Anyone else here have issues with the Remington 870’s shell ejection? Like I’ve noticed that sometimes, shells won’t eject and get kinda stuck in the barrel instead of ejecting when it’s supposed to. It happens often with certain ammo, but rarely to never with other ammo like federal. Anyone know of any ways to fix it for all types/brands of shells? I really do love my 870
Lube the chamber, check the shells for swelling, check your extractor for wear.
I had that issue, the shell latches were loose and I had to restake them, which fixed it.
your main issue is the remington is an outdated piece of shit and the mossberg does everything better
>outdated piece of shit
just how much more is there to progress on pump shotguns? It looks like pretty settled tech.
I will admit the safety placement sucks.
ift its from the remshit era you need to polish the chamber cause they didnt do it correctly in the first place.
if it previously worked but stopped after x round count somethings probably wrong with the ejector like a weak spring, a spring that cant move cause of dirt, or the hook being deformed/broken.
>Remington
there’s your problem
Often with pump shotguns when hot the chamber gets sticky. lube the chamber. People often forget or dont know shotgun chambers and cartridges have a fricking huge surface area compared to rifles.
>lubricating any chamber ever
why do you think it got sticky in the first place
Dont use a gay lube and yes lubricating chambers is a thing there are even prelubed cartridges and cartridge lubricates. But you knew that with your vast knowledge. Don't rapid fire a shotgun and let it heat up or take the needed actions to mitigate for a hot shotgun.
okay keep on ill-maintaining your weapons
>Dont use a gay lube
Thats right, not every lube works. The best is Durex Intense, its better because its for Intense gun fights
clean it and polish the feeding surfaces with a bit of flitz, then run it really lubed and wet with some heavy loads. if it doesn't fix it, dump it and get a late 80's to early 90's wingmaster instead.
Replace the carrier dog spring with:
https://sjhardware.com/product/remington-870-police-carrier-dog-follower-spring-carrier-latch-spring/
It’s actually an 1100 part but what is used in the 870P, I noticed an improvement.
Have you tired turning it off and on again?
I have a chinese 870. The first rounds I used for it was Winchester Universal. They felt super gritty when I would eject them, or the shell would get stuck while ejecting. I started using Remington and Federal instead of Winchester it has been running fine since. 518 rounds later it still hasn't exploded on me yet...
mossbergchads… we won
I am gonna ask it here. What shotguns were used in Vietnam? What are some wooden, old school shotguns that are still available today under 500$ ?
Model 12 and 1200 Winchester and the Ithaca model 37 are generally the best pump guns from that era and many would argue the best ever made.
You could look at a Remington 870 only get the wingmaster or you’ll end up with issues like OP unless you get one made pre 2000s
So the newer ones Remingtons are shit?
Just get a Mossberg if you want a new pump shotgun. Better built and has better ergonomics. Older Wingmasters are very good but I’d still recommend the Mossberg unless you’re wanting to go hunting or clay shooting.
2007-2019 are shit
Currrent new owner rem is supposedly good but questionable. No track reccord to proved it.
Sadly all of them are pretty expensive.
Various family members acquired assorted Turk 870 knockoffs a few years back, half an hour with some 400 grit works wonders. Maybe a fine file for ease of breaking edges. Make up a dowel & foam holder for the chamber and work it in and out, not spinning it around.
if you’ve been shooting a lot and it happens clean the shit out of your extractor
>Anyone else here have issues with the Remington 870’s shell ejection?
No, I went mossberg.
A known issue with Express models. Polish your chamber using a drill with fine steel wool wrapped around a gun brush. If that doesn't work consider upgrading your extractors.