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Splice · January 31, 2013, 06:52 AM

2 ways to perform a changeover, on a Remington 870 at least:

1: if your magazine has more room in it, load the shell you want into the mag then pump it once. It'll eject the shell in the gun and load up the shell you want.

2: if your shotgun is fully loaded (mag full, 1 in the chamber) then this is what you do: pull the forend back to the halfway point. Put your thumb behind the next shell in the magazine tube and push the shell into the tube until you hear a click. It won't take much to do this. Now pull the forend back all the way- if the extractor pulls the shell out, great! If not, just roll the shotgun and dump the round out of the chamber. Then just put the shell you want in the chamber, throw the forend forward and you're good to go! This also works if your mag is full and you DON'T have one in the chamber.

January 31, 2013, 06:52 AM	#4
Splice Junior Member Join Date: December 16, 2012 Posts: 8	2 ways to perform a changeover, on a Remington 870 at least: 1: if your magazine has more room in it, load the shell you want into the mag then pump it once. It'll eject the shell in the gun and load up the shell you want. 2: if your shotgun is fully loaded (mag full, 1 in the chamber) then this is what you do: pull the forend back to the halfway point. Put your thumb behind the next shell in the magazine tube and push the shell into the tube until you hear a click. It won't take much to do this. Now pull the forend back all the way- if the extractor pulls the shell out, great! If not, just roll the shotgun and dump the round out of the chamber. Then just put the shell you want in the chamber, throw the forend forward and you're good to go! This also works if your mag is full and you DON'T have one in the chamber.