Left-handed people make up about 10 percent of the population. And many of them own Remington 870 :) A lot of lefties asked me about the left hand safety conversions for Remington 870.
I wasn’t able to find other left-hand buttons for Remington 870, so I ordered the Fortmann’s Left Hand Safety.
Remington 870 Wingmaster with Left Handed Safety Button from Remington 870 Forum:
Some readers don’t know that there are 2 free ebooks which they can download from Rem870.com…
Just to let you know that there are three ebooks by Rem870.com:
Remington 870 Guide
FREE Gun Safety Guide
Gun Safety Guide, FREE for download, Kindle edition is also FREE.
This ebook is free to download and share!
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One more ebook about shotguns is in writing and will be released soon.
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Special thanks to RomeoPapa for posting pic of the ISS (J-lock safety) of Remington 870 on Remington 870 Forum:
Remington 870 with the ISS (J-lock safety)
Here ya go. As shown, with the pointer aligned with the white dot, the safety cannot be moved to the “fire” position. You have to insert the key (the green thing) into the “J” shaped opening and rotate the pointer to the red dot. You can then take the safety off.
Due to many requests from readers, I am starting posting shotgun shooting lessons.
First of all, you need to understand safety rules. The best rules I know are the ones by Colonel Jeff Cooper.
Tapco Shotgun Chamber Safety Flag
Safety flag is inexpensive but very useful tool. Chamber safety flag shows others that your shotgun is unloaded and chamber is empty. That makes everybody comfortable.
Safety flags are mandatory on competitions of a high level and with big number of competitors. You can carry your shotgun ONLY with safety flag installed.
Tapco Shotgun Chamber Safety Flag is made of bright polymer composite. It fits into the chamber of a shotgun perfectly. Very simple and useful tool. I recommend having several spare flags because they can get lost and you will have to buy one on the range (where they sold at ridiculously high price).
There is one modification which will make your safety flag look terrific! Just add a simple $2 “Remove Before Flight” keychain to your safety flag and here’s how it will look like:
Remove Before Flight Shotgun Chamber Safety Flag
This also serves one more purpose. It is much more difficult to loose chamber safety flag with bright red keychain. This is funny but useful addition to your chamber safety flag! :)
 Shotgun Chamber Safety Flag |
Get Tapco Shotgun Chamber Safety Flag here: http://tinyurl.com/c75plg7 |
Here is the list of the most affordable yet really important upgrades for your Remington 870 shotgun.
Carrier elevates the shell and it will be held there until the bolt can push it into the chamber. Carrier dog spring upgrade upgrade ensures positive feeding when using heavier rounds.
Carrier dog spring upgrade is very simple. It is as important as extractor replacement. Many custom Remington 870 shotguns have better carrier dog spring.
You can get heavier carrier dog spring for just $4.84 here: http://tinyurl.com/7yolquh
This is updated instruction about Remington 870 safety button replacement. It is more detailed and also has better photos.
When you want to replace the safety button of your Remington 870 you will want to install an oversized safety button. This will allow you to disengage the button more easily, especially if you are wearing gloves or are in a stressful situation where you may lack focus and concentration.
Here is beautiful Remington 870 shotgun which I saw on a shooting range recently. It has a lot of different tactical upgrades and accessories for Remington 870 shotgun.