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I have fantastic surprise for readers of the Rem870.com Blog! I am starting series of interviews with top firearms and self-defense instructors. Today, I am happy to introduce you Brian D. Hoffner, Director of the Hoffners Training Academy. Brian has over 30 years of military and law enforcement experience which he generously shares with us. Hoffners Training Academy 1302 Waugh…
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Person which decided to get a shotgun has to chose between a pump-action and semi-auto shotgun. Let’s look closer at advantages and disadvantages of each type of shotgun. Advantages of pump-action shotguns: 1. More reliable, they work with any type of ammunition including non-lethal rounds. 2. More simple and reliable construction which makes them a good choice for self-defence. 3….
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This is frontal shooting stance which is used by most competitive, law enforcement and military shooters. 1. Lean forward. This is very important and enables you to control recoil even after numerous shots. 2. Cheek weld. Put your face down on the stock. Shotgun should be placed between your eyes and target. That means that you need to learn how to put…
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Here are some tips which will help you in shotgun shooting: Proper shooting stance. It is very important to train a proper shooting stance. Train it everyday when dry fire, this builds your muscle memory. Believe me, dry firing will improve your results dramatically. Control your breath when shooting slugs. It is not that important when you shoot birdshots or…
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UPDATE: How to change a forend using forend removal tool I had a post about forend replacement some time ago: How to change a forend on a Remington 870 But after several questions about forend replacement on Remington 870 I decided to create a small video about this. How to change a forend on a Remington 870: 1. Disassemble your…
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I’ve just found list of differences between Remington 870 Express and Remington 870 Police. Most of the parts which are used on Remington 870 Police are easy to get and install on the Express version of a shotgun. 870 Police shotguns go thru a special 23 station check list – ranging from visual inspection, functional testing, test firing, and final…
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This post is about a must have for all shooters. It is hearing protection. All shooters and hunters should be very careful when shooting, loud sounds can damage hearing permanently. There are several ways to protect hearing: earmuffs, electronic earmuffs, earplugs and combat earplugs. Electronic Earmuffs First earmuffs on picture are electronic earmuffs by Peltor. They are great, they allow…
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This post is about small but very useful modification of the Remington 870 extractor hook. Radiusing of the extractor hook allows to have a better contact with a body of a shell. Thanks to Eros from Italy for the photos and information.
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In Remington 870 Extractor Replacement post I have given instructions on replacement of a MIM extractor with a non-MIM one. Today, I wan to share several photos showing differences between non-MIM and MIM extractors for Remington 870. Here are two photos showing differences between MIM and non-MiM Extractor: Now you can look at these photos and your current extractor and…
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One of the simplest ways to improve your shotgun’s performance is to change a standard MIM (Metal injection molded) extractor with non-MIM (solid steel) extractor. Steel extractors are used on the Remington 870 Police shotguns because they are more durable and allow heavy use of a shotgun. Changing the extractor on a Remington 870 improves reliability. New extractor is inexpensive…
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This blog is about Remington 870 shotgun but I think todays post about night sights for Glock pistol will be interesting for readers too. Eros from Italy sent me interesting story about his good experience with Aro-Tek which produces sights for Glock pistols: I’ve got a Glock 17 and bought a full Aro-Tek sight set for my Glock. Here’s the…
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Theodore from Greece has sent me another interesting article. Theodore, thank you! Benelli Aluminum Magazine Follower – Perfect!! Another very interesting mag follower that I have come across (and readily available in most countries) and I am currently using, is the standard aluminum mag follower used in all Benelli M2 & M4 tactical shotguns. Benelli mag followers fit perfectly in…
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Dimples removal from Remington 870 magazine tube is one of the most popular questions. Every Remington 870 shotgun owner which decided to install a magazine extension faces the problem of dimples removal. I have already posted some posts about this problem earlier. Also, readers of the Rem 870 blog have sent me their instructions, photos and ways to remove dimples…
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Today, I have found out that Remington have changed the link to downloadable PDF version of the Remington 870 Owner’s manual. You can download manual using following link: www.remington.com/~/media/Files/Owners-Manuals/om_870.ashx
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As a Remington 870 shotgun owner you need to clean your shotgun regularly. This will guarantee a long life of your shotgun’s barrel and reliable work of all parts. I have tried a lot of different bore brushes and want to tell you about the one I like most. It is spiral shotgun bore brush (tornado style, twister etc.). It…
