870 safety swap ?

[kayak-man]

Hey gang,

I think this so going to be the shortest thread I’ve ever started on here. I’m replacing the factory safety on my 870 with a Wilson Combat Jumbo Head. The factory safety has that funky twisting lock. Do I need to do anything extra to keep the new safety from locking out? Only asking because the house howitzer is one the go to home defense guns.

thanks,
Kayak-Man

 

[Kingcreek]

If I remember you just swap it out and no longer have the J-lock feature.
Did I really just call that hateful thing a feature?

 

[kayak-man]

Thanks Kingcreek, it looked like that, but I just wanted to make sure there was t some super secret step since it’s my go to house howitzer

 

[gralewaj]

Watch video, double check yourself.

 

[DustyGmt]

Mine has a j lock, didn't know it was called that or what the point of it was but assumed it was an awful locking "feature", it didn't come with a key or anything but I don't really want it on there and want to just replace it with a jumbo safety

 

[Omaha-BeenGlockin]

Pretty sure when you replace it the "feature" goes away-----it's been a good 20 years since I've messed with them but that's what I recall.

 

[garandsrus]

I am left handed so have replaced several 870 safety’s with the left handed version. No difference on the process except which side the safety slides in from.