Blasted some birds, 870 started acting up

[Fishnbeer]

Went on a duck hunt. A couple times I had trouble extracting 3" shells, even had 1 fail to fire - just a click with no bang.
I have owned it for +/- 5 yrs, primary use is trap/skeet, has been on 2 turkey hunts and this duck hunt. Probably 700 rounds through it.

I have never taken it apart and cleaned it. A bore snake and a shot of ballistol in the action is all I have ever done.

Well I decided it was time to clean it. Here is what I found

I got lazy with this one and neglected it. May have missed a bird due to a fail to fire. Nobody to blame but me.

 

[Steve300xcw]

And thats how an 870 should be used

 

[Captain Call]

Probably do you some good to drop it in the mud a few times. 870's need that kind of treatment, otherwise the start acting up.

 

[Steve300xcw]

Probably do you some good to drop it in the mud a few times. 870's need that kind of treatment, otherwise the start acting up.

Dont forget to use em as a paddle every once in a while.

 

[BDK]

Dont forget to use em as a paddle every once in a while.

If he used it as a paddle, it would wash the wood chips out.

 

[Steve300xcw]

If he used it as a paddle, it would wash the wood chips out.

Thats not how it worked for me

 

[Squamch]

You were clearly not running it with enough prejudice.

Brother's 870 started jamming, but would unjam if he ran the pump with enough enthusiasm.

Turned out it was digesting a silica desiccant packet.

 

[Steve300xcw]

I broke one of the action rods off my S&W. Dunno how long it had been broke, fucker worked pretty good with only one

 

[Fishnbeer]

I ordered a volquartsen extractor. From what I understand they used the MIM process on the factory one which results in a softer material. The volquartsen is a machined part and I have a ton of volquartsen stuff in all my rugers. It was $25, so what the heck.

That nut that holds the forend on never stays tight, I will probably put a dabortwo of loctite on when I get around to dickin with it again

 

[Chevy_man]

I ordered a volquartsen extractor. From what I understand they used the MIM process on the factory one which results in a softer material. The volquartsen is a machined part and I have a ton of volquartsen stuff in all my rugers. It was $25, so what the heck.

That nut that holds the forend on never stays tight, I will probably put a dabortwo of loctite on when I get around to dickin with it again

I think it's the police models get a cross notched mag tube cap so they can use a tool to get them tight.

Grab it with pliers and do an extra click or two. Most of us just use our fingers, but it's ok if you can't.


I'm not sure I've ever even pulled the trigger pack out of my 870. Shit, I don't even remember lubing it in the last 20 years. It still worked great last time out though.

 

[Thefishguy77]

I think the last time I cleaned mine was before I painted it

 

[Fishnbeer]

I think it's the police models get a cross notched mag tube cap so they can use a tool to get them tight.

Grab it with pliers and do an extra click or two. Most of us just use our fingers, but it's ok if you can't.


I'm not sure I've ever even pulled the trigger pack out of my 870. Shit, I don't even remember lubing it in the last 20 years. It still worked great last time out though.

Oh its not the mag tube cap that was loose. It was that slotted nut secures the wood forend onto the action bar slide tube. I did get a new mag tube cap that has the sling stud and it is knurled

 

[Steve300xcw]

It was that slotted nut secures the wood forend onto the action bar slide tube.

Jam a flat head screw driver into each slot an then spin a bar inbeteeen the handles.. least thats what I did.