[ER_STL]

I’ve got an 870 that will only occasionally release a shell from the magazine tube. I’ve broken the gun down and have watched the left shell latch carefully and it looks like the slide bar is depressing the latch at the very end of the stroke as it should, but it’s just not depressing it enough to release the shell. If I position the shell to sit lower in the tube, it’ll release.

Any direction on what to do before taking the gun to an 870 smith? The left shell latch doesn’t appear to be bent or damaged, but I wouldn’t rule it out given my ham-fistedness with the gun when I was first learning how to break it down.

 

[Batesmotel]

Any dirt or grit behind it, keeping it from depressing all the way? Had that problem all the time with an old J.C. Higgins.

 

[aippi]

First change you magazine spring. Shell latches seldom are the issue and 50+ year old 870's are running fine with the original ones that came in them. I doubt a shell latch is your issue. Examin the timing cuts on your forend tube assembly. If they are chipped or rounded off then you found the issue.

 

[ER_STL]

Thanks both for the feedback. I pulled the forend tube from the gun and compared it to an older one that I fudged up when I first removed it. Look at the difference in the timing cuts, as you called them JD:

Without being an expert in the 870, I'd say that's obviously the problem. Is that normal? The replacement one was bought from the Remmington Country Store.

 

[Buffering]

To my untrained eye, it looks like those forend assemblies are not the same with the top one engaging long before the second one. Unless there's a something out of place by the camera angle, it looks like different assemblies.

 

[aippi]

You have the wrong forend tube assembly. I just got 15 in and had one of those in with them. I am calling Tuesday for an RGA to send it back.

Call Remington and tell them and they should give you an RGA number, send you a shipping lable and a new forend tube assembly.

 

[ER_STL]

My man...thanks. Calling them today.

Eric

 

[aippi]

Here is the one they sent me. I understand some guy grabbing things out of a parts bin to fill my order as I had 15 forend tube assemblies on this order. But how does some guy install the wrong forend tube assembly on a new weapon???????? Who the hell is checking these weapons in Illion?????????

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[ER_STL]

Remington didn't put that on my 870 as it came to me. I honked up the original when I tried to remove the forend from the tube and ordered a replacment through (the new closed apparently) Remington Country Store. They're the ones who sent me the wrong part but I didn't notice it for a year after ordering it as it took me that long to take the gun out to shoot.

Working now with Remington but I'm well outside of their return window. I may be outta luck... :crying:

 

[Buffering]

Working now with Remington but I'm well outside of their return window. I may be outta luck... :crying:

Oh don't worry about your nutsack descending or not. I've got a whole drawer full of **** that was a good idea at some point, didn't work, I ordered the wrong ****, didn't return it right away or I just don't use anymore.

A couple of months ago I fooked up a perfectly good Choate forend on my 1200 while taking it off for a once in a decade cleaning. Cost me whatever it cost plus shipping when I just should've used a ******* can of air in the first place.

 

[aippi]

Well that is comforting to know someone on the line did not do that. And yes, you are out of luck getting a return. I'm not. I spend between 60 to 80K a year with them and I don't take no mess from them. They have pulled some real mess and I showed my skinny white back side to them over it.

 

[ER_STL]

I just hung up with someone from Remington's customer support. It turns out that I in fact ordered the wrong part rather than Remington sending me the wrong part. I ordered a forend tube for a Super Mag instead of a standard Express. I simply overlooked it in the catalog and bought it in a hurry.

Regardless, Remington has offered to send me the correct assembly free of charge. I find that outstanding and I'm embarrassed to accept it, given that the problem is my fault. At any rate, it was worth sharing to close the thread.

This is the second time they've given me this level of support.

 

[cj5mrt]

That is great CS.

 

[aippi]

Cool beans. Never thought it. Seems they are begining to realize that Freedom Group has hurt their name and they are working hard to get it back.

 

[ER_STL]

Final update to close the thread...

My replacement forend tube came in a few days ago. I put it on the gun and it runs like a champ again. Case closed.

Thanks to Remington for their excellent support. :thumbsup:

 

[aippi]

I am sure they appriciate the thanks as they get very little of it these days. Then again, they earn very little of it these days.

 

[MrMike777]

Ive got an 870 that will only occasionally release a shell from the magazine tube. Ive broken the gun down and have watched the left shell latch carefully and it looks like the slide bar is depressing the latch at the very end of the stroke as it should, but its just not depressing it enough to release the shell. If I position the shell to sit lower in the tube, itll release.

Any direction on what to do before taking the gun to an 870 smith? The left shell latch doesnt appear to be bent or damaged, but I wouldnt rule it out given my ham-fistedness with the gun when I was first learning how to break it down.

I had a similar issue last week and found a VERY fast simple solution after breaking the 870 Express Super Magnum down about 20 times

What I finally realized was the way the slide releases works (in my case the issue was the second stage release), If you look at your rails coming off the slide almost to the wood (or synthetic) handle you will see the wedges that activate the release when the slide is all the way open (towards you). You also can see the shell holder has a part that sticks out and gets pushed down by the wedge.

So the fundamental problem is that the part has twisted a little causing the wedge when it is fully back not to release the shell. All you need to do to fix it is take some needle-nose pliers and twist the release until the part that catches the wedge is high enough that the release drops flush with the feeding tube.

Oddly enough you don't even need to take apart the gun to get where you need to be. In the photo, the bottom of the pliers twists up... I simply twisted it a few times testing in between with a single shell until it fed smoothly every time.

I hope this helps someone

Mike

 

[redrick]

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[nipperwolf]

9 year old thread.

 

[MrMike777]

9 year old thread.

Yes sir... but if you live in the world of SEO a 9-year-old thread that ranks at the top of Google for an issue that no one else seems to have ever answered is a far better place than a new thread

Cheers