eazyrider
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I bought a brand new 870 tactical a few years back with a factory installed 2 shot extension. After my initial firing and then disassembly for cleaning I noticed that I could only load 5 rounds in the tube. I don't care how strong you are nobody is getting that 6th one in. I read and read tried every trick and nothing would reliably work. Watched Youtube video after video. Nothing would work reliably. Sent it back to Remington twice, every time it would work fine until I needed to clean it. Well life and other guns got in the way and it worked its way to the back of the safe and I just didn't mess with it for a while.
Until i decided to put an SGA stock and forend on it and dress it up a bit. I finally decided to tackle the extension problem. I must have disassembled the darn thing 20 times experimenting and I think I've got it. Here is my method.
1. Install the coupler first.
2. Follower and spring next.
3. Then I screw the tube in.
Now here is my trick. I have to back the tube off a bit so its barely loose, not wobbling around but a child could turn it. This seems to be the only way to get it to load all 6 every time. Ive taken it apart and put it back together 10 times now and it has worked every time. The clamp holds it tight and I have not fired it yet.
My question is this. Will counting on the clamp to hold it together be okay? Does anyone see any potential reliability issues with my method?
Until i decided to put an SGA stock and forend on it and dress it up a bit. I finally decided to tackle the extension problem. I must have disassembled the darn thing 20 times experimenting and I think I've got it. Here is my method.
1. Install the coupler first.
2. Follower and spring next.
3. Then I screw the tube in.
Now here is my trick. I have to back the tube off a bit so its barely loose, not wobbling around but a child could turn it. This seems to be the only way to get it to load all 6 every time. Ive taken it apart and put it back together 10 times now and it has worked every time. The clamp holds it tight and I have not fired it yet.
My question is this. Will counting on the clamp to hold it together be okay? Does anyone see any potential reliability issues with my method?