wwillson Posted April 26, 2010 Report Share Posted April 26, 2010 The firing pin return spring in my 870 Remington broke yesterday in the middle of a round of trap. The pin was broken in three places and looked as if it had been broken for a while. Brownells has the spring for $5.00. I think I should just replace the spring after 5000 shots fired. Too bad as I was going to shoot a 25.. Wayne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moe Posted May 1, 2010 Report Share Posted May 1, 2010 Wayne,If I were you, I would put together a kit of common parts and put them in your range bag. A firing pin spring and firing pin, along with an extractor and the tool needed for tightening the stock. My 1100 had the extractor break on the first shot in a tournament last year. I now have all the wear parts plus an extra trigger assembly with the carrier. This kind of stuff ALWAYS happens at the wrong time. I had my Citori stock loosen up in the middle of shoot. I now go over my shotguns carefully before the bigger shoots. Equipment malfuctions just plain SUCK! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wwillson Posted May 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2010 Moe,Great suggestion, which I'm doing right now. I was lucky enough that another member let me use his bolt for the rest of the night, but that's just not going to happen often!Wayne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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