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You can tell if you have a Flex Tab Carrier by looking at it from the bottom. The older style will just be smooth sheet metal. The Flex Tab model will have a squared "U" shape cut into it. This leaves a metal tab in the middle of the shell carrier.
To unload a Rem 870 without cycling the shells through the action,
1. Turn over the shotgun so that the barrel is pointing away from you and the trigger is pointed up.
2. With the side of your right thumb, completely press in the shell carrier so that you can see the cartridges in the mag tube.
3. Look inside the receiver on the right side. You will see the Primary Shell Stop. It is a flat steel spring that protrudes just far enough to prevent the shells from coming out of the mag tube.
4. Now squeeze your thumb, against the primary shell stop, pushing it against the inside of the receiver. This will allow the shell to move past the tab on the shell stop.
5. Then lightly lift the rim of the shell over the end of the shell carrier and remove it from the receiver.
Chuck
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