Rem 870

[SinisteR1]

I made the purchase today. I ended up purchasing it at a local shop for $339 + fees/taxes. I bought the 870 Express 18" 12g with 6+1 capacity (model # 5077). Now I have to wait 10 days

[Pulsar]

What's so hard about HTML that the monkeys at Big 5 can't figure it out?

But Remington doesn't have an 8-shot 870 Express synthetic stock in their catalog, nor on their website... so is this a factory "special" with extended magazine capacity?

http://www.remington.com/products/fi...uns/model_870/

As far as I know, it's only the 7+1's. At least those are the only ones I see in the shop, and I work on probably 10-20 870's in a week (west coast and sportsman's warehouse remington warranty center). Internally, all the 870's are the same (except for the super mags of course).

One of the most common problems with new 870's is failure to extract, this is due to a burr left in the rimcut of the barrel when the chember is cut. 95% of the 870's I work on have this problem. Another common problem is the shell latches popping out, or coming out of time. those are really the only problems you see with the 870... oh and the finish coming off of the laminated stocks when they get wet, I have no idea what's up with that.

[SinisteR1]

As far as I know, it's only the 7+1's. At least those are the only ones I see in the shop, and I work on probably 10-20 870's in a week (west coast and sportsman's warehouse remington warranty center). Internally, all the 870's are the same (except for the super mags of course).

One of the most common problems with new 870's is failure to extract, this is due to a burr left in the rimcut of the barrel when the chember is cut. 95% of the 870's I work on have this problem. Another common problem is the shell latches popping out, or coming out of time. those are really the only problems you see with the 870... oh and the finish coming off of the laminated stocks when they get wet, I have no idea what's up with that.

Thanks for the info Pulsar. Yeah..I'm aware of the extraction issue with some of the 870s. I figured cleaning/polishing the chamber is part of the maintenance of the shotgun anyway. However, being new to shotguns, I have sort of a stupid/ignorant question. what part of the shotgun is the chamber at? Is the chamber that needs polishing part of the receiver or the barrel?

Thanks.

[MILLITIAof1]

Thanks for the info Pulsar. Yeah..I'm aware of the extraction issue with some of the 870s. I figured cleaning/polishing the chamber is part of the maintenance of the shotgun anyway. However, being new to shotguns, I have sort of a stupid/ignorant question. what part of the shotgun is the chamber at? Is the chamber that needs polishing part of the receiver or the barrel?

Thanks.

I think you should shoot a few rounds before you try to modify anything, I'm a firm beleiver that if it isnt broke don't fix it.

But congratulations on the first purchace, get ready to buy more!
the 870 is by far my favorite shotgun

[Pulsar]

I think you should shoot a few rounds before you try to modify anything, I'm a firm beleiver that if it isnt broke don't fix it.

But congratulations on the first purchace, get ready to buy more!
the 870 is by far my favorite shotgun

+1 on the not modifying if it ain't broke. Actually that burr isn't really in the chamber, it's in the chamber mouth, polishing doesn't remove the burr, it takes using a deburring tool (I use a dremel ). Remington will cover this under warranty if it's a problem, and if you have to send it in, their is a 99% chance that I'll be the one working on it.

Oh and to answer your question, the chamber is the part of the barrel that the cartridge sits in when it's being fired, this statement is true of just about everything, revolvers are really the only exception, where each chamber is in the cylinder.

[Nra-Life-Member]

The Rem 870 is an excellent shotgun. There was even a rebate not too long ago - that's when some of my shooting partners picked it up.