870 ejecting problem

no-logic · 10-31-2004, 03:47 PM

Has anyone had an Remington 870 that wouldn't always eject empties?

10-31-2004, 03:59 PM

10-31-2004, 04:25 PM

http://www.arm.gov/sites/nsa/870.stm

jerry · 10-31-2004, 04:37 PM

That's a nice site LD put up there, good info.

I'd try a good cleaning and different ammo first.

no-logic · 10-31-2004, 04:54 PM

I took it to a local Gander Mountain for this problem and to have a scope mounted and bore sighted on my new Hastings rifled slug barrel and a good cleaning. When I got it back it I found nothing was done with the ejecting problem. I haven't shot it yet but I have heard that the ejector can wear and cause this. I don't have much faith in this gunsmith since he also told me that my new Hastings barrel was designed for 3" high brass shells ONLY. Whaaaaaaaaa?

10-31-2004, 06:04 PM

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Originally Posted by no-logic

since he also told me that my new Hastings barrel was designed for 3" high brass shells ONLY. Whaaaaaaaaa?

that would explain your problem

jerry · 10-31-2004, 06:26 PM

Did the ejection issue follow the new barrel?

no-logic · 10-31-2004, 07:42 PM

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Originally Posted by jerry

Did the ejection issue follow the new barrel?

No. I was having the problem with my field barrel. In regard to the slug barrel I've never heard of a barrel capable of shooting 3" mags and not being able to handle 2 3/4" also. Has anyone else heard this?

jerry · 10-31-2004, 08:11 PM

No, usually the other way around for obvious reasons.

no-logic · 10-31-2004, 08:34 PM

The emties came out of the barrel but did not eject becoming hung up in the receiver.

jerry · 11-01-2004, 06:00 AM

Were you shooting the 3" shells or 2 3/4"? Does it do it w/ both?

ScottD · 11-01-2004, 11:23 AM

Open the breech and look on inside. Opposite the ejection port should be the ejector. Take a hard look at it and make sure it is not broken or even missing. It is rivited to the leftside of the gun.

Shaun · 11-01-2004, 11:49 AM

strip the gun down completely and give it a thorough cleaning and see if that helps first.

no-logic · 11-01-2004, 06:06 PM

I don't shoot 3" shells. It was doing it with 2 3/4". The ejector is intact but I can't tell if it's worn since I don't know what a new one is supposed to look like. I haven't shot it since the cleaning so maybe that will have done it. But I do keep it pretty clean and never thought that a cleaning would do it.

Dennis · 11-06-2004, 03:32 AM

In a well lit area with the gun unloaded looking through the ejection port slowly move the slide action to the rear
watching the breach face the ejector rides in a channel
when the breach face is near the rearmost part on its travel you should see where the ejector is that bumps the empty case out.
it sounds like you broke your ejector all right.
not to tough to fix

10-31-2004, 03:47 PM	#1
no-logic Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Colgate, WI Posts: 25 Trader Rating: (0)	870 ejecting problem Has anyone had an Remington 870 that wouldn't always eject empties? Last edited by no-logic; 10-31-2004 at 05:34 PM.

10-31-2004, 03:59 PM	#2
Logansdad Guest Posts: n/a	howdy ! no

10-31-2004, 04:37 PM	#4
jerry Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 10,759 Trader Rating: (0)	That's a nice site LD put up there, good info. I'd try a good cleaning and different ammo first. __________________

10-31-2004, 06:26 PM	#7
jerry Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 10,759 Trader Rating: (0)	Did the ejection issue follow the new barrel? __________________

10-31-2004, 08:11 PM	#9
jerry Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 10,759 Trader Rating: (0)	No, usually the other way around for obvious reasons. __________________

10-31-2004, 04:25 PM	#3
Logansdad Guest Posts: n/a	http://www.arm.gov/sites/nsa/870.stm

10-31-2004, 04:54 PM	#5
no-logic Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Colgate, WI Posts: 25 Trader Rating: (0)	I took it to a local Gander Mountain for this problem and to have a scope mounted and bore sighted on my new Hastings rifled slug barrel and a good cleaning. When I got it back it I found nothing was done with the ejecting problem. I haven't shot it yet but I have heard that the ejector can wear and cause this. I don't have much faith in this gunsmith since he also told me that my new Hastings barrel was designed for 3" high brass shells ONLY. Whaaaaaaaaa?

10-31-2004, 08:34 PM	#10
no-logic Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Colgate, WI Posts: 25 Trader Rating: (0)	The emties came out of the barrel but did not eject becoming hung up in the receiver.

11-01-2004, 06:00 AM	#11
jerry Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 10,759 Trader Rating: (0)	Were you shooting the 3" shells or 2 3/4"? Does it do it w/ both? __________________

11-01-2004, 11:23 AM	#12
ScottD Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Evanston, IL Posts: 1,020 Trader Rating: (0)	Open the breech and look on inside. Opposite the ejection port should be the ejector. Take a hard look at it and make sure it is not broken or even missing. It is rivited to the leftside of the gun. __________________ "Some people can not live without wilderness"-Aldo Leopold

11-01-2004, 11:49 AM	#13
Shaun Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 8,585 Trader Rating: (0)	strip the gun down completely and give it a thorough cleaning and see if that helps first. __________________ "Homeland Security is the responsibility of an armed citizen" ME http://webpages.charter.net/s.s.v/

11-01-2004, 06:06 PM	#14
no-logic Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Colgate, WI Posts: 25 Trader Rating: (0)	I don't shoot 3" shells. It was doing it with 2 3/4". The ejector is intact but I can't tell if it's worn since I don't know what a new one is supposed to look like. I haven't shot it since the cleaning so maybe that will have done it. But I do keep it pretty clean and never thought that a cleaning would do it.

11-06-2004, 03:32 AM	#15
Dennis Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 1,874 Trader Rating: (0)	In a well lit area with the gun unloaded looking through the ejection port slowly move the slide action to the rear watching the breach face the ejector rides in a channel when the breach face is near the rearmost part on its travel you should see where the ejector is that bumps the empty case out. it sounds like you broke your ejector all right. not to tough to fix __________________ Submitted with respect to all