what makes shotgun load smooth/easy?

[bigkyle72]

So I have always been a huge fan of my 870, love that thing, super reliable easy to maintain ect..... But this weekeend I was shooting my friends new M2 and his FNH MK1 and they load SSSOOOOO much smoother then my 870's. This may be a noob question but what makes them load so smooth and what can I do to make my 870's load smoother?

[osis32]

polishing metal on metal contact surfaces mostly. there are some how tos on YouTube. check em out.

[prc77]

Polish the inside of the magtube, 0000 steel wool on a dowel chucked in a drill will work fine. Try a different follower, might help. Trimming a few coils off the mag spring will help some too. (don't take to much off).
With my SLP, I leave 11.5" of spring hanging out, and cut the rest off. I also replace my spring regularly, because I load and unload it far more than it gets shot.

[bigkyle72]

thanks for the help, much appreciated!

[BigFatGuy]

I found shooting 40 or 50 rounds of skeet seemed to smooth out my 590 quite a bit...