Broke my Remington shotgun in half...

[Kirk Freeman]

Some people could bend a crowbar in a sandpile. LOL

Well, you mean the time I broke the Colt New Frontier in half? Or, the time I sheared the hammer hooks off the Les Baer in class? Or the time I broke the Ruger Bisley Blackhawk without shooting it? Or, the . . . .

 

[natdscott]

Breaking anvils with rubber hammers, are we?

 

[thunderchicken]

Well, you mean the time I broke the Colt New Frontier in half? Or, the time I sheared the hammer hooks off the Les Baer in class? Or the time I broke the Ruger Bisley Blackhawk without shooting it? Or, the . . . .

Sounds like you could screw up a steel ball in a sandbox. Lol.

 

[guns and groceries]

Last update from OP was Remington wanted to see it. Any update on what, how, did, doing , or going to do?

 

[turnerdye1]

Shipped it off to Remington and the received it on 12/15/17.

Checked the status at the time of the post and all is says is "Approval Hold"

Other then that I have no idea whats going on with it

 

[ru44mag]

I wish I could get paid to wrestle and break stuff. "From quote"

I did it for 20 years. Believe me, it gets old real fast.

Glad you are okay OP. Keep us updated.

 

[thephasdin4]

Glad to see everyone went home unharmed. You should be good to go in regards to NFA. It's not the barrel that got shortened

 

[Floivanus]

Glad to see everyone went home unharmed. You should be good to go in regards to NFA. It's not the barrel that got shortened

Because he broke it, you would be correct, however people have been charged with SBR/SBS violations for removing or shortening a stock. The NFA defines rifles as a barrel over 16" in length overall length of 26" and a shotgun as 18" barrel and over 26" in length.

an SBR/SBS is anything that violates one of the length requirements. It's why you see bullpups with 18" barrels to account for overall length.

 

[BigMoose]

Did you find a replacement?

 

[chezuki]

Because he broke it, you would be correct, however people have been charged with SBR/SBS violations for removing or shortening a stock. The NFA defines rifles as a barrel over 16" in length overall length of 26" and a shotgun as 18" barrel and over 26" in length.

an SBR/SBS is anything that violates one of the length requirements. It's why you see bullpups with 18" barrels to account for overall length.

An 18” barreled 870 with the stock completely removed is still over 26”.

 

[turnerdye1]

Did you find a replacement?

My chief heard about the incident and loaned me his department issued shotgun until I can find a permanent replacement. So I'm gonna give Remington a few more weeks and see what happens.

 

[PolishBulldog]

Thank you for what you do and I'm glad you're safe. Way to come out on top! Assuming there isn't replacement stock available, best of luck to you.

 

[turnerdye1]

Updated to "CSRHOLD" according to the website. Unsure what exactly that means... I'll probably give them a call in a couple more weeks.

 

[tbhausen]

Sounds like a customer service representative has flagged your case somehow, probably to refer to a supervisor or someone higher up. I take this as a good sign.

 

[turnerdye1]

We'll I got a call from Remington customer service this morning around 10am. They stated that my shotgun was broke beyond repair and that there was nothing they could do about that. In my mind I thought well ****... Now they're going to send me back two pieces and say sorry about your luck. But to my surprise the guy said that they got the letter about the incident and due to the circumstances of how it broke they were going to send me a brand new 870 Tac Express with synthetic stock.

I was pleasantly surprised by this and greatful that Remington backs LEO's like this. The rep said the gun should ship by next week to my local FFL.

 

[indykid]

Fantastic!!!!

 

[VERT]

We'll I got a call from Remington customer service this morning around 10am. They stated that my shotgun was broke beyond repair and that there was nothing they could do about that. In my mind I thought well ****... Now they're going to send me back two pieces and say sorry about your luck. But to my surprise the guy said that they got the letter about the incident and due to the circumstances of how it broke they were going to send me a brand new 870 Tac Express with synthetic stock.

I was pleasantly surprised by this and greatful that Remington backs LEO's like this. The rep said the gun should ship by next week to my local FFL.

Well that is awesome!!!! I think the Tac express comes with a 1 piece 6 round magazine. Look into an upgraded follower and heavier magazine spring, something like a Wilson spring and follower depending on the budget. You should consider swapping the extractor to a Volquartsen non-MIM extractor as well. Might as well replace the carrier spring with an extra power one. All of this will run about $35 and should result in a reliable gun.

I would also replace the synthetic stock with a speedfeed or hogue youth stock if you can find them. MagPul stuff is nice if you lean that way. But new stocks cost a little more.

 

[Cameramonkey]

OUTSTANDING!

 

[Gabriel]

We'll I got a call from Remington customer service this morning around 10am. They stated that my shotgun was broke beyond repair and that there was nothing they could do about that. In my mind I thought well ****... Now they're going to send me back two pieces and say sorry about your luck. But to my surprise the guy said that they got the letter about the incident and due to the circumstances of how it broke they were going to send me a brand new 870 Tac Express with synthetic stock.

I was pleasantly surprised by this and greatful that Remington backs LEO's like this. The rep said the gun should ship by next week to my local FFL.

Very cool.

 

[SSGSAD]

Turnerdye1, I have a nice tactical 870 you can borrow for the time being if need be. You gotta come up to Fishers to get it and return it, but what good is INGO if we can’t hook up an LEO in need?

^^^^^ THIS, is WHAT INGO, is ALL ABOUT !!!!!