Remington 870 Slide Release

N2914J · 02-04-2007, 06:35 PM

My newest aquisition is a Remington 870 Synthetic. The only thing I don't like about this shotgun is the location of the slide release. Everything else on this gun is as great as I think a shotgun could get, but I'm having some trouble geting past the slide release. On the Mossbergs, I've found the slide release to be in a great location, but on the Remington, I find that I have to move my hand to engage the slide release. I find this very annoying, but since I'll only be using the release once, I'll live with it. I was tossed up between the 870 Synthetic, and a Mossberg 500 Synthetic, but the 870 is an 870, and I hear thats just about the best it gets, so I decided on it. Is there anything I can do to make the use of the slide release any easier? If not, what methods do you guys use?
Thanks in Advance,

Jeff

reloader · 02-04-2007, 06:53 PM

nothing much you can do about it man i own one and i love it thats the only down fall to the 870. but it shoot great hold a good pattern... i use it for everything.... good luck with yours..

N2914J · 02-04-2007, 10:35 PM

Thanks for the reply, Reloader. The only thing that I think could be improved on an 870 is the slide release. I invision a wet, lake enviroment in which someone is trying to release his slide, and having the gun slip or something. I liked the location of the slide release on the Mossberg 500, but I also like the solid slide-action bars and Remington name of the 870. Anyway, any other methods or modifications you guys use?
Thanks,
Jeff

02-04-2007, 06:35 PM	#1
N2914J Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Little Rock, AR Posts: 391	Remington 870 Slide Release My newest aquisition is a Remington 870 Synthetic. The only thing I don't like about this shotgun is the location of the slide release. Everything else on this gun is as great as I think a shotgun could get, but I'm having some trouble geting past the slide release. On the Mossbergs, I've found the slide release to be in a great location, but on the Remington, I find that I have to move my hand to engage the slide release. I find this very annoying, but since I'll only be using the release once, I'll live with it. I was tossed up between the 870 Synthetic, and a Mossberg 500 Synthetic, but the 870 is an 870, and I hear thats just about the best it gets, so I decided on it. Is there anything I can do to make the use of the slide release any easier? If not, what methods do you guys use? Thanks in Advance, Jeff __________________ God Bless America

02-04-2007, 06:53 PM	#2
reloader Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Middleburg Posts: 27	nope nothing much you can do about it man i own one and i love it thats the only down fall to the 870. but it shoot great hold a good pattern... i use it for everything.... good luck with yours..

02-04-2007, 10:35 PM	#3
N2914J Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Little Rock, AR Posts: 391	Thanks for the reply, Reloader. The only thing that I think could be improved on an 870 is the slide release. I invision a wet, lake enviroment in which someone is trying to release his slide, and having the gun slip or something. I liked the location of the slide release on the Mossberg 500, but I also like the solid slide-action bars and Remington name of the 870. Anyway, any other methods or modifications you guys use? Thanks, Jeff __________________ God Bless America Last edited by N2914J; 02-05-2007 at 05:18 PM.