Remington 870

[ny hunter]

I was shooting some clays with my son today,I shot a target cycled the pump shot again and I can't cycle the pump....took the barrel off got the the empty out but still can not cycle the pump.Any one go thru this?...I really don"t want to send it back..Gun is about 10 years old but I have not shot it that much at all maybe 5    6 hundred rounds.Not really my favorite gun so it dose not get out much...HELP..

[Lawdwaz]

Pop out the two pins on the side of the receiver then pull the trigger group down & out.  That could/should help you see what's messed up, be it in the slide or action.

 

Report back with results............good luck!

[ny hunter]

Thankyou I was waiting to see if anyone had this problem.....I well get back to you tonight...

 

[sailinghudson25]

Usually, it's related to the loading ramp.  The orange plastic magazine follower could be to blame.  It gets worn and sticks out a hair too much, causing it to interfere with the ramp moving upward.  Sometimes the little latch claw on the ramp is the problem. 

 

Usually has something directly related to that ramp that pushed the shell from the lower magazine tube section and up to the bolt chamber.

 

Try pushing the magazine tube follower back, then cycling it.  Does the first shell go in hard sometimes when loading the tube?

[jim335]

Did the shell that was next in line from the magazine slide out?

[ny hunter]

After i took off the the barrel it seemed to work fine....I was only loading thru the gate,so there was no next shell...Even when the gun is empty it does it...Sometimes good and then its stuck.

[jim335]

Somethings not right, it should be looked at.  Has it always done this, or just recently?  When you pump the gun do it firmly, smartly, can't think of the right word, just don't baby it. Maybe the action needs a good cleaning and coating of Rem-oil.

Edited August 9, 2015 by jim335

[wooly]

I'm not real familiar with gun mechanics, but from my experience, the 870 is one of the simplest guns to disassemble entirely and put back together even for a dip-whit like me.

That's where I'd start.

 

[ny hunter]

Took the trigger assembly out nothing fell out its all in 1 piece.Nothing on the slide rails is nicked or marred in any way.Put the gun back together it is working fine .I guess I well bring it out next weekend to see what happens.there was no gunk or buildup so who knows....