Howdy from Jax, FL

[robnfl]

Howdy all...I just purchased my first shotgun, an 870 express tactical. I have been looking for a shotgun for home defense and to use for deer and hog hunting. I settled on the 870 because of it's outstanding reputation and remington now has a $30 rebate on the 870 express. Hopefully I will be able to get out to the range this week and throw some lead down range.

Rob

[Vitaly]

Rob, welcome to the forum!

[robnfl]

Well, I didn't get a chance to try out my new gun. I brought it home and loaded it with 6 rounds of Winchester PDX HD ammo and stuck it in the closet, hoping that I would get a chance to go to the range sometime soon. On Monday or Tuesday I bought two boxes of 3” “00” buckshot to possibly use as HD loads. Well, I decided to unload the Winchester PDX loads which are 2 3/4” and load it with the 3” “00”, just to see if the magazine would still hold 6 rounds. I unloaded 4 shells, then all of a sudden the remaining shells would not release from the magazine. Upon further inspection I noticed that the left shell latch was not moving outboard like the right shell latch was, which prevents the shell from exiting the magazine. At that point I put the gun away and figured I would call Remington in the morning and find out about repair procedures. Well, I called Remington and I have to send my 1 week old, never been shot, shotgun to NY for repairs. Also, while looking closer at the malfunctioning left shell latch, I noticed scratches and gouges around the shell latch. It almost looks like someone had a previous problem with this gun and tried to pry the latch open or closed. But, how could this be? I purchased the gun new from Dick’s. Dick’s has a “no return” policy on their shotguns, so this shotgun couldn’t have been a return item.

Needless to say I am very disappointed with Remington and possibly Dick’s.

[Vitaly]

Well, I didn't get a chance to try out my new gun. I brought it home and loaded it with 6 rounds of Winchester PDX HD ammo and stuck it in the closet, hoping that I would get a chance to go to the range sometime soon. On Monday or Tuesday I bought two boxes of 3” “00” buckshot to possibly use as HD loads. Well, I decided to unload the Winchester PDX loads which are 2 3/4” and load it with the 3” “00”, just to see if the magazine would still hold 6 rounds. I unloaded 4 shells, then all of a sudden the remaining shells would not release from the magazine. Upon further inspection I noticed that the left shell latch was not moving outboard like the right shell latch was, which prevents the shell from exiting the magazine. At that point I put the gun away and figured I would call Remington in the morning and find out about repair procedures. Well, I called Remington and I have to send my 1 week old, never been shot, shotgun to NY for repairs. Also, while looking closer at the malfunctioning left shell latch, I noticed scratches and gouges around the shell latch. It almost looks like someone had a previous problem with this gun and tried to pry the latch open or closed. But, how could this be? I purchased the gun new from Dick’s. Dick’s has a “no return” policy on their shotguns, so this shotgun couldn’t have been a return item.

Needless to say I am very disappointed with Remington and possibly Dick’s.

Sorry to hear about that, Rob. So I think that it is good idea to check shotgun in a shop using dummy shells? I have "how to buy Remington 870" instruction in writing, I think I need to finish it asap to help people avoid such problems.

Hope that everything will be fine with your shotgun.