Broke my Remington shotgun in half...

[SSGSAD]

Yep, he can borrow my spare 870. It is properly setup and ready to go. It comes equipped with Federal Flight Control which will make people notice a bit faster then bean bags. But seriously, if OP needs a shotgun just come down to Seymour and get it.

THIS is what INGO, is all ABOUT !!!!!

 

[SSGSAD]

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.

WOW !!!!! That is GREAT C S !!!!!

 

[ru44mag]

I love happy endings. Congrats! +1 for Remington.

 

[tbhausen]

Way to go Remington! Makes me feel even better about the Versa Max I just purchased.

 

[pitbulld45]

Awesome to hear!! Way to go Remington!!!!!

 

[BigMoose]

I am glad they fixed it for you.

If you need a orange less lethal stock set for it, here is one for $25 bucks

Remington 870 Less Lethal Stock Set

 

[T.Lex]

Yeah, that's a great result on many levels.

One consequence is that I'll certainly remember that when looking at long gun purchases and probably favor Remy a bit higher.

 

[Brad69]

Now you can trade it on a Mossburg!

 

[turnerdye1]

I am glad they fixed it for you.

If you need a orange less lethal stock set for it, here is one for $25 bucks

Remington 870 Less Lethal Stock Set

Thanks for the heads up! Thats a hell of a price. Have you ordered from them before?

 

[BigMoose]

They are a good company got a couple parts kits from them, they sell out quick.

 

[walleyepw]

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 pleased that Remington took into consideration what happened and that Remington is replacing it with a 870 Express Tactical. +1 to Remington.

 

[Cbrs]

I am happy to read that Remington is standing by their product. Especially for our LEOs out there working the grind.

 

[Drail]

The issue to me is not whether they "stand by" their product. The real issue is that they are willing to build and sell such poorly made products based on a trusted brand name. I have never seen an 870 fail in that way. "Cheap" doesn't even begin to describe that poor design of that weapon. Personally I would talk to whoever purchases firearms for your department and explain what happened to you because they wanted to save a few bucks.

 

[Cameramonkey]

The issue to me is not whether they "stand by" their product. The real issue is that they are willing to build and sell such poorly made products based on a trusted brand name. I have never seen an 870 fail in that way. "Cheap" doesn't even begin to describe that poor design of that weapon. Personally I would talk to whoever purchases firearms for your department and explain what happened to you because they wanted to save a few bucks.

So you are saying that Dodge/Chevy/Ford must absolutely only sell top end super heavy duty trucks and cannot make lower priced trucks capable of doing less work because somebody might try to work that smaller truck too hard, breaking it? Thats what OP had; a cheaper, lighter, lesser model that wasnt designed to do what he was doing with it.

Why cant they make a synthetic shotgun designed for light use? OP abused it and it broke, not wholly unexpectedly. But good on them for standing by it to help out LEO. I'm sure if the scenario were different and he said "stupid me didnt pay attention and dropped it off my balcony and it broke" They would have likely said "sorry, no replacement." (which is acceptable)

 

[freekforge]

Man i think i would want to keep the broken gun just as a souvenir maybe get a plaque "i responded to a call and all i got was this broken gun" lol.

good on remington on stepping up.

Did the muzzle ever go between you legs and touch the ground during the fight? that may be how it broke. I broke an m4 style stock during training when because of the single point sling it went between my legs and the muzzle contacted the ground when i struggled with the bad dude i put weight on it weird and snapped the stock. then i had to tell the chief how i broke a dept guns stock.

 

[jgressley2003]

The issue to me is not whether they "stand by" their product. The real issue is that they are willing to build and sell such poorly made products based on a trusted brand name. I have never seen an 870 fail in that way. "Cheap" doesn't even begin to describe that poor design of that weapon. Personally I would talk to whoever purchases firearms for your department and explain what happened to you because they wanted to save a few bucks.

First off it wasn't an 870, it was an 887. Secondly I don't think any shot gun is meant to be body slammed. Glad you are alright Turner. I believe I heard about this ordeal at Christmas, but didn't know the details of it.

 

[Drail]

I never said the OP's gun was an 870. An 870 would not have broken that way because it's not plastic. The idea that they can make a shotgun from plastic and then sell it to a cop is outrageous and insulting and so is the decision by the Administrators who buy junk like that to issue their officers to save money so they can buy more radar guns. And you might want to send a message to the U.S. Marine Corps and advise them not to butt stroke/body slam enemy combatants because they might break their gun. When the M1 Garand was being initially evaluated by the Corps they actually had Marines breaking the bayonet mounts. A lot. Did they tell the Marines not to use bayonets? No, they fixed the bayonet mount so they couldn't break it. And Dodge/Chevy/Ford trucks have absolutely nothing to do with anything although I have seen plenty of guys overload 1/2 ton pickups and break stuff but that is not the manufacturer's fault - that happened because the owner was an idiot.

 

[turnerdye1]

The issue to me is not whether they "stand by" their product. The real issue is that they are willing to build and sell such poorly made products based on a trusted brand name. I have never seen an 870 fail in that way. "Cheap" doesn't even begin to describe that poor design of that weapon. Personally I would talk to whoever purchases firearms for your department and explain what happened to you because they wanted to save a few bucks.

I know this thread has been a lot to read but it was stated earlier this was a personal weapon; not a department issued shotgun. So no more radar guns were purchased due to cheap shotguns. Our department just doesn't have enough shotguns to issue out so some guys have to use their own.

Man i think i would want to keep the broken gun just as a souvenir maybe get a plaque "i responded to a call and all i got was this broken gun" lol.

good on remington on stepping up.

Did the muzzle ever go between you legs and touch the ground during the fight? that may be how it broke. I broke an m4 style stock during training when because of the single point sling it went between my legs and the muzzle contacted the ground when i struggled with the bad dude i put weight on it weird and snapped the stock. then i had to tell the chief how i broke a dept guns stock.

I wish I could have kept the parts but they said they were going to keep them. And to be honest I have no idea, it was so quick and violent that I don't really recall. I thought it was still attached until the end when I saw it laying on the ground.

First off it wasn't an 870, it was an 887. Secondly I don't think any shot gun is meant to be body slammed. Glad you are alright Turner. I believe I heard about this ordeal at Christmas, but didn't know the details of it.

Yeah it was a pretty crazy incident that's for sure. I'm sure grandma exaggerated on some of the details lol.

 

[Drail]

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[Drail]

Your dept. doesn't have enough shotguns to issue out? Why is that?