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**wbhess192** · April 28th, 2013, 12:53 AM

Thanks for input

**tonyfac** · April 28th, 2013, 06:35 AM

Originally Posted by wbhess192

Anyway, I am positive I reassembled everything correctly.

Nope, if you did it would work. Anyway, take it apart again, then reassemble slowly. If it still does not work correctly, please don't attempt to shoot it and take it to a qualified smith to look it over.

**GunLawyer001** · April 28th, 2013, 07:09 AM

Did you put a Sidesaddle on it?

**edritchey** · April 28th, 2013, 09:16 AM

video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwhc0qIyGJY

**wbhess192** · April 28th, 2013, 09:27 PM

I think the issue was the Blackhawk forend. The two rails that hold the slide would not go far enough through the forend. The threads were barely sticking through and the nut wouldn't seat properly. I gave up on the tactical forend and put the factory 870 one back on and now operates as it should and fires/ejects/loads fine. It stinks though because the look of the tactical forend made the gun look much better.

**GunLawyer001** · April 29th, 2013, 02:20 AM

Originally Posted by wbhess192

I think the issue was the Blackhawk forend. The two rails that hold the slide would not go far enough through the forend. The threads were barely sticking through and the nut wouldn't seat properly. I gave up on the tactical forend and put the factory 870 one back on and now operates as it should and fires/ejects/loads fine. It stinks though because the look of the tactical forend made the gun look much better.

That's why I asked about the Sidesaddle, it's one of the common reasons that a slide wouldn't go back far enough to work the action, some forends extend back and contact the Sidesaddle before the full range of motion can happen.

Installing the forend wrong would also do that.

**wbhess192** · April 29th, 2013, 08:47 AM

Yes, it makes sense bc the tactical forend is about 2-3 inches longer than the factory 870 one. I thought it was because the slide wasn't going far enough up...never crosses my mind it wasn't going far enough down. Well thanks for the help everyone. Guess ill have to decide on keeping the side saddle or getting a shorter forend.

**CHEMICAL** · April 29th, 2013, 12:12 PM

looks like the MOE fore end works just fine.

**wbhess192** · April 29th, 2013, 08:26 PM

Just thought of this...With the barrel off and the blackhawk forend on, it would let me do the full range of slide, dry fire, and pump etc. It wasnt until the barrel was put back on, I was having the issue. I also tried installing the forend on my 870 clone tactical and the forend would not go the whole way over the slide rails. Dont know if I should contact amazon and request a new forend or just let it go. I dont want to return the whole kit (tactical forend and stock).