870 problems

[Dirty506]

So I'm new to the world of shotguns and I am having a minor problem with my 870. When I am shooting and sometimes when I try to pump the next round after firing a shot it is hard to rack back and you really have to muscle it or kind of rattle it back. It has never failed to extract or gotten fully stuck just kind of sticky I guess you could say. Has anyone ever had this problem or know how to fix it?

[MossbergMan]

Many threads on this and no it's not a new or unique. The most common fix is to attach some 00 or 000 (double or triple ought) steel wool, wrap some around a cleaning brush or dowel, chuck it up in a drill motor. Apply some Flitz or other polishing compound and clean up the chamber.
Make sure your action bars and bolt are properly lubed too, it will make cycling the action easier. Any signs of metal on metal contact (shiney areas) apply a LITTLE lube. Light oil will do, some like grease and I've recently discovered Frog Lube paste it's the best of both worlds.
Good luck

[ilikeguns]

lol. literally tons and tons of posts for this already. Its an 870 express thing.

[aippi]

It is also a combo of cheap ammo thing. Dry polish the chamber with some steel wool wrapped around a wooden dowel and the issue is over. Do this every time you clean the weapon. Go to www.aiptactical.com and find the "how to Video" on "tube extension kit" a couple of minutes into that video you will see the wooden dowel with the steel wool wraped around it. Make that and use it. Do it dry as you don't want any mess embeded into the pores of the chamber, you want all the mess out of there. I have done this a thousnad times and do not have extraction issues.

Expect this issue with cheap ammo like the Winchester Universal Value packs. Don't use that mess. After saying that I must say that I use hundreds of rounds of it a month to test fire my custom builds and clients rebuilds. I do this and yet have no extraction issues since I dry polish the chambers. I do this to ensure that these weapons will extract this crap ammo then they will extract anything.

[junko p]

/thread jack
You tried that "Frog Lube" stuff? I saw it at a gun show but wasn't sure I wanted to muck up my guns... how is it working for you? What guns are you using it in and how many rounds have you shot using it as the primary lube?

/end thread jack

Many threads on this and no it's not a new or unique. The most common fix is to attach some 00 or 000 (double or triple ought) steel wool, wrap some around a cleaning brush or dowel, chuck it up in a drill motor. Apply some Flitz or other polishing compound and clean up the chamber.
Make sure your action bars and bolt are properly lubed too, it will make cycling the action easier. Any signs of metal on metal contact (shiney areas) apply a LITTLE lube. Light oil will do, some like grease and I've recently discovered Frog Lube paste it's the best of both worlds.
Good luck

[Dirty506]

Ya I found them all after posting this... Oops but thanks for the help guys