Hello from New Mexico

Mr. Satchmo · Post by **Mr. Satchmo** » Sat Jan 18, 2014 3:24 am

Hello 870 fans, I recently found this forum and I am excited to be part of it!

I currently own 2 Remington 870s, one 20 gauge express, and the other a 12 gauge synthetic 18 inch barrel. My new 12 gauge is currently at the factory because it sadly had a ton of issues, I'm excited to get it back soon. I love magpul stuff and bought some furniture for my 870

Website · Post by **Synchronizor** » Mon Jan 20, 2014 6:56 pm

Sorry to hear your new 870 was giving you trouble. When there are out-of-the-box issues with new 870s, they're usually limited to minor part defects or - more often - caused by low-quality ammo. What was the problem with yours?

Mr. Satchmo · Post by **Mr. Satchmo** » Mon Jan 20, 2014 8:36 pm

Synchronizor wrote:Sorry to hear your new 870 was giving you trouble. When there are out-of-the-box issues with new 870s, they're usually limited to minor part defects or - more often - caused by low-quality ammo. What was the problem with yours?

My problem was that it would lock up very frequently, I took took it to a trusted remington dealer who shot it using various types of ammunition and was able to reproduce the malfunction. The chamber is nice and polished so it wasn't the burr issue a lot of 870s get. Strangely it would often lock up on the first round when the magazine tube was filled and one in the chamber. I'm still waiting to get it back but I can't wait to get it.

Website · Post by **Synchronizor** » Tue Jan 21, 2014 7:34 pm

Interesting. A lot of people experience stuck shells in new chambers, and it's almost always an ammo and/or maintenance issue. But if you cleaned & polished your chamber, and it still frequently happens even with good-quality ammo (especially if you tried some real brass-base shells, not just steel) there may be more going on. The correlation between the number of shells in the magazine and the extraction problems would support that - if it turns out to be actual causation. I'd be interested to hear what Remington finds with your gun, so I can suggest it to the rare others who have serious issues even after proper cleaning and break-in.

Mr. Satchmo · Post by **Mr. Satchmo** » Tue Jan 21, 2014 11:00 pm

Synchronizor wrote:Interesting. A lot of people experience stuck shells in new chambers, and it's almost always an ammo and/or maintenance issue. But if you cleaned & polished your chamber, and it still frequently happens even with good-quality ammo (especially if you tried some real brass-base shells, not just steel) there may be more going on. The correlation between the number of shells in the magazine and the extraction problems would support that - if it turns out to be actual causation. I'd be interested to hear what Remington finds with your gun, so I can suggest it to the rare others who have serious issues even after proper cleaning and break-in.

Yeah, I took it apart and cleaned it properly, I also had the remington dealer take it apart and see if the trigger group was having any issues. I'm still waiting to hear back from remington, ups took over 10 days to deliver, and remington hasn't updated their system with new information. I noticed that even after cleaning, the action was not at all smooth. As far as cheap and quality ammo, I run the same thing through an 870 express that my brother bought last year an have had no issues, so it can't be an an ammo thing especially if the dealer. Suspected it and ruled it out as well.

Mr. Satchmo · Post by **Mr. Satchmo** » Wed Jan 29, 2014 7:49 am

I just got my remington back, it was back in about 3 weeks, not bad.

Remington found several burrs in the chamber and polished it out really well, also there was a problem with the elevator not working properly because a there was a spring missing. I'm just happy to get it back, and I will see how it shoots tomorrow.

Website · Post by **Synchronizor** » Fri Feb 07, 2014 8:06 am

Sounds like Remington's got it figured out. I'm looking forward to hearing your range report.

Rough chambers aren't uncommon in new guns, they usually work themselves out with use, but they're easy to deal with at home as well. The missing spring though, that's asking for malfunctions. Do you know which specific spring it was? Most of the 870's TPA springs are easy to change, and if future owners have the same problem you had, they could have Remington mail them the correct part and install it themselves (or have a gunsmith do it) instead of sending the entire gun in and waiting weeks for it to be returned.

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