870 issues

[berettabattler]

So, today I went shooting skeet today with some of my friends..

after 2 boxes of shells, problems started to develop.

at first, the stock was starting to come undone.. this was the second time it happened, same issue it had last time..

after fixing that, it started to fte. the shells would get stuck and I won't be able to open it.. this happened 20+ times..

needless to say, I'm disappointed. I'm thinking about returning it for an refund and buy something else..I don't know which shotgun to buy.. or maybe just use that money for an 1911..

has anyone had problems with their 870's that was produced in the past 2 years?

thanks..

[cntrolsguy]

This is a very common problem with new 870's (fte's). Remington has a known issue with their tooling where the throat of the chamber is too tight and will not fix the issue as it is probably cost prohibitive. 2 things you can do, shoot the crap out of it and it will go away (some have had the issue go away faster using magnum rounds) or you can take some steel wool and polish the chamber. Once this is corrected you will love it as they are hard to kill and always work after the issue is resolved.

[Falconis]

Do you have loctite blue 242 on the bolt that holds the stock in place?

[cqbdude]

There is actually another thread about the 870 doing what you described..

I think one of our resident remington expert gave a really good fix.

http://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/showpost.php?p=5475338&postcount=3

[zoglog]

Mine was stovepiping fte so I replaced the extractor with the forged one

[berettabattler]

This is a very common problem with new 870's (fte's). Remington has a known issue with their tooling where the throat of the chamber is too tight and will not fix the issue as it is probably cost prohibitive. 2 things you can do, shoot the crap out of it and it will go away (some have had the issue go away faster using magnum rounds) or you can take some steel wool and polish the chamber. Once this is corrected you will love it as they are hard to kill and always work after the issue is resolved.

the guy at the range gave my 870 some lube and no bueno.. I probably will give the steel wool a try.. if not, I will send it back and have them take care of it.

Do you have loctite blue 242 on the bolt that holds the stock in place?

I don't know to be honest with you... unless is been applied at the factory before it was shipped.. I hand tighten down last time and is still doing it..

There is actually another thread about the 870 doing what you described..

I think one of our resident remington expert gave a really good fix.

http://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/s...38&postcount=3

I will take a look at it this weekend..

Mine was stovepiping fte so I replaced the extractor with the forged one

which extractor did you replace it with?

[cntrolsguy]

Do a search on the Interwebs for the FTE. It is a very well known issue, I bought 2 870's and they both had the same issue. I never use the steel wool and after about 50 rounds of both steel shot and magnums rounds it was cured and have not had an issue since. As far as the stock's concerned locktite should take care of that.

[1911su16b870]

New gun could be a chamber issue as mentioned. You can polish it as ap&i tactical recommends. If you have bronze wool, start with that prior to steel wool IMO.

Also clean and inspect the extractor, plunger and spring and their port in the bolt. Verify it is closing without problem and doesn't have any burrs or obstructions on the business end of it. Mucked up spring/plunger/hole may prevent the extractor from closing on the rim of the shell.

You can check the chamber by using a quality Remington dummy round, remove the barrel and insert and see how easily that round falls out when the barrel is vertical. That is a good way to check the chamber polishing.

[jimmykan]

When it was new, my Big 5 870 with 22" HD cylinder bore barrel would stovepipe empty shells instead of properly ejecting them out the port.

I just kept yanking them out after each shot and kept on shooting, and eventually the problem went away.

[5539]

AIPPI"S Cleaning and Break in Instructions, should be packaged with every shotgun Remington Ships.

If you follow what he says, you will have a good running shotgun.

[berettabattler]

my kept locking up.. like after shooting, the bolt refuse to open.. it was locked up..

I had people at the range look at it and tried different shells, same result..

[zoglog]

I think your problem is different. Only similar issue I had with yours (not being able to rack the action) is when I installed the side saddle screws in replacement to the pins too tightly. Otherwise the stovepiping sounds different if you can't even open it.

[cindynles]

my kept locking up.. like after shooting, the bolt refuse to open.. it was locked up..

I had people at the range look at it and tried different shells, same result..

What type of ammo? Most of the time this issue is more pronounced when using steel cased ammo. The Winchester Universal is the worst. Clean the chamber with some steel wool per Appi's instructions and then try some brass cased shells like Winchester AA.

[5539]

Extractor Problems?

Pull the Bolt, R&R the extractor and spring.

Pull the Stock, remove the plastic follower, Trigger Group and throughly clean the Receiver and Magazine Tube. Now is a good time to polish the Mag Tube.

Replace the Extractor with the Forged Extractor.

Call around to a few gun shops, someone may have the parts you need.

If you are going to order anything from Brownells, order the Anti-Walk Screws too. You can thank me later.

John

[Ziggy91]

On my last visit to the trap range I actually experienced FTE problems too, but only twice among the 70something shots that day. I'm used to guns jamming on me so this seems like a normal occurance...
Problem could have also been that I'm still breaking her in...
Maybe yours was the same???