellet 00 buck without any issue. After getting a rough zero on the sights it went back in the safe. Over the following years I added a FO front sight, a GG&G bolt handle and installed a flush cup in the Speedfeed stock for use with a single-point sling. At this point it still only had about 20 rounds through it from my initial test firing.
I had signed up for a 3-gun clinic held this past weekend and decided at the last minute to use the 1187P instead of the shortened 1187 Premier. On Friday I went to the range and zeroed the sights at 50 yards with slugs, and then used it for the clinic on Saturday using a selection of slugs and Federal Top Gun Sporting 1-ounce #8 shot load. Hitting poppers at 50 yards with slugs from an unsupported standing position was easy as long as I did my part, and quickly blasting clay pigeons with birdshot hung on posts at 10 yards was a lot of fun. Overall, my performance with it was better than I had expected. It now has about 100 rounds through it with zero malfunctions of any kind.
The 1187P has now earned a spot in my good-to-go defensive firearms rotation. Here are a few photos illustrating how I have it set up;
A Malkoff M91T (750 lumens/20,000 lux) in a L&M mount. The overall length of the light works out well, easy to activate with the support hand thumb and far enough forward to avoid major barrel shadow. The mount and light have held tight with no shifting from recoil.
Brown Coat Tactical shell holder with a selection of slugs and 00 buck loads that I keep the SG stored with. The flush cup for sling attachment can also be seen.
Top view showing the oversized GG&G bolt handle. It's certainly easy to grab hold of for robust cycling of the action.
I'm pretty pleased with this set up - I'm glad I finally got around to putting this shotgun through further testing and use.