I have been reading lots of reviews and lots of bad ones and good ones too. Just wondering if anyone had one and could give me some more feedback.
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I have been reading lots of reviews and lots of bad ones and good ones too. Just wondering if anyone had one and could give me some more feedback.
I have an 870 super mag turkey/waterfowl with a 26" barrel and so far have had no problems. No 3 1/2" shells through it and don't really plan to, so can't comment on that.
I have a Super Mag, 23in barrel and fully rifled barrel for slugs.
Shoots slugs great, smoothbore with clamp on sights and rifled barrel.
3 1/2in shells no problem, 1 or two jams with #2 black cloud but that is all.
2 3/4in only jams were with challenger target loads, seems as though the rim was not strong enough and was ripped off by the extractor.
I am planning on getting a 28in barrel and buying a 20ga as well, I like them.
Never had a problem with my super mag... Turkey's And ducks with almost 99 percent 3.5 loads... She's getting older now and still works great...
I had one for a season. It jammed with both heavy and light loads. Even polished the chamber but you just couldn't depend on it so she got sold. I also owned an older 870 Wingmaster for a while I bought used. Thing felt like it had fired a million rounds but it never failed me.
Including myself i know three people that have 870 express super mags. All three of us have problems with spent target loads jamming. Tried federal, winchester, remington and challenger loads and all had issues. That being said i fixed mine by polishing the rough grooves out with a dremel and it functions flawlessly since then. Even though i had to do some work to it myself i now love this gun and havent had a single issue with it since can blast clays all day no problem
Super Mag with 26" barrel. No problem with 3.5" turkeys loads, or 2 3/4" trap loads. Mine was bought new at least 12+ years ago. Maybe issues are with guns of a certain vintage?
Buy a Super Nova and just save yourself the headaches!
Does he have the budget? I do not and my 870 has worked well.Quote:
Originally Posted by 4weight
I don't know, post didn't mention anything about a budget...
Two fixes for that problem are 1] dremmel the rough steel in the chamber to get rid of burrs. 2] Replace factory extractor. [easy peezy-see u-tube.
Never had a single issue with mine, but it was a model from the 90's, seems to be the biggest comparison/argument, the older ones never seem to have an issue, but the newer ones do.
I've read that many of times. The older models are flawless yet the newer ones tend to jam. I'm new to hunting and this would be my first gun. I'm thinking new because I wouldn't be able to tell if a used gun was in good shape at all.
What kind of budget for shotgun are we talking?
Trying to stay around $500
I have a supermag from probably 2007, I did have the failure to extract issues that you've read about. I'm pretty sure they were only evident in the supermags. I tried polishing with steel wool, helped but didn't correct. Took it to the gunsmith, fixed it under warranty, no issues since. I don't fire many 3 1/2's though. If it were me I would definitely recommend a used wingmaster though. I've seen them go for < $300 occasionally, and there is a night and day difference. Super Mag is unnecessary in my opinion. Only advantage is if you run out of shells in the field, and all your buddy has is 3 1/2's.....
Supernovas are $550 or so in black – just get one of those, the newer 870s are just not nearly as good as supernova or BPS. May want to look around for a used one.
That's one option, or you just became the dedicated caller hehe :)Quote:
Originally Posted by tbell_1
I believe I shall be looking for a used 870. Now it's just a matter of finding one. I live in Durham region if anyone is looking to part with theirs. Wishful thinking.
I checked Williams, Accuracy Plus and Gagnons. None of them have any good 870s. You could try Ellwood Epps in Orillia or the Canadian Gun Nutz Forum.
Yah I have been looking on those sites as well. I appreciate the help though.