Smith
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So yesterday I finally went out to test my "new to me" used Remington 870 Express. When I got it, it appeared well used, but not abused. It functioned almost flawlessly.
I fired a total of around 250 rounds, using Waly World's cheapest Remington #8 shot, Waly World cheapest Winchester 9 pellet 00 buck shot, slightly less cheap Remington #8 shot, and slightly less cheap Winchester #7 1/2 (I think) shot.
I had two failure to extract's; both of which occurred while using the Wally World Winchester buck shot. I had heard that Winchester ammo was notorious for getting stuck in 870's, making it very difficult to eject the spent shell, so I expected this to happen a few times. My problem was a bit different, however.
After firing a few rounds, the next round was a bit tougher to chamber. By applying a bit more forward pressure on the forearm it locked up fine. I fired and racked the slide back to eject the spent shell. The forearm slid back easily, but when I attempted to slide it forward, it slid a few inches then stopped. I inspected the chamber and saw that the previous round had not ejected, therefor the new round was hitting the rear of the spent shell which was still chambered. I rolled the shotgun to the side and dropped out the live round, racked the shotgun closed, racked it back again, and the spent shell ejected fine. This happened one more time a little bit later.
So is this purely the ammo's fault, or is it partly due to some worn part? If the round had just been very hard to extract, I would have assumed that it was just out-of-spec ammo, since it was a bit hard to chamber. But the fact that the extractor did not grip the spent shell well enough to eject it makes me think that perhaps there's something wrong with the extractor as well.
Any suggestions/solutions would be greatly appreciated.
Edit to add more information: I had cleaned the entire gun extremely well before this event, so I don't think it's a cleanliness problem.
Thanks,
Smith
I fired a total of around 250 rounds, using Waly World's cheapest Remington #8 shot, Waly World cheapest Winchester 9 pellet 00 buck shot, slightly less cheap Remington #8 shot, and slightly less cheap Winchester #7 1/2 (I think) shot.
I had two failure to extract's; both of which occurred while using the Wally World Winchester buck shot. I had heard that Winchester ammo was notorious for getting stuck in 870's, making it very difficult to eject the spent shell, so I expected this to happen a few times. My problem was a bit different, however.
After firing a few rounds, the next round was a bit tougher to chamber. By applying a bit more forward pressure on the forearm it locked up fine. I fired and racked the slide back to eject the spent shell. The forearm slid back easily, but when I attempted to slide it forward, it slid a few inches then stopped. I inspected the chamber and saw that the previous round had not ejected, therefor the new round was hitting the rear of the spent shell which was still chambered. I rolled the shotgun to the side and dropped out the live round, racked the shotgun closed, racked it back again, and the spent shell ejected fine. This happened one more time a little bit later.
So is this purely the ammo's fault, or is it partly due to some worn part? If the round had just been very hard to extract, I would have assumed that it was just out-of-spec ammo, since it was a bit hard to chamber. But the fact that the extractor did not grip the spent shell well enough to eject it makes me think that perhaps there's something wrong with the extractor as well.
Any suggestions/solutions would be greatly appreciated.
Edit to add more information: I had cleaned the entire gun extremely well before this event, so I don't think it's a cleanliness problem.
Thanks,
Smith
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