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Posted: 3/11/2024 10:05:42 AM EDT
My wife just got a 14" Vang Comp Remington 870 out of jail. We took it to the range and put 10 shells through it before the spring behind the mag tube follower did this.
  I told the wife to email Vang and send them the pics. I had a friend told me to take the gun apart and fix it myself. What would you do? |
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Posted: 3/11/2024 10:07:42 AM EDT
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Get parts from them and fix it.
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Posted: 3/11/2024 10:08:14 AM EDT
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I'd just take the mag tube cap off, pull the spring out, and see what's going on.
Who's spring and follow is it? Provided by them or you? |
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Posted: 3/11/2024 10:27:17 AM EDT
[Last Edit: dntama]
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Bend end of spring into a loop to fit in magazine follower. If it keeps popping out or binding replace spring and or follower.
Honestly I have wasted a lot of money on unnecessary shotgun mag followers and springs. A simple OEM closed end follower would not have had this problem. |
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Posted: 3/11/2024 11:59:01 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By SuperStormBryan: I'd just take the mag tube cap off, pull the spring out, and see what's going on. Who's spring and follow is it? Provided by them or you? It's brand new. I'm assuming it's a Vang follower and spring when they customize it. |
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Posted: 3/11/2024 10:48:37 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Stahlgewehr762]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By dntama:...A simple OEM closed end follower would not have had this problem. This is the way...replace the follower with one which either has a closed end, or a tiny "vent" hole. Also, inspect the end of the spring for damage. That poorly-designed follower's large hole was just asking for the spring to migrate through, as it did. |
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Posted: 3/12/2024 8:27:56 PM EDT
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I always wondered if that happened on those open followers. Ask for a replacement spring, obviously something is off with it. As everyone else has stated, get a solid follower to eliminate this from happening. A plastic solid follower are pretty cheap and indestructible. For not much more, you can get a fancy metal one.
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Posted: 3/13/2024 1:19:12 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ihon: I always wondered if that happened on those open followers. Ask for a replacement spring, obviously something is off with it. As everyone else has stated, get a solid follower to eliminate this from happening. A plastic solid follower are pretty cheap and indestructible. For not much more, you can get a fancy metal one. Yeah, that's what I would do. I've had that same follower in an 870 for probably five years now. Thousands of rounds, or dummies, through it with no issues. Or get a Wilson Combat green follower and spring. |
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Posted: 3/13/2024 3:23:13 AM EDT
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What kind of screwed up follower is that? I thought Vang Comp was pretty good stuff. That thing is just a malfunction waiting to happen as the OP found out.
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Posted: 3/23/2024 8:47:04 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By thebert: What kind of screwed up follower is that? I thought Vang Comp was pretty good stuff. That thing is just a malfunction waiting to happen as the OP found out. |
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