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870 feeding problems
vtgun
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I have a Remington 870 Marine and that flat metal guide on the right side that contacts the magazine follower keeps popping out and blocks the path feeding into the magazine and prevents loading a round into the magazine. I can pop it back with a wooden dowel but it gives me real doubts about reliability. I thought the 870 was as reliable as a pump can get. Its only a year old, is this just another example of gun makers just making a cheaper product to increase their pofit margin???
Comments
If I understand your post, the "flat metal guide" you speak of is what Remington calls a shell stop. It is, or should be, staked into a recess in the receiver. Sometimes these 'stakes' come loose or are poorly done in the first place, and the shell stop can come loose or fall out. Yours probably just needs re-staked. A special staking tool is required to do the job properly, but any gunsmith who works on Remingtons should have one as this is not an uncommon problem.
Good luck
By the way, I sent you an e-mail regarding a post you made last year for the SS TC Hawkens.
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