Dirty Bob
Member
Yesterday I replaced a broken firing pin in my 43-year-old Remington 870. Not quite as easy as it would be with an AR-15 or a 1911, but still within my skill set. All I had to do was drive out one pin, replace the firing pin, and drive it back in. While the gun was taken apart, I gave it a fairly thorough inspection and cleaning. I also removed the forend from the forend tube, cleaned the magazine tube, etc. I've only had it for a short time, and I would have done this very soon, anyway.
One of the biggest pluses with a proven system like the 870 is that it can largely be maintained by the user. Another is parts availability: my local gun shop had a spare firing pin!
I plan to buy a few spares (firing pin, firing pin spring, extractor with plunger and spring) for the 870, so if this happens again I can take care of it more quickly. A pump shotgun is a fairly simple device.
How many here do their own simple parts replacement? Any hints on which spare parts I need for the long term?
Thanks,
Dirty Bob
One of the biggest pluses with a proven system like the 870 is that it can largely be maintained by the user. Another is parts availability: my local gun shop had a spare firing pin!
I plan to buy a few spares (firing pin, firing pin spring, extractor with plunger and spring) for the 870, so if this happens again I can take care of it more quickly. A pump shotgun is a fairly simple device.
How many here do their own simple parts replacement? Any hints on which spare parts I need for the long term?
Thanks,
Dirty Bob