Ike R
Member
I bought a new 870 express yesterday, was given a box of winchester dove loads with the purchase, came home last night cleaned the tar out of it, assembled and lubed it up for my dove hunting today after work.
When I logged in here there was a thread about them not extracting winchester bulk shells, but since my free ammo was Super X and not the same ones I was reassured that all was well and toted 50 rounds along for trap shooting and then the hunt itself.
Well, all isn't well. Over half the shots I took today locked the action so that it wouldn't open until I literally stomped the butt end into the ground. This was not just with Winchester Super x , but also with Remington Nitro express, Fiochi, and Remington Super Game.
I just disassembled the gun again and looked inside ALOT closer, theres a bur on the inner extracter side on the barrel, its coated and not bright steel so I know its not a problem I caused. Shineing a light down the chamber also reveals an area that looks like a hard wire brush was ran down it about 1 inch inside of it, its really rough looking, and I know its not right at all.
When I called from the field today Remington said that the issue I was having would cease after being fired for an unspecified number of rounds and was NOT a warrenty issue, but with the bur and the scoreing in the chamber I am not sure that it will straighten out.
Has anyone else had this type of issue with their 870 shotgun? Should I attempt to force the issue with thier CS department?
I still limited out, even scored a kill on a feral dog, but hunting would have been alot faster had me and my fellows not been jacking with the shotgun all morning.
When I logged in here there was a thread about them not extracting winchester bulk shells, but since my free ammo was Super X and not the same ones I was reassured that all was well and toted 50 rounds along for trap shooting and then the hunt itself.
Well, all isn't well. Over half the shots I took today locked the action so that it wouldn't open until I literally stomped the butt end into the ground. This was not just with Winchester Super x , but also with Remington Nitro express, Fiochi, and Remington Super Game.
I just disassembled the gun again and looked inside ALOT closer, theres a bur on the inner extracter side on the barrel, its coated and not bright steel so I know its not a problem I caused. Shineing a light down the chamber also reveals an area that looks like a hard wire brush was ran down it about 1 inch inside of it, its really rough looking, and I know its not right at all.
When I called from the field today Remington said that the issue I was having would cease after being fired for an unspecified number of rounds and was NOT a warrenty issue, but with the bur and the scoreing in the chamber I am not sure that it will straighten out.
Has anyone else had this type of issue with their 870 shotgun? Should I attempt to force the issue with thier CS department?
I still limited out, even scored a kill on a feral dog, but hunting would have been alot faster had me and my fellows not been jacking with the shotgun all morning.