I'm new and I think everyone is going to hate me for saying this.
When shooting 3" magnum shells in my 870 special purpose, it jams A LOT!! Probably about 1 failure to eject out of every 8 - 10 shots. I have asked every 870 owner that I met, and without exception, they tell me that theirs do the same thing, at least occasionally.
It has been suggested that I am "short-shucking" the action. Don't think so. I've been shooting pump shotguns for 35 years, though they weren't 3". Still, since the 7 or 8 others I have asked complain of the same problem, I believe the problem is elsewhere.
One of the goose hunters I asked said that he sent his back to Remington, but that it continues to jam occasionally.
Only one traded his for a different brand. That is strange, isn't it. I've kept mine because "everyone knows that the Remington 870's are the best shotguns in the world"! (Mine has never jammed on a 2 3/4" shell.
Any comments?
Mike
When shooting 3" magnum shells in my 870 special purpose, it jams A LOT!! Probably about 1 failure to eject out of every 8 - 10 shots. I have asked every 870 owner that I met, and without exception, they tell me that theirs do the same thing, at least occasionally.
It has been suggested that I am "short-shucking" the action. Don't think so. I've been shooting pump shotguns for 35 years, though they weren't 3". Still, since the 7 or 8 others I have asked complain of the same problem, I believe the problem is elsewhere.
One of the goose hunters I asked said that he sent his back to Remington, but that it continues to jam occasionally.
Only one traded his for a different brand. That is strange, isn't it. I've kept mine because "everyone knows that the Remington 870's are the best shotguns in the world"! (Mine has never jammed on a 2 3/4" shell.
Any comments?
Mike