Sorry, but after three disappointments, I'm not going to keep buying them every so often to see if they've improved them. Once a company lets things go to Hell, it's a long, slow slog back to regain the trust of customers...
I understand that. I feel that way about Model 700s.
My advice would be not to ask for advice from a web forum. Go to the gun store and examine the shotgun. Visit your gun club and talk to people in person who own one. They have been selling the 870 Express for a while, so it's fairly easy to find someone who owns one. Talk one on one with these people and gather your impressions. I find being able to look at someone's face as being more reliable than an Internets yay or nay.
I own one of the early 870s and have had no problems, but if you were actively looking for one and were worried about whether to buy one, I would chat with people in person. That's just me.
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