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Originally Posted by wildcard
if you have the funds I suggest you take a look at the Tanaka or Maruzen based 870 that have been reworked by Clarence Lai it's near bulletproof but it is not cheap either
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Scratch the Maruzen 870. The shell elevator is cast of crappy pot metal and there aren't any good replacement parts that are more robust. Borked shell elevator is a common critical failure on the Maruzen shell loaders. Also, I found that the shells started to drop pellets as they aged. Loose pellets in the magazine tube find their way into the trigger and loading mechanism which causes some nasty jams that aren't addressable on the field.