Maybe I just got a bad barrel, my 870 express super magnum combo, the rifled slug barrel is just fine but the ventrib's chamber is so rough that if you shoot anything other than high brass you pretty much have to fight and manhandle the action to cycle the shell. If I had it to do all over again I'd go with the Winchester or Mossberg. Q/C over at Remington has really gone down over the past few years.