New Remington 870 Express

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I bought my girl friend a brand spankin new 870 express youth 20 ga. about a week or so ago... went to the range today and I am very pleased that we did not experiance any functioning problem from the 870. we used the bulk pack shelles from wal mart and every thing went well... I had a blast and my girl friend enjoyed her first shot gunning experiance and was able to catch on very quickly! (she missed the first 4 then hit about every other one for about the next ten. then took a break for a few min. then came back and finished with a string of 8 or 9 with out missing... then she was kinda cocky but thats ok!

geuss i got a good one!

t george
 
lucky you! i wish i had that kinda luck with my 2008 870 express... it's a worthless pile.
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Did it melt? :neener:

Seriously though, what is the problem with it? If it is the chamber sticking have you tried polishing it?


I can fully understand how a good design can have some QC problems when sold on the cheap. I can even accept this. Coming from more of a handgun background, when a handgun slips through QC it usually doesn't work at all. When an 870 slips through, it seems you just need to polish or deburr.
 
Plastic trigger housing -
with Benellis, it's "Innovative"
with Remington it's "cheap"
B S !

plastic is plastic
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not correcting you, but if living in 2009 has taught me anything, plastic is not plastic.

There are many different types, and some are much MUCH better than others.

Just sayin, one day all of our guns will be plastic, because its cheaper, and we we differentiate between them by the types of plastic. and metal guns will be a thing of the past.

"remember when they used to make guns out of steel? hahahahahahahaha"

Personally, I will be sad.
 
I think the 870 Express is a well-worthwhile buy.
I own three different levels of pump-action shotguns at the moment: a Mossberg Maverick Model 88, a Remington 870 Express and a Remington 870 Police.
All are great weapons for different people.
The Maverick is pretty reliable, complicated (but only when you field strip it), uber cheap (I got mine for something like $150) and somewhat more difficult to customize. Just the ticket for a person looking for a strictly practical, rarely-used, HD gun, like my dad (who I recently gave it to).
The Express is quite reliable, much simpler than the 500/88 series, about half again as much in price, heavier but easier to customize. It's great for someone who's willing to spend a bit more for a shotgun that he can customize and accessorize.
The Police is reliable, quick to cycle, better finished than either the 88 or Express, hand-fitted and comes with a recoil pad that tames 12 gauge down to about 20 gauge levels, meaning that anyone in my household can use it if need be. It's about twice as much as the Express, but it's the gun I wanted for practical and aesthetic reasons.
 
870s are basically flawless.
Your "old" gun has a 1000 rnds thru it? Not even broken in yet.
10K will get you thru the break-in period.
 
Some cleaning information based upon 870's can be found here...

http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=17035

W.O. I'm not going to waste too much time on your rhetoric...at the start of this thread you stated that you've only heard of one express with problems - then you said that you had to work on yours and known people who has worked on theirs to get them to shoot right. Finally, you saw the poll I was refering to...

The one that said express models worked 60% out of the box as purchased and 40% of the time had to get worked on.

Throughout all of my posts relating to the express model...my advice has been pretty consistant. Buy an 870 if you want, but have a plan if you get one with the problems. Fix it. Don't blame the hull.

But this particular board is very fond of the green and yellow coolaid. "It's the ammo, it's the operator, well mine has always worked so nobody else should ever have a problem." Are common arguments that seem to come up.

Does remington send you rebate checks or something for all of this endorsement? If so how to I get on that bandwagon? Can I get a sticker for my flak and kevlar too? :)
 
Heya Tim...I call it flak and kevlar out of old habits.

W.O. - I know you are fond of your express. But, wingmasters are 870's too. So it doesn't make sense to say you'd prefer your 870 over a wingmaster.

The great thing about the 870 - is most people (gunsmiths...and I'm no gunsmith) can fix them easily. So...if you find a great deal on a wingmaster (think about it as an express in a prom dress) then go for it and get it fixed.

P.S. I think most posts have to be gun related...so edit yours with from 'Troll' to like Troll with a shotgun hunting hobbits or something ;)
 
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