Rem 870 Tactical or Benelli M4 - both SBS

[Graves]

After having quite a bit of trigger time with both, the 870 honestly doesn't compare to the M4 very well. Much like comparing a Kimber to an Ed Brown. I think the 870 will fit your needs just fine.

[bellavite1]

That's interesting. When I was looking at shotgun information, I couldn't find any complaints of feeding/ejecting issues on any pump gun of any manufacturer. Most the stuff I ran into was preference between plastic vs metal trigger groups, cross bolt vs parallel safety, after market accessory availability, etc.

Did you ever research into how recent the bad batch of 870's were supposed to have come out? They've been making the 870 for like 40 years now. Weird that they'd screw something up this late in the game.

I agree with you, and I wanted to have one of both the "classic" military 12's for my collection.
Search "rem 870 extraction issues".
You'll find a few...

[BigBear]

After having quite a bit of trigger time with both, the 870 honestly doesn't compare to the M4 very well. Much like comparing a Kimber to an Ed Brown. I think the 870 will fit your needs just fine.

Doesn't compare in what manner? I've never even heard of an Ed Brown...

[MichiganMilitia]

I've never even heard of an Ed Brown...

Never heard of Ed Brown?

[BigBear]

Sry, I have not heard of Ed Brown. Google is a wonderful thing, lol. So can someone qualify the statement "comparing a Kimber to an Ed Brown"? I used to own and Kimber and thought that it was fantastic...

[Irving]

Fantastic, but not custom.

[GoldFinger]

If you do the semiauto you may have to take it to a gunsmith and have the Gas ports enlarged to cylce some rounds properly. I modified a Rem 1100 and it won't eject trap rounds anymore, which is fine because I keep it filled with hi-brass that cycles just fine. My advice would be to go with the 870. Your going to find more, less expensive, options for that, and not have to worry about rounds getting stuck on eject.

[TriggerHappy]

I have several 870's, both tactical and hunting. I have one benelli M4. The m4 is definitely a blast to shoot but the reliabilty of the pump lands on the 870. If I had to pick one, I would go with an 870. Thats my .02.