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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. | ||
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Wilson Combat. 7 bucks. End of Earth: 2 Miles Upper Peninsula: 4 Miles | |||
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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? “You may beat me, but you will never win.” sigmonkey-2020 “ in my opinion, anything that we can do to trigger a potential aneurysm in a leftist is a good thing and worth doing” nhtagmember 2025 | |||
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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. | |||
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Thank you for the feedback! | |||
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| semi-reformed sailor |
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. “You may beat me, but you will never win.” sigmonkey-2020 “ in my opinion, anything that we can do to trigger a potential aneurysm in a leftist is a good thing and worth doing” nhtagmember 2025 | |||
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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. | |||
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Fighting the good fight |
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. | |||
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No. I've seen issues with the WC follower in factory, WC and VC mag extensions. | |||
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