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Plinkomatic · 02-26-2008, 08:06 PM

My Rem870 has the stock Remington extended magazine tube (+3) but no matter how I take it apart and rebuild it, I can only get five 2 3/4" shells in it.
My follower is a Scattergun Tech Hi-Viz but that shouldn't make a difference.
Am I reassembling it wrong?
Tried everything, grrrr.
Thanks.
-P

fordsoldier · 02-26-2008, 08:22 PM

before you change the follower could you hold 6, if so change it back to see if that is the problem

texas_rebel_1980 · 02-26-2008, 08:27 PM

hell i gotta 870 and i lost that little piece that goes in the end of the magazine tub and holds the spring, take that out and the plug and i can hold five 3" shells in the magazine and one in the pipe, who needs and extension?

i would say something is wrong though if you are not able to put the same number of shells back in?

GFunk · 02-26-2008, 08:30 PM

I have a stock 18" 870 with extension and I can hold 6 in the tube, FYI.

texas_rebel_1980 · 02-26-2008, 08:39 PM

i lied i can only hold four in the magazine. nevertheless, five rounds of 3" magnum shells is decent fire power.

Plinkomatic · 02-27-2008, 08:07 AM

Took it apart and put it back together... again... still at 5.
Hm...

Catholic Damage · 02-27-2008, 08:39 AM

ive got an 870 express, and the max ive ever even tried to put in was 4 in the line, and 1 in the chamber. anything past that, and it would seem to jam every now and then.
and what are you shooting at that you need a total of 6 shots from a 12 ga to kill?
seems to me, if you cant do it in 3 or 4, max, you dont need to be shooing much of anything...

Pltybx · 02-27-2008, 01:56 PM

870 Express 20'
7+1

Plinkomatic · 02-27-2008, 02:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pltybx

870 Express 20'
7+1

Exactly.
HM...

tomfoolery · 02-27-2008, 02:22 PM

i have an 870 express, 18.5 inch, factory extension and im at 6+1

02-26-2008, 08:06 PM	#1
Plinkomatic XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,307	Rem870 Magazine Tube Feed Problem My Rem870 has the stock Remington extended magazine tube (+3) but no matter how I take it apart and rebuild it, I can only get five 2 3/4" shells in it. My follower is a Scattergun Tech Hi-Viz but that shouldn't make a difference. Am I reassembling it wrong? Tried everything, grrrr. Thanks. -P __________________ It's the year of the .22LR

02-26-2008, 08:22 PM	#2
fordsoldier XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Conus, Illinios Posts: 136	before you change the follower could you hold 6, if so change it back to see if that is the problem __________________ XD45 Tactical Black (350 RNDS) XD40 Tactical Black (500 RNDS) Loaded SS PX9151LP (SOLD) Ruger KP89 (400 RNDS)

02-26-2008, 08:27 PM	#3
texas_rebel_1980 XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Corpus Christi Texas Posts: 1,322	hell i gotta 870 and i lost that little piece that goes in the end of the magazine tub and holds the spring, take that out and the plug and i can hold five 3" shells in the magazine and one in the pipe, who needs and extension? i would say something is wrong though if you are not able to put the same number of shells back in? __________________ It may be 5'clock somewhere, but its Beer Thirty here!!!

02-26-2008, 08:39 PM	#5
texas_rebel_1980 XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Corpus Christi Texas Posts: 1,322	i lied i can only hold four in the magazine. nevertheless, five rounds of 3" magnum shells is decent fire power. __________________ It may be 5'clock somewhere, but its Beer Thirty here!!!

02-27-2008, 08:07 AM	#6
Plinkomatic XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,307	Took it apart and put it back together... again... still at 5. Hm... __________________ It's the year of the .22LR

02-26-2008, 08:30 PM	#4
GFunk XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 130	I have a stock 18" 870 with extension and I can hold 6 in the tube, FYI.

02-27-2008, 08:39 AM	#7
Catholic Damage XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: In a van, down by the river. Posts: 435	ive got an 870 express, and the max ive ever even tried to put in was 4 in the line, and 1 in the chamber. anything past that, and it would seem to jam every now and then. and what are you shooting at that you need a total of 6 shots from a 12 ga to kill? seems to me, if you cant do it in 3 or 4, max, you dont need to be shooing much of anything... __________________ HS2000 9mm Pretty Blue-Metallic Slide Remington 870 Express w/ Modified Barrel Blasting Clay, Bird, or whatever else gets in its way. Stevens .22LR 13 rd. Tube Fed Little Furry Animal's worst nightmare Mosin Nagant M44 Carbine 7.62x54 Killing Deer, Hog, and Nazi's Since 1891

02-27-2008, 01:56 PM	#8
Pltybx XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Tempe, AZ Posts: 708	870 Express 20' 7+1

02-27-2008, 02:22 PM	#10
tomfoolery XDTalk 4K Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Cincinnati Posts: 4,570	i have an 870 express, 18.5 inch, factory extension and im at 6+1 __________________ "It is better to die on your feet than live on your knees." "One is none, two is one, and three is just a good time." Clint Smith, referring to the number of guns you carry daily.

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