My first shotgun was an 870 Express 20+ years ago. I sold it and bought a Benelli M1S90. Two weeks ago, in the duck blind, my barrel sheared off at the barrel ring in the middle of the hunt. To Benelli's credit, they have agreed to repair it under warranty.
Since I needed a gun fast for hunting season, I just bought two Remington 870 Express shotguns with a 28" barrels. I also bought two 18" barrels that I will use for home defense. I was really worried about all the reports of bad quality and chamber problems on the new express guns. After a good cleaning as shown by the link below, I put 100 rounds through each gun with no malfunctions and no problems with the rounds sticking on extraction.
http://www.aiptactical.com/Page_2.html
I love these guns. I found that I enjoy shooting a pump more than a semiauto. It is just more fun. I will be selling my Benelli when it returns from repair and will become a full fledged 870 convert for dove, chukar, quail, duck, and home defense. The damage to my gun gave me a chance to do some thinking. I have had too many malfunctions with my Benelli duck hunting to trust it completely for home defense.
The 870 seems like a so much simpler gun with less to go wrong. The fit and finish of the new express guns were perfect in my experience.
Since I needed a gun fast for hunting season, I just bought two Remington 870 Express shotguns with a 28" barrels. I also bought two 18" barrels that I will use for home defense. I was really worried about all the reports of bad quality and chamber problems on the new express guns. After a good cleaning as shown by the link below, I put 100 rounds through each gun with no malfunctions and no problems with the rounds sticking on extraction.
http://www.aiptactical.com/Page_2.html
I love these guns. I found that I enjoy shooting a pump more than a semiauto. It is just more fun. I will be selling my Benelli when it returns from repair and will become a full fledged 870 convert for dove, chukar, quail, duck, and home defense. The damage to my gun gave me a chance to do some thinking. I have had too many malfunctions with my Benelli duck hunting to trust it completely for home defense.
The 870 seems like a so much simpler gun with less to go wrong. The fit and finish of the new express guns were perfect in my experience.