This is probably an eye-roller, so I appreciate your patience.
I recently picked up an 870 Express HD Tactical. So far it's run well but I'm having issues loading to full capacity with the slide forward and the loading gate down. When it's down, I can get four in but the loading gate won't push up far enough to allow any more into the tube. With the slide retracted and the loading gate all the way up, I can easily load the full six. A round is NOT chambered when I push the slide forward, but the trigger is cocked, which makes me nervous. All this was tried out at a range with the shotgun pointing down range.
Is the 870 supposed to be loaded with the slide retracted? My only previous shotty experience is a Mossberg with no loading gate.
I recently picked up an 870 Express HD Tactical. So far it's run well but I'm having issues loading to full capacity with the slide forward and the loading gate down. When it's down, I can get four in but the loading gate won't push up far enough to allow any more into the tube. With the slide retracted and the loading gate all the way up, I can easily load the full six. A round is NOT chambered when I push the slide forward, but the trigger is cocked, which makes me nervous. All this was tried out at a range with the shotgun pointing down range.
Is the 870 supposed to be loaded with the slide retracted? My only previous shotty experience is a Mossberg with no loading gate.