Runningman
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First off let me say my 3 older Remington 870 have been reliable.
But I got to ask has the Remington 870 reputation for reliability "out of the box" been ruined in this decade???
After reading so many threads in the last 5 or 6 years on my "Remington 870 won't extract". Did a Google search today on (Remington 870 + not extracting) among other searches. Must say was shocked by the shear number of threads I read complaining about newer 870s and extraction issues.
It begs the question.... What all did Remington do to the 870 to ruin its out of the box reliability for so many people? While some try to blame cheap crappy ammo. I myself don't think the problem with ammo is the root cause. Appears to be more of a production process issue to me.
I think more likely after reading so many posts on it. The poor quality chamber surface finish and or Remington's non reflective finish sticking in the chamber during production is one of the biggest issues. One gunsmith along claimed to have fixed over 50 Remington 870s by polishing the chamber.
But I got to ask has the Remington 870 reputation for reliability "out of the box" been ruined in this decade???
After reading so many threads in the last 5 or 6 years on my "Remington 870 won't extract". Did a Google search today on (Remington 870 + not extracting) among other searches. Must say was shocked by the shear number of threads I read complaining about newer 870s and extraction issues.
It begs the question.... What all did Remington do to the 870 to ruin its out of the box reliability for so many people? While some try to blame cheap crappy ammo. I myself don't think the problem with ammo is the root cause. Appears to be more of a production process issue to me.
I think more likely after reading so many posts on it. The poor quality chamber surface finish and or Remington's non reflective finish sticking in the chamber during production is one of the biggest issues. One gunsmith along claimed to have fixed over 50 Remington 870s by polishing the chamber.