870 Not Feeding Shells

Ok... so an update on my situation. I went to the range yesterday and it's still happening. I tryed all different kinds of ammo from birdshot to 00. I pumped the action aggressively... and I still seem to have the same problem. I'm going to have to take it down to my gunsmith to have it checked out and fixed. Thanks to everyone for your help and input.
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Sorry you are having problems with your 870. Hope you get the gun running good. A good running 870 is a joy!
 
Ok... so the problem was with the right shell latch. I just got my 870 back today and it's supposedly fixed. I loaded it up with some shells just to try it out. Lo and behold... it's still happening. Loaded it up over and over and sometimes it will feed all the shells and eject them fine. I'm heading out to the range this saturday to shoot some clays... hopefully it just needs to be broken in... I hope I won't have any regrets about buying my 870... :(
 
Your gunsmith failed to do a proper repair.

An 870 should feed properly no matter how fast or slow it's operated.

If it doesn't, something is WRONG, and your 'smith didn't do a good repair.

Don't waste time taking it to the range, take it back.

Remington shell releases ain't rocket science, and doing a proper repair isn't that tough.
Possibly he just had a bad day.

If you want it fixed RIGHT, and don't mind the shipping charge, send it to Remington for a repair.

In any event, something is still wrong with the shell latches, and there's nothing you personally can do to fix it.
 
I looked at the invoice and it said the shell latch was "refitted" Took it to the range a week ago and it kept doing it again. Took it back to them and they said they would replace the latch. I will probably pick it up tommorow or monday. Hopefully the problem will be fixed. I really don't want to take it back in for repairs again...
 
So this time around... they got it right. They replaced the shell latches and it seems to be working flawlessly (knock on wood). Brought it home, loaded it up with shells, then started pumping... one shell after the next loading and ejecting with no problems. Did this 3 times... all trials successful. Thank you all for your support and suggestions.
 
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