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Oh No! Plastic trigger group on 870MM.
- Thread starter DML
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The more I see of new shotguns, not limited to Remingtons, the more I appreciate my used ones.
One point, we ran a survey here a while back about plastic parts on shotguns. Other than a few safeties on Mossy 500s, no problems reported.
Esthetics aside, the plastic TG seems to function much as the alloy one did. In effect, forever...
One point, we ran a survey here a while back about plastic parts on shotguns. Other than a few safeties on Mossy 500s, no problems reported.
Esthetics aside, the plastic TG seems to function much as the alloy one did. In effect, forever...
dick w. holliday
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A buddy of mine just won an 870 express at a charity shoot and i traded him some stuff for it. haven't taken it out of box yet but did notice that the pushthrough safety now has a key with it that can lock the safety. Trigger group may be plastic but i'll have to look closer to see...Dick
Badger Arms
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Politically Correct.
Ithaca's still use Steel!!! To be fair, the plastic trigger guard will likely wear as well as the aluminum part does. no metal-on-plastic moving parts that I am aware of. The parts move on steel pins which are secured to the trigger group.
Ithaca's still use Steel!!! To be fair, the plastic trigger guard will likely wear as well as the aluminum part does. no metal-on-plastic moving parts that I am aware of. The parts move on steel pins which are secured to the trigger group.
Jadams, the PC safety is a new feature Remington brought out recently. The standard safety has been replaced with one that is keyed,and they supply little keys to lock and unlock this thing.
In theory, it's a good idea, BUT.....
First,there's no option for the old style safety.
Second, a number of people, including me, have been able to manipulate the safety until it locked on W/O the key. Since some of us believe we may need a shotgun that doesn't go to a safe condition in the middle of a crisis, we find that egregious.
Bad news, Remington will NOT sell you an old style safety, nor give you a choice.
Good news, the aftermarket safeties work fine, so do the safeties on used 870s built before the brass at Big Green forgot they were free citizens in a democracy and caved in to the previous administration's anti-gun demands.
Send a message, buy used 870s....
In theory, it's a good idea, BUT.....
First,there's no option for the old style safety.
Second, a number of people, including me, have been able to manipulate the safety until it locked on W/O the key. Since some of us believe we may need a shotgun that doesn't go to a safe condition in the middle of a crisis, we find that egregious.
Bad news, Remington will NOT sell you an old style safety, nor give you a choice.
Good news, the aftermarket safeties work fine, so do the safeties on used 870s built before the brass at Big Green forgot they were free citizens in a democracy and caved in to the previous administration's anti-gun demands.
Send a message, buy used 870s....
Couldn't one just look into getting one of the Police 870s?
Marine Magnum with it's nickel plated finish excluded ofcourse, gotta bite the bullet there though.
I did that very thing by going the PoliceMagnum route because I didn't want to have to hassle with some stupid little dimples in the magazine tube that limit the number of rounds I can have in the tube whether or not I have an extension on the shotgun. I also got a Police 870 because I didn't like all the crap I was hearing about how 870s were being shipped with the safety that had the little locking mechanism in it, I don't think they try that crap on a shotgun that is meant for LE patrol/duty use. The Police 870 that I have also has a metal trigger guard.
Now, the question is, did I receive an "old stock" 870 that has all these features left over from the "good times" where Remington actually didn't do crap like this. If anyone knows whether the Police models break with this new standard that Remington is setting for itself now is probably a good time to note it.
My buddy just ordered off a Marine Magnum. After playing around with my Police 870 with it's 20inch barrel and 7shot magazine tube he was chomping at the bit to get an 870, the Marine Magnum really caught his eye. We'll likely do our best to make it the least politically correct as possible.
Go here if you want to see the ugliest 870 you ever saw, god I love the color OD Green!
http://home.bak.rr.com/varmintcong/870P.html
[Edited by uglygun on 04-16-2001 at 11:25 PM]
Marine Magnum with it's nickel plated finish excluded ofcourse, gotta bite the bullet there though.
I did that very thing by going the PoliceMagnum route because I didn't want to have to hassle with some stupid little dimples in the magazine tube that limit the number of rounds I can have in the tube whether or not I have an extension on the shotgun. I also got a Police 870 because I didn't like all the crap I was hearing about how 870s were being shipped with the safety that had the little locking mechanism in it, I don't think they try that crap on a shotgun that is meant for LE patrol/duty use. The Police 870 that I have also has a metal trigger guard.
Now, the question is, did I receive an "old stock" 870 that has all these features left over from the "good times" where Remington actually didn't do crap like this. If anyone knows whether the Police models break with this new standard that Remington is setting for itself now is probably a good time to note it.
My buddy just ordered off a Marine Magnum. After playing around with my Police 870 with it's 20inch barrel and 7shot magazine tube he was chomping at the bit to get an 870, the Marine Magnum really caught his eye. We'll likely do our best to make it the least politically correct as possible.
Go here if you want to see the ugliest 870 you ever saw, god I love the color OD Green!
http://home.bak.rr.com/varmintcong/870P.html
[Edited by uglygun on 04-16-2001 at 11:25 PM]
dick w. holliday
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My Remington skeet 1100 has a big hole where the safety used to be....i guess if i ever get into a jam with it i better have a good lawyer.....Hey-by the way did i ever tell you how good my lawyer is.....A buddy got picked up on a sodomy charge and this lawyer got it reduce to following too close.....Dick