remington 870 express tactical having big time extractor problems

[taiwon]

title says it all.

when i pump the shotgun the previous round gets stuck in the gun and wont pop out like its suppose too. it does this randomly like every 2 or three rounds. this gun right now is not reliable if SHTF. whats going on here and how do i fix it? do i have to take it to a gunsmith? if so, how much would a gunsmith charge for this

[Chewy65]

Replace the mims extractor with a machined one. I believe you will find a video on how to do it on youtube. It is easy. At the same time replace the extractor spring. Together they will run about $22.

[aippi]

The issue is most likely the ammo, cheap steel hull case, correct. The worst is Winchester Universal. Also, chambers need to be cleaned even on the new gun because there is a protectant in there. Go to my web site www.aiptactical.com and click on the red link "Install and Cleaning" make a rod like that and spin it in that chamber per the instuctions and your issue is over if you are using a little better ammo.

[12ga]

I had the same issue with mine but only with Winchester Universal.
I switched out the extractor and have not had any more problems.

[aippi]

Replace the mims extractor with a machined one. I believe you will find a video on how to do it on youtube. It is easy. At the same time replace the extractor spring. Together they will run about $22.

Cool to do that but has nothing to do with his issue unless he has an old used gun and the extractor plunger spring is very old. The solid steel extractor does not improve extraction in any way over the MIM.

[calif 15-22]

I had the same problem with cheap Winchester Big 5 crap trap and game load. The white and red box with the solver shell.

Switched to brass Remington with no problems.

Also are you racking right after the shot or waiting. I find if i wait to rack it makes the problem worse

[rino]

Do the mim and you must polish chamber its a very common problem with the newer 870s after that it will not happen again with any ammo

[rino]

http://www.rem870.com/2012/10/14/remington-870-chamber-polishing/

[mike21]

I had the same problem with mine right out of the box. Changed out my extractor for the non MIM extractor and also polished my chamber by putting steel wool over the wire bore brush, and using the drill on the other end of the cleaning rod. Ran it for a few min and next time out the shells went flying out and had no jams with the same cheap winchester ammo.

[mikey357]

Polish chamber with 000 steel wool or use a flex hone. Flex hone only takes six passes and you are done. Also look for the 870 bump, this issue has been discussed on shotgunworld and on youtube.

Cure for the 870 bump

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlGoxNsaieE

[patrickm]

When my 870 did the same thing I contacted Remington. They referred me to a gunshop/service center locally that was able to polish it for no charge to me. Problem free ever since.

[afteractionreport]

I recomend you buy a mossberg...

[taiwon]

I recomend you buy a mossberg...

i have a mossberg and yes i like mossbergs way better. if i sell my remington though im not gonna get back what i paid for it and from what it seems like, this is a fixable problem

[taiwon]

Replace the mims extractor with a machined one. I believe you will find a video on how to do it on youtube. It is easy. At the same time replace the extractor spring. Together they will run about $22.

can you gimme some links? ill PM you

[taiwon]

The issue is most likely the ammo, cheap steel hull case, correct. The worst is Winchester Universal. Also, chambers need to be cleaned even on the new gun because there is a protectant in there. Go to my web site www.aiptactical.com and click on the red link "Install and Cleaning" make a rod like that and spin it in that chamber per the instuctions and your issue is over if you are using a little better ammo.

i thought it was ammo too and yes winchesters SUCK in this gun but i tried expensive ammo over the weekend and it was only slightly better