The_Pretender
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I have an 870 express that I bought solely for the purpose of deer hunting. I was in college at the time, and really wanted a wingmaster (partial to walnut stocks and blued steel) but I ended up with this.
I used it as it was until this spring. I bought a nice walnut stock for it on ebay, and I picked up a chrome bolt as well from gunbroker. I was never partial to the polymer trigger plate/assembly, so I ordered an older aluminum one from gunbroker. I took it all to a smith and had it blued. I hated the original matte finish.
Anyways, I have it all set up now, and am having feeding issues. It is a magnum receiver, and I am using 3" sabot slugs. But I have used these the last few years and I have never had any feeding issues prior to having it blued. But noted, I never put in the new trigger plate until after it was blued.
When I got it back from the smith, there was plenty of residue in the mag tube. I hadn't noticed it before, but I ran a rag down it today to clean most of it out.
When there are 2 shells in the mag tube, the first one cycles just fine. The single remaining shell gets stuck halfway out. This also happens if you only load one shell in the tube. You can pull it the rest of the way out with your finger. I oiled the inside of the tube a little bit, and it worked just fine for a few cycles. Then it went back to the problem.
The brass around the shells are getting some streak marks in them. Almost like when you have grit in reloading dies. So I thought it was something in the tube.
I swapped the spring out with another one, but it still does it.
The only thing I can think of is that the new carrier from the new trigger plate is the culprit. Any ideas? It is rather frustrating. This is the only thing standing between me and the 870 I always wanted.
I used it as it was until this spring. I bought a nice walnut stock for it on ebay, and I picked up a chrome bolt as well from gunbroker. I was never partial to the polymer trigger plate/assembly, so I ordered an older aluminum one from gunbroker. I took it all to a smith and had it blued. I hated the original matte finish.
Anyways, I have it all set up now, and am having feeding issues. It is a magnum receiver, and I am using 3" sabot slugs. But I have used these the last few years and I have never had any feeding issues prior to having it blued. But noted, I never put in the new trigger plate until after it was blued.
When I got it back from the smith, there was plenty of residue in the mag tube. I hadn't noticed it before, but I ran a rag down it today to clean most of it out.
When there are 2 shells in the mag tube, the first one cycles just fine. The single remaining shell gets stuck halfway out. This also happens if you only load one shell in the tube. You can pull it the rest of the way out with your finger. I oiled the inside of the tube a little bit, and it worked just fine for a few cycles. Then it went back to the problem.
The brass around the shells are getting some streak marks in them. Almost like when you have grit in reloading dies. So I thought it was something in the tube.
I swapped the spring out with another one, but it still does it.
The only thing I can think of is that the new carrier from the new trigger plate is the culprit. Any ideas? It is rather frustrating. This is the only thing standing between me and the 870 I always wanted.