HELP!! with Rem 870

[NOLA-5.56]

well, this is a little embarrassing because just recently I posted in a thread where I ranted and raved about my 870.

I took it to the range today and the pump kept seizing up every few rounds. in other words, I'd fire, then the pump would just be stuck, and would only break loose after messing with it for a minute or so. I was NOT a happy camper.

the extractor seems to be functioning properly. good spring tension. I can't figure out what the heck it is.

any suggestions would be greatly appreciated because i LOVE that shotgun, and the problems I experienced today just put me in a BAD mood.

it's only after a shell is fired, trying to eject the spent shell is when it seizes up.

(and to add insult to injury, I had to use a cleaning rod to remove a shell casing from my AR's chamber. BAD range day for sure)

 

[Fred Fuller]

Several folks here have had extraction problems with various shotguns (see http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=593463 for one example) with loss leader type shotgun shells. Winchester was a common culprit at one time but other brands have caused similar problems too. Could be a switch in ammo brands/types will fix the problem for you.

Failing that, giving the chamber a good cleaning might help. And if cleaning alone isn't enough to take care of things, then polishing the chamber with 4/0 steel wool wrapped on a bore brush that's screwed into a section of cleaning rod and chucked into a variable speed electric drill might do it.

hth,

lpl

 

[JO JO]

good cleaning for sure I had same issue if you use the cheaper shells the dont have brass base this happens the cheap shells with aluminmum base expand to much after
you fire and lock up in an 870 more so in the express model, you can try to clean up chamber but try shooting the brass base shells i bet trouble goes away.

 

[RightCoastBiased]

I am not sure how new your express is, but this same thing happened to a guy I work with when he bought a brand new 870 a year or so back. When he brought it back the dealer acted as if was a problem he was familiar with and gave him a fair price for trade and he walked out with a mossberg 500.

 

[Yo Mama]

Yup, happened to me, had a thread here on it also. Try the steel wool and polish barrel, this more than likely will not work, send back to Remington with a polite letter.

 

[benellimax4]

This is easily fixable. Read this

http://www.aiptactical.com/Page_2.html

I bought 4 870 Expresses in December. All four did what you experienced. Now, they run flawlessly.

P.S. I love my 870s. However, the President of Remington should be firing immediately for letting these guns out of the factory like this.

 

[NOLA-5.56]

thanks guys, I'll certainly try everything that everyone suggested. this is a little disappointing.

 

[benellimax4]

I wouldn't worry about it. Once you get it extracting, it is an awesome gun.

 

[Blacklabelz]

bought a brand new 870 today and it was doing the same thing, but only took a little extra bit of a tug to get it unstuck. Still a hassle none the less, hopefully it'll break itself in.

 

[RugerMcMarlin]

Nola 5.56, If I understand right, where firing the gun usually unlocks the slide
to eject, it stays locked? With a 870 2 things are supossed to unlock the slide,slide release on the left front of triggerguard or the recoil of a fired shell.
if when it locks up neither of those work I'm gonna say you got a piece of weed, or twig or some thing in the action above your bolt, Take the barrel off and blast it out with a air hose. Let me know if that doesn't get it. I highly doubt you broke anything, sounds like foreign object kind of deal.
there is a toggle and I know thats not the correct name, that holds the slide in battery, seems like its towards the top of bolt on back end, either something is behind/under that not allowing full range of movement, or its gummed up, maybe with grease from factory.

 

[RickMD]

With a 870 2 things are supossed to unlock the slide,slide release on the left front of trigger guard or the recoil of a fired shell.

Recoil has nothing to do with the proper operation of an 870. The slide releases as soon as the hammer drops even with an empty chamber. You can dry fire an 870 all day and work the slide after each trigger pull. As previously mentioned, I'd guess that you're using sub-par ammunition.

 

[benellimax4]

It is not the ammunition and it is not a twig. It is the crap preservative that Remington puts in their 870 Express barrels. You have to scrub it out AND polish it with the technique I posted above.

This has been covered millions of times.

 

[RickMD]

It is the crap preservative that Remington puts in their 870 Express barrels.

I've bought two new Remington Wingmaster barrels and two new Remington 1100 barrels during the past several months and haven't seen any issue with preservative in the barrels. All four wiped out sparkly clean after just one patch dampened with Hoppes #9. The four barrels came out of the box just lightly oiled.

Frankly, I've never been interested in the Express model so apparently this must be something peculiar to them.

 

[RugerMcMarlin]

Nola apparently I was just talking out my A__. Just trying to help, good luck. Let me know if you find a twig.
ok 3 things

 

[RugerMcMarlin]

rick MD are you a doctor and a gunsmith? or do you live in maryland?

 

[JoeMal]

My cousin has one of these and it does the same thing with any type of ammo he shoots. It's been to Remington twice to get it fixed and it still happens. Good luck getting it fixed

 

[rem1]

let me tell ya what ya do go to the parts store and buy a break cylender hone and a can of light oil put hone in a drill and oil chamber and stones and hone the chamber untill it shines wipe out all oil and dirt and you will never have a shell stick

 

[RugerMcMarlin]

Are Ya up and runnin yet?