Steel receivers vs aluminum
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While in theory, the steel receiver is stronger and should last longer than the aluminum receiver, in practice, I don't think even a heavy volume shooter is going to wear out an aluminum receiver in their lifetime especially when the bolt is locking into the barrel much like an M-16 locks into the barrel extension. My issue with the 870 receiver is that the shell catches and ejector are staked in place and there is a finite number of times these parts can be replaced before you have to scrap the stronger steel receiver!
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GRUNT ****My issue with the 870 receiver is that the shell catches and ejector are staked in place and there is a finite number of times these parts can be replaced before you have to scrap the stronger steel receiver!****
I had to re-stake the wear plate in my 1100 28ga. I didn't like that AT ALL.
I do believe it will get located in place with some screws thru the receiver.
Every kid I knew growing up learned to shoot my Dad's Beretta ( Garcia !! imported ) AL-2 MAGNUM. That gun was perfect with birdshot - the empties fell out next to you. More like drooled out. Sweet.
Still have that one.
I do wish the finish on aluminum receivers would get a little more consideration from the MFG.
On some aircraft, the high wear areas have a "special" coating to prevent chafing,abrasion, and -well - wear. That "special" coating is just teflon added to the base poly. If a dynabrade sans regulator with 80grit tricut doesn't get it - you get the point.
Some auto Berettas have a steel mag tube, some have aluminum.
Never heard about the mag tube getting wore out. I like to adjust balance with the mag tube often.
A barrel extension receives most of the load from the bolt , after about a zillion rounds thru a shotgun with an aluminum receiver - I'll just settle on whatever has proper balance.
I had to re-stake the wear plate in my 1100 28ga. I didn't like that AT ALL.
I do believe it will get located in place with some screws thru the receiver.
Every kid I knew growing up learned to shoot my Dad's Beretta ( Garcia !! imported ) AL-2 MAGNUM. That gun was perfect with birdshot - the empties fell out next to you. More like drooled out. Sweet.
Still have that one.
I do wish the finish on aluminum receivers would get a little more consideration from the MFG.
On some aircraft, the high wear areas have a "special" coating to prevent chafing,abrasion, and -well - wear. That "special" coating is just teflon added to the base poly. If a dynabrade sans regulator with 80grit tricut doesn't get it - you get the point.
Some auto Berettas have a steel mag tube, some have aluminum.
Never heard about the mag tube getting wore out. I like to adjust balance with the mag tube often.
A barrel extension receives most of the load from the bolt , after about a zillion rounds thru a shotgun with an aluminum receiver - I'll just settle on whatever has proper balance.
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Before we turned in some of the old M870s in exchange for the new 870MCS, we had a couple that were maybe 1 or 2 restaking jobs away from having to go back to depot as an unfixable weapon. I like 870s, I own 3 of them but that is always something in the back of my mind, do NOT remove those parts unless absolutely 100% necessary!
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