Originally Posted by
boltcatch
"Do we scrap an AR15 every time an extractor or cam pin wears out? "
No, but replacing those doesn't involve
(1) working with rivets
(2) spending time working with said rivets on a Remington POS
I think they have a good handle on what repairs are economical for them. For an individual user with tons of free time - especially a broker user - doing the work makes more sense.
However, they're probably saying the 870 has a short lifespan because they're comparing them to various Benelli models.
If you know what you are doing 5 minutes for the spring, without replacing the rivet - probably 15 for me because I have to find the rivet cutter and walk to the drill press.
https://www.brownells.com/gunsmith-t...r-prod368.aspx
The ejector requires a little more time, probably less than a half hour. This involves removing and replacing the rivets along with the ejector and spring. This is without milling the rivets flush and re-doing the receiver's finish -which isn't necessary on a police/combat shotgun with a side saddle.
Remington doesn't teach this any longer in their factory armorer courses, but it is easy to get them working again - as long as you aren't demanding the receiver be refinished.
I don't know what Battlefield Vegas pays their armorers, but I'd be willing to bet it isn't enough that it is cost effective for them to replace a shotgun, versus an armorer spending less than an hour overhauling it.
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