Any FReepers ever have a problem with their Remington shotgun safety?
The best fix for a Remington 870 is a Mossberg 590A1.
> Any FReepers ever have a problem with their Remington shotgun safety?
Personally, I dislike the trigger guard safety on my 870. I’ve missed more than a few good shots at foxes and other predators, because I just grab the gun chamber a round aim and pull the trigger, which doesn’t fire, because I forgot to push the bloody safety button.
I like the tang safety on my Mossberg MUCH better. It’s right where I can see it, and I can always tell when it’s on or off.
No problems with a Remington because we only have a couple Mossbergs and a Benelli.
How long has the Remington 870 been used? 100 years?
By the Marines, FBI, etc?
Nope. Never. My Remington 870 Wingmaster is the best shotgun I've ever owned.
Yeah, I have a problem! I have to pay a friggin $200.00 NFA TAX STAMP to make it a short barrel shotgun!
Nope, my Remington 870 has never failed me, never misfed, never had a trigger issue. In addition to hunting, it’s my home defense weapon. You don’t make firearms like the 870 for as long as Remington has if there was a design flaw. The flaw is the human operators who don’t respect the firearm or don’t practice safe handling rules.
I have 1187, 1100 and 3 870’s. Never a problem. Use the 1187 for sporting clays, trap and hunting, over 60,000 rounds..not a problem. Had to replace the o-rings a couple of times but not a problem.
I do not like the location of it on my 870 but it has always worked.
No issues with my 870 Folder. . .
I’ve never had one issue. I use the 20 gauge 870 Wingmaster pump for clay pigeons and dove hunting, and after 25 years of use it still shoots like it just came out of the box. I have another that I will simply say is “modified to my specs” for home defense, and while not used as often as my other guns, it also performs perfectly.
I’d guess I’ve fired 1000 shells through my 870. Never once had any kind of a problem with it.
I thought it was the model 700 rifle with the reliability issues that the media talked about in the past. The 870 is probably one of the best for the money made. Law enforcement and hunters have relied on it in various formats for decades.
I have a Remington 870 and an 1100, both 12ga. and have never had a problem with either. I also have a Remington 552 .22cal. semi-auto rifle and a model 700 30/06 bolt action rifle and I’ve never had a problem with them either.
I do have a Remington 1858 New Army .44cal. revolver that one of my relatives brought hom from the “War Against Northern Agression” that has a few problems but they only make it more “safe.”
I've owned a Rem 870 Magnum since the 2nd year in production and have put thousands of rounds through it in the field and on the sporting clays course (yes, I use a pump action for sporting clays and I am as good, if not better than 50% to 60% of the people I see on the course shooting $5000 o/u's). I have yet to experience a single failure of any kind with the 870 that I cannot attribute to my poor aim or mechanics.
I’ve had an 1100 for over 25 years. Never had a problem - great shotgun. Great for bird hunting. Also have an 870, no problems either.
I pulled the gun out of the attic a couple of years ago (30 years later) and it did it again on the third round. Bolt out- it's a decoration now.
I have lots of other remington guns- and this malfunction is not the same as what the claims are.