Shotgun follower choice.

July 10, 2020, 01:41 PM

Jasper1323

Good afternoon,
Hopefully this is okay to ask this question here.
I am rebuilding an 870 and want to upgrade the follower. I see that Vang Comp has one. Does anyone have a recommendation?

Thanks in advance.

July 10, 2020, 02:06 PM

YooperSigs

Wilson Combat. 7 bucks.

July 10, 2020, 05:48 PM

MikeinNC

Someone makes a white derilin (slick plasticJ one that I eyeballed a while back but forgot about.

Is there a big difference between the bright aluminum ones and stainless?

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July 11, 2020, 02:28 AM

g4tx

I am a Rem 870 armorer and responsible for a large number of Rem 870P shotguns.

The Wilson Combat plastic follower can be problematic.
If you have a magazine extension, the plastic follower will abrade itself on the joint between the magazine and magazine extension and eventually cause a fail to feed.

The Vang Comp follower works and will not cause problems like a plastic follower.

The factory plastic follower is "better" than the Wilson follower.

If you're rebuilding/refurbishing, replace the magazine spring - factory springs work fine.

July 11, 2020, 12:27 PM

Jasper1323

Thank you for the feedback!

July 11, 2020, 09:05 PM

MikeinNC

So due to this thread I ordered a Phase 5 follower https://www.brownells.com/shot...wers-prod126757.aspx

For my home defense gun...just because

Went with the phase 5 due to the large hole in the middle of the follower.

July 12, 2020, 08:20 AM

LoadedDrum

quote:
Originally posted by g4tx:
I am a Rem 870 armorer and responsible for a large number of Rem 870P shotguns.

The Wilson Combat plastic follower can be problematic.
If you have a magazine extension, the plastic follower will abrade itself on the joint between the magazine and magazine extension and eventually cause a fail to feed.

The Vang Comp follower works and will not cause problems like a plastic follower.

The factory plastic follower is "better" than the Wilson follower.

If you're rebuilding/refurbishing, replace the magazine spring - factory springs work fine.

Am I correct in assuming you witnessed this with the factory mag extension? I have not seen this issue with Wilson followers in Wilson extensions.

July 12, 2020, 08:33 AM

RogueJSK

I use Type 2 followers from S&J in my 870s.

https://sjhardware.us/product-category/remington-870/

I had problems in the past with a plastic Choate follower getting abraded by the junction between a mag tube and an extension, but so far, no such issues with the S&J followers. S&J uses Delrin, which is a Teflon-impregnated robust plastic that is slipperier and tougher than the cheaper nylon used by companies like Wilson and Choate.

July 12, 2020, 01:57 PM

g4tx

quote:
Originally posted by LoadedDrum:
quote:
Originally posted by g4tx:
I am a Rem 870 armorer and responsible for a large number of Rem 870P shotguns.

The Wilson Combat plastic follower can be problematic.
If you have a magazine extension, the plastic follower will abrade itself on the joint between the magazine and magazine extension and eventually cause a fail to feed.

The Vang Comp follower works and will not cause problems like a plastic follower.

The factory plastic follower is "better" than the Wilson follower.

If you're rebuilding/refurbishing, replace the magazine spring - factory springs work fine.

Am I correct in assuming you witnessed this with the factory mag extension? I have not seen this issue with Wilson followers in Wilson extensions.

No. I've seen issues with the WC follower in factory, WC and VC mag extensions.