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Old 03-18-2014, 11:03 PM   #1
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Default 870 "locks"

So I have very well used Rem 870 and it has gotten so bad that if I shoot anything more than a heavy field load it kicks the bolt open.

3" mags eject themselves.

A lot of people say this is common but it never did it when it was new.

What do I need to change to fix this or should I just get a new one.

In the guns defense I have beat the shit out of it bad with magnum loads.

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Reads like one I had to have repaired.
Dosconnected the slide arms from the bolt.

Yes, that was from shooting those 3" mags.

The guy that fixed it told me that I was going to ruin the 'lock-up' if I kept at it.
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Any clue what it ran you?

I beat this thing bad and I would love to fix it but I can live with it if its more than 100$
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Any clue what it ran you?

I beat this thing bad and I would love to fix it but I can live with it if its more than 100$
It cost me a 5# jug of fresh, mild, honey.
Well over $50.00 worth, at the time.
He's a real close acquaintance, known him for years.
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Old 03-18-2014, 11:56 PM   #5
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I should look into parts to do it myself but I never have the time.

Guess I will check with the local Smith unless anyone knows how to do the repair.
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Check the locking recess in the barrel and the locking piece on the bolt. They are an easy fix. My son shoots skeet and trap with his school team and uses a 870. I check them really good every 1000 or so rounds to ensure good lock up and that they have no burrs on them.
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Ancient Update.

Bend the spring metal slide stop tabs out that are riveted into the reciever
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An ancient update is better than no update at all. Just about everyone owns an 870, so any knowledge is good. I still own a couple 870's, but I now slightly prefer Mossberg 500s. Why? THere's a little less stuff that can go wrong with them.

As for you "necro-posting", I recently breathed life into a 2-year old thread on my drum forum - giving everyone an update on some snare drum. Yeah... the life of nerds!
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Ancient Update.

Bend the spring metal slide stop tabs out that are riveted into the reciever
I had to fix my 8970 because of those two metal springs. My 870 was made in the early 1970s. The springs weren't riveted to the receiver but the sides of the channels were peened to hold the springs in.
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