[powder86]

well i own a good ol remington 870. runs great.

but i also own an hr pardner pump, which is a chinese clone of an 870. ran great for awhile, like everything does, but unlike the good stuff, it didn't last.
a part has broken and won't stay in. it's part number 56 when you look at the break down of an 870.
i took it into the shop and got it epoxy welded into place. but it didn't hold. the guy said chinese guns use "mystery metal" for those parts.
so for any who know enough... could i just keep the parts that do work, but then just replace the busted ones with actual 870 parts? specifically part 56.
you can just google remington 870 parts if you want to know what part i'm referencing.
or for a gunsmith, or someone who knows enough, what could i do to get this gun running again? the bulk of the gun seems great, but a couple of those small parts are a little suspect. so can i just replace the small parts straight up with 870 parts? or is it just busted forever?

[aippi]

If you are refering to the shell latch then it is staked in. If you took that to a gun shop and the guy epoxied a shell latch in then do not go back to that guy as he does not know what he is doing. These are staked in not glued.

The shell latch is staked in only to keep it in place when the trigger plate housing is removed, for example: during cleaning. It will work just fine without being staked in. The forward trigger plate pin holds it in and it will work just fine. You simply put it in place before you install the trigger plate housing. Line up the hole in the shell latch with the trigger pin hole.

Or, take it to a real gun smith and have it staked in place.

[powder86]

Originally Posted by aippi

If you are refering to the shell latch then it is staked in. If you took that to a gun shop and the guy epoxied a shell latch in then do not go back to that guy as he does not know what he is doing. These are staked in not glued.

The shell latch is staked in only to keep it in place when the trigger plate housing is removed, for example: during cleaning. It will work just fine without being staked in. The forward trigger plate pin holds it in and it will work just fine. You simply put it in place before you install the trigger plate housing. Line up the hole in the shell latch with the trigger pin hole.

Or, take it to a real gun smith and have it staked in place.

thank you very much for your response. i'm going to give it a try. i don't have any connections to a good gunsmith. so i just took this guys word for it.
i do not know the name of the part, that's why i referenced the part number when looking at the 870 parts chart. so if that's what 56 is, then that's what it is. but i sure hope you're right.
i'm trying to learn and do this sort of thing for myself.

[powder86]

well aippi, i'd heard rumors of your greatness... but now i've confirmed it.
yea, i just put my shotgun together. took 2 mins and the problem's taken care of. sheesh. the guy at the local shop's a dumbass. (of course, i guess i am one too, as i also didn't know what the issue was. but atleast it's not my job, and it's just a hobby.)
when that part fell out, i wasn't able to get it all back together. so i took it in figuring i screwed something up, and the guy told me it he had to "epoxy weld" it in. being inexperienced and it only being 30 bucks, i said ok. i was just glad that it would be working. next time i took it all apart to clean, it fell apart and i couldn't get it back together. thought it was dead.
you've resurrected my chinese clone crappy shotgun. it'll serve just fine at the range, and as a spare weapon in an emergency. hopefully nothing else breaks.
but if other parts were to break or malfunction... would i actually be able to replace the parts with real 870 parts?

[aippi]

I do not know as I don't have any of those clones. Some of the guys here have them and may post in with which parts you can use from an 870.

Oh, and I would go back to that shop and get my $30 back as any gun smith knows that shell latches are staked in. The guy should have admitted to you that he did not know what he was doing. Instead, he ripped you off.