870 Follower Problem
After replacing the original extractor, spring and follower I attempted 3 times to load 5 rounds in my 870 (6 round capacity) and the 5th round would go 2/3– 3/4 of the way in and go no further. I initially suspected the new, longer spring and put the old one back in. No change. After reading the reviews I found I wasn’t the only one to have this problem. I found the sharp edges and using a fine grain file removed most of the sharp edges. I can still feel slight edges and will be finishing the job with sandpaper. The 5th round can be loaded now but I’ll still be doing more sanding to prevent damage to my magazine. In the meantime, the original plastic follower is back in the gun as it is still relatively new and hasn’t been a problem thus far.
Does not work for 20g standard
Most parts are interchangable between the 12g and original (standard 20g) 1100s. However, this part does not work in the standard 20g. Seems like a great product but will have to send it back.
Received in Rough Machined Condition
Does not decrease magazine capacity, but not the quality of finish I expected at this price. Slot edges and corners were sharp enough to cut your finger. Filed them down. OD had turning marks probably equivalent to about a 1000 finish, but the sharp peaks of the turning marks would have eventually ground off the finish from ID of the magazine tube. Polished off OD with 400 then 600 grit SiC wet-dry paper. All of the OD issues could have been corrected if the machine shop had just done a tumble deburr (run overnight before shipping). ID of the slots had protruding burrs. Don't know if the burrs would have damaged the magazine spring, but that's just not right. Cleaned up with rotary tool and deburrer. ID burrs indicate a worn out mill cutter and/or a soft stainless steel alloy. However, soft stainless alloys are also the most corrosion resistant. Disappointed, because it still needed a lot of hand work for what should have been a drop-in part.
Don't use this in an 11-87!!!
I installed these in all my Remington shotguns. It works fine in the 870 pumps. After firing 2 1/2 boxes of target loads in the 11-87, the follower beat a burr into the receiver and it was no longer possible to load a shell into the magazine or feed one from the magazine. It took a trip to the gunsmith to get this figured out and repaired. The 11-87 receiver has a structure machined into it that the 870 does not and the magazine follower impacts against that structure, which is where the burr appeared. The original plastic follower causes no problem doing this, but the stainless follower is hard enough that it actually damaged the 11-87 receiver. So- great for 870, avoid for 11-87.
Mine would snag on last part of travel
In my 11-87 the 45 deg. chamfer on outer-most edge of the follower seemed to not be complete (had a little burr) and would catch on the last 3/8 inch (approx) of travel. If I moved it with my finger it would then click and move the last 3/8 inch. I don't know if this would affect the feed on the last shell, but I didn't want to take a chance so I used a fine file and emery paper to knock it off, and now it doesn't catch.
High quality piece, BUT....
Very high quality and will improve the function of your shotgun for sure, BUT in my case it effectively reduces the magazine capacity of my 11-87 deer gun from 4 shells to 3 shells, kinda of a bummer as that is the exact reason I was wanting to replace the Scattergun Technologies follower I had in it as it was difficult to load the 4th shell with that follower installed. I cannot remember the last time I actually fired 5 shots at game without reloading so it is not a giant issue to me wich is why I gave it 3 stars, it honestly deserves 5.
