How to Install Oversized Safety on Remington 870 (Vang, Wilson, Scattergun)

UPDATE: How to Change a Safety on a Remington 870 Shotgun Video

A lot of people want to install an oversized safety on their tactical Remington 870 shotgun. Is it easy to replace a factory safety button on Remington 870? Yes it is. This shotgun is very simple and even a complete newbie can disassemble, reassamble and install upgrades on it. That is what we love Remington 870 for.

Warning: Make sure that gun is unloaded and safety is engaged.

1. First of all you need to disassemble your shotgun and take out the Trigger Plate Assembly (Trigger Group):

Remington 870 Trigger Plate Assembly

2. Place a finger over the safety detent spring hole and push the safety detent reataining pin out using 1/16 inch
pin push or something that will fit:

Safety Detent Channel

The detent spring is under pressure and it may jump out of the hole if you will not place your finger over the detent channel.

Safety Detent Pin and Spring

3. Carefully allow safety detent spring and ball to drop from safety detent channel.
4. Remove the old safety button and install new safety from the right side.
Attention: Vang and Scattergun large safeties are designed for use in right hand shotguns only.

5. Reinstall the safety detent ball and spring, depress the safety detent spring into safety detent channel and replace the retaining pin with the pointed end first.

VCS Oversized Safety Installed

Scattergun Jumbo Head Safety Installed

6. Test new safety.
7. Reinstall the Trigger Group Assembly.

That’s all, you have your new safety installed.