Welcome to /v/guns! This is the home of firearms enthusiasts on Voat. If you're into things that go boom, this is the place for you!
RELATED SUBVERSES
The posting rules are below. Violations of any of these rules will result in post removal. Repeated, systematic violations by one user will result in a ban if all of the moderators agree that it's needed. If you see violations of rules 3 or 4 occurring, don't hesitate to mail a screenshot of the activity to the moderation team.
Moderators are held to a higher standard on this subverse and the rules that they must follow are also posted below. If a moderator is acting against the moderator rules, take a screenshot and message it to the head moderator, @Thjoth. Repeated violations will result in their removal from the mod team.
SUBSCRIBER RULES:
-
All content MUST be related directly to firearms. For our purposes, a firearm is defined as a device that uses rapidly expanding gases to launch a projectile. Size doesn't matter, so this includes everything from your .22 to a naval cannon.
-
No memes, image macros, or reaction gifs are allowed.
-
Violation of the global user agreement will not be tolerated.
-
Repeated personal attacks upon or harassment of a user across different unrelated threads will not be tolerated.
-
No spam. If you want to promote your personal site, blog, or company, then make sure you participate EXTENSIVELY in other posts as part of this community. The account of the Tennessee Arms Company on Reddit is a good example of commercial members of the industry participating in a community in a way that betters both the community and the company.
-
All politics posts must go into the stickied politics megathread, which is refreshed on the 1st of every month. If something big is happening (eg. the M855 ban), the moderators will create a specific megathread for that event at their discretion.
MODERATOR RULES:
-
Moderators will follow all normal rules.
-
When removing a post or comment, moderators will copy and paste the rule violation that led to the removal in a reply.
-
Moderators will not take any action whatsoever if a rule from the sidebar is not violated.
-
Bans must be discussed among moderators. A single moderator cannot ban someone without talking to the other moderators.
-
Moderators will maintain active accounts. Inactive moderators who haven't posted or spoken with another moderator in 30 days will be removed.
-
Moderators will not personally attack, harass, or otherwise be complete dicks to members, either during normal conversation or while carrying out their duties.
Sort: Top
[–] swinston79 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
Remington has been shit for 15-20 years. Sorry man.
[–] [deleted] 1 point 0 points 1 point (+1|-1) ago
[–] [deleted] 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
[–] sosat_menya_reddit 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
There is an entire subset of the internet on this problem. It appears to center around Remington trying to save money. See if your extractor says made in China or hecho in mexico
[–] Frowning_Buffalo 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
My brothers did but he bought it new and he sent it back and they sent him another.
[–] Iblis1 ago
me. posted same issue about 2 weeks ago. most people suggested getting a new (non-mim) extractor. i did but was sent the wrong item or id let you know if it worked.
[–] Iblis1 ago
installed the extractor last night and it is throwing unused shell further. i might have a chance to fire it this weekend. but already im hopeful itll work.
[–] Barbarian ago
Sell it and get a Mossberg 590.
[–] TboneMustafa ago
As one other poster commented it may be your ammo. The problem you describe happens with plated steel head ammunition. Unless you’re using something like AA, Remington Premier or some other ammo with a true brass head the ammo most likely is the culprit. If you’re shooting AA or equivalent and it’s still happening you might have a chamber that wasn’t polished enough. It’s easy to polish, wrap a patch just so it just covers a brass brush, use a thin oil on the patch, rub a non embedding compound into the oily patch(JB is excellent). Then use an adapter to screw the brush into an end of a pistol rod(end peice) and use a power drill to spin the brish(prepared with JB) in and out of the chamber. Do it until the patch basically crumbles into the brush; your chamber is now polished but you may need to repeat the process once or twice more depending on how unfinished your chamber might be.
[–] robot7247 ago
OP, It sounds like the 870 isn't going completely into battery or lock-up before you fire it. When is the last time you cleaned it down to the component parts? Shotgun powder rarely completely burns. As you eject cases any unburned powder will dump in to the action. Over time it will jam it. I'd start with a thorough disassembly, CLP cleaning, then reassess. While you have it apart inspect the action (slide arms & bolt assy) for any burrs.
[–] Kromulent ago
It's likely cheap ammo, combined with a dip in Remington's quality control. Buy a box of expensive shells and see if that improves things.
Good casings made from quality materials will expand under pressure, and then shrink back a little, making extraction easy. Cheap materials expand and stay expanded, and if the chamber is rough they can really stick in there. A bad extractor can make things worse.